2015-07-22T02:15:14-05:00 2014-12-31 521511275 RAFFA PC 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 900 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2014-01-01 453943413 US IGNITE INC USIG 2023659219 1200 18TH STREET NW NO 810 WASHINGTON DC 20036 JOSEPH KOCHAN SECRETARY/TREASURER/COO 2023659219 2015-07-22 1 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2028225000 2015-07-20 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z WILLIAM WALLACE 1200 18TH STREET NW NO 810 WASHINGTON DC 20036 788429 0 X WWW.US-IGNITE.ORG X 2011 DE PROMOTES U.S. LEADERSHIP IN APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES FOR ULTRA-FAST BROADBAND NETWORKS. 9 7 3 7 0 0 631604 658759 17524 129644 78 26 0 0 649206 788429 30027 1000 0 0 791027 713933 2688 0 137952 607253 807992 1430995 1522925 -781789 -734496 861393 312859 283372 469334 578021 -156475 X US IGNITE, INC. IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FORMED TO PROMOTE U.S. LEADERSHIP IN DEVELOPING APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES FOR ULTRA-FAST BROADBAND NETWORKS. 0 0 1228226 1000 129644 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 FOSTERS THE CREATION OF NOVEL APPLICATIONS AND DIGITAL EXPERIENCES THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO TRANSFORM AREAS OF NATIONAL PRIORITY SUCH AS HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION AND JOB SKILLS TRAINING, PUBLIC SAFETY, ENERGY, AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING. THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY (OSTP) AND THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) INITIATED THE CONCEPT THAT FORMS THE BASIS FOR US IGNITE'S ACTIVITIES AND WORKS WITH US IGNITE TO FURTHER THESE PURPOSES. US IGNITE SERVES AS A COORDINATING ORGANIZATION AND A CLEARING HOUSE FOR NETWORK, FUNDERS, AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS EFFORT. US IGNITE DIRECTS CONTRIBUTIONS OF NETWORK EQUIPMENT TO MUNICIPAL, CARRIER, AND RESEARCH INSTITUTION NETWORKS TO GIVE THEM ACCESS TO ADVANCED NETWORKING.IN 2014, US IGNITE HELD ITS SECOND ANNUAL APPLICATION SUMMIT ON THE CAMPUS OF JUNIPER NETWORKS IN SILICON VALLEY, FEATURING 20+ NEW APPLICATIONS. US IGNITE'S NEW COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY EXCHANGE (CCX) DATABASE RECORDED 60 TOTAL APPLICATIONS UNDERWAY AT THE END OF 2014. US IGNITE ALSO HELPED LAUNCH NEW COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS IN FLINT, MI (FLINT IGNITE), RED WING, MN (RED WING IGNITE) AND BURLINGTON, VT (BTV IGNITE). US IGNITE ALSO DEVELOPED A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE'S NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST). THIS PARTNERSHIP, CALLED THE GLOBAL CITY TEAMS CHALLENGE, RESULTED IN OVER 50 TEAMS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY DEMONSTRATING SMART CITY/INTERNET OF THINGS APPLICATIONS AT AN EVENT IN WASHINGTON, DC. 1228226 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 41 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X JOSEPH KOCHAN 2023659219 1200 18TH STREET NW NO 810 WASHINGTON DC 20036 WILLIAM WALLACE PRESIDENT/CEO 40.00 X X 192000 0 3315 GLENN RICART CTO/VP, CONSULTANT 40.00 X 215994 0 0 LEV GONICK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICK HITCHCOCK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID LAMBERT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE MARCELLIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB METCALFE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BEN MOSKOWITZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN SPRADLEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH KOCHAN COO/VP/SECRETARY/TREASURER 40.00 X 192000 0 15548 599994 0 18863 3 0 1 0 GLENN RICART 16 EAST CHURCHILL DRIVE SALT LAKE CITY UT 84103 BUSINESS CONSULTING SERVICES 215994 FISSION STRATEGY PO BOX 128 MILL VALLEY CA 94942 BUSINESS CONSULTING SERVICES 139430 2 315108 343651 658759 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 900009 129644 129644 129644 26 26 788429 129644 0 26 X 1000 1000 618857 326917 207940 84000 66667 43266 13624 9777 2564 2384 88 92 25845 13650 8438 3757 6227 6227 64581 64581 405825 301113 104712 513 513 70467 66936 3531 25085 6375 18710 208086 172896 25742 9448 951 951 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 15000 15000 MISCELLANEOUS 10307 5743 4564 TRAINING 950 950 G & A ALLOCATION 0 286996 -317874 30878 1522925 1228226 156747 137952 175241 177301 10014 1000 672288 87111 36872 200 5575 3650 5000 861393 312859 283372 469334 283372 469334 X -35718 -233569 613739 77094 578021 -156475 861393 312859 -734496 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 250000 2279807 631604 492279 3653690 250000 2279807 631604 492279 3653690 1890328 1763362 417 78 26 521 3654211 311177 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 788429 0 788429 0 788429 1522925 0 1522925 0 1522925 PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014, US IGNITE HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10 INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. X 1 GLENN RICART 16 EAST CHURCHILL DRIVE SALT LAKE CITY UT 84103 GENERAL FUNDRAISING 0 0 21495 -21495 21495 -21495 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WILLIAM WALLACE PRESIDENT/CEO 192000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3315 0 195315 0 0 0 GLENN RICART CTO/VP, CONSULTANT 215994 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 215994 0 0 0 JOSEPH KOCHAN COO/VP/SECRETARY/TREASURER 192000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15548 0 207548 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B US IGNITE DID NOT DOCUMENT ANY MEETING MINUTES FOR ALL THE COMMITTEES THAT ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY RAFFA, P.C., AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM, AND REVIEWED BY ALL MEMBERS OF US IGNITE'S GOVERNING BODY BEFORE FILING THE FEDERAL FORM 990 WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS, AS WELL AS THE EMPLOYEES, SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON: - HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, - HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, - HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND - UNDERSTANDS US IGNITE IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. TO ENSURE US IGNITE OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, PERIODIC REVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 US IGNITE'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED AN ANNUAL BUDGET AND COMPENSATION INFORMATION FOR US IGNITE STAFF. INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE NOMINATED AN AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE TO FURTHER REVIEW THIS INFORMATION FOR 2014 AND TO BENCHMARK IT AGAINST SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 US IGNITE MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G BUSINESS CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 301,113. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 101,403. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 402,516. PAYROLL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,309. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,309.