Funder DirectoryJOHN & POLLY SPARKS FOUNDATION
Back to directory

Private foundation (trust)EIN 272992779Est. 2012-04

JOHN & POLLY SPARKS FOUNDATION

PENNINGTON, NJ 08534

Total Assets

$92.0M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$3.3M

FY 2023

Grants Made

67

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$49K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$10K–$500K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$8.2M

Total Expenses

$4.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.7M

Distributable Amount

$3.8M

Min. Investment Return

$3.9M

Undistributed Income

$3.3M

Payout rate 95%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.95%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

67 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $22K to maximum $500K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2017 to 2023. Peak $3.7M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

181 grants

Recipient names are missing from the available filing data for some grants.

CHRISTIAN CITY INC
$2.4M
3 grants
STEP UP ON SECOND STREET
$1.2M
3 grants
GRADY HEALTH FOUNDATION
$760K
3 grants
CHILDRENS HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA INC
$500K
1 grant
EMORY UNIVERSITY
$421K
1 grant
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL FDN
$311K
3 grants
BBRF
$225K
1 grant
THE MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE INC
$200K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

181 grants

<$10K
48
grants
$10–50K
112
grants
$50–250K
10
grants
$250K–1M
6
grants
$1–5M
5
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

14 states

Georgia
$14.0M
68% of total
New Jersey
$3.8M
18% of total
California
$1.2M
6% of total
New York
$770K
4% of total
District of Columbia
$311K
2% of total
Florida
$255K
1% of total
Kentucky
$95K
0% of total
South Carolina
$90K
0% of total
Louisiana
$70K
0% of total
North Carolina
$50K
0% of total

+4 more states

Ready to work on a proposal for JOHN & POLLY SPARKS FOUNDATION?

Open a draft with this funder pre-selected. Add guidelines when you have them.

Draft an application for JOHN & POLLY SPARKS FOUNDATION
Funder alerts

Track JOHN & POLLY SPARKS FOUNDATION

Get an email when Grantivo has new data for JOHN & POLLY SPARKS FOUNDATION, such as a fresh IRS filing, updated financials, or newly reported grants. No account needed.

Free. Unsubscribe anytime. Or create an account to draft an application.

JOHN & POLLY SPARKS FOUNDATION — Grants, Financials & Contact | Grantivo