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Private foundation (trust)EIN 200396160Est. 2004-10

The Sparks Foundation Inc

Midland, TX 79705

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$9.6M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$271K

FY 2023

Grants Made

6

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$45K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$200K

Typical

Deadlines

90 days prior to requested funding date

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$2.2M

Total Expenses

$430K

Qualifying Distributions

$271K

Distributable Amount

$180K

Min. Investment Return

$210K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

6 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $20K to maximum $200K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $892K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

49 grants

Texas Public Policy Foundation
$708K
4 grants
Young Life
$350K
2 grants
High Sky Children's Ranch
$201K
2 grants
Senior Life of Midland
$200K
1 grant
Midland Classical Academy
$105K
2 grants
MIDLAND MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$100K
1 grant
America First Policy Institute
$75K
2 grants
Midland Bible Church
$33K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

49 grants

<$10K
32
grants
$10–50K
7
grants
$50–250K
9
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

Texas
$1.4M
75% of total
Colorado
$361K
19% of total
Virginia
$52K
3% of total
District of Columbia
$51K
3% of total
California
$10K
1% of total
Illinois
$5K
0% of total
Florida
$1K
0% of total
Michigan
$1K
0% of total

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