Ignite Health Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Corporation is organized and is operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code of 1986, as amended. More specifically, the Corporation is operated exclusively to carry out the charitable and educational purposes of organizations engaged in activities designed to further gender parity in the healthcare industry ("Supported Organizations") and to make grants to the Supported Organizations, with such grants specifically limited to use exclusively for the charitable and educational activities of the Supported Organizations.
- Income
- $4,867
- Spending
- $46,833
- Reserves
- 0.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 82%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $42,300 spent. Contracted with Neekta Hamidi to serve part-time as the Partnerships and Programs Lead in North Texas announced on LinkedIn January 14, 2025.
- Involvement in regional ecosystem activities: 1)Participated in Women's Summit, Dallas Startup Week on August 6th and attended other events on the 7th. 2) Participated in Executive Women in Bio Event February 25, 2025, at BioLabs.
- $3,728 spent. Ignite's Q3 update in our Series, Innovation in Uncertain Times held on October 8, 2025 at Pegasus Park. Nine months into a year of policy changes, funding cuts, and a cooling early-stage investment market, uncertainty is reshaping the path for founders and investors alike. But within this turbulence, new opportunities are emerging. From our previous conversations in Houston and Denver, we've learned about new strategies health system leaders, innovators, and investors are now pursuing, how organizations and investors are reprioritizing, and that innovation is not slowing down! October 8th at Pegasus Park, Ignite hosted a fireside chat with innovators and investors who are navigating today's realities and sharing where they see continued challenges as well as some bright spots ahead. Panel included: Sandra Saldana Nouri, PhD, MBA, CEO & Co-Founder, Alva Health, Inc., James Wang, Founder, Mimosa Ventures, Kim Schwartz, Managing Director, US Health Tech Lead, Accenture, Emily Coskey, Associate, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, and Moderator: Ayse McCracken, Founder, Ignite. Attendees: 53. LinkedIn Post Overall reach: 5,937. Additional sponsor: Pfizer
- Fundraising Efforts: Submitted 7 applications for continued financial support.
- Ignite's Golden Ticket, North Texas Program on May 8, 2025 at Pegasus Park. Applicant pool: 37 startups. Selected: 7 startups. Program included Meet & Greet for founders, Flash Mentoring Sessions and Pitch Coaching, Golden Ticket, North Texas Pitch Competition was held at Pegasus Park on May 8, 2025. Judges: Kim Schwartz, Managing Director, US Health Tech Lead, Accenture o James Springfield, President, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Texas o Wendy Smith, DSC, MHA, Managing Partner, AON o Ezekiel Fink, MD, Medical Director of Pain, Houston Methodist o Laura Medford-Davis, MD, Partner, McKinsey o Christine Spraker, Founder and Partner, co-foundHER, and Trey Bowles, Founder and Managing Director, BIG (Big Investment Group). Attendees: 96. Winners: Danguole Altman, CEO, Cx Precision Medicine (Fort Worth), Lauren Gage, CEO and Founder, Triplemoon (Dallas), Margo Harrison, MD, CEO and Founder, Wave Bye (Denver) - all now participating in Ignite's Accelerator 2025 Program. Golden Ticket | North Texas Pitch Competition Overall reach of LinkedIn posts: 19,762. (Program costs covered in-kind by Lyda Hill Philanthropies)
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2023.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Foundation Health LLC (Fairbanks, AK), EIN 81-3021580. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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