Sparks Service Dogs Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
992968390
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Coon Rapids, MN, USA
Phone
6126667926
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Other Services - Specialty Animals

Reported finances

Revenue
$200
Expenses
$0
Assets
$200
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Ellen Anton (Executive Director)
  • Sara Anton (Board President)

People named in this filing

  • Ellen Anton (Executive Director)
  • Sara Anton (Board President)
  • Mona Sparks (Board Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Sparks Service Dogs places mobility service dogs at no cost to recipients. Sparks service dogs also places facility therapy dogs at no cost to facilities. This is our first year in operation. We added 2 service dogs to our program and have already added an additional 2 in 2025.

What it reported doing in 2024

For the year ending in 2024 we operated on a very minimal budget to start our organization. Our organization was granted non profit status in September and given permission to solicit donations by the state at the very end of December 2024. We were able to complete some minor projects like making our website and documents.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 8
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: Limited
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.