Private Foundation

LIGHTSPARK FOUNDATION

LIGHTSPARK FOUNDATION, of SALT LAKE CITY, UT, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $304K in revenue, $476K in expenses, $6.8M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 149 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $1.7M.

EIN: 813990658 SALT LAKE CITY, UT Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy N.E.C. NTEE: R99 Latest filing: 2025

Organization Summary

Grants Given 149

Filing History 2021–2025

Grant Total $1.7M

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Financial Snapshot · 2025

Total Revenue $304K

Total Expenses $476K

Total Assets $6.8M

Total Revenue$304K

Total Expenses$476K

Total Assets$6.8M

Grants Given149

Grant Total$1.7M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

IMPACT GUILD

BEVERLY HILLS, CA · 2025

PROSOCIAL ADVOCACY

$99,018

BETTER UTAH

SALT LAKE CITY, UT · 2025

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY

$50,000

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB

MURRAY, UT · 2025

YOUTH SERVICES

$31,000

CHICANOS POR LA CAUSA INC

PHOENIX, AZ · 2025

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

$25,000

PATRIOTIC MILLIONAIRES

WASHINGTON, DC · 2025

EQUALITY ADVOCACY

$15,000

Showing up to 5 of 149 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Jared Ruga

DIRECTOR Jonathan M Ruga

DIRECTOR Scott F Young

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Top Grant Purposes

NOURISH TO FLOURISH INITIATIVE

$518,364 8 grants

To further foundation's initiatives

$317,215 38 grants

PROSOCIAL ADVOCACY

$99,018 1 grant

Democracy Advocacy

$50,000 2 grants

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY

$50,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$304K	$476K	$6.8M
2024	$565K	$440K	$6.5M
2023	$563K	$338K	$6.4M
2022	$-33K	$371K	$6.2M
2021	$465K	$592K	$6.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $465K to $304K (-35%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.8M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AZ, CA, CT, DC, FL, IL, and 4 other states.

AZCACTDCFLILMONCNJNY

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