Program areas at Spark Kindness
Spark's programs and impacts include:the resilient community speaking series - Spark hosts 20-30 educational speaker events annually, with an average attendance of 250-400 community members per event. All resilient community programs are offered in american sign language and we offer multilingual programming in portuguese and spanish.small group programming - workshops, monthly groups and retreats to provide deeper interaction with Spark principles and practices. These small groups provide assistance for families who need more intensive support, including parents with students with special needs or from different cultural backgrounds. Most recently, Spark has adapted our programming addressing individual and family resilience and well-being for collaborative work with agencies serving families experiencing homelessness, as well as developing programming for portuguese speaking parents and caregivers.inclusion and antiracism leadership - Spark has a specific focus on promoting inclusion and addressing racism through our internal work, our programming and our leadership roles with organizations in metrowest boston.active and ongoing community building - Spark partners with local and regional community organizations that are aligned with our mission toward the goal of promoting a web of support for individuals and families. Metrowest anti-bullying coalition - Spark is the convener of the metrowest anti-bullying coalition, an innovative, community-wide approach to addressing identity-based bullying and all other forms of bullying. Feedback from program attendees and community partners consistently reinforces that Spark is meeting a need in natick/metrowest and surrounding communities like no other group and that through connection with our organization's staff, online resources and programs, individuals feel more connected, supported and better able to address the challenges they are facing with new tools, approaches and a positive mindset.
Who funds Spark Kindness
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Spark Kindness
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Christine Fortune Guthery | Founder and Executive Director | $43,834 | 2023-10-14 |
Nira Mahesh | Chair | $0 | 2024-08-14 |
Lori Davis | President / Director | $0 | 2023-10-14 |
Jennifer DelRey, PhD | Co - Chair | $0 | 2023-10-14 |
Bethany Shaw | Board Member | $0 | 2023-10-14 |
...and 2 more key personnel |
Financials for Spark Kindness
Revenues | FYE 09/2023 | FYE 09/2022 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $343,845 | $276,068 | 24.6% |
Program services | $24,170 | $12,307 | 96.4% |
Investment income and dividends | $6,274 | $30 | 20813.3% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
Total revenues | $374,289 | $288,405 | 29.8% |
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Data update history
September 30, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
September 24, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsYouth development programsCharities
Issues
Human servicesChildren
Characteristics
Receives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- PO Box 823
- Natick, MA 01760
- Metro area
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- County
- Middlesex County, MA
- Website URL
- sparkkindness.org/Â
- Phone
- (508) 269-1127
IRS details
- EIN
- 46-5037162
- Fiscal year end
- September
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2014
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- O50: Youth Development Programs, Other
- NAICS code, primary
- 813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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