New York · Nonprofit
FUTURES IGNITE INC
FUTURES IGNITE INC (New York) receives grants from 48 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,419,608 to it, the largest being THE SIMONS FOUNDATION INC ($420,000). 26 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.7M
- Funders on record
- 48
- Grants received
- $3.4M
- Net assets
- $374k
What Futures Ignite Inc does
Mission
We amplify youth and community power by inspiring, guiding, and advocating for youth to determine their college, career, and leadership futures.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Futures ignite operates school-based civic science and environmental leadership programs that engage students in hands-on stem learning connected to real community challenges. Through initiatives such as the green corridor program, students participate in environmental research, fieldwork, and community-based projects focused on issues such as air quality, climate resilience, and environmental justice.the program is supported by a network of more than 50 partner institutions, including colleges and universities, research institutions, community organizations, urban planners, architects, and city government agencies. These partnerships provide students with access to real-world expertise, mentorship, and applied learning opportunities that connect classroom science to professional practice.to date, more than 1000 students have participated in civic science leadership programming, and 90% of participating students report increased leadership skills and confidence as a result of their involvement. Through these experiences, students build stem knowledge, develop leadership capacity, and expand awareness of college and career pathways in science, environmental, and public service…
$787,030 spentof which $30,680 as grants67% of program spendingFutures ignite provides comprehensive college and career advising to all students at partner public high schools in the bronx and upper manhattan. Working in close partnership with school leadership, futures ignite helps ensure an advising ratio of approximately one postsecondary counselor for every 40 students, significantly expanding access to individualized guidance in schools where counselor-to-student ratios often exceed national recommendations.advisors support students and families through college applications, financial aid, and postsecondary planning, and work with students who qualify for opportunity programs at new york state colleges and universitiesprograms that provide additional academic and financial support and are associated with higher persistence and graduation rates. Approximately 85% of futures ignite students qualify for these programs, and the organization works closely with students to ensure they are matched with institutions where they can succeed.futures ignite also supports students pursuing professional pathways and alternatives to four-year college, helping match students with credential programs, training opportunities, military service, or…
$379,511 spent32% of program spendingFutures ignite connects students and recent graduates to career-connected learning opportunities, internships, and early career pathways through partnerships with universities, nonprofit organizations, and industry professionals. Students participate in paid internships, civic science leadership roles, and career exploration programs that build professional skills and expose them to fields such as environmental science, public health, urban planning, and community advocacy.through programs connected to the green corridor and civic science leadership initiatives, students engage in pre-college experiences, internships, and mentorship with partner organizations that help them explore professional pathways and build networks. Futures ignite also operates alumni bridge programming, which provides support to graduates as they transition from high school into college, credential programs, military service, or the workforce. This includes guidance during the first year after high school, connections to internships and early job opportunities, and continued mentorship to help alumni successfully launch their postsecondary and professional pathways.
$2,518 spent0% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,169,059.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $436k to $880k (+102%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 3% · 2021 3% · 2022 2% · 2023 9% · 2024 13% · 2025 20%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of FUTURES IGNITE INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Molly Delano
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 20 funders, grant income rose $26k → $652k.
10 of 48 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 21% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of FUTURES IGNITE INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 48 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
FUTURES IGNITE INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 12% of grant income, and it takes 6 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 6 funders to its left
47% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund FUTURES IGNITE INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 58% · 2018 42% · 2019 35% · 2020 46% · 2021 24% · 2022 27% · 2023 34% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
30% of FUTURES IGNITE INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 54% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
88% of FUTURES IGNITE INC's grant income comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $727k arriving through sponsors registered in 7 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
FUTURES IGNITE INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 7,349 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,349 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like FUTURES IGNITE INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
67% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
76%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FUTURES IGNITE INC?
- FUTURES IGNITE INC (New York) receives grants from 48 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,419,608 to it, the largest being THE SIMONS FOUNDATION INC ($420,000). 26 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does FUTURES IGNITE INC have?
- IRS filings report 48 organizations giving $3,419,608 in grants to FUTURES IGNITE INC, 26 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FUTURES IGNITE INC?
- THE SIMONS FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $420,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FUTURES IGNITE INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 48 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing