International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Chispa Project
DENVER, CO
Total revenue
$400K
Total expenses
$350K
Net assets
$178K
Grants received
$271K
15 grants
EIN
811094634
Tax year
2024
Mission
In Spanish, "chispa" means "spark," which is exactly our goal: to inspire and empower Honduran students with access to books by creating school libraries through a community driven approach. We work directly with local Honduran leaders to bring students their first children's books and support the new libraries throughout the school year. We also provide an integral training with parents, teachers, and students for the best usage of the books to improve children's reading fluency and comprehension. Finally, we use local and international volunteers to help fund and support new libraries while facilitating intercultural opportunities within different Honduran and international communities.
Programs
2 programs
Special Programs: We partnered with 10 organizations to help support their reading programs through books and training.
Volunteer Program for international volunteers and their expenses related to the cultural exchange and volunteer work of setting up a library
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
7 listed
Emily Smith
Vice President, Board of Directors
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1 hrs/wk
Comfort Sampong
Member, Board of Directors
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1 hrs/wk
Sarah Rinsema-Sybenga
Board Member
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2 hrs/wk
Kelsey Schreiber
Secretary, Board of Directors
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1 hrs/wk
Leah Hodder
Treasurer, Board of Directors
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2 hrs/wk
Maiko Ushida
President, Board of Directors
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2 hrs/wk
Sara Burkes Brakhane
Executive Director
$52K
45 hrs/wk
Grants received
Showing 15 of 15
Funded by
$271K from 6 funders · 15 grants · 2018–2024
$224K · 5 grants · 2020–2024
$17K · 1 grant · 2024
$12K · 2 grants · 2019–2022
$11K · 1 grant · 2024
$5K · 1 grant · 2023
$3K · 5 grants · 2018–2023