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← SPARKWHEEL INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SPARKWHEEL INC.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 15 August 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Those are the same on the two returns, so the amendment changed something else.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,308,498
Total expenses
$7,633,378
Contributions and grants received
$4,839,595
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,277,543
Investment income
$157,808
Other revenue
$33,552
Total assets, end of year
$3,722,544
Total liabilities, end of year
$352,120
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,370,424
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,994,756
Management and general expenses
$1,150,083
Fundraising expenses
$488,539
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,994,756

Program services were 78.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,992,336

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $847,259

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $439,370

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SCHOOL DISTRICT PROGRA

    total $1,277,543 · related or exempt $1,277,543

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $138,865 · excluded $138,865

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $33,552

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $33,552

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $33,552 · excluded $33,552

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $482,409

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $463,466

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $18,943

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $18,943 · excluded $18,943

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $436,902 · program services $360,449 · management and general $42,829 · fundraising $33,624

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,659,909 · program services $3,844,505 · management and general $456,799 · fundraising $358,605

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $33,666 · program services $27,776 · management and general $3,300 · fundraising $2,590

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $355,636 · program services $293,405 · management and general $34,861 · fundraising $27,370

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $382,823 · program services $315,836 · management and general $37,527 · fundraising $29,460

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,761 · program services $1,419 · management and general $4,342

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $65,292 · program services $16,082 · management and general $49,210

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $198,827 · program services $48,973 · management and general $149,854

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $155,302 · program services $38,253 · management and general $117,049

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $71,028 · program services $66,919 · management and general -$167 · fundraising $4,276

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $99,744 · program services $57,280 · management and general $35,379 · fundraising $7,085

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $28,718 · program services $3,357 · management and general $25,361

  • 17 · Travel

    total $107,552 · program services $83,239 · management and general $16,508 · fundraising $7,805

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $69,062 · program services $42,394 · management and general $24,395 · fundraising $2,273

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $37,973 · management and general $37,973

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $40,219 · management and general $40,219

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM MATERIALS

    total $771,743 · program services $747,701 · management and general $17,140 · fundraising $6,902

  • 24b · Other expenses: TRAINING/RECRUITING

    total $68,972 · program services $40,846 · management and general $27,426 · fundraising $700

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIPS

    total $43,208 · program services $6,322 · management and general $29,037 · fundraising $7,849

  • 24d · Other expenses: LICENSES AND TAXES

    total $1,041 · management and general $1,041

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $68,198 · end of year $4,758

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,265,549 · end of year $972,506

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $407,972 · end of year $471,979

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $22,927 · end of year $42,030

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,022,297

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $294,301

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $692,335 · end of year $727,996

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $615,161 · end of year $1,496,982

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $6,293 · end of year $6,293

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $326,432 · end of year $282,825

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $6,289

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $65,000 · end of year $69,295

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,361,563 · end of year $3,175,163

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $319,151 · end of year $195,261

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO SURROUND STUDENTS WITH A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT, EMPOWERING THEM TO STAY IN SCHOOL AND ACHIEVE IN LIFE.

  • OUR 2023-24 IMPACT: DURING THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR, WE SERVED SCHOOLS WITH A COMBINED ENROLLMENT OF OVER 31,500 STUDENTS. THROUGH OUR SCHOOL-WIDE SUPPORT PROGRAMS, WE DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 300,000 ESSENTIAL NEEDS ITEMS, INCLUDING FOOD, CLOTHING, HYGIENE PRODUCTS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, BUS PASSES, AND REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES (INCLUDING CRISIS INTERVENTION SUPPORT). OUR FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES REACHED OVER 8,600 FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS, STRENGTHENING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN HOME AND SCHOOL. STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN OVER 36,700 INSTANCES OF ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES, WHILE LIFE SKILLS WERE SHARED OVER 11,800 TIMES. BEYOND SCHOOL-WIDE SUPPORTS, WE PROVIDED TARGETED, INDIVIDUAL SERVICES TO 3,394 CASELOAD STUDENTS, RESULTING IN OVER 37,400 INDIVIDUAL GOAL-RELATED SUPPORTS. OUTCOMES FOR THESE STUDENTS INCLUDE: 99% REMAINED ENROLLED IN SCHOOL 99% WERE PROMOTED TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL 97% OF SENIORS GRADUATED 39% OF GRADUATING SENIORS PURSUED POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION OR MILITARY SERVICECASELOAD STUDENTS WITH SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL GOALS ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING: 87% IMPROVED IN ACADEMICS 76% IMPROVED IN ATTENDANCE 84% IMPROVED IN BEHAVIOR 72% IMPROVED IN LIFE SKILLSIN OUR POST-SECONDARY PROGRAMS, 93% OF CASELOAD STUDENTS WERE RETAINED OR GRADUATED FROM THEIR ENROLLED INSTITUTIONS.

    Expenses $5,994,756 · Revenue $1,277,543

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Alex Delaney

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Paul Carttar

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cindy Wilson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Don Turnbaugh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matt Godinez

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tasha R Fridia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steve Karlin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dion Lake

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rachel Miles Sandler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gary Chapman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Malissa Martin

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $169,436
    From this org
    $154,099
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,337
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,099
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,831
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,506
    Filer's total
    $169,436

  • Bobbie Jo Ray

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $135,873
    From this org
    $121,882
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,991
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kelly Stanford

    CHIEF PROG OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $131,590
    From this org
    $118,693
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,897
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
7 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511289349304576

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