Nonprofit · EIN 45-2442373
LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL
Tax-exempt · BROOKLYN, NY 11213
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $7,160,870 | $7,533,789 | -$372,919 | $3,071,295 | $481,280 | $2,590,015 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $7,715,432 | $7,976,834 | -$261,402 | $3,599,356 | $635,246 | $2,964,110 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $7,718,263 | $6,885,933 | $832,330 | $3,911,462 | $681,997 | $3,229,465 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $875,112
- of which government grants
- $443,929
- Program service revenue
- $6,245,135
- Investment income
- $37,633
- Other revenue
- $2,990
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $62,683
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $559,747
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,801,440
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,313,860
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $27,594
- Accounting fees
- $29,250
- Travel
- $14,498
- Depreciation
- $161,604
- Program services (functional)
- $6,559,232
- Management and general (functional)
- $902,668
- Fundraising (functional)
- $71,889
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,599,356
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,071,295
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $481,280
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,590,015
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $388,457
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,433,860
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $156,155
- Gross receipts
- $7,160,870
- Employees
- 60
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOFFREY ROEHM | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $164,936 | $29,222 |
| ALEXIS RUBIN | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $156,350 | $34,053 |
| CAMILLE SCHLAFER | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $154,128 | $15,775 |
| SHAMIKAH KENLOCK-NIKIEMA | CO-HEAD OF SCHOOL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $149,504 | $11,559 |
| AMANDA LEAKE | CO-HEAD OF SCHOOL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $148,538 | $11,013 |
| MARC KRUGIELKI | TEACHER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,023 | $18,315 |
| BRANDI ROBINSON | DIR. OF SPECIAL POPULATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,277 | $15,079 |
| EVAN KILGORE | TEACHER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,882 | $3,978 |
| JONATHAN HARBER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCIA WARD MITCHELL | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE LEMEROND | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DARRYL HAZELWOOD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSANNE BECK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE DUKES | TRUSTEE, THRU JAN 2025 Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE LEWANDOWSKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICOLAS LIRETTE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| CASEY NOEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| REBECCA VAN DE SANDE | TRUSTEE, THRU AUG 2024 Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| NKENGE WALCOTT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MATT WEBSTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOFFREY ROEHM | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $161,804 | $28,499 |
| ALEXIS RUBIN | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $144,567 | $32,827 |
| SHAMIKAH KENLOCK-NIKIEMA | CO-HEAD OF SCHOOL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,727 | $11,233 |
| CAMILLE SCHLAFER | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $152,670 | $1,525 |
| AMANDA LEAKE | CO-HEAD OF SCHOOL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $148,731 | $25 |
| BRANDI ROBINSON | DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL POPULATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,255 | $14,556 |
| EVAN KILGORE | TEACHER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,254 | $8,570 |
| MARC KRUGIELKI | TEACHER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,215 | $2,051 |
| JONATHAN HARBER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCIA WARD MITCHELL | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE LEMEROND | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DARRYL HAZELWOOD | SECRETARRY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE DUKES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE LEWANDOWSKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLAS LIRETTE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CASEY NOEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX RAPPAPORT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA VAN DE SANDE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOFFREY ROEHM | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $160,037 | $14,647 |
| ALEXIS RUBIN | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EXT. AFFAIRS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,139 | $30,141 |
| SHAMIKAH KENLOCK-NIKIEMA | CO-HEAD OF SCHOOL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $126,845 | $10,948 |
| AMANDA LEAKE | CO-HEAD OF SCHOOL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,115 | $25 |
| BRANDI ROBINSON | DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,736 | $14,633 |
| CAMILLE SCHLAFER | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $121,319 | $1,527 |
| EVAN KILGORE | TEACHER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,083 | $7,141 |
| JONATHAN HARBER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCIA WARD MITCHELL | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DARRYL HAZELWOOD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE LEMEROND | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE DUKES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE LEWANDOWSKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLAS LIRETTE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CASEY NOEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX RAPPAPORT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD STOPOL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA VAN DE SANDE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1580 DEAN ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11213-1713
- In care of
- % GEOFFREY ROEHM
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- GEOFFREY ROEHM, 1580 DEAN STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11213
- Signed the 990
- GEOFFREY ROEHM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (718) 604-6910
- Website
- WWW.LAUNCHSCHOOL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC
Mission
TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO THRIVE IN COLLEGE AND CAREERS BY PROVIDING A PUBLIC EDUCATION ROOTED IN ACTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND POWERFUL CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT.
Program accomplishments
- THE SCHOOL SERVED APPROXIMATELY 258 STUDENTS IN SIXTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADES LIVING IN BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, CROWN HEIGHTS, AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN BROOKLYN, NY DURING THE 2024-2025 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.Expenses $6,559,232 · grants $62,683 · revenue $6,245,135
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 45-2442373
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B29)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,071,295
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,160,870
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $7,160,870 | $7,533,789 | $3,071,295 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $7,715,432 | $7,976,834 | $3,599,356 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $7,718,263 | $6,885,933 | $3,911,462 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 45-2442373).
Questions about LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL
- What is the EIN of LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL is 45-2442373.
- Is LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names GEOFFREY ROEHM.
- Who are the officers and directors of LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $164,936 (GEOFFREY ROEHM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,160,870, expenses of $7,533,789 and total assets of $3,071,295 at year end.
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