Ignite Academy FY2022 filing

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Defiance, OH501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 81-5483297Revenue $548K in FY2022

On file with the IRSdefiancedreamcenter.orgPo Box 27, 43512-0027 · Defiance, OHTax-exempt since Jul 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To reach people with the love of Christ by meeting both physical and spiritual needs. This is accomplished by assisting men and women, who are facing hard times, with overcoming hunger, poverty, addiction, and abuse

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$90K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $11K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $34K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$548K
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$436K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$277K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$548K
FY2022▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$195K
FY2021$446K
FY2022$548K
FY2023$410K
FY2024$382K
FY2025$397K
Expenses
$436K
FY2022▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$412K
FY2021$361K
FY2022$436K
FY2023$427K
FY2024$452K
FY2025$357K
Net assets
$277K
FY2022▲ +69%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$78K
FY2021$163K
FY2022$277K
FY2023$260K
FY2024$190K
FY2025$230K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2017.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $316K Management & general 27% · $119K Fundraising 0% · $60

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Ce
$89,527Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

William Lammers’s $90K as President/Ce is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
William Lammers$89,527$87,000$93,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps people facing hardship overcome hunger, poverty, addiction, and abuse with Christ's love.

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2 programs · $306K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Partners with various organizations and businesses to equip and train students with skilled trades training to put them in a position to succeed in the workplace and their personal life. While learning hands on skills the students are also immersed in learning opportunities that develop character, teach life skills and help them…

$257Kprogram expense
02

Provided an outreach program to serve low income neighborhoods by setting up a site in the same place on the first saturday of each month. We would provide food, games, resources, and hygiene products to those who are in need. Ignite student academy is the key outreach initiative focused on reaching defiance county students.

$50Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$34K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$548K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$548K
Money outPt IX
$436K
Ln 25
Programscol B$316K
Managementcol C$119K
Fundraisingcol D$60
Owns and owesPt X
$277K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$261K
Total assetsLn 16$285K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$548K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$5K
Total revenueLn 12$548K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$261K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$261K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$24K
Total assetsLn 16$285K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$277K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6878
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$130K$261K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$39K$24K
Total assetsLn 16$169K$285K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$163K$277K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$81K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$37K$37K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$140$81$59
Office expensesLn 13$25K$2K$23K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$167$2K
TravelLn 17$9K$8K$202
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$1K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$200K$198K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$14K$2K$60
Total functional expensesLn 25$436K$316K$119K$60

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $397K$357K$40K$230K 990 PDF
FY2024 $382K$452K−$70K$190K 990 PDF
FY2023 $410K$427K−$17K$260K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $548K$436K$112K$277K 990 PDF
FY2021 $446K$361K$85K$163K 990 PDF
FY2020 $195K$412K−$217K$78K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $547,565 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $459,095$547,805
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$13,001−$240
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $446,094$547,565
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,300$2,500
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $126,844$144,799
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $229,067$288,487
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $361,211$435,786
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $84,883$111,779
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $547,565 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$5,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$542,805
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,200
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$547,805
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$240
VIII-12 Total revenue$547,565
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $435,786 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,500$2,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,574 · Management $8,953$89,527
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $36,962$36,962
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $12,024$12,024
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $6,286$6,286
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,523$3,523
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,698$9,698
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,181$1,181
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $81 · Management $59$140
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,651 · Management $23,410$25,061
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $167 · Management $1,625$1,792
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,345 · Management $202$8,547
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,291 · Management $2,326$3,617
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,103$10,103
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,224$8,224
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $197,585 · Management $2,750$200,335
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,108 · Management $2,098 · Fundraising $60$16,266
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $316,405 · Management $119,321 · Fundraising $60$435,786
Part X · Balance sheet $285,235 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $130,205$261,228
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $38,610$24,007
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $168,815$285,235
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,447$8,688
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,447$8,688
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $163,368$276,547
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $163,368$276,547
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $168,815$285,235
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $276,547 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$547,565
XI-2 Total expenses$435,786
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$111,779
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$163,368
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,400
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$276,547

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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