Spark

Houston, TX ·EIN 75-2388253 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$9.4M received 33 funders 89 grants · 2019–2025

Who funds Spark?

Spark is funded by 33 grantmakers, led by Houston Endowment Inc ($4.1M), The Brown Foundation Inc ($1.3M), The Cullen Foundation ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $9.4M in grants to Spark between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Houston Endowment Inc$4,075,000102020–2024
The Brown Foundation Inc$1,250,00062021–2025
The Cullen Foundation$1,100,00022021–2023
The Powell Foundation$901,81432021–2023
Greater Houston Community Foundation$500,50012023
Guill Family Foundation Inc$315,00032022–2024
Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation$216,00052022–2024
Fidelity Foundation$200,00012024
John P McGovern Foundation$175,00052020–2024
George & Fay Young Foundation Inc$150,00032021–2024
The Eugene McDermott Foundation$85,00022022–2023
The Clayton Fund Inc$70,00042020–2024
The CT Bauer Foundation$65,00042020–2023
Union Pacific Foundation$50,00022023–2024
Jerry C Dearing Family Foundation$50,00012020
The Wortham Foundation Inc$40,00012024
The Graham and Carolyn Holloway Family$30,00032020–2022
Kcrcw Foundation$25,00012024
Impact100 Houston Inc$22,00012022
Albert & Ethel Herzstein$20,00032020–2024
Network for Good$17,02722021–2022
Mental Health America of Greater$15,00012022
The Tapeats Fund$12,50052020–2024
Theodore and Beulah Beasley Foundation$10,00012023
Shell Usa Company Foundation$4,50022022–2023

Showing top 25 of 33 funders by total given.

What grants has Spark received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The Brown Foundation IncOperating Support$50,000
2024Houston Endowment IncProject Support for the Third Phase of the Park Desert Initiative$1,000,000
2024Fidelity FoundationCONSTRUCTION$200,000
2024Guill Family Foundation IncEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$120,000
2024Houston Endowment IncGeneral Operating Support$100,000
2024Houston Endowment IncProject Support for Capacity Strengthening Activities$75,000
2024Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationToward general operations$75,000
2024The Brown Foundation IncOperating Support$50,000
2024George & Fay Young Foundation IncGENERAL$50,000
2024The Wortham Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATIONS$40,000
2024John P McGovern Foundation2024 Program support$35,000
2024The Clayton Fund IncPark construction at Houston-Harris County School$30,000
2024Kcrcw FoundationFor replacing and repairing equipment at McReynolds Elementary.$25,000
2024Union Pacific FoundationOUTDOOR RECREATION AND EDUCATION$25,000
2024Albert & Ethel HerzsteinTOWARDS SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS.$10,000
2024The Tapeats FundPark Construction fund$2,500
2024Woodcock FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$515
2024The Patricia Dedman Family FoundationGENERAL$500
2024Mechia FoundationCONTINUING OPERATIONS$100
2023Houston Endowment IncProject Support for the Third Phase of the Park Desert Initiative$1,500,000
2023The Cullen FoundationSPARK Park Desert Phase 3$1,000,000
2023The Brown Foundation IncPark Desert Initiative Phase 3$1,000,000
2023The Powell FoundationConservation: Community access to parks and urban greenspaces$801,814
2023Greater Houston Community FoundationPUBLIC BENEFIT$500,500
2023Guill Family Foundation IncEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$120,000
2023Houston Endowment IncGeneral Operating Support$100,000
2023Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationToward general operating support$75,000
2023The Brown Foundation IncOperating Support$50,000
2023John P McGovern FoundationProgram support$35,000
2023Union Pacific FoundationPUBLIC BEAUTIFICATION$25,000

Showing 30 most recent of 89 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Spark?

Spark is funded by 33 grantmakers, led by Houston Endowment Inc ($4.1M), The Brown Foundation Inc ($1.3M), The Cullen Foundation ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $9.4M in grants to Spark between 2019–2025.

Who is Spark's largest funder?

Houston Endowment Inc is the largest recorded funder of Spark, with $4.1M across 10 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Spark received?

IRS 990 filings record $9.4M in grants to Spark across 89 grants from 33 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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