Funding search · EIN 752179453 · Sunnyvale, TX
Sam & Marille Sparks
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 85
- grants reported
- $434,810
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $4,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Kiwanis Pleasant Grove3 grants · $32,500
- Hidden Acers2 grants · $22,500
- Texas Ramp Project3 grants · $22,000
- Equest3 grants · $20,000
- Atsu1 grant · $20,000
- Good Samaritan of Garland3 grants · $20,000
- Kcu1 grant · $20,000
- Magdalen House3 grants · $18,000
- Unthsc1 grant · $16,000
- Mesquite Ambucs3 grants · $15,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 85 reported grants, largest first.
- $20,000
Atsu · Mesquite, TX · 2024
Scholarship
- $20,000
Kcu · Dallas, TX · 2024
Scholarship
- $16,000
Unthsc · Fort Worth, TX · 2024
Scholarship
- $12,500
Kiwanis Pleasant Grove · Dallas, TX · 2024
Grant
- $12,500
Hidden Acers · Mesquite, TX · 2023
Grant
- $12,000
Hidden Acres · Kaufman, TX · 2024
Grant
- $10,000
Equest · Dallas, TX · 2023
Grant
- $10,000
Kiwanis Pleasant Grove · Dallas, TX · 2023
Grant
- $10,000
Hidden Acers · Mesquite, TX · 2022
Grant
- $10,000
Kiwanis Pleasant Grove · Dallas, TX · 2022
Grant
- $7,500
Good Samaritan of Garland · Garland, TX · 2024
Grant
- $7,500
Texas Ramp Project · Richardson, TX · 2024
Grant
- $7,500
Good Samaritan of Garland · Garland, TX · 2023
Grant
- $7,500
Texas Ramp Project · Austin, TX · 2023
Donation
- $7,000
Magdalen House · Dallas, TX · 2024
Grant
- $7,000
Texas Ramp Project · Austin, TX · 2022
Donation
- $6,110
Lbu Community Clinic · Dallas, TX · 2024
Grant
- $6,000
Boy Scouts Troop Circle 10 · Mesquite, TX · 2024
Grant
- $6,000
Magdalen House · Dallas, TX · 2023
Grant
- $5,100
The Boy Scouts · Dallas, TX · 2023
Grant
- $5,000
Equest · Dallas, TX · 2024
Grant
- $5,000
Ferguson Road Initiative · Dallas, TX · 2024
Grant
- $5,000
God Is Good Ministries · Mesquite, TX · 2024
Grant
- $5,000
Mesquite Ambucs · Mesquite, TX · 2024
Grant
- $5,000
Nexus Recovery · Dallas, TX · 2024
Grant
- $5,000
Ferguson Road Initiative · Dallas, TX · 2023
Grant
- $5,000
Mesquite Ambucs · Mesquite, TX · 2023
Grant
- $5,000
Nexus Recovery Center · Dallas, TX · 2023
Grant
- $5,000
River of Life Homes · Dallas, TX · 2023
Grant
- $5,000
Sharing Life · Mesquite, TX · 2023
Grant
- $5,000
Equest · Dallas, TX · 2022
Grant
- $5,000
Good Samaritan of Garland · Garland, TX · 2022
Grant
- $5,000
Magdalen House · Dallas, TX · 2022
Grant
- $5,000
Mesquite Ambucs · Mesquite, TX · 2022
Grant
- $5,000
Nexus Recovery Center · Dallas, TX · 2022
Grant
- $5,000
Sharing Life · Mesquite, TX · 2022
Grant
- $4,500
Ymca Camp Grady Spruce · Graford, TX · 2022
Grant
- $4,000
Abigail Grathwohl · Kirksville, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
Ana Estrada · Fort Worth, TX · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
Ann Nguyen · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
Cameron Sprong · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
James Liv · Kirksville, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
Jessica Bland · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
Kasey Halila · Kirksville, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
Marina Ali · Joplin, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
Megan Crotts · Kirksville, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
Megan Watson · Kirksville, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
Micheal Megafee · Kirksville, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
Michelle Matthes · Joplin, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
Owen Saenz · Fort Worth, TX · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
Patrick Vu · Fort Worth, TX · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
Rebecca Mayo · Kirksville, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
Shaina Patel · Joplin, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
Stephanie Elbanna · Fort Worth, TX · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
Stephanie Marks · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
Steven Scheidt · Joplin, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,500
River of Life Homes · Dallas, TX · 2022
Grant
- $3,500
The Boy Scouts · Dallas, TX · 2022
Grant
- $3,000
Camp Grady Spruce · Graford, TX · 2024
Grant
- $3,000
Ymca Camp Grady Spruce · Graford, TX · 2023
Grant
- $2,500
Aaron Epperson · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Abigail Grathwol · Kirksville, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Austin Vaughan · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Benjamin Hollas · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Brady Gunn · Kirksville, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Cameron Spring · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Connie Ly · Denton, TX · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Dylan Forsythe · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Gannen Rinck · Kirksville, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
James Liv · Kirksville, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Jenie Souder · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Jordan Bell · Kirksville, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Jose Huerta · Kirksville, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Kayla Shorten · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Lauren Casey · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Lauren Martin · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Lewis Woods · Kirksville, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Logan Jepson · Kirksville, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
McKenna Yablon · Denton, TX · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Rebecca Mayo · Kirksville, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Roman Permyakov · Kirksville, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Unmar Syed · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Unthsc Foundation · Fort Worth, TX · 2022
Grant
- $2,000
The Greater Dallas Coalition · Dallas, TX · 2022
Grant
- $1,600
Oasis · Dallas, TX · 2024
Grant
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