Public Charity

US IGNITE INC

Based in WASHINGTON, DC, US IGNITE INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $17.4M in revenue, $16.7M in expenses, $4.4M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 8 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $49.8M.

EIN: 453943413 WASHINGTON, DC Educational Services NTEE: B90 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$17.4M
Total Expenses$16.7M
Total Assets$4.4M
Grant Records8
Funding Total$49.8M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

US IGNITE, INC. IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FORMED TO PROMOTE U.S. LEADERSHIP IN DEVELOPING APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES FOR ULTRA-FAST BROADBAND NETWORKS.US IGNITE WORKS AS A CONVENER TO CREATE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AMONG CORPORATE, GOVERNMENT, AND FOUNDATION PARTNERS SEEKING TO FURTHER SMART CITY DEVELOPMENT. US IGNITE FACILITATES THESE PARTNERSHIPS BY CONNECTING FUNDING SOURCES TO CLEAR PROJECT ROADMAPS AND BY BRINGING TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL EXPERTISE TO BEAR ON PROGRAM EXECUTION. WE HAVE DEEP TIES TO STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS, INCLUDING ACTIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS, CORPORATE LEADERS, AND ACADEMIC PARTNERS.

Where $100 goes at US Ignite Inc

How US Ignite Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$92 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $92 for programs

$70
Platforms for advanced wireless research (pawr)
76% of program spending
$17
Smart bases
18% of program spending
$5
Us Ignite completed two department of commerce projects in salt lake city (slc) and Washington DC
6% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 200 participants; 183 participants; 263 businesses
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Celia Merzbacker
BOARD MEMBER Deb Socia
BOARD MEMBER Dorothy Robyn
PROGRAM DIRECTOR & BOARD MEMBER Eric Werner
SMART COMMUNITIES DIRECTOR Everard Davenport
BOARD MEMBER Glenn Ricart

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$49,721,168 7 grants
Education
$50,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $17.4M $16.7M $4.4M
2023 $14.1M $14.7M $4.1M
2022 $18.0M $18.0M $6.2M
2020 $13.9M $13.7M $6.3M
2019 $9.9M $11.0M $4.7M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $9.9M to $17.4M (+77%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.4M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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