Private foundation (trust)EIN 237029788Est. 2003-12
The Sparks Foundation
Columbia, TN 38401
Accepts unsolicited proposalsTotal Assets
$6.4M
FY 2023
Annual Giving
$327K
FY 2023
Grants Made
21
FY 2023
Avg Grant
$16K
FY 2023
Grant Range
$41–$62K
Typical
Deadlines
March 31 and October 31
Applications
Focus Areas
Financial Snapshot
2023 filing
Total Revenue
$1000K
Total Expenses
$374K
Qualifying Distributions
$327K
Distributable Amount
$271K
Min. Investment Return
$285K
Payout rate
Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.
Grant Range
21 grants
Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.
Giving Over Time
3 years
Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.
Top Recipients
56 grants
Grant Size Distribution
56 grants
Geographic Focus
20 states
+10 more states
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