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Private foundation (trust)EIN 237029788Est. 2003-12

The Sparks Foundation

Columbia, TN 38401

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total 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

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1000K

Total Expenses

$374K

Qualifying Distributions

$327K

Distributable Amount

$271K

Min. Investment Return

$285K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

21 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $41 through median $10K to maximum $62K, 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

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $327K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

56 grants

Community Foundation of Greater Mem
$150K
3 grants
Oher Foundation
$112K
2 grants
American Indian College Fund
$70K
1 grant
America First Policy Institute
$50K
1 grant
Turning Point USA NFP
$50K
2 grants
Oklahoma State University Foundatio
$50K
1 grant
Congressional Sportsmen's Foundatio
$45K
3 grants
Victory Church
$40K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

56 grants

<$10K
42
grants
$10–50K
12
grants
$50–250K
2
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

20 states

Tennessee
$362K
44% of total
District of Columbia
$95K
11% of total
Colorado
$70K
8% of total
Illinois
$55K
7% of total
Montana
$53K
6% of total
Oklahoma
$50K
6% of total
Texas
$33K
4% of total
Georgia
$28K
3% of total
Arkansas
$15K
2% of total
South Carolina
$15K
2% of total

+10 more states

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