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IGNITE ORG

EIN 36-2867274 CHICAGO, IL

Revenue 2024
$5,859,671
Expenses 2024
$5,670,239

Program services were 59.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P300
Classification
1200
Street
180 N MICHIGAN AVE STE 1900

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

Mission

TO BUILD COMMUNITY, HOPE, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUTH WHO ARE HOMELESS BY ADDRESSING THEIR IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND HELPING THEM ACHIEVE INDEPENDENCE AND STABLE HOUSING.

  • RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS - THE BRONZEVILLE YOUTH SHELTER IS AN EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR MINOR YOUTH, AGES 14-17, THAT PROVIDES A SAFE AND HEALING ENVIRONMENT WITH A GOAL TO REUNITE THESE YOUTH WITH THEIR FAMILIES OR GUARDIANS, IF SAFE AND APPROPRIATE, OR TO SECURE ALTERNATIVE LIVING ARRANGEMENTS. BELFORT HOUSE IS A TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM FOR YOUTH, AGES 17-23, WHERE RESIDENTS STAY FOR UP TO 18 MONTHS AND CREATE INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS PLANS TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS, WHILE THEY MOVE TOWARD ATTAINING AUTONOMY, EMPLOYMENT, AND THEIR OWN HOUSING. CASSA IS THE AGENCY'S INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM FOR YOUTH AGES 18-24, WHERE ADULTS LIVE IN THEIR OWN APARTMENTS FOR UP TO TWO YEARS WHILE STILL MAINTAINING ACCESS TO CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, WITH THE GOAL OF TAKING OVER THE APARTMENT LEASE AS THE TWO YEAR LIMIT EXPIRES.

    Expenses $2,650,667 · Grants $243,132 · Revenue $48,084

  • OUTREACH, PREVENTION, AND AFTERCARE - THESE PROGRAMS MEET THE IMMEDIATE BASIC NEEDS OF YOUTH AND PROVIDE CRISIS INTERVENTION WHILE CONNECTING YOUTH WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES, INCLUDING THE FULL COMPLEMENT OF IGNITE SERVICES. CLIENTS RANGE IN AGE FROM 12-24 AND CAN ACCESS CRISIS COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, REFERRALS AND ACCESS TO A RANGE OF SUPPORT SERVICES VIA 24/7 HOTLINE, STREET AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH, THE AGENCY'S DROP-IN CENTER AND AFTERCARE SERVICES.

    Expenses $585,497

  • SUPPORTIVE SERVICES - ALL YOUTH CONNECTED TO IGNITE RECEIVE WHOLE HEALTH COUNSELING, EDUCATION, ACCESS TO AN ON-SITE MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN. AND REFERRALS FOR PRIMARY AND PREVENTATIVE CARE, MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING, AND MORE EDUCATION SUPPORT RESOURCES AND ACADEMIC ASSESSMENTS ARE PROVIDED ON SITE. YOUTH RECEIVE INDIVIDUALIZED ATTENTION, ADVOCACY, ENCOURAGEMENT, STUDY SKILLS, TUTORING, AND REFERRALS TO ALTERNATIVE AND/OR TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS. THE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM SUPPORTS YOUTH WHO HAVE LIMITED JOB SKILLS AND WORK HISTORY WITH AN INTENSIVE PORGRAM TO DEVELOP JOB READINESS. YOUTH WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT WORK EXPERIENCE ARE OFFERED GUIDANCE IN JOB SEARCHES, PLACEMENT, AND RETENTION. THE AGENCY ALSO OFFERS RECREATION ACTIVITIES TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE IDENTIFY HEALTHY, POSITIVE OUTLETS, DEVELOP INTERPERSONAL SKILL, SELF-ESTEEM, AND PURPOSE AS THEY TRANSITION TO INDEPENDENT ADULTS.

    Expenses $110,561

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.

  • EMILY DRAKE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • AMY GRIMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • JAMES BYRD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • JOSEPH WASHBURN

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LINDSAY MULLEN

    CHAIRPERSON EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOCELYN WOODARDS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • R DELACY PETERS JR

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BONNIE MASTERMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • MICHAEL JACOBSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • ROBERT GEPHARDT

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ELIZABETH HOAG

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • DR STACY RAVIV

    VICE-CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TONYA HOOKS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • KAYE CEILLE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • LORENZO STAMPLEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • LISA BURNETT

    CHIEF ADMINISTRATION OFFIC

    Total calculated
    $114,400
    From this org
    $112,815
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,585
    Hours/week
    40

  • DOUGLAS MOWERY

    CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $106,491
    From this org
    $105,377
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,114
    Hours/week
    40

  • SANGITA SINHA

    CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $91,155
    From this org
    $91,155
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • STEPHANIE PICCIRILLI

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $172,082
    From this org
    $170,831
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,251
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,831
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,251
    Filer's total
    $172,082

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
    $5,859,671
    Expenses
    $5,670,239
    Contributions
    $5,767,414
    Grants paid
    $243,132
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $4,563,156
    Expenses
    $5,089,805
    Contributions
    $4,512,773
    Grants paid
    $78,080
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $4,609,288
    Expenses
    $4,236,205
    Contributions
    $4,650,798
    Grants paid
    $126,557

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
    $4,162,832
    Expenses
    $3,789,313
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,939,460

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,778,362
    Expenses
    $3,434,446
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,058,157

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,615,928
    Expenses
    $3,406,703
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,795,217

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,383,019
    Expenses
    $3,005,476
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,493,330

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,894,895
    Expenses
    $2,783,106
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,278,302

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,761,895
    Expenses
    $2,919,640
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,212,783

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,157,229
    Expenses
    $2,993,559
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,530,876

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,020,312
    Expenses
    $2,932,298
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,455,043

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $2,565,039
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,409,991

  • 2011 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $2,500,081
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,267,622

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

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.