Mission
To reach people with the love of Christ by meeting both physical and spiritual needs. This is accomplished by assisting men and women, who are facing hard times, with overcoming hunger, poverty, addiction, and abuse.
Public Charity
Ignite Academy
Based in Defiance, OH, Ignite Academy operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $397K in revenue, $357K in expenses, $226K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 11 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $295K.
EIN: 815483297
Defiance, OH
Human Service Organizations
NTEE: P20
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$397K
Total Expenses$357K
Total Assets$226K
Grant Records11
Funding Total$295K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Ignite Academy
How Ignite Academy divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$58
Programs
the work itself
$42
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 $58 for programs
$58
Provided an outreach program to serve low income neighborhoods by setting up a site in the same place on the first Saturday of each month
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
SUPPORT
$26,388
RELIGIOUS MINISTRY
$8,000
SUPPORT
$17,000
$6,500
SUPPORT
$10,500
Showing up to 5 of 11 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Kyle Brownlee
Secretary
Leslie Meyer
Director
Rich Seward
Director
Rita Kissner
President
William Lammers
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $397K | $357K | $226K |
| 2024 | $382K | $452K | $190K |
| 2023 | $410K | $427K | $263K |
| 2022 | $548K | $436K | $285K |
| 2021 | $446K | $361K | $169K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $446K to $397K (-11%), with total assets most recently reported at $226K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.