2026-07-31T08:40:46-07:00 2025-12-31 811489821 HEALY AND ASSOCIATES 1200 CONCORD AVE STE 250 CONCORD CA 94520 990 2025-01-01 874299990 Spark Climate Solutions SPAR 4152312032 440 N Barranca Ave 3536 Covina CA 91723 Erika Reinhardt President 2026-07-31 true Hasina Sabrina Chowdhury P03013259 9256030800 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Erika Reinhardt 440 N Barranca Ave 3536 Covina CA 91723 12435732 false X www.sparkclimate.org X 2022 CA Sparks mission is to accelerate development or progress in emerging, high-impact climate fields to enable a pathway to a safer future climate. 4 2 25 1 0 9601200 12058292 0 156946 374641 3258 2799 9761404 12435732 4364200 1303326 0 1988417 3674805 0 275972 1040110 1560573 7392727 6538704 2368677 5897028 16748370 21488025 3780433 2435660 12967937 19052365 X 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. true false 5314887 1303326 Livestock Enteric Methane MitigationSpark worked to advance research, policy, and market pathways in 2025 to reduce enteric methane emissions from livestock, which account for approximately 6% of total global greenhouse gas emissions. We co-convened the State of the Science Summit on Reducing Methane from Animal Agriculture, bringing together researchers, producers, policymakers, and solution developers to align priorities and surface key gaps. Spark also supported the Global Enteric Methane Impact Alliance (GEMIA) to strengthen coordination across the supply chain and led the development of a strategic roadmap that assesses the full livestock methane solution pipeline to guide investment and accelerate progress.Methane RemovalSpark continued its work as the leading philanthropic funder of atmospheric methane removal research, with more than $8 million invested across 27 foundational research projects exploring approaches ranging from accelerating methane's natural breakdown in the atmosphere, plants, and soils to reactor and catalyst-based oxidation methods. We welcomed Dr. Megan Melamed, former Deputy Director of NOAA's Chemical Sciences Laboratory, to lead the program and bring scientific rigor to evaluating whether methane removal could responsibly complement aggressive emissions-reduction efforts and we convened over 80 scientists, policymakers, legal scholars, and market innovators at Stanford in the largest gathering to date on methane removal, and engaged with members of Congress to advance public research funding for the field.Agricultural NitrogenIn 2025, Spark transitioned agricultural nitrogen from an exploratory area to a full program to develop a shared scientific vision called Nitrogen 2.0 - a next-generation approach aimed at moving beyond incremental efficiency gains to unlock major reductions in nitrogen loss through transformative innovations in crop breeding, animal feeding, and manure management. Spark hired Dr. Maria Bowman to lead the program and began developing a strategic roadmap and targeted research and policy engagements. Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions currently represent approximately 4% of total global greenhouse gas emissions and are projected to add 0.1-0.3C of additional warming by 2100.Warming-Induced EmissionsSpark launched a new program in 2025 to address the underquantified greenhouse gas emissions released by warming natural systems such as permafrost, wetlands, and forests - emissions that could amplify anthropogenic warming by 20-30% this century yet remain largely absent from climate models and global policy frameworks. We hired Dr. Ben Poulter, a former White House scientist, to lead the program, and launched the Warming-Induced Emissions Model Intercomparison Project (WIEMIP) in October 2025, coordinating leading Earth system modeling teams worldwide to produce an accelerated assessment for the next International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) cycle. 5314887 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false true 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 25 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 true true true true false CA X X X X Spark Climate Solutions 4152312032 440 N Barranca Ave 3536 Covina CA 91723 Philip Duffy Chief Scientist 40.00 0.00 X 399953 0 0 David Mann Secretary 40.00 0.00 X X 268513 0 0 Charles Brooke Program Director, Livestock Enteric 40.00 0.00 181369 0 0 Danielle Potocek Deputy Director, Warming-Induced Em 40.00 0.00 161450 0 0 Katrine Gorham Deputy Director, Methane Removal 40.00 0.00 154524 0 0 Laura Adams Chief of Staff 40.00 0.00 X 154309 0 0 Paige E Brocidiacono Project Manager 40.00 0.00 143792 0 0 Ryan Price Deputy Dir. 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Depending on the length of the grant we may also ask the grantee to provide quarterly or bi-annual reports as well. X false false false false false false false false false Charles Brooke Program Director, Livestock Enteric 181369 181369 Danielle Potocek Deputy Director, Warming-Induced Em 161450 161450 David Mann Secretary 268513 268513 Katrine Gorham Deputy Director, Methane Removal 154524 154524 Laura Adams Chief of Staff 154309 154309 Philip Duffy Chief Scientist 399953 399953 Form 990, Part III, Line 2 Agricultural Nitrogen - Supporting work to accelerate innovations in transforming the current nitrogen system to significantly cut emissions and pollution while maintaining the high agricultural productivity needed to feed a growing world.Warming-Induced Emissions - Spark is working to accelerate scientific understanding and action on natural feedbacks and support work to better quantify and reduce the risk of greenhouse gas emissions from warming natural systems. 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. 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