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Private foundation (trust)EIN 331033952Est. 2003-07

THE SPARKPLUG FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY 10025

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$11.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$668K

FY 2024

Grants Made

43

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$16K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$63K

Typical

Deadlines

Application date for fall 2024 cycle: …

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.5M

Total Expenses

$1.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$785K

Distributable Amount

$539K

Min. Investment Return

$553K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

43 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $15K to maximum $63K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $668K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

226 grants

INSTITUTE FOR THE CRITICAL STUDY OF
$89K
2 grants
SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENE
$50K
1 grant
CORRECTIONAL ASSN OF NY - RAPP
$40K
1 grant
WESTERN REGIONAL ADVOCACY PROJECT
$30K
2 grants
INTERFAITH PEACE BUILDERS
$30K
1 grant
NEW ISRAEL FUND-Al-Bir
$25K
1 grant
BLACK ALLIANCE FOR JUST IMMIGRATION
$25K
1 grant
WESPAC Foundation
$25K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

226 grants

<$10K
121
grants
$10–50K
104
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

40 states

New York
$870K
31% of total
California
$481K
17% of total
Pennsylvania
$158K
6% of total
Arizona
$105K
4% of total
Massachusetts
$102K
4% of total
District of Columbia
$100K
4% of total
Illinois
$97K
3% of total
Washington
$75K
3% of total
Maryland
$55K
2% of total
Rhode Island
$53K
2% of total

+30 more states

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