Spark NS Inc
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1 personExplore in 3DiThe large node is Spark NS Inc. The map shows the people and organisations in the public record, two steps out at most. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
1 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.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 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michele Cucullu | Director/President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Karagotich | Executive Director | 2023 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Kargotich | Executive Director | 40 | $360k | $18k | |
| Opher Kornfeld | Vice President | 40 | $265k | $11k | |
| Marisol Urbano | Program Operation Manager | 40 | $228k | $14k | |
| Adriana Garcia | Education Manager | 40 | $152k | $12k | |
| Jeyanthi Ramasubbu | Senior Project Manager | 40 | $138k | ||
| Ravikumar Ponnusamy | Senior Project Manager | 40 | $127k | $26k | |
| Charlene Chabata | Project Manager | 40 | $116k | $11k | |
| Monet Jimenez | Learning Experience Designer | 40 | $109k | $11k | |
| Shadi Nasiri | Event Coordinator | 40 | $102k | $13k | |
| Michele Cucullu | Director/President | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Tara Farnsworth | Treasurer | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Daria Mochly-Rosen | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Marcia Cohen | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Spark Ns Inc
- EIN
- 922007188
- Address
- 1300 El Camino Real Ste 100, Menlo Park, CA, 94025-4269
- State
- California
- Mission
- Spark ns is dedicated to more efficiently advancing promising academic discoveries in neuroscience from the lab to the clinic. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- U20 Science and technology research
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Science & Technology
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2022
- Principal officer
- Steve Kargotich (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2024
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 1, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥3years on the filingsMichele Cucullu
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
- $3.9m
- Total liabilities
- $1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.9m
- Contributions and grants received
- $9m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $814k
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 9
Grants paid
4 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Translational research | $435k |
| The Trustees of Columbia University | Translational research | $184k |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | Translational research | $99k |
| University of Florida Board of Trustees | Translational research | $96k |