Private Foundation

THE SPARKS FOUNDATION TRUST AGREEMENT C/O RAY A SPARKS

Based in MATTOON, IL, THE SPARKS FOUNDATION TRUST AGREEMENT C/O RAY A SPARKS operates as a Private Foundation. The organization reported $919K in revenue, $202K in expenses, $1.8M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 115 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $831K.

EIN: 383681215 MATTOON, IL Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$919K

Total Expenses$202K

Total Assets$1.8M

Grants Given115

Grant Total$831K

Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

THE FIELDS CHURCH

MATTOON, IL · 2024

OPERATIONS

$70,000

ST JOHNS LUTHERAN SCHOOL

MATTOON, IL · 2024

H.S BUILDING PROJECT

$65,000

EMERALD ACRES SPORTS COMPLEX

MATTOON, IL · 2024

FACILITY CONSTRUCTION

$25,000

COLES COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

CHARLESTON, IL · 2024

OPERATIONS

$12,500

MATTOON AREA FAMILY YMCA

MATTOON, IL · 2024

OPERATIONS

$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 115 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

ADVISORY COM Debra A Sparks

TRUSTEE Ray A Sparks

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Top Grant Purposes

OPERATIONS

$201,250 34 grants

NEIGHBORS CAMPAIGN

$119,000 5 grants

H.S BUILDING PROJECT

$100,000 2 grants

GENERAL FUND

$52,500 2 grants

ANNUAL CAMPAIGN

$49,500 15 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$919K	$202K	$1.8M
2023	$114K	$125K	$1.1M
2022	$166K	$120K	$1.1M
2021	$91K	$126K	$1.0M
2020	$67K	$74K	$1.0M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $67K to $919K (+1265%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.8M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in FL, IL, MN, MO, OH.

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