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Spark International Missions Inc

EIN 82-4630419 · Bloomington, IL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood79 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Religious, Health, and Economic Wellness missions in Ecuador, Zambia, and the United States.

Income
$60,098
Spending
$54,009
Reserves
5.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 5.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 10% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (12)
  1. $4,500 spent. Zambia Famine Relief. Provided monthly funds to buy food for the village of Mulimba, Zambia, about 1500 people, to sustain their lives through a devastating year-long drought which killed their crops.
  2. $21,300 spent. Ecuador Mission Support. Supply funding for our Ecuadoran missionary, Dr. Manuel Issac Avila Zeas, for his support and to enable him to conduct ongoing mission work with several villages in the Andes mountains.
  3. $5,631 spent. Zambia Women Empowered Microsavings program. Supplied funding to train about 40 women and 10 men in basic business skills and budgeting. Participants then form microsavings groups to pool capaital resources to loan to each other to start businesses. We have documented a tripling of the family income through this training, raising many out of poverty. Over the past 5 years, we estimate we have benefitted about 4,000 people counting family memebers and children.
  4. $6,045 spent. Ecuador Annual Mission Trip. Expenses related to physically travel to Ecuador to conduct in-person mission work and medical clinic with our indigenous missionary. Includes costs for medical supplies and pharmecuticals. Treated about 250 patients, conducted Bible study, women's health seminar, and Vacation Bible School for about 80-100 children.
  5. $2,200 spent. Ecuador Children's Christmas Outreach. Provide funding for travel, supplies and a small gift for children in about 12-15 villages in Ecuador. About 2000 children here the Christmas story of Jesus' birth, many for the first time, and receive a small gift.
  6. $1,381 spent. General and Administrative expenses. Compliance ($25), International funds transfer fees ($289), website and domain fees ($662). Chamber of Commerce Membership Fee ($405).
  7. $3,974 spent. Zambia Water Project - Funded the drilling of a deep bore hole to provide clean, sustainable water supply for the village of Malimba (1500 people) in Zambia whose shallow wells ran dry during the drought.
  8. $4,000 spent. Ecuador Church Plant - Provided startup funding for an Ecuadoran Minister and his wife to start a church in the un-churched town of Alausi in Ecuador.
  9. $200 spent. Financial Support for our Zambian missionary.
  10. $2,851 spent. Provide medical supplies and pharmacuticals to support our medical clinic ministry on the mission trip to Ecuador.
  11. $1,500 spent. Expand our ministries into the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador to provide spiritual and health assistance.
  12. $200 spent. General Mission and Religious education. Provide a Right Now media subscription to allow those we serve to access online Christian and educational materials and courses.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 2018.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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