Operation Spark
Operation Spark
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About this organization
Mission
Operation Spark is opening a new door to prosperity for low-opportunity individuals by presenting the fastest route to a career in software development.
About
Adult - comprised to Bootcamp and Immersion. Bootcamp: We present life as a professional software developer in 5 weeks, introducing students to the daily workflow of building software in a professional environment. By the end of the class, our participants are on their way to being super users with the command-line and leave literate in the basics of JavaScript after building several apps and games on Node.js and HTML5. They can debug an app and problem solve on the Internet and know where to find resources to continue learning on their own terms. They also learn soft skills that make them a great team player. Immersion: Immersion program brings students to the level of full stack software engineer after three months of focusing on nothing but writing software for 11 hours a day, 6 days a week.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The mission of the non-profit, as stated in the filing, is “Operation spark is opening a new door to prosperity for low-opportunity individuals by presenting the fastest route to a career in software development.”.
When referring to its tasks, they were described as: “Operation spark is opening a new door to prosperity for low-opportunity individuals by presenting the fastest route to a career in software development.”.
- The non-profit is operating legally in the state of LA.
- The non-profit's address for the year 2020 is listed as P O Box 19924, New Orleans, LA, 70179 in the filing.
- The form submitted by the non-profit organization for 2020 reports 21 employees.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $260,470.
- The CEO's salary plan within the organization is not subject to review and approval from a neutral entity.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 7 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2014.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization's financial statements were compiled or reviewed by an accountant.
- The organization pays $1,213,085 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $35,493 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization pays grants to individuals.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.