2024-11-15T20:33:51-06:00 2024-06-30 873231666 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC 245 PARK AVENUE 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10167 990 2023-07-01 452442373 LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL LAUN 7186046910 1580 DEAN STREET BROOKLYN NY 11213 GEOFFREY ROEHM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7186046910 2024-11-13 1 1 SACHA RICHARDS P01378509 2122862600 2024-11-13 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z GEOFFREY ROEHM 1580 DEAN STREET BROOKLYN NY 11213 7715432 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. 10 10 60 10 0 0 2021833 1666771 5666392 6005106 25829 43555 4209 0 7718263 7715432 0 107528 0 0 5196515 5181254 0 0 75941 1689418 2688052 6885933 7976834 832330 -261402 3911462 3599356 681997 635246 3229465 2964110 TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO THRIVE IN COLLEGE AND CAREERS BY PROVIDING A PUBLIC EDUCATION ROOTED IN ACTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND POWERFUL CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. 0 0 6869943 107528 6005106 THE SCHOOL SERVED APPROXIMATELY 257 STUDENTS IN SIXTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADES LIVING IN BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, CROWN HEIGHTS, AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN BROOKLYN, NY DURING THE 2023-2024 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. 6869943 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 39 0 60 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 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 NICOLE LEMEROND TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 DARRYL HAZELWOOD SECRETARRY 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 REBECCA VAN DE SANDE TRUSTEE 4.00 X 0 0 0 GEOFFREY ROEHM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 161804 0 28499 ALEXIS RUBIN CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 144567 0 32827 CAMILLE SCHLAFER SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 152670 0 1525 AMANDA LEAKE CO-HEAD OF SCHOOL 40.00 X 148731 0 25 SHAMIKAH KENLOCK-NIKIEMA CO-HEAD OF SCHOOL 40.00 X 144727 0 11233 BRANDI ROBINSON DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL POPULATION 40.00 X 119255 0 14556 EVAN KILGORE TEACHER 40.00 X 120254 0 8570 MARC KRUGIELKI TEACHER 40.00 X 124215 0 2051 1116223 0 99286 11 0 1 0 TRANSCEND PO BOX 24012 WOBURN MA 01813 EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING FOR HS 213433 LAVINIA GROUP PO BOX 1319 SAG HARBOR NY 11963 EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING FOR HS 172800 ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH OFFICE LLC 170 VARICK STREET 7TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10013 ARCHITECTURE 151115 CSDC PROPERTY CORPORATION 7880 MILESTONE PARKWAY SUITE 425 HANOVER MD 21076 OWNER'S REP.SERVICES 150000 4 1171441 495330 75485 1666771 GOV'T PER-PUPIL REV. 611600 6005106 6005106 6005106 43555 43555 7715432 6005106 0 43555 X 107528 107528 547015 257343 250370 39302 3728991 3483136 228176 17679 42503 39138 3075 290 457320 419979 35698 1643 405425 355701 44640 5084 51047 51047 35250 35250 1376622 1172086 194802 9734 192751 192394 324 33 104855 96093 8090 672 197517 191131 5789 597 20994 20994 143895 143895 57451 57451 SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS 253806 253806 STUDENT SERVICES 139727 139727 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 98147 88772 8499 876 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 12521 12521 3469 3137 301 31 7976834 6869943 1030950 75941 1423889 569828 1364032 1413684 637071 1005398 146685 116205 2228384 1734143 339785 494241 3911462 3599356 681997 635246 681997 635246 X 2362911 2734822 866554 229288 3229465 2964110 3911462 3599356 X -261402 -3953 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1152010 1002888 149122 1068589 723470 345119 7785 7785 0 494241 X 7715432 0 7715432 0 7715432 7980787 3953 3953 7976834 0 7976834 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, 2021. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY & EQUIPMENT 3,953. 1 1 1 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. 1 FBF EDUCATION COLLECTIVE 7015 3RD AVE 137 BROOKLYN NY 11209 932944759 501(C)(3) 107528 0 TO SUPPORT FUNDRAISING FOR HIGH SCHOOL AT FLOYD BENNETT FIELD. 1 PART I, LINE 2: LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL WILL REQUIRE A REPORT FROM FBF COLLECTIVE INC DUE NO LATER THAN JUNE 30, 2025 INDICATING HOW DONATED FUNDS WERE SPENT AND ENSURING THAT THE FUNDS WERE USED IN A WAY WHICH ALIGNS TO THEIR PURPOSE. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GEOFFREY ROEHM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 161804 0 0 0 0 0 1500 0 26999 0 190303 0 0 0 ALEXIS RUBIN CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 144567 0 0 0 0 0 1500 0 31327 0 177394 0 0 0 SHAMIKAH KENLOCK-NIKIEMA CO-HEAD OF SCHOOL 144727 0 0 0 0 0 1500 0 9733 0 155960 0 0 0 CAMILLE SCHLAFER SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 152670 0 0 0 0 0 1500 0 25 0 154195 0 0 0 X 5850 X 3 13722 AVG. SELLING PRICE X HYDROPONICS EQUIPMENT 2 41731 COST X SOFTWARE 1 14182 COST 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS IN COLUMN (B). 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. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE COMPLETE AN INITIAL REVIEW OF THE RETURN. AFTER CHANGES ARE ADDRESSED A DRAFT OF THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. FINALLY, THE FINAL DRAFT IS ELECTRONICALLY SHARED WITH THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. 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 SALARY, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND HEAD OF SCHOOL SALARY WAS DETERMINED BY USING SALARY BANDS APPROVED BY A COMMITTEE OF INTERNAL STAFF MEMBERS AS WELL AS THE BOARD. ALL OF THE ABOVE EMPLOYEES (AS WELL AS ALL NON-INSTRUCTIONAL POSITIONS) RECEIVE COST OF LIVING INCREASES PEGGED TO THE AVERAGE INCREASE OF INSTRUCTIONAL SALARIES, WHICH IS BASED ON A MATRIX. THE BANDS WERE 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 APRIL 2022 AND WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD IN MARCH 2022. 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 IX, LINE 11G EDUCATION CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,172,086. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 85,477. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 9,734. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,267,297. PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 91,139. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 91,139. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 18,186. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 18,186. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY & EQUIPMENT -3,953. 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.