Ignite Center
Through a new christ-centered life of discipline, prayer, praise, worship and serving, assist, men and women break free from their hopeless, meaningless, tired existence into a holy calling.
Ignite Center at a glance
In short: Ignite Center reported $2K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $2,243 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -85.0% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $23,614
- +50.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $299,515
- +1.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $206,815
- -31.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Ignite Center funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2025) to $56K (2019). In 2025 it reported $2K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ignite City Church East Chicago, IN | To assist the organization in meeting its pruposeto assist the organization in meeting its purpose | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $23,614 | $299,515 | $206,815 | $2,243 | Total only | — |
| 2024 | $15,662 | $293,790 | $299,811 | $15,000 | 1 | — |
| 2023 | $43,618 | $207,665 | $350,074 | $22,338 | Total only | — |
| 2022 | $141,635 | $240,499 | $264,184 | $7,452 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | $255,938 | $242,458 | $244,416 | $4,208 | Total only | — |
| 2020 | $228,805 | $180,312 | $161,534 | $19,192 | 1 | — |
| 2019 | $204,974 | $246,966 | $244,648 | $56,457 | 1 | $2 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Ignite Center
Based on IRS filings
Ignite Center is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in East Chicago, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $24K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $2K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ignite Center is led by Jose Gonzalez, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jose Gonzalez
President
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$42K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Meagan Gonzalez
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
$19K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Clay Carballo
Secritary
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Danny Gonzalez (2023–2024) — Secritary
- Former: Tomas Garcia (2019–2022) — Secritary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $5K, to Jose Gonzalez (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Ignite Center
How much does Ignite Center give each year?
Ignite Center reported $2K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $15K across 1 grant.
How large is Ignite Center?
Ignite Center reported $24K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $300K.
What is Ignite Center?
Ignite Center is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in East Chicago, IN. It holds $24K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Ignite Center operate?
Ignite Center has awarded grants in Illinois, Indiana, Texas.
What is Ignite Center's EIN?
Ignite Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-1609232. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 28, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 12, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 2, 2026)
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