2024-05-02T11:46:59-05:00 2023-06-30 873231666 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC 245 PARK AVENUE 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10167 990 2022-07-01 452442373 LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL LAUN 7186046910 1580 DEAN STREET BROOKLYN NY 11213 GEOFFREY ROEHM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7186046910 2024-05-02 1 GEOFFREY ROEHM 999009999 1 GARRETT M HIGGINS P00543209 2122862600 2024-05-01 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z GEOFFREY ROEHM 1580 DEAN STREET BROOKLYN NY 11213 7718263 0 X WWW.LAUNCHSCHOOL.ORG X 2010 NY THE SCHOOL IS BUILT ON TEN DESIGN PRINCIPLES THAT REFLECT THE EDUCATIONAL VALUES AND BELIEFS OF NEW YORK CITY OUTWARD BOUND AND EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING. 11 11 62 11 0 0 1261521 2021833 5666251 5666392 1235 25829 0 4209 6929007 7718263 0 0 0 0 5574067 5196515 0 0 181970 1654240 1689418 7228307 6885933 -299300 832330 2934168 3911462 536173 681997 2397995 3229465 TO PREPARE STUDENTS IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES TO THRIVE IN COLLEGE AND CAREERS BY PROVIDING A PUBLIC EDUCATION ROOTED IN ACTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND POWERFUL CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. 0 0 5963873 0 5666392 THE SCHOOL SERVED APPROXIMATELY 254 STUDENTS IN SIXTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADES LIVING IN BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, CROWN HEIGHTS, AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN BROOKLYN, NY DURING THE 2022-2023 ACADEMIC YEAR. THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH NYC OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOLS, THE SCHOOL IS PART OF AN EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING NETWORK OF OVER 160 MEMBER SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE. 5963873 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 23 0 62 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X GEOFFREY ROEHM 7186046910 1580 DEAN STREET BROOKLYN NY 11213 JONATHAN HARBER CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MARCIA WARD MITCHELL VICE-CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 DARRYL HAZELWOOD SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 NICOLE LEMEROND TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MELANIE DUKES TRUSTEE 4.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE LEWANDOWSKI TRUSTEE 4.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLAS LIRETTE TRUSTEE 4.00 X 0 0 0 CASEY NOEL TRUSTEE 4.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX RAPPAPORT TRUSTEE 4.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD STOPOL TRUSTEE 4.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA VAN DE SANDE TRUSTEE 4.00 X 0 0 0 GEOFFREY ROEHM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 160037 0 14647 CAMILLE SCHLAFER SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 121319 0 1527 ALEXIS RUBIN SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EXT. AFFAIRS 40.00 X 131139 0 30141 AMANDA LEAKE CO-HEAD OF SCHOOL 40.00 X 131115 0 25 SHAMIKAH KENLOCK-NIKIEMA CO-HEAD OF SCHOOL 40.00 X 126845 0 10948 BRANDI ROBINSON DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS 40.00 X 115736 0 14633 EVAN KILGORE TEACHER 40.00 X 112083 0 7141 898274 0 79062 9 0 1 0 0 963622 1058211 16244 2021833 GOV'T PER-PUPIL REV. 611600 5666392 5666392 5666392 25829 25829 OTHER INCOME 900099 4209 4209 4209 7718263 5666392 0 30038 343388 156505 148583 38300 3885508 3536631 250309 98568 46097 41934 3093 1070 514483 456993 44682 12808 407039 354727 39104 13208 75192 75192 34950 34950 558660 442333 107104 9223 68879 68186 548 145 93461 84233 7486 1742 124332 116771 5975 1586 111996 96843 12609 2544 53147 53147 SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS 289976 287655 1834 487 STUDENT SERVICES 122507 122507 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 93635 83214 8235 2186 RECRUITING 48572 48083 386 103 14111 14111 6885933 5963873 740090 181970 445826 1423889 1338203 1364032 796170 368724 80957 146685 1942034 1602249 273012 339785 0 268347 2934168 3911462 536173 681997 536173 681997 X 2286768 2362911 111227 866554 2397995 3229465 2934168 3911462 X 832330 -860 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1098897 959872 139025 835352 634592 200760 7785 7785 0 339785 EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT RECEIVABLE 268347 268347 X 7723263 5000 5000 7718263 0 7718263 6891793 5000 860 5860 6885933 0 6885933 PART X, LINE 2: THE SCHOOL RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE SCHOOL HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE SCHOOL IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO JUNE 30, 2020. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY & EQUIPMENT 860. 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL SUBJECT TO OPEN ENROLLMENT, THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS NOT SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC GUIDELINES SET FORTH IN REV. PROC. 75-50 AND AS MODIFIED BY REV. PROC. 2020-23. SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4 4A) THE SCHOOL MAINTAINS RACIAL COMPOSITION OF STUDENT BODY NOT OF FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF. 4B) THE SCHOOL IS A FREE PUBLIC SCHOOL AND DOES NOT AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 THE SCHOOL RECEIVES PER-PUPIL FUNDING FROM THE NYC BOARD OF EDUCATION UNDER THEIR CHARTER AGREEMENT. THE SCHOOL ALSO RECEIVES VARIOUS FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDS INCLUDING FEDERAL ENTITLEMENTS TO ASSIST WITH COVERING THE COST OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, THE SCHOOL RECEIVED AN EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT REFUND IN FY23. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GEOFFREY ROEHM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 160037 0 0 0 0 0 1339 0 13308 0 174684 0 0 0 ALEXIS RUBIN SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EXT. AFFAIRS 131139 0 0 0 0 0 1500 0 28641 0 161280 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, QUESTION 5, AND PART V, QUESTION 2A: THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTED WITH A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION (PEO) FOR SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PAYROLL, TIMEKEEPING, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, HR ADMINISTRATION AND WORKFORCE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE NEEDS. AS THE EMPLOYER OF RECORD FOR TAX PURPOSES, FORMS W-2 AND W-3 ARE ISSUED BY THE PEO AND FILED UNDER THE PEO'S FEDERAL EIN. IN THIS CO-EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENT, THE ORGANIZATION IS THE COMMON LAW EMPLOYER AND, ACCORDINGLY, COMPENSATION IS REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A AND PART IX, LINES 5-10. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. IT IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW. ANY REQUIRED CHANGES ARE MADE, AND A COMPLETE COPY IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE SCHOOL SHARES ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITH BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AND ALL EMPLOYEES AS PART OF THEIR REGULAR MEETINGS. OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND EMPLOYEES ARE EXPECTED TO DECLARE IF AT ANY POINT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES. IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT WERE TO ARISE, THE INTERESTED PERSON LEAVES THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ANNUALLY, ALL INTERESTED PERSONS SHALL SIGN A STATEMENT OF AFFIRMATION STATING THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY IT. THE GOVERNING BOARD'S DECISION AS TO WHETHER A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE DETERMINATION OF OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S AND SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE'S SALARY WAS DETERMINED BY USING SALARY BANDS APPROVED BY A COMMITTEE OF INTERNAL STAFF MEMBERS AS WELL AS THE BOARD. THE COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED THROUGH RESEARCH FROM OTHER SCHOOLS AND SIMILAR SIZED ORGANIZATIONS. FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION ANNUALLY AND DETERMINES ANY UPDATES FOLLOWING AN ANNUAL REVIEW. THIS PROCESS WAS UNDERTAKEN IN 2023. THIS PROCESS WAS ALSO DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE SCHOOL MAKES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY & EQUIPMENT -860. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE SCHOOL HAS A FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.