Organizations Filed Purposes:
SPARK-Y PROVIDES YOUTH WITH ACTION-ORIENTED LABS, IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM, THAT EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE WITH STEM EDUCATION, JOB EXPERIENCE, AND A PLACE TO TEST AND GROW SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS IN OUR MODERN COMMUNITIES.
SPARY-Y SERVES OVER 1,900 YOUTH DIRECTLY THROUGH SCHOOL PROGRAMMING, COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS, AND INTERNSHIPS. ITS PROGRAMS PAIR HANDS-ON AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS, SUCH AS AQUAPONICS, WITH CUSTOM SUSTAINABILITY, ENTREPRENEURIAL, & STEM-BASED CURRICULUM. SPARY-Y'S URBAN AG. LAB, FEATURING AN ON-SITE COMMERCIAL-SCALE AQUAPONICS SYSTEM, PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS TRAINING. THE UAL, PAIRED WITH SPARK-Y'S DIY LAB, PROVIDES EQUIPMENT AND RESOURCES FOR YOUTH TO TEST THEIR OWN INNOVATIVE IDEAS.
SPARK-Y PROVIDES 3 MAJOR AREAS OF YOUTH INVOLVEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT: 1) ACTION-ORIENTED LABS IN SCIENCE CLASSROOMS, FOCUSED ON STEM EDUCATION AND JOB PREPARATION. 2) ANNUAL INTERNSHIP ROOTED IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS, PROVIDING REAL-WORLD JOB EXPERIENCE AND ACTIVE LEARNING. 3) A YEAR-ROUND URBAN AGRICULTURE LAB, THAT UTILIZES SUSTAINABLE GROWING PRACTICES AND SERVES AS A YOUTH JOB PATH AND BUSINESS FEASIBILITY TEST GROUND.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Zachary Robinson | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $80,933 |
| Jeannine Peterson | BOARD VICE CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
| Terri Joski-Lang | BOARD CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
| Mary Helen Franze | FOUNDER | 5 | $0 |
| Tamara Will | BOARD SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Phillion | BOARD INNOVATION CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Katherine Syverson | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Seth Foley | BOARD TREASURER | 4 | $0 |
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