ROCKETSHIP EDUCATION DC INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: ROCKETSHIP EDUCATION DC INC (EIN 47-3468345)
Tax period: 2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed: 2023-05-12
IRS object ID: 202311329349303136
Schema version: 2021v4.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-05-12T15:32:01+00:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	571157523	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	APRIO LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	111 ROCKVILLE PIKE SUITE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	ROCKVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20850	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	473468345	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ROCKETSHIP EDUCATION DC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ROCK	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2026272256	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	350 TWIN DOLPHIN DR 109	AddressLine1Txt
City	REDWOOD CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94065	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Matthew Shaw	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO, RSED	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2023-05-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	MATTHEW	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	SHAW	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	STACY CULLEN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00974308	PTIN
Phone	3012316200	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Matthew Shaw	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	350 TWIN DOLPHIN DR 109	AddressLine1Txt
City	REDWOOD CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94065	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$41,166,107	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.rocketshipschools.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2014	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL WORKING TO ELIMINATE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	243	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	11	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$8,185,337	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$11,401,918	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$27,786,119	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$29,761,716	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$999	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$2,473	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$35,972,455	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$41,166,107	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$11,395,778	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$14,788,047	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$23,702,114	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$28,209,245	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$35,097,892	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$42,997,292	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$874,563	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,831,185	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$9,274,221	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$10,515,344	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$11,139,534	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$14,211,842	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-$1,865,313	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$3,696,498	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	ROCKETSHIP EDUCATION DC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL IS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO ELIMINATE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP BY BUILDING A SCALABLE AND SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL MODEL THAT PROPELS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE CORE OF ROCKETSHIP'S INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL IS A TEACHER-LED, TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTED APPROACH TO PERSONALIZED LEARNING THAT MATCHES EACH STUDENT WITH THE RIGHT CONTENT AT THE RIGHT TIME UTILIZING THE RIGHT METHOD OF INSTRUCTION. BY DEEPLY ENGAGING PARENTS IN THEIR STUDENT'S LEARNING AND THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY, ROCKETSHIP DEVELOPS PARENTS WHO BECOME LIFELONG ADVOCATES FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND THEIR COMMUNITY. WORKING ALONGSIDE PARENTS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, DISTRICTS, AND OTHER CHARTER SCHOOLS, ROCKETSHIP IS CATALYZING A MOVEMENT TO ELIMINATE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP IN OUR LIFETIME.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$37,221,501	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$29,761,716	RevenueAmt
Desc	ROCKETSHIP DC RISE ACADEMY, A PUBLIC ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL AT 2335 RAYNOLDS PLACE SE IN WARD 8, AND ROCKETSHIP LEGACY PREP, LOCATED AT 4250 MASSACHUSETTS AVE SE, CONTINUED TO HAVE STRONG ENROLLMENT SERVING MORE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. ROCKETSHIP PREPARED IN FY2020-21, AND THEN SUCCESSFULLY OPENED ITS THIRD SCHOOL, ROCKETSHIP INFINITY COMMUNITY PREP, IN AUG 2021. ROCKETSHIP WAS ALSO ABLE TO QUICKLY MOVE TO FULLY SERVE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN A DISTANCE LEARNING MODEL IN SPRING 2021 WITH STUDENTS HAVING 1:1 ACCESS TO REMOTE TECHNOLOGY, DISTANCE LEARNING CURRICULUM, AND FAMILY SUPPORTS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$37,221,501	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (true)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (true)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	22	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	243	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (true)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MATTHEW SHAW	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2026272256	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	350 TWIN DOLPHIN DR 109	AddressLine1Txt
City	REDWOOD CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94065	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Joey Sloter
Chair	2.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Justin Bakewell
Board Treasurer	2.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Melissa Martin
Board Secretary	2.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Barry Rosenthal
Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Kamuzu Saunders
Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Matt Aaron
Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Rahman Branch
Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Rashida Tyler
Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Rena Johnson
Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Rose Waller
Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Zakiya Reid
Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Keysha Bailey
CFO (Until 7/2021)	40.0		Yes (X)	$204,406	$0	$7,853
MATTHEW SHAW
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	40.0		Yes (X)	$60,402	$0	$0
Preston Smith
CEO	40.0		Yes (X)	$293,518	$0	$15,207
Candice Bobo
DC Executive Director	40.0			$183,918	$0	$7,614	Yes (X)
Carolyn Lynch
VP Operations	40.0			$211,222	$0	$16,113	Yes (X)
Christopher Murphy
Chief Communications Officer	40.0			$214,548	$0	$14,692	Yes (X)
Joyanna Smith
DC Regional Director	40.0			$170,220	$0	$2,909	Yes (X)
Yunglynn Liao
Chief Talent Officer	40.0			$250,282	$0	$21,753	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,588,516	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$86,141	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	18	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Sterling Speech Associates LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2509 North Capitol Street NE	AddressLine1Txt
City	Washington	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20002	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	SPED Consultants	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$666,569	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$10,755,038	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$646,880	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$11,401,918	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PER PUPIL FUNDING	611600	$23,802,459	$23,802,459
FACILITIES ALLOWANCE	611600	$5,292,624	$5,292,624
OTHER STUDENT FEES	611600	$666,633	$666,633

