2024-09-06T12:29:12-07:00 2023-12-31 811489821 HEALY AND ASSOCIATES 1200 CONCORD AVE STE 250 CONCORD CA 94520 990 2023-01-01 874299990 Spark Climate Solutions SPAR 4152312032 440 N Barranca Ave 3536 Covina CA 91723 Erika Reinhardt Executive Dir. 2024-09-06 true true Suzanne R Healy P00533689 9256030800 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z Erika Reinhardt 440 N Barranca Ave 3536 Covina CA 91723 6363291 false X www.sparkclimate.org X 2022 CA Sparks mission is to accelerate progress in emerging, potentially high-impact approaches for climate mitigation and adaptation that will contribute to humanitys comprehensive portfolio of solutions and responses to enable our return to a safe climate while minimizing risk to societal stability. 4 2 15 1 0 11649754 6277230 0 12111 79135 67480 6926 11729345 6363291 1160621 2175681 0 780826 1710066 0 67383 402127 1275450 2343574 5161197 9385771 1202094 9896473 12196337 510702 1608472 9385771 10587865 Sparks mission is to accelerate progress in emerging, potentially high-impact approaches for climate mitigation and adaptation that will contribute to humanitys comprehensive portfolio of solutions and responses to enable our return to a safe climate while minimizing risk to societal stability. false false 4338072 2175681 To accelerate research and help build the ecosystem for understanding thepotential and possibilities to mitigate Enteric Methane; for understanding thepotential in Atmospheric Methane Removal; and to research emerging potentially high-impact climate mitigation and adaptation solutions, responses, and resiliency approaches. 4338072 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false true false true false false false true true false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 20 0 true 15 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 4 2 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true true false CA X Spark Climate Solutions 4152312032 440 N Barranca Ave 3536 Covina CA 91723 David Mann Hd of Strategy 40.00 0.00 X X 240856 0 0 David Brown Schmidt Futures Innovation Fellow 40.00 0.00 177689 0 0 Laura Adams Chief of Staff 40.00 0.00 154951 0 0 Paige E Brocidiacono Project Manager 40.00 0.00 141228 0 0 Daphne Wysham Hd of Methane Remo 40.00 0.00 135285 0 0 Erika Reinhardt Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Cooper Rinzler Board Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Koweek Board Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 850009 5 false true false Acacia Impact Innovation BV Acacialaan 9 Heesch Heesch NL 5384 BB Foreign Contractor 112663 1 6277230 6277230 0 79135 79135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Income 900099 6926 6926 6926 6363291 6926 79135 X 657262 657262 0 1518419 1518419 0 573496 508912 63341 1243 0 872574 774309 96373 1892 0 155696 138163 17196 337 108300 96104 11961 235 0 0 0 0 0 0 938417 438429 438102 61886 7677 5235 956 1486 20703 10191 10512 7255 6504 734 17 0 0 81875 61027 20848 0 98582 85559 13023 375 375 0 28571 28571 10968 691 10277 Foreign Exchange 43076 43076 Meals 18745 3136 15451 158 Other Expenses 9963 3373 6461 129 Books and Subscriptions 7385 1545 5840 1858 642 1216 5161197 4338072 755742 67383 2050376 7650506 3612111 1591236 4030000 2506613 0 0 0 0 0 3986 22455 200000 28571 200000 171429 254098 0 0 0 0 9896473 12196337 13534 230445 485191 1291697 11977 86330 510702 1608472 X 5208529 5330988 4177242 5256877 9385771 10587865 9896473 12196337 1202094 X false true X true false X 11649754 6277230 17926984 0 0 11649754 6277230 17926984 0 17926984 12111 79135 91246 0 67480 6926 74406 18092636 X 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 15450 15450 5145747 5161197 408060 102015 false 408060 408060 612090 15450 15450 102015 102015 153023 200000 28571 171429 171429 Accrued payroll 86330 86330 6569472 206181 206181 6363291 6363291 5367378 206181 206181 5161197 5161197 true Europe 0 0 Grants Grants 1518419 1518419 1518419 Agencia Estatal 201761 Wire Oceans X 108107 Wire Universiteit Utrech 398222 Wire University of Copen 795329 Wire Van Oord 15000 Wire 5 false false false false false false Part I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside US We ask all grantees to provide a final narrative and financial report within 60 days after the grantee has fully and finally expended all grant funds. 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X false false false false false false false false false David Brown Schmidt Futures Innovation Fellow 177689 177689 David Mann Hd of Strategy 240856 240856 Laura Adams Chief of Staff 154951 154951 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM PREPARES THE TAX RETURNS. AFTER COMPLETION OF SAID RETURNS, THE ORGANIZATION IS SENT A DRAFT OF THE TAX RETURNS TO BE REVIEWED. IF ALL ITEMS ARE FOUND TO BE ACCEPTABLE, AN AUTHORIZATION IS SIGNED AND PROVIDED TO THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PROCESS, SIGN AND PROVIDE COPIES OF THE RETURNS TO BE FILED (PAPER OR ELECTRONICALLY) WITH THE DESIGNATED GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. THE TAX RETURNS ARE THEN SIGNED BY THE ORGANIZATION, STAMPED WITH CERTIFIED RETURN RECEIPT AND TIMELY PLACED IN THE MAIL FOR FILING, OR THE FORM 8879 IS PROVIDED TO THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM ALLOWING ELECTRONIC FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Yes, we require board members and key employees to disclose any potential conflicts of interest. Should any conflict of interest arise the board will vote in respect to the approval of the arrangement, with the interested person recusing themself from the vote. Should any conflict of interest arise a cost/benefit analysis is done and clear and concise documentation should be made. Each director, officer, member of a committee of the Board, and key employee must sign annually a statement affirming such. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a We compared to Top Program executives at major nonprofits and to TopExecutives among similarly situated environmental and researchorganizations. The market pricing blends both functions (Top Executiveand Top Program), and we adjusted the Top Executive data down by afactor of 15% to reflect the shared responsibilities between the Founders.The two roles are sufficiently distinct that we used the Top Program matchwithout a discount. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b An outside human resources consultancy conducted an executive compensation study. They completed a compensation analysis with comparisons based on a market analysis of comparable roles at similarly situated environmental and research organization. These findings were presented to the Board. The findings stated that total remuneration for these positions within a reasonable range of the market 75th percentile is comparable to that paid by like organizations for like services under like circumstances and is therefore reasonable for purposes of IRS Intermediate Sanctions regulations. Based on these findings and the market comps, the Board set salaries for the top management and key employees. Spark's current Executive Director, Erika Reinhardt, elected to forego compensation and offer her services on a volunteer basis. Board Directors and Officers do not receive compensation for their service on the Board. One Board Director, David Mann shows a salary because of his work as a Spark employee, not his role as Board Director. Erika Reinhardt, David Koweek and Cooper Rinzler, the other Board Directors, don't show a salary because there isn't compensation for serving on the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing Documents are available upon request.