Sparkplug Foundation
A family foundation that seeds grassroots organizing, education, and music, backing startup groups led by and for marginalized communities and trusting them to know how to use the money.
Financial profile
Sparkplug Foundation · EIN 33-1033952 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $887,697 | $826,228 | $7,124,081 | Dec 2023 | ||
| FY2022 | $1,013,908 | $732,438 | $7,062,612 | Dec 2022 | ||
| FY2021 | $1,840,005 | $763,423 | $6,781,142 | Dec 2021 | ||
| FY2020 | $601,650 | $839,793 | $5,704,560 | Dec 2020 | ||
| FY2019 | $517,203 | $749,620 | $5,942,702 | Dec 2019 | ||
| FY2015 | $665,780 | $520,916 | $6,234,404 | Dec 2015 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Sparkplug Foundation is read alongside.
CIF
Cricket Island Foundation
A funder that bets on young people as the authors of social change, giving general operating support and…
MNSF
M. Night Shyamalan Foundation
A foundation that backs emerging grassroots leaders working to remove the barriers of poverty and social…
LHF
Liberty Hill Foundation
Los Angeles's self described social justice epicenter, funding power for those most impacted
9 companies named
AGF
Ariadne Getty Foundation
A Los Angeles foundation pairing financial investment with social activism, founded by Ariadne Getty to…
HHSF
Harriet H. Samuelsson Foundation
A named family foundation making grants to nonprofits that serve youth aged seventeen and under in Ventura…
Who backs SF
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
Who backs Sparkplug Foundation's peers, but not Sparkplug Foundation
Companies named publicly by at least one of Sparkplug Foundation's five peer societies, and not found in Sparkplug Foundation's reviewed public records.
| Company | LHF | Peers |
|---|---|---|
| Amalgamated Bank | Organizers | 1 of 1 |
| GYL CPA | Organizers | 1 of 1 |
| Heather Joy Rosenberg & Josh Joy Kamensky and Ocean & Mountain Communications | Champions | 1 of 1 |
| Jemmott Rollins Group, Inc. | Organizers | 1 of 1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | Organizers | 1 of 1 |
| Marta Ferro & Starfish Impact | Champions | 1 of 1 |
| SRI Wealth Management Group | Organizers | 1 of 1 |
| The Narrative Method | Champions | 1 of 1 |
| Wendy Chang & Cause Communications | Organizers | 1 of 1 |
The outside view
A family foundation that seeds grassroots organizing, education, and music, backing startup groups led by and for marginalized communities and trusting them to know how to use the money.
- Consensus
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Movement
Gathered around a cause, and built to move.
The Movement is mission-led and built to mobilize, organized around changing something in the world. Its gift is passion and external impact, its challenge is turning momentum into something that lasts.
Also reads toward The Frontier, The Republic and The Village.
Strengths
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