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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SPARK DEVELOPMENT NETWORK INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,535,451
Total expenses
$5,510,903
Contributions and grants received
$2,391,874
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$831,449
Investment income
$1,182,177
Other revenue
$1,129,951
Total assets, end of year
$1,840,124
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,735
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,832,389
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,895,163
Management and general expenses
$366,688
Fundraising expenses
$249,052
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,895,163

Program services were 88.8% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,391,874

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE FEES

    total $773,393 · related or exempt $773,393

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

    total $58,056 · related or exempt $58,056

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,508 · excluded $4,508

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $1,093,763 · related or exempt $1,093,763

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $1,177,769

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

    other assets $100

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $1,177,669

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,177,669 · excluded $1,177,669

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $84,371

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $48,183

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $36,188 · related or exempt $36,188

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $200,000 · program services $142,000 · management and general $33,500 · fundraising $24,500

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $15,300 · program services $10,863 · management and general $2,563 · fundraising $1,874

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $4,256,807 · program services $4,043,967 · management and general $85,136 · fundraising $127,704

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,093 · management and general $5,093

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $2,238 · management and general $2,238

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $387,072 · program services $136,136 · management and general $163,726 · fundraising $87,210

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,572 · program services $8,572

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $68,840 · program services $4,273 · management and general $63,633 · fundraising $934

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $45,644 · program services $45,644

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $34,421 · program services $24,095 · management and general $5,163 · fundraising $5,163

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,907 · program services $1,907

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $468,054 · program services $466,167 · management and general $1,887

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,042 · program services $1,430 · management and general $306 · fundraising $306

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,754 · program services $6,352 · management and general $3,041 · fundraising $1,361

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $4,159 · program services $3,757 · management and general $402

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,809,340 · end of year $1,834,925

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

    $26,059

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

    $24,216

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,886 · end of year $1,843

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $100 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $3,356

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $2,288

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,485 · end of year $5,447

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,807,841 · end of year $1,832,389

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

SPARK DEVELOPMENT NETWORK (SPARK) IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES COLLABORATION, INNOVATION AND OPENNESS FOR CHURCH TECHNOLOGY. WE'RE TIRED OF WATCHING CHURCHES STRUGGLE TO AFFORD THE QUALITY SOFTWARE THEY NEED TO FULFILL THEIR VISION. WE'RE PASSIONATE (SEE SCHEDULE O) ABOUT BRINGING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY, MATCHED WITH GREAT DESIGN, TO FREE OPEN-SOURCE SOLUTIONS FOR CHURCHES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OPEN SOFTWARE FOR CHURCHES: WE ARE DEDICATED TO QUALITY SOFTWARE THAT IS (SEE SCHEDULE O) INNOVATIVE, OPEN AND FREE TO ALL.

  • UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE NON-PROFIT SPARK DEVELOPMENT NETWORK, ROCK BRINGS CUTTING-EDGE, INNOVATIVE TECH SOLUTIONS ON AN OPEN-SOURCE PLATFORM TO CHURCHES THAT WOULDN'T OTHERWISE HAVE ACCESS TO THIS LEVEL OF SOLUTION. ROCK SOLVES PROBLEMS SO PEOPLE CAN FOCUS ON MINISTRY. ROCK ENABLES PEOPLE TO DO WHAT THEY DO, BETTER, MORE SEAMLESSLY, AND MORE CREATIVELY. THE BASIC, FULLY FUNCTIONAL SOFTWARE IS FREE TO ANY NON-PROFIT USER.

    Expenses $2,693,009 · Revenue $1,132,301

  • THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR ROCK RMS PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO GATHER IN ONE LOCATION TO LEARN ABOUT THE UPDATES TO THE PRODUCT, VISION FOR THE FUTURE, AND TO NETWORK WITH OTHER MEMBERS. SPARK DEVELOPMENT NETWORK COORDINATED THE SPONSORSHIPS, SESSIONS, TRAINING, AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE EVENT. WE HAD HAD 508 ATTENDEES IN PERSON REPRESENTING 267 ORGANIZATIONS.

    Expenses $1,494,456 · Revenue $585,600

  • THE SPARK DEVELOPMENT NETWORK PRODUCES WRITTEN AND VIDEO DOCUMENTATION AND TRAINING MATERIALS THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE ONLINE TO PROVIDE DIRECTION TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT USE ROCK. IT ALSO PRODUCES TRAINING CLASSES AND SUPPORTING MATERIALS FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO ATTEND IN PERSON AND ONLINE. THESE MATERIALS PROVIDE PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE, PRODUCT VISION, AND APPLICATION TIPS.

    Expenses $707,698 · Revenue $243,499

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • JONATHAN EDMISTON

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $90,000
    From this org
    $90,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • NICHOLAS AIRDO

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $60,000
    From this org
    $60,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • EMILY FORMAN

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $50,000
    From this org
    $50,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • JEREMY HOFF

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • JON PITZAFERRO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • ROBERT WILD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • BRONSON WHITTING

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • MICHAEL MULLIKIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3
  • JUSTIN WESTRICH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • SPARKABILITY GROUP INC (CLOSED 2022)

    C · PROVIDE CLOUD COMPUTING AND OTHER SOFTWARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES · AZ · 100% owned · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by SPARK DEVELOPMENT NETWORK INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
19 May 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202301429349300720

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