Nonprofit · EIN 45-3943413
US IGNITE INC
Also known as US IGNITE
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $17,430,772 | $16,674,194 | $756,578 | $4,420,957 | $1,326,347 | $3,094,610 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $14,082,305 | $14,722,148 | -$639,843 | $4,120,667 | $1,782,635 | $2,338,032 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $17,350,926
- of which government grants
- $16,691,687
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $79,846
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $10,251,384
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $778,409
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,877,757
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,142,893
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $14,773
- Accounting fees
- $77,221
- Occupancy
- $98,950
- Travel
- $146,288
- Program services (functional)
- $15,406,441
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,208,568
- Fundraising (functional)
- $59,185
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,120,667
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,420,957
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,326,347
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,094,610
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,034,610
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $60,000
- Gross receipts
- $17,430,772
- Employees
- 26
- Volunteers
- 7
- Year formed
- 2011
- State of legal domicile
- DE
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICHOLAS MAYNARD | CEO AND PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $306,530 | $6,187 |
| HANI ALMASOUD | TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGER Key employee | 40 | $191,818 | $12,594 |
| ERIC WERNER | PROGRAM DIRECTOR & BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 40 | $185,181 | $17,099 |
| EVERARD DAVENPORT | SMART COMMUNITIES DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $156,500 | $12,660 |
| PRAVEEN ASHOK KUMAR | BIG DATA PROGRAM MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $155,000 | $10,562 |
| MARI SILBEY | PAWR PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $156,500 | $6,982 |
| RYAN GUILD | SMART BASSES PROGRAM DEVELOPER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,650 | $8,081 |
| MOJDEH SADAT M MOGHADDAM | PROGRAM MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,750 | $8,307 |
| WILLIAM WALLACE | EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $59,000 | $0 |
| DEB SOCIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CELIA MERZBACKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEV GONICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GLENN RICART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MARCELLIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RENATA RAWLINGS-GOSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH KOCHAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY JEMISON | SECRETARY AND ASSISTANT TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| DOROTHY ROBYN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN LEIBOVITZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICHOLAS MAYNARD | CEO AND PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $300,000 | $1,200 |
| HANI ALMASOUD | TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGER Key employee | 40 | $191,318 | $28,959 |
| ERIC WERNER | SMART BASES PROGRAM DIRECT Trustee or director | 40 | $181,060 | $27,367 |
| EVERARD DAVENPORT | SMART COMMUNITIES DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,000 | $17,757 |
| PRAVEEN ASHOK KUMAR | BIG DATA PROGRAM MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,000 | $16,841 |
| MARI SILBEY | PAWR PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,000 | $0 |
| RYAN GUILD | SMART BASSES PROGRAM DEVELOPER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,000 | $4,989 |
| SAYED ZEWARI | FINANCE MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,300 | $21,131 |
| WILLIAM WALLACE | EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $96,000 | $31,075 |
| CELIA MERZBACKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEB SOCIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOROTHY ROBYN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GLENN RICART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN LEIBOVITZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH KOCHAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEV GONICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MARCELLIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY JEMISON | SECRETARY AND ASSISTANT TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| RENATA RAWLINGS-GOSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1150 18TH ST NW STE 900, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-3846
- In care of
- % JOSEPH KOCHAN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- NICHOLAS MAYNARD, 1150 18TH STREET NW 750, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
- Signed the 990
- NICHOLAS MAYNARD, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Phone
- (202) 899-3231
- Website
- WWW.US-IGNITE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CBIZ ADVISORS LLC
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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
- OTHERExpenses $1,116,493
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 45-3943413
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B90)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,420,957
- Income (IRS master file)
- $17,430,772
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $17,430,772 | $16,674,194 | $4,420,957 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $14,082,305 | $14,722,148 | $4,120,667 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $17,955,035 | $18,038,354 | $6,215,967 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 45-3943413).
Questions about US IGNITE INC
- What is the EIN of US IGNITE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of US IGNITE INC is 45-3943413.
- Is US IGNITE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
- Are donations to US IGNITE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does US IGNITE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of US IGNITE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did US IGNITE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of US IGNITE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names NICHOLAS MAYNARD.
- Who are the officers and directors of US IGNITE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 19 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $306,530 (NICHOLAS MAYNARD, CEO AND PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does US IGNITE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $17,430,772, expenses of $16,674,194 and total assets of $4,420,957 at year end.
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