US Ignite Inc
Donations deductibleUS Ignite Inc's network
12 people2 organisationsi12 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
12 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Wallace Chair | Executive Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Celia Merzbacker | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| DEB Socia | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Dorothy Robyn | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Eric Werner | Program Director & Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Glenn Ricart | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| John Leibovitz | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Joseph Kochan | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| LEV Gonick | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michael Marcellin (also filed as Mike Marcellin) | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Nancy Jemison | Secretary and Assistant Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Renata Rawlings-Goss | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
12 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Werner | Program Director | 2020 |
| Everard Davenport | Smart Communities Director | since 2019 |
| Hani Almasoud | Technical Program Manager | since 2023 |
| Joseph Kochan | Treasurer | since 2018 |
| Mari Silbey | Sr. Dir. of Partnerships/Outreach | since 2019 |
| Meghan Histand | Dir. of Program Operations | since 2019 |
| Mojdeh Sadat M Moghaddam | Program Manager | 2024 |
| Nicholas Maynard | Chief Strategy Officer | since 2018 |
| Praveen Ashok Kumar | Big Data Program Manager | since 2020 |
| Ryan Guild | Smart Basses Program Developer | since 2023 |
| Sayed Zewari | Finance Manager | 2023 |
| Scott Turnbull | Director of Technology | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Maynard | CEO and President | 40 | $307k | $6k | |
| Hani Almasoud | Technical Program Manager | 40 | $192k | $13k | |
| Eric Werner | Program Director & Board Member | 40 | $185k | $17k | |
| Everard Davenport | Smart Communities Director | 40 | $157k | $13k | |
| Mari Silbey | Pawr Program Director | 40 | $157k | $7k | |
| Praveen Ashok Kumar | Big Data Program Manager | 40 | $155k | $11k | |
| Ryan Guild | Smart Basses Program Developer | 40 | $136k | $8k | |
| Mojdeh Sadat M Moghaddam | Program Manager | 40 | $132k | $8k | |
| William Wallace | Executive Chairman | 30 | $59k | ||
| Deb Socia | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Celia Merzbacker | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lev Gonick | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Glenn Ricart | Board Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Michael Marcellin | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Renata Rawlings-Goss | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joseph Kochan | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nancy Jemison | Secretary and Assistant Treasurer | 40 | $0 | ||
| Dorothy Robyn | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Leibovitz | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- US Ignite Inc
- EIN
- 453943413
- Address
- 1150 18th St Nw Ste 900, Washington, DC, 20036-3846
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- Us ignite, inc. Is a nonprofit organization formed to promote US. 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... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B90 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2011
- Principal officer
- Nicholas Maynard (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2012
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsWilliam Wallace
≥8years on the filingsDorothy Robyn
≥8years on the filingsGlenn Ricart
≥8years on the filingsLEV Gonick
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $4.4m
- Total liabilities
- $1.3m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $17.4m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $10.3m
- Employees
- 26
- Volunteers
- 7
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $17.4m | $16.7m | $757k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
13 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa State University of Science and Technology | $3.3m | |
| North Carolina State University | $2.7m | |
| University of Utah | $2.2m | |
| Northeastern University | $925k | |
| Rice University | $453k | |
| Wireless Research Center of North Carolina | $292k | |
| Mississippi State University | $103k | |
| The Ohio State University | $76k | |
| City of San Jose | $75k | |
| The State University of New Jersey (Rutgers) | $72k | |
| International Computer Science Institute | $44k | |
| The Regents of the University of California Irvine | $22k | |
| Texas Southern University | $7k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Us Ignite, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Foreign Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 11 July 2012
- Registered agent
- Corporation Service Company (city and state not held)