Spark Institute Inc
Revenue
$2.2m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$2.2m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$2.7m
$330k liabilities
Net assets
$2.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
5.1 years on average
Staff
2
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Joseph Smolen
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Spark Institute Inc's network
13 people4 organisationsi13 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
13 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Smolen Chair | Chairman | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Brant Wong | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Craig Bellarosa | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Francisco Negron | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| John McCarthy | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Judy Nelson | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Matt Condos | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Michael Miller | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Nate Miles | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Rich Magner | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Rick Irace | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Todd McGrath | Vice Chairma | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| William Byerly | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Marlene D Jung | COO and CFO | since 2018 |
| Timothy Rouse | Executive Di | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Rouse | Executive Di | 40 | $540k | ||
| Marlene D Jung | COO and CFO | 40 | $206k | ||
| Craig Bellarosa | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Rick Irace | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| John McCarthy | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Brant Wong | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| William Byerly | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Judy Nelson | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Matt Condos | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Rich Magner | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Nate Miles | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Francisco Negron | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Michael Miller | Treasurer | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Todd McGrath | Vice Chairma | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Joseph Smolen | Chairman | 0.25 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Spark Institute Inc
- EIN
- 453940350
- Address
- Po Box 333, Simsbury, CT, 06070-0333
- State
- Connecticut
- Mission
- The spark institute, inc. ("spark") helps to shape national retirement policy by providing research, education, testimony and comments on pending legislative and regulatory issues to members of congress and relevant government agency officials. We help shape national retirement policy by developing and advancing positions on critical issues that affect plan sponsors, participants, service... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- Y03 Mutual and membership benefit
- IRS classification
- 501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Mutual & Membership Benefit
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2011
- Principal officer
- Timothy Rouse (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 2012
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBrant Wong
≥8years on the filingsRick Irace
≥8years on the filingsWilliam Byerly
≥6years on the filingsJohn McCarthy
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.7m
- Total liabilities
- $330k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $2.2m
- Employees
- 2