EIN 47-4834387

Ignite Afterschool

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
5
Year formed
2014
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Ignite Afterschool is a non-profit organization founded in 2014 with a mission to unite Minnesota's afterschool community and strengthen afterschool programs through partnership, education, and advocacy. In 2022, the organization led advocacy and issue education work focused on highlighting geography, race, and income-based access gaps to high quality afterschool and summer learning programs across the state. They also worked to share how funding through the Afterschool program can address these gaps.
Total revenues
$4,173,370
2022
Total expenses
$4,070,466
2022
Total assets
$1,995,924
2022
Num. employees
5
2022

Program areas at Ignite Afterschool

In 2022, Ignite Afterschool led advocacy and issue education work focused on highlighting geography, race, and income-based access gaps to high quality afterschool and summer learning programs across the state and shared how funding through the Afterschool Community Learning Grant program can close access gaps. Ignite convened and facilitated a Policy Coordinating Council that meets monthly with over 15 organizations. In addition, Ignite Afterschool partnered with two other organizations to launch the Equitable Summer Learning research project which documented how school districts and community organizations used Covid relief funds during the summer of 2021. The final report was released through a webinar and documented innovations, what worked, what didn't and what can be improved to strengthen community-school partnerships to improve summer learning. The organization also supported 7 organizations to hold Lights on Afterschool celebrations and program site visits that were attended by 11 legislators and many other stakeholders in their community. Ignite Afterschool also supported professional development and continuous program improvement resources for Minnesota's afterschool community. Aligned with the national Million Girls Moonshot Initiative, Ignite facilitated a STEM Community of Practice for approximately 11 organizations that met monthly for training and peer sharing focused on topics like fostering an engineering mindset; role models, mentors and families; equity; and STEM Pathways and Transition. Ignite Afterschool facilitates a continuous program improvement coordinating council of 11 partner organizations that worked to rebuild participation in our annual M3 Continuous Program Improvement process after the Covid-19 pandemic. We grew from 25 organizations participating in 2021 to 40 organizations and 254 people engaged in continuous improvement in 2022. Ignite supported five organizations through a Community of Practice to pilot a new Summer Continuous Improvement process and gathered lessons learned. We also led training associated with Believe It. Build It., Minnesota's Guide to Effective Afterschool practices for AmeriCorps members. In partnership and systems building work, Ignite Afterschool sat on a planning and launch work group with six other organizations to envision a MN STEM Ecosystem initiative. Ignite received a $400,000 congressionally directed earmark to support launch of this new initiative and, working with partners, leveraged an additional $100,000 from corporate partners for a 2023 launch. The organization entered into a new agreement with the Minnesota Department of Human Services to design a new school-age care accreditation and continuous improvement process and began planning for an interim school-age care program. Lastly, in 2021 Ignite was tapped by the Minnesota Department of Education to administer $13.2M in federal Covid relief funds targeted to nonprofit organizations for afterschool programs. In 2022, Ignite supported a cohort of 21 nonprofit grantees by providing all grant administration, performance monitoring, professional development and capacity building functions. This included virtual performance monitoring visits, quarterly virtual peer-sharing and professional development offerings and a two-day capacity building retreat for grantees.
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Who funds Ignite Afterschool

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Charles Stewart Mott FoundationTo Support A Statewide Afterschool Network To Ensure the Availability and Expansion of School-Linked Quality Afterschool and Summer Learning Opportunities That Meet the Needs of Underserved Youth.$175,000
Minnesota Council on FoundationsTo Support Nonprofit Intermediaries Re-Granting Public Dollars$70,000
The Sheltering Arms FoundationStrategic Opp. Fund$10,000
...and 2 more grants received

Personnel at Ignite Afterschool

NameTitleCompensation
Kari Dennisen CunnenExecutive Director$80,728
Ann Marie DegrootPresident and Board Chair / Board Chair and Director$0
Terryl BrummPast Treasurer / Director$0
Christine GanzlinSecretary$7,162
Jack TamblePast Treasurer$0
...and 1 more key personnel

Financials for Ignite Afterschool

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$4,136,894
Program services$34,095
Investment income and dividends$2,381
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$4,173,370

Form 990s for Ignite Afterschool

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-08-18990View PDF
2021-122022-07-29990View PDF
2020-122021-06-01990View PDF
2019-122020-09-04990View PDF
2018-122019-07-23990View PDF
...and 2 more Form 990s

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Data update history
December 28, 2023
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $175,000 from Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
October 8, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
October 7, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
September 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $85,000 from Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
August 21, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsEducational service providersCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Provides grantsLobbyingState / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
Address
1400 Van Buren St Ne Suite 203
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Metro area
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
County
Hennepin County, MN
Website URL
igniteafterschool.org/ 
Phone
(651) 644-5836
IRS details
EIN
47-4834387
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2014
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B90: Educational Services
NAICS code, primary
611710: Educational Support Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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