Spark Foundation

How to apply, from its 2024 IRS return

How to ask

Students are selected by a techer committee at Somerville High School, Somerville, MA. Qualifications include academic performance in school, leadership potential, resilience, demonstrated responsibility and follow-through, strong communication skills, and financial need.

Deadlines

February 15th

Limits on who can apply

The amount of each grant will be based on the cost of each summer program, the amount of aid received by the applicant to attend the program and based on the recommendation of the selection committee selecting scholarship recipients.

Grants paid in 2024

$23,098, to organizations

This is what the foundation told the IRS on Form 990-PF. It isn’t a confirmed open grant round, and details may have changed, so contact the foundation before applying. Its mailing address is on the full return: see it on ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer.