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EIN 133537545

Vital Spark Foundation

FORESTVILLE, CA 95436

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$724K

FY 2024

Grants Made

4

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$181K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$3K–$358K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

To support corporations, community chests, funds and foundations organized and operated exclusively for charitable, religious, scientific, literary or education purposes, or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Expenses

$728K

Qualifying Distributions

$724K

Distributable Amount

$12K

Min. Investment Return

$12K

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

4 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $181K to maximum $358K, 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

7 years

Giving over time from 2017 to 2024. Peak $724K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

41 grants

SMJ Spark Foundation
$358K
1 grant
Harriet Arthur Memorial Charitable
$358K
1 grant
Center for Biological Diversity
$41K
4 grants
US Right to Know
$20K
1 grant
White Coat Waste Project
$18K
3 grants
READING LEGACIES
$14K
2 grants
Planned Parenthood Monterey Co
$14K
2 grants
Population Media Center
$14K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

40 grants

<$10K
35
grants
$10–50K
3
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

15 states

California
$438K
47% of total
Pennsylvania
$358K
38% of total
Arizona
$41K
4% of total
District of Columbia
$22K
2% of total
Minnesota
$16K
2% of total
Vermont
$14K
2% of total
New York
$14K
2% of total
Wisconsin
$9K
1% of total
Oregon
$9K
1% of total
Connecticut
$6K
1% of total

+5 more states

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