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ELECT ASSISTS PREGNANT OR PARENTING STUDENTS IN THE COMPLETION OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION OR EQUIVALENCY. ELECT STUDENTS RECEIVE TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO ENABLE THEM TO MAKE SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS INTO SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND PARENTHOOD. LAUNCH'S SITE COORDINATORS PROVIDE INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT; PARENTING AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT TRAINING; HEALTH AND NUTRITION SEMINARS; ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SERVICES SUPPORT;AND LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. A COMPONENT OF ELECT IS A FATHERHOOD INITIATIVE DEDICATED TO YOUNG MEN WHO ARE PARENTING. URBAN TECHNOLOGY PROJECT. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA, LAUNCH DEVELOPED A PROGRAM TO ADDRESS DIGITAL NCLUSION ISSUES WITHIN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. THE URBAN TECHNOLOGY PROJECT PROVIDES YOUTH WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEANINGFUL ACCESS TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TOOLS AND EDUCATION, PROMOTING OWNERSHIP OF KNOWLEDGE, PROBLEM SOLVING AND SELF-RELIANCE. THE URBAN TECHNOLOGY PROJECT INCLUDES THE DIGITAL SERVICE FELLOWS AND COMPUTER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS DESCRIBED BELOW. DIGITAL SERVICE FELLOWS (""DSF""). DSF IS A FULL-TIME AMERICORPS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PREAPPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FOR RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN BOTH SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES AND IN PURSUING THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FIELD. DSF PARTICIPANTS LEARN UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL AND ACTIVELY APPLY THE SKILLS LEARNED BY INSTALLING NEW EQUIPMENT OR REPAIRING EXISTING EQUIPMENT IN SCHOOLS AND BY LEADING SCHOOL-BASED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS. COMPUTER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS (""CSS""). LAUNCH AND THE SDOP HAVE ALSO PARTNERED TO CREATE THE CSS PROGRAM. CSS PROVIDES TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO 56 SCHOOLS AND 4 CENTRAL OFFICES OF THE SDOP. THIS PROGRAM COMPLEMENTS THE DSF INITIATIVE AND ALLOWS RECENT GRADUATES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE A ONE OR TWO YEARS AS A PRE-APPRENTICE WITH MASTER TECHNICIANS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA. 5685924 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 12 0 true 201 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false PA X LAUNCH OF PHILADELPHIA 2673864600 5407 GRAYS AVENUE PHILADELPHIA PA 19143 nyne sellers president 35.0 0.0 X X 151957 0 22829 McArthur Laws cfo 35.0 0.0 X 133177 0 5907 devon starks chairperson 2.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 joseph devine esq vice-chairperson 2.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Brandon Campbell treasurer 2.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 kelly thornton secretary 2.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Dawn McCray board member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 rev dr wilson goode sr board member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 cassandra jones board member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Michael Athy board member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Denise Rogers board member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 285134 0 28736 2 false true false 0 6208555 1389 6209944 0 29506 29506 0 0 212366 0 212366 0 212366 212366 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OTHER INCOME 393 393 393 6452209 393 241872 0 0 0 0 321158 288219 17439 15500 0 3816052 3424656 207215 184181 78446 70400 4259 3787 364735 327325 19806 17604 314323 282084 17068 15171 0 0 56377 56377 0 0 0 550352 477696 60097 12559 35473 31835 1926 1712 160501 40477 117847 2177 0 0 113518 1295 112223 186762 186762 0 146690 146690 140760 140760 0 68560 68560 95497 85702 5186 4609 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 267665 267665 PROGRAM INCENTIVES 55118 55118 6771987 5685924 828763 257300 X 10722 10827 1354616 1384333 1366392 927397 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75950 78514 2244176 1143777 1069876 1100399 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 184224 168548 4061780 3670018 259230 238102 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1942862 1897745 0 0 16711 10972 2218803 2146819 X 1512977 1365532 330000 157667 1842977 1523199 4061780 3670018 -319778 X false true X true true true X 4172167 5116590 5962534 6522040 6209944 27983275 0 153240 179160 118680 135808 110464 697352 4325407 5295750 6081214 6657848 6320408 28680627 0 28680627 128008 177522 213150 247519 241872 1008071 0 0 0 12006 145 393 12544 29701242 0.96564 0.96440 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 368025 368025 2244176 1143777 732374 1100399 0 LEASE LIABILITY 4972 TENANT SECURITY DEPOSITS 6000 10972 X 6562673 110464 110464 6452209 6452209 6882451 110464 110464 6771987 6771987 PART X, LINE 2: Launch qualifies as a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and no provision or liability for income taxes is required. U.S. GAAP requires management to evaluate tax positions taken by Launch and recognize a tax liability if Launch has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. Management evaluated Launch's tax positions and concluded that Launch had taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustment to the financial statements to comply with the provisions of this guidance. Launch did not record any interest or penalties on uncertain tax positions in the accompanying statements of financial position as of June 30, 2025 and 2024, or in the accompanying statements of activities and changes in net assets for the years then ended. If Launch were to incur any income tax liability in the future, interest on any income tax liability would be reported as interest expense and penalties on any income tax liability would be reported as income taxes. X false false false false false false false false false nyne sellers president 120435 0 25750 0 5772 0 6078 0 16751 0 174786 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: URBAN TECHNOLOGY PROJECT. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA, LAUNCH DEVELOPED A PROGRAM TO ADDRESS DIGITAL INCLUSION ISSUES WITHIN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. THE URBAN TECHNOLOGY PROJECT PROVIDES YOUTH WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEANINGFUL ACCESS TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TOOLS AND EDUCATION, PROMOTING OWNERSHIP OF KNOWLEDGE, PROBLEM SOLVING AND SELF-RELIANCE. THE URBAN TECHNOLOGY PROJECT INCLUDES THE DIGITAL SERVICE FELLOWS AND COMPUTER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS DESCRIBED BELOW. DIGITAL SERVICE FELLOWS (""DSF""). DSF IS A FULL-TIME AMERICORPS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PREAPPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FOR RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN BOTH SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES AND IN PURSUING THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FIELD. DSF PARTICIPANTS LEARN UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL AND ACTIVELY APPLY THE SKILLS LEARNED BY INSTALLING NEW EQUIPMENT OR REPAIRING EXISTING EQUIPMENT IN SCHOOLS AND BY LEADING SCHOOL-BASED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS. COMPUTER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS (""CSS""). LAUNCH AND THE SDOP HAVE ALSO PARTNERED TO CREATE THE CSS PROGRAM. CSS PROVIDES TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO 56 SCHOOLS AND 4 CENTRAL OFFICES OF THE SDOP. THIS PROGRAM COMPLEMENTS THE DSF INITIATIVE AND ALLOWS RECENT GRADUATES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE A ONE OR TWO YEARS AS A PRE-APPRENTICE WITH MASTER TECHNICIANS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B: MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE 990 AND PROVIDES A COPY TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: ALL MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO FILE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM WITH THE ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15: ORGANIZATION COMMISSIONED A STUDY DONE BY INDEPENDENT COMPANY TO DETERMINE THE SALARY RANGES OF THE TOP MANAGEMENT STAFF. SALARY RANGES ARE THEN MAINTAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.