Grants paid by The Spark Foundation
EIN 47-7106346 · Westwood, MA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
The Spark Foundation of Westwood, MA (EIN 47-7106346) reported 50 grants paid totaling $453,250 to 15 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$453,250
50 grants
Recipients
15
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
9 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | $35,000 | — |
| 2019 | 5 | $37,500 | — |
| 2020 | 3 | $35,000 | — |
| 2021 | 8 | $60,750 | — |
| 2022 | 8 | $90,000 | — |
| 2023 | 7 | $55,000 | — |
| 2024 | 7 | $70,000 | — |
| 2025 | 7 | $70,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 15 recipients receiving the most from The Spark Foundation, by grants paid, out of 15 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minds Matter Boston 51-0494632 | B | Boston, MA | 9 | $122,500 | 2025 |
| School On Wheels Ma 20-1020880 | D | East Bridgewater, MA | 9 | $105,000 | 2025 |
| 826 Boston 20-8065915 | B | Roxbury, MA | 8 | $62,500 | 2025 |
| Boston Higher Education Resource Center 82-3215739 | B | Boston, MA | 6 | $60,000 | 2025 |
| Cape Cod Children's Place 04-3265972 | C | Eastham, MA | 3 | $22,500 | 2025 |
| The Children's Center -Harwich Ecumenical Council for Housing | U | West Harwich, MA | 3 | $17,500 | 2025 |
| Generations Incorporated | U | Boston, MA | 2 | $12,500 | 2019 |
| Cape Cod Literacy Council | U | Hyannis, MA | 2 | $12,500 | 2019 |
| Teens in Print - Write Boston | U | Jamaica Plain, MA | 2 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Boston After School and Beyond 20-1308560 | B | Boston, MA | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Thrive Scholars | U | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| Boston China Neighborhood Center 23-7209691 | D | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| Epiphany School 04-3391788 | B | Dorchester, MA | 1 | $5,000 | 2018 |
| Falmouth Volunteers in Public Schools | U | Falmouth, MA | 1 | $2,500 | 2023 |
| Boston Education Funders | U | Roxbury, MA | 1 | $750 | 2021 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 50 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boston Higher Ed Resosurce Center Boston, MA | D | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202601219349100525 |
| 2025 | Minds Mattter Boston Boston, MA | C | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202601219349100525 |
| 2025 | School On Wheels Ma East Bridgewater, MA | D | $12,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202601219349100525 |
| 2025 | Cape Cod Children's Place Eastham, MA | C | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202601219349100525 |
| 2025 | 826 Boston Roxbury, MA | B | $7,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202601219349100525 |
| 2025 | The Children's Center -Harwich Ecumenical Council for Housing West Harwich, MA | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202601219349100525 |
| 2025 | Teens in Print - Write Boston Jamaica Plain, MA | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202601219349100525 |
| 2024 | Minds Mattter Boston Boston, MA | C | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202521489349100602 |
| 2024 | School On Wheels Ma East Bridgewater, MA | D | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202521489349100602 |
| 2024 | Boston Higher Ed Resosurce Center Boston, MA | D | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202521489349100602 |
| 2024 | The Children's Center -Harwich Ecumenical Council for Housing West Harwich, MA | U | $7,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202521489349100602 |
| 2024 | Cape Cod Children's Place Eastham, MA | C | $7,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202521489349100602 |
| 2024 | Teens in Print - Write Boston Jamaica Plain, MA | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202521489349100602 |
| 2024 | 826 Boston Roxbury, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202521489349100602 |
| 2023 | Minds Mattter Boston Boston, MA | C | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441809349101104 |
| 2023 | School On Wheels Ma East Bridgewater, MA | D | $12,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441809349101104 |
| 2023 | Boston Higher Ed Resosurce Center Boston, MA | D | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441809349101104 |
| 2023 | Cape Cod Children's Place Eastham, MA | C | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441809349101104 |
| 2023 | The Children's Center -Harwich Ecumenical Council for Housing West Harwich, MA | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441809349101104 |
| 2023 | 826 Boston Roxbury, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441809349101104 |
| 2023 | Falmouth Volunteers in Public Schools Falmouth, MA | U | $2,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202441809349101104 |
| 2022 | Minds Matter Boston Boston, MA | B | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202331359349101983 |
| 2022 | Minds Matter Boston Boston, MA | B | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202421809349100212 |
| 2022 | School On Wheels Ma East Bridgewater, MA | D | $12,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202421809349100212 |
| 2022 | School On Wheels Ma East Bridgewater, MA | D | $12,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202331359349101983 |
| 2022 | 826 Boston Roxbury, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202421809349100212 |
| 2022 | 826 Boston Roxbury, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202331359349101983 |
| 2022 | Boston Higher Education Resource Center Boston, MA | B | $7,500 | paid | CHARITABLE. | 202331359349101983 |
| 2022 | Boston Higher Education Resource Center Boston, MA | B | $7,500 | paid | CHARITABLE. | 202421809349100212 |
| 2021 | Minds Matter Boston Boston, MA | B | $12,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202221359349100427 |
| 2021 | School On Wheels Ma East Bridgewater, MA | D | $12,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202221359349100427 |
| 2021 | Boston After School and Beyond Boston, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE. | 202221359349100427 |
| 2021 | 826 Boston Roxbury, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202221359349100427 |
| 2021 | Boston Higher Education Resource Center Boston, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE. | 202221359349100427 |
| 2021 | Thrive Scholars Boston, MA | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE. | 202221359349100427 |
| 2021 | Boston China Neighborhood Center Boston, MA | D | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE. | 202221359349100427 |
| 2021 | Boston Education Funders Roxbury, MA | U | $750 | paid | CHARITABLE. | 202221359349100427 |
| 2020 | Minds Matter Boston Boston, MA | B | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202121619349100417 |
| 2020 | School On Wheels Ma East Bridgewater, MA | D | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202121619349100417 |
| 2020 | 826 Boston Roxbury, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202121619349100417 |
| 2019 | Minds Matter Boston Boston, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202011689349100406 |
| 2019 | Cape Cod Literacy Council Hyannis, MA | U | $7,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202011689349100406 |
| 2019 | Generations Incorporated Boston, MA | U | $7,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202011689349100406 |
| 2019 | School On Wheels Ma East Bridgewater, MA | D | $7,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202011689349100406 |
| 2019 | 826 Boston Roxbury, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202011689349100406 |
| 2018 | School On Wheels Ma East Bridgewater, MA | D | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 201922039349100417 |
| 2018 | Minds Matter Boston Boston, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 201922039349100417 |
| 2018 | Cape Cod Literacy Council Hyannis, MA | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 201922039349100417 |
| 2018 | Epiphany School Dorchester, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 201922039349100417 |
| 2018 | Generations Incorporated Boston, MA | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 201922039349100417 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202601219349100525 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202521489349100602 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202441809349101104 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202331359349101983 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202421809349100212 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202221359349100427 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202121619349100417 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.1 | 202011689349100406 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201922039349100417 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/477106346.json.
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