US IGNITE INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

B90

Classification

1000

Street

1150 18TH ST NW STE 900

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

• PLATFORMS FOR ADVANCED WIRELESS RESEARCH (PAWR): PAWR IS REVOLUTIONIZING THE WIRELESS ECOSYSTEM WHILE SUSTAINING US LEADERSHIP AND ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS. FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AND A CONSORTIUM OF THE NATION'S LEADING WIRELESS COMPANIES AND ASSOCIATIONS, THE $100 MILLION PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IS MANAGED BY THE PAWR PROJECT OFFICE (PPO). MAJOR 2024 ACTIVITIES OF THE PPO INCLUDE A) OVERSEEING THE SIGNIFICANT EXPANSIONS OF THE ARA RURAL WIRELESS TESTBED IN IOWA AND THE AERPAW WIRELESS DRONE TESTBED IN NORTH CAROLINA; B) COORDINATING AND ANNOUNCING THE COLLABORATION OF THE POWDER WIRELESS TESTBED IN UTAH WITH INDUSTRY INNOVATOR MAVENIR TO TEST NEW OPEN RAN NETWORKING GEAR IN AN OVER-THE-AIR ENVIRONMENT; C) PROMOTING THE OPEN SOURCE RELEASE OF POWDER'S RADIO DYNAMIC ZONE (RDZ) SOFTWARE FOR USE IN SPECTRUM COEXISTENCE EXPERIMENTS.

  Expenses $10,852,772 · Grants $10,251,384

• SMART BASES: THE US IGNITE SMART BASE TEAM DELIVERED THE SMART INSTALLATION AND COMMUNITY DASHBOARD FOR THE ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS) ON FORT BENNING BASE. IN 2024, US IGNITE ADVANCED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON INTELLIGENT INTRUSION DETECTION AND HEAT RISK MANAGEMENT WHILE EXPANDING TO USE CASES THAT ENHANCE EMERGENCY SERVICES, IMPROVE INSTALLATION READINESS, AND SUPPORT ARMY MODERNIZATION INITIATIVES. US IGNITE ENGAGED INDUSTRY-LEADING VENDORS ACROSS THE PROJECT SECTORS TO PROVIDE A COMMON OPERATING VISION FOR FORT BENNING'S LEADERSHIP.

  Expenses $2,576,486

• US IGNITE COMPLETED TWO DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PROJECTS IN SALT LAKE CITY (SLC) AND WASHINGTON DC. THE INNOVATE SLC PROJECT INTEGRATED ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING, SMART CITY INNOVATION, AND SMALL BUSINESS CAPACITY-BUILDING EFFORTS. THROUGH TWO COORDINATED WORK AREAS, THE URBAN INNOVATION ACCELERATOR FOR STARTUPS AND THE SMALL BUSINESS TRAINING PROGRAM FOR LOCAL ENTERPRISES, US IGNITE AND ITS PARTNERS SUPPORTED OVER 200 PARTICIPANTS ACROSS 76 INDUSTRIES, FOCUSING ON OPPORTUNITY ZONES AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE STARTUP ACCELERATOR DELIVERED MENTORSHIP, TECHNICAL TRAINING, AND INVESTOR ENGAGEMENT TO 24 STARTUPS IN 13 SECTORS, RESULTING IN OVER $3.1 MILLION IN CAPITAL RAISED, $1.27 MILLION IN SBIR FUNDING, AND $350,000 IN NEW REVENUE. CONCURRENTLY, THE SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REACHED 183 PARTICIPANTS, EQUIPPING THEM WITH PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE OF SMART CITY TECHNOLOGIES AND FOSTERING STRONGER TIES BETWEEN MINORITY CHAMBERS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS. COLLECTIVELY, THESE INITIATIVES STRENGTHENED SALT LAKE CITY'S INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM, ENHANCED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR SUSTAINABLE, TECH-DRIVEN ECONOMIC GROWTH AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE.THE US IGNITE DC REGIONAL STARTUP AND WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM (INNOVATEDMV) SUCCESSFULLY STRENGTHENED THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM ACROSS THE WASHINGTON, DC, MARYLAND, AND VIRGINIA REGION. OVER TWO YEARS, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTED 127 STARTUPS AND 263 SMALL BUSINESSES, ENGAGED 40+ ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS, AND HOSTED 25 TRAINING AND NETWORKING EVENTS. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED THE AI FOR DMV STARTUPS INITIATIVE, SMART CITIES TRAINING SERIES, AND LEAN BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS WORKSHOP, WHICH EQUIPPED FOUNDERS WITH CUTTING-EDGE TOOLS IN AI INTEGRATION, SMART TECHNOLOGIES, AND SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODELING. THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS ARLINGTON BIZLAUNCH, BLACK META AGENCY, AND K STREET CAPITAL, INNOVATEDMV ADVANCED MINORITY BUSINESS PARTICIPATION, FACILITATED ACCESS TO CAPITAL, AND CONNECTED 72 FOUNDERS WITH 25 FUNDERS. THE PROGRAM ALSO LAUNCHED THE INNOVATEDMV WEBSITE, CONDUCTED REGIONAL GAP ASSESSMENTS USING INNOVATIVE VOICE-ENABLED SURVEYS, AND DEVELOPED SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES TO CONTINUE DRIVING INNOVATION, INCLUSION, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BEYOND THE GRANT LIFECYCLE.

  Expenses $860,690

• OTHER

  Expenses $1,116,493

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $17,430,772

  Expenses

  $16,674,194

  Contributions

  $17,350,926

  Grants paid

  $10,251,384

• 2023

  Revenue

  $14,082,305

  Expenses

  $14,722,148

  Contributions

  $14,032,003

  Grants paid

  $8,566,179

• 2022

  Revenue

  $17,955,035

  Expenses

  $18,038,354

  Contributions

  $17,948,427

  Grants paid

  $13,100,328

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $15,311,234

  Expenses

  $14,443,341

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,718,790

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $13,875,937

  Expenses

  $13,741,605

  Assets (EOY)

  $6,298,610

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $9,852,960

  Expenses

  $11,014,261

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,698,962

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $8,073,444

  Expenses

  $8,434,660

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,541,702

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $7,226,086

  Expenses

  $4,000,509

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,620,885

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,062,768

  Expenses

  $2,911,096

  Assets (EOY)

  $674,794

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,923,499

  Expenses

  $1,562,787

  Assets (EOY)

  $623,611

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $788,429

  Expenses

  $1,522,925

  Assets (EOY)

  $312,859

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $649,206

  Expenses

  $1,430,995

  Assets (EOY)

  $861,393

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $1,304,100

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,364,893

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

• IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

  $3,292,978

  2024 · SUBAWARD

• UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

  $3,150,087

  2022 · SUBAWARD

• UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

  $2,918,553

  2023 · SUBAWARD

• NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

  $2,729,842

  2024 · SUBAWARD

• NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

  $2,288,994

  2022 · SUBAWARD

• UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

  $2,155,554

  2024 · SUBAWARD

• IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

  $2,135,306

  2022 · SUBAWARD

• IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

  $1,288,887

  2023 · SUBAWARD

• NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

  $1,269,765

  2023 · SUBAWARD

• RICE UNIVERSITY

  $1,023,098

  2022 · SUBAWARD

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

  $9,695,666

  2022 · SUB-AWARD

• NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

  $8,211,731

  2023 · SUB-AWARD

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $50,000

  2024 · EDUCATION

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

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