Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Total |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 949,243 | 597,741 | 288,529 | 987,947 | 507,372 | 3,330,832 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 949,243 | 597,741 | 288,529 | 987,947 | 507,372 | 3,330,832 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 3,330,832 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 949,243 | 597,741 | 288,529 | 987,947 | 507,372 | 3,330,832 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 66,839 | 73,125 | 71,377 | 94,617 | 94,707 | 400,665 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 3,731,497 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Software ID: | 19009920 |
| Software Version: | 2019v5.0 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 2: New Services | The SPARC Mural Production Program includes the design, development, printing and/or painting of fine artworks for installation or use in public spaces. The SPARC Digital Mural Lab is our key site for production. SPARC artists work in collaboration with community partners to develop new artworks. In 2019, SPARC completed designs for 8 murals in the Central Valley and installed the first mural from this series in Lamont, CA. The SPARC Mural Preservation Program conserves, restores, and protects new and historic murals. Our Mural Rescue Team partners with county, city, and state offices, artists, and business owners to protect murals in public spaces. The scope of work may include the removal of graffiti from murals, the conservation and restoration of original pigments in the mural, in-painting, and coating the mural with MuralShield to protect the artwork from vandalism and UV damage. In 2019, SPARC restored 26 murals, supported hundreds with technical information and consultations, and contracted 15 emerging and established artists to support restoration efforts locally in Los Angeles County.The SPARC Arts Education Program provides 10-week multidisciplinary arts workshops for K-12 Title 1 LAUSD schools. Teaching Artists work with SPARC artists and administrators to develop innovative curriculum that encourages students to learn about culture, identity, community, and social justice. In 2019, SPARC served 510 K-12 students in Los Angeles. We worked with 17 classrooms between 4 Los Angeles schools, and SPARC Teaching Artists led workshops in 6 artistic disciplines. The 2019 SPARC Arts Education Program employed 6 Teaching Artists and 5 Teaching Assistants.Other programs at SPARC include gallery exhibitions, public programs, and digital art and advocacy partnerships. SPARC hosts 6 gallery exhibitions annually, focusing on work that addresses social issues and artists from historically underrepresented backgrounds. Our public programs provide access to the arts for local residents and visitors. In 2019, we continued to increase attendance at public events, hosting our first outdoor Mercado in collaboration with the Venice Art Crawl and hosting our largest Da de Los Muertos event. In 2019, SPARC welcomed 8000+ guests. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description | OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Arts Education: The SPARC arts education program leverages the power of the arts to support K-12 Title 1 LAUSD schools. Teaching Artists work with SPARC artists and administrators to develop innovative curriculum that encourages students to learn about culture, identity, community, and social justice. Each arts module encourages students to exercise agency and to imagine ways to inspire meaningful change within their schools, neighborhoods, and cities. In 2019, SPARC served 510 K-12 students in Los Angeles. We worked with 17 classrooms between 4 Los Angeles schools. SPARC Teachng Artists led workshops in 6 artistic disciplines. The 2019 SPARC Arts Education Program employed 6 Teaching Artists and 5 Teaching Assistants. SPARC provided 10-week arts education programs at the following school sites:1)Po Pico Middle School2)Marina Del Rey Middle School3)Phoenix Continuation High School4)Ecole Claire Fontaine Preschool OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Gallery Exhibitions: The Durn Gallery at SPARC is a non-commercial gallery at our headquarters in Venice, CA that promotes socially engaged work by artists from groups that are underrepresented in the field; this includes people of color, women, and LGBTQ+ artists. SPARC offers free admission to the gallery and free or low-cost programs in the arts. In 2019, exhibitions included:1)Tomboys, featuring multimedia paintings by Christina Schlesinger2)July 19th, featuring photographs and video by Ellie Shakiba3)Down the Rabbit Hole, featuring drawings, photographs, and textile by Mercedes Gertz and more4)De Colores, featuring work by 9 Latinx and African-America women artists5)The Box Project, featuring work by 60+ women artists participating in collectives in Paris, Mexico City, and Los Angeles OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Public Programs: SPARC presents free and low-cost public programs that engage local residents and artists in art and cultural events. Several public programs are presented in association with gallery exhibitions at SPARC, and others are presented to honor cultural events or support local artists. In 2019, public programs included:1)Sip and Sketch Spring 2019 Series2)Big Brothers at SPARC Poetry and Art Event3)17th Annual Da de Los Muertos Celebration welcomed over 8,000 guests4)Knitting Workshop5)Yoga and Healing Workshop6)Mercado at SPARC outdoors in collaboration with the Venice Art Crawl |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | An independent CPA prepares the form 990 and related schdules and provides them to the Executive Director and the CFO for review and approval prior to pressenting to the Board of Directors and filing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | The conflict of interest policy is monitored annually by the Board of Directors. To date no conflicts have been noted. Anytime that it comes to the attention of any staff person, director, or Board Committee member,formally or informally, that there exists any transaction or other dealings that could pose a potential conflict of interest, then disclosures shall be made in writing to the Board CoChairs, who will pass the disclosure on to the entire Board or Board Committee responsible for assessing conflicts of interest. A preliminary Conflict of Interest disclosure may be made orally to the SPARC Board of Directors or Board Committee responsible for assessing conflicts of interest at a duly noticed and held regular or special meeting, where minutes are taken and madepart of SPARCs formal records if the Interested Person first becomes aware of a potential or actual Conflict of Interest at such meeting.All Directors must insist upon receiving full disclosure and must take formal action to vote on conflicted transactions. Simply discussing potential or actual conflicts of interest, without bringing the matter to a formal vote is not sufficient. If a conflict has been determined appropriate disciplinary or corrective action will be taken at that time. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management | SPARC shall, either through the full Board or a designated Board executive committee, such as the Audit Committee, annually evaluate the Executive Director on his/her performance, and ask for his/her input on matters of performance and compensation.Generally, compensation of all highly compensated employees must be supported by comparable data. The Board compares the EDs compensation with those of other similar sized exempt organizations.Additional data considered:1. Survey Evidence: Salary and benefits compensation studies by independent sources such as Guidestar.org, Salary.com, the Center for Nonprofit Managements Compensation and Benefits Report for Southern and Central California Nonprofit Organizations, or other public sources of information about non-profit executive compensation;2. Written and posted job offers for positions at similar non-profit and for-profitorganizations;3. Documented telephone calls about similar positions at both nonprofit and for-profit organizations; and4. Information obtained from the IRS Form 990 filings of similar organizations, available at Guidestar.org; and5. Accurate actual and projected revenues of SPARC. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | The following organizational documents of SPARC are available for inspection or copying at the organization's office during normal business hours at no charge, except for a nominal copying fee:1) Tax Exemption Application2) IRS Determination letter3) Articles of Incorporation4) By-Laws5) Form 990 for the most recent and prior two years. The public inspection copy of the Form 990 will not include Schedule A excess contributors or the Schedule B.The most updated versions of all of the preceding forms will be available.When responding to a public inspection request for any organizational document or Form 990 by anyone, SPARC will fulfill such request in a timely fashion without inquiring as to the reason for the public inspection request. |
| Prior Period Adjustment | The prior period adjustment consists of both With Donor Restrictions and Without Donor Restrictions for the correction of net assets that should have been released from restrictions prior to 2018.Additionally, the adjustment includes correction and write-off of a grant receivable amount for the year ended December 31, 2017. |
| Software ID: | 19009920 |
| Software Version: | 2019v5.0 |