2014-07-07T13:25:14-05:00 2013-12-31 521511275 Raffa PC 1899 L Street NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20036 990 2013-01-01 453943413 US Ignite Inc USIG 2023659219 1200 18th Street NW No 810 Washington DC 20036 Joseph Kochan Secretary/Treasurer/COO 2023659219 2014-07-07 1 Frank H Smith P00639053 2028225000 2014-07-03 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z X William Wallace 1200 18th Street NW No 810 Washington DC 20036 649206 0 X www.us-ignite.org X 2011 DE Promotes U.S. leadership in applications and services for ultra-fast broadband networks. 10 7 3 12 0 0 2279807 631604 224889 17524 417 78 0 0 2505113 649206 0 30027 0 0 530856 791027 74322 2688 179248 698922 607253 1304100 1430995 1201013 -781789 1364893 861393 5083 283372 1359810 578021 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 1098672 30027 17524 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 the GENI (Global Environment for Network Innovation) network.US Ignite conducted its annual event with over 300 participants, hosted in Chicago, Illinois on June 24, 2013. This event brought together stakeholders from academia, government, industry, and local communities to demonstrate applications for next generation networks.US Ignite continued working with innovators and developers on over 30 application development projects in its 10 target communities across the United States. US Ignite brought together academic researchers, local entrepreneurs, and corporate sponsors to initiate development of applications that utilize aspects of high speed networking, software defined networking, and localized cloud computing. 1098672 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 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 27 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 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 48000 0 2191 Joseph Kochan COO/VP/Secretary/Treasurer 40.00 X X 192000 0 10240 Glenn Ricart CTO/VP, Consultant 40.00 X 197976 0 69197 Lev Gonick Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Rick Hitchcock Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Link Hoewing Board Member (Thru 08/2013) 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dave 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 Scot Rourke Board Member (Thru 05/2013) 1.00 X 0 0 0 Susan Spradley Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 437976 0 81628 2 0 1 0 Glenn Ricart 16 East Churchill Drive Salt Lake City UT 84103 Business consulting services 197976 Fission Strategy PO Box 128 Mill Valley CA 94942 Business consulting services 158831 2 174598 457006 631604 Conference regis. 900009 17524 17524 17524 78 78 649206 17524 0 78 X 30027 30027 519604 244827 190028 84749 228122 149053 47852 31217 12030 9226 2804 31271 13643 11316 6312 13649 13649 64879 64879 2688 2688 195116 159346 35770 61441 58490 2951 15634 24 15610 226911 194613 20049 12249 24818 23410 1408 781 737 44 Miscellaneous 4024 3796 228 G & A Allocation 0 211480 -253513 42033 1430995 1098672 153075 179248 189166 175241 100417 10014 1067105 672288 4555 200 3650 3650 1364893 861393 5083 283372 5083 283372 X 302705 -35718 1057105 613739 1359810 578021 1364893 861393 -781789 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 250000 2279807 631604 3161411 250000 2279807 631604 3161411 1894096 1267315 417 78 495 3161906 242413 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 649206 0 649206 0 649206 1430995 0 1430995 0 1430995 Part X, Line 2: For the year ended December 31, 2013, 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 East Churchill Drive Salt Lake City UT 84103 General fundraising 0 0 15630 -15630 15630 -15630 1 Kettering University 1700 University Avenue Flint MI 48504 382410852 501(c)(3) 30027 Purchase price HP Equipment Ensure the labs and classrooms have state-of-the-art equipment, and attract/retain faculty and staff. 1 0 Part I, Line 2: Grants made to organizations are monitored through personal interaction and follow up with the grantee. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joseph Kochan COO/VP/Secretary/Treasurer 192000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10240 0 202240 0 0 0 Glenn Ricart CTO/VP, Consultant 197976 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69197 0 267173 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b US Ignite did not document any meeting minutes for all the commitees 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 Consulting: Program service expenses 159,346. Management and general expenses 34,398. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 193,744. Payroll services: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 1,372. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,372.