Spark Freedom
{{#badges:SPN|AEX}} Spark Freedom is a Tennessee-based 501(c)(3) organization and an associate member of the State Policy Network (SPN).[1] It was formerly named "Operation Geek Farm."[2] According to its website, Spark Freedom is a "nonprofit strategic planning and communications advising organization" which helps its clients "formulate, target, and release communications that will best accomplish [their] organizational objectives."[3] Their mission is "To help the liberty movement recapture the hearts of its most important target audience – our neighbors."
Spark Freedom's website features a "Partial Client List," listing almost exclusively SPN Members.[4]
Funding
Donors Capital Fund has given $1,501,920 in grants to Spark Freedom from 2012-2014.[5] DonorsTrust has given $20,500 in grants to Spark Freedom from 2012-2013.
Core Financials
2014[6]:
- Total Revenue: $869,195
- Total Expenses: $888,963
- Net Assets: $28,370
2013[7]:
- Total Revenue: $749,015
- Total Expenses: $815,750
- Net Assets: $48,138
2012[8]:
- Total Revenue: $465,968
- Total Expenses: $394,474
- Net Assets: $114,873
2011[2]:
- Total Revenue: $276,963
- Total Expenses: $222,136
- Net Assets: $54,827
Personnel
As of August 2016:[3]
- Sara Nicole Williams, President & CEO (former Senior Communications Advisor at SPN, former Vice President of Operations at Beacon Center of Tennessee, and formerly worked at Cascade Policy Institute)
- Jonathan Williams, Vice President (formerly worked at the Maine Heritage Policy Center, and State Budget Solutions (a project of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC))
- Barb Ford, Marketing Executive Coach (formerly worked at Procter & Gamble and HCA)
- Anja Hartleb-Parson, Communications
- Lani Johnson, Vice President Development
- John Guido, Board of Directors
- Matt Fontana, Board Member
- Jack Leebron, Board Member
- Stanford Swim, Board Member (also President of the GFC Foundation and Trustee at the Sutherland Institute)
Experts Council
As of August 2016:[9]
- Chris Anderson (formerly worked at Intel)
- Brett Corrieri
- Barb Ford (also Marketing Executive Coach for Spark Freedom)
- Scott W. Graves
- Sarah R. Johnson
- Kevan Kjar
- Chip Oglesby
- John Tsarpalas (President of the Sam Adams Alliance and former Executive Director of the Illinois Republican Party)
Contact Details
Spark Freedom
PO Box 2472
Cookeville, TN 38502-2472
Phone: 931-492-6677
Website: http://sparkfreedom.org
Email: info@sparkfreedom.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SparkFreedom
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wesparkfreedom
References
- ↑ State Policy Network, Directory, organizational website, accessed August 30, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Operation Geek Farm, 2011 Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 15, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Spark Freedom, Who We Are, organizational website, accessed August 30, 2016.
- ↑ Spark Freedom, Our Clients, organizational website, accessed August 31, 2016.
- ↑ Donors Capital Fund, IRS form 990, November 16, 2015.
- ↑ Spark Freedom, 2014 Form 990, organizational tax filing, May 13, 2015.
- ↑ Spark Freedom, 2013 Form 990, organizational tax filing, September 9, 2014.
- ↑ Spark Freedom, 2012 Form 990, organizational tax filing, January 19, 2014.
- ↑ Spark Freedom, Our Experts Council, organizational website, accessed August 31, 2016.
