Doug and Jean Sparks Family Foundation
Doug and Jean Sparks Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Cleveland, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $807K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $12K.
Doug and Jean Sparks Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Doug and Jean Sparks Family Foundation gave $12K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Oklahoma. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $12,000
- +3.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $12,000
- +3.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,000
- Total assets
- $806,894
- +55.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Oklahoma (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Doug and Jean Sparks Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Dale Dowdy Ministries ($12K).
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Doug and Jean Sparks Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 45% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 56% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2018 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2024) to $23K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $12K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Dowdy Ministries Oologah, OK | Religious | $12,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $806,894 | $28,301 | $59,347 | $12,000 | 1 | $12,000 | — | $21,305 |
| 2024 | $518,065 | $27,742 | $37,705 | $11,615 | 1 | $11,615 | $902 | $18,806 |
| 2023 | $362,106 | $-28,759 | $26,804 | $23,000 | 3 | $23,000 | $8,232 | $17,191 |
| 2022 | $347,819 | $9,720 | $23,032 | $22,000 | 2 | $22,000 | $11,809 | $18,643 |
| 2021 | $403,451 | $33,930 | $21,740 | $21,000 | 2 | $21,000 | $13,064 | $20,827 |
| 2020 | $407,261 | $11,747 | $22,095 | $21,455 | 2 | — | $11,747 | $20,954 |
| 2019 | $417,609 | $6,135 | $70,530 | $22,321 | 2 | — | $5,498 | $21,455 |
| 2018 | $487,789 | $1,470 | $22,673 | $21,785 | 1 | — | $582 | $22,338 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Doug and Jean Sparks Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $21K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Doug and Jean Sparks Family Foundation is led by Laveta J. Sparks, President since 2019 (on filings since 2018) — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Laveta J. Sparks
President
Chairman → President, 2019
On filings since 2018
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Doug and Jean Sparks Family Foundation
How much does Doug and Jean Sparks Family Foundation give each year?
Doug and Jean Sparks Family Foundation gave $12K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $12K across 1 grant.
How large is Doug and Jean Sparks Family Foundation?
Doug and Jean Sparks Family Foundation reported $807K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $12K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $21K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Doug and Jean Sparks Family Foundation operate?
Doug and Jean Sparks Family Foundation has awarded grants in Oklahoma.
What is Doug and Jean Sparks Family Foundation's EIN?
Doug and Jean Sparks Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-1461600. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS January 8, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 21, 2021)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 21, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2023
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