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$29,761,716	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,473	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,473	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$41,166,107	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$29,761,716	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2,473	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$951,882	TotalAmt
Program Services	$951,882	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,322,954	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,322,954	ProgramServicesAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$113,065	TotalAmt
Program Services	$113,065	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,439,369	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,439,369	ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$960,777	TotalAmt
Program Services	$960,777	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,699,107	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,699,107	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$242	TotalAmt
Program Services	$242	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,306	TotalAmt
Program Services	$56,306	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,638,733	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,638,733	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$787,514	TotalAmt
Program Services	$787,514	ProgramServicesAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$117,950	TotalAmt
Program Services	$117,950	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,489,909	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,489,909	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$86,276	TotalAmt
Management And General	$86,276	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,678	TotalAmt
Management And General	$40,678	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
DIRECT STUDENT COSTS	$3,330,868	$3,330,868
OTHER OPERATING EXPENSE	$559,239		$559,239
ADMINISTRATIVE FEE	$390,491		$390,491
PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES	$11,932	$11,932

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$42,997,292	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,221,501	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,775,791	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,856,440	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,058,094	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$2,607,545	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,122,871	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,753,153	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$271,041	BOYAmt
EOY	$73,978	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$37,220	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$14,646	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,869	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,574	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,274,221	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,515,344	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,716,408	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,044,445	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,423,126	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,167,397	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,139,534	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,211,842	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$1,865,313	BOYAmt
EOY	-$3,696,498	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$1,865,313	BOYAmt
EOY	-$3,696,498	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,274,221	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,515,344	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$1,831,185	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$37,220	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$14,646	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$22,574	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$22,574	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
PAYABLE TO ROCKETSHIP EDUCATION	$4,184,973
Deferred rent	$7,982,424

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$12,167,397	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$41,166,107	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue	$0	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$41,166,107	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$0	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$41,166,107	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$42,997,292	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$0	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$42,997,292	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$0	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$42,997,292	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The School evaluates uncertainty in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return based on a more-likelythan-not recognition standard. If that threshold is met, the tax position is then measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. As of June 30, 2022 and 2021, there are no accruals for uncertain tax positions. If applicable, the School records interest and penalties as a component of income tax expense. Tax years from 2019 through the current year remain open for examination by tax authorities.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (true)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (true)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (true)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (true)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	false	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (true)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (true)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	false	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	false	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	false	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	false	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	false	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	false	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	false	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	false	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (true)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule E, Part I, Line 3 RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY	WE INCLUDE THIS INFORMATION IN THE LOTTERY MATERIALS & THE NSLP BID MATERIALS THAT WE PROCESS ANNUALLY.
Schedule E, Part I, Line 4(d) RECORDS AND COPIES MAINTAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION	THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Preston Smith
CEO	$293,518	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500	$0	$12,707	$0	$308,725	$0	$0	$0
Keysha Bailey
CFO (Until 7/2021)	$204,406	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500	$0	$5,353	$0	$212,259	$0	$0	$0
Yunglynn Liao
Chief Talent Officer	$250,282	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500	$0	$19,253	$0	$272,035	$0	$0	$0
Christopher Murphy
Chief Communications Officer	$214,548	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500	$0	$12,192	$0	$229,240	$0	$0	$0
Carolyn Lynch
VP Operations	$211,222	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500	$0	$13,613	$0	$227,335	$0	$0	$0
Candice Bobo
DC Executive Director	$183,918	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,614	$0	$191,532	$0	$0	$0
Joyanna Smith
DC Regional Director	$170,220	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500	$0	$409	$0	$173,129	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule J, Part I, Line 3	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE SCHOOL IS MANAGED BY ROCKETSHIP EDUCATION, AND AS SUCH PROVIDES COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE EXECUTIVE LEVEL SERVICES TO THE SCHOOL. ROCKETSHIP EDUCATION USES THE CEO'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 3 Delegation of management duties	THE ORGANIZATION HAS A SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH ROCKETSHIP EDUCATION, A RELATED ENTITY, WHICH PROVIDES OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATION. INCLUDED IN THESE SERVICES PROVIDED ARE DATA, FINANCE, HR, OPERATIONS, RECRUITING AND TECHNOLOGY.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT AND PROVIDED TO BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	THE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND TRUSTEES ALL SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE READILY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees	Contracted Instruction Fees - Total Expense: 8638733, Program Service Expense: 8638733, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ;

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Total IncomeTotalIncomeAmt	End Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
Launchpad Development One DC LLC
350 Twin Dolphin Drive	suite 109	Redwood City	CA	94065	271813337	Real Estate	DE	$0	$0	Launchpad Development Company
Launchpad Development Two DC LLC
350 Twin Dolphin Drive	Suite 109	Redwood City	CA	94065	271813337	Real Estate	DE	$0	$0	Launchpad Development Company
LAUNCHPAD DEVELOPMENT THREE DC LLC
350 TWIN DOLPHIN DRIVE	SUITE 109	REDWOOD CITY	CA	94065	271813337	REAL ESTATE	DE	$0	$0	LAUNCHPAD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Rocketship Education
350 Twin Dolphin Drive	Suite 109	Redwood City	CA	94065	204040597	Chapter SC	CA	501(c)(3)	2	NA	false
Launchpad Development Company
351 Twin Dolphin Drive	Suite 110	Redwood City	CA	94065	271813337	SUPPORTING	CA	501(c)(3)	Type I	Rocketship Education	false
Rocketship Education Wisconsin Inc
352 Twin Dolphin Drive	Suite 111	Redwood City	CA	94065	900951861	Chapter SC	WI	501(c)(3)	2	NA	false

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	Yes (true)	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	Yes (true)	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (true)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd