THE LAUNCHCODE FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: THE LAUNCHCODE FOUNDATION (EIN 47-1718432)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2018-11-13
IRS object ID: 201833179349307738
Schema version: 2017v2.3
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-11-13T17:13:26-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	431001367	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BROWN SMITH WALLACE LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6 CITYPLACE DRIVE SUITE 900	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63141	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	471718432	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE LAUNCHCODE FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	LAUN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3142540107	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4811 DELMAR BLVD	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAINT LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63108	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ANTHONY LLOYD	PersonNm
Person Title	VP FINANCE & PEOPLE OPERATIONS	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3142540107	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-11-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JENNIFER M VACHA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01251998	PTIN
Phone	3149831200	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	199.119.121.196	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-11-12	IPDt
IP Tm	17:30:10	IPTm
IP Timezone	CS	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	785B99766B5A4B8F99F62A4563056C7E7C0A4775	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	4A816B6DC8C6AF215489DC74D933037C0E101587	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JAMES MCKELVEY	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4811 DELMAR BLVD	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAINT LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63108	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$6,826,256	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.LAUNCHCODE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2014	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO INCREASE JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN TECHNOLOGY FOR INDIVIDUALS LACKING TRADITIONAL EDUCATION/BACKGROUND.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	169	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	255	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,569,992	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,038,215	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,566,674	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$3,723,696	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	-$587	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	-$1,294	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$6,541	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$5,618	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,142,620	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$6,766,235	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,366,553	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,266,279	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$45,724	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$388,055	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$896,733	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,315,005	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,309,010	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$5,581,284	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$166,390	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,184,951	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,647,249	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,871,338	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$187,698	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$246,083	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,459,551	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,625,255	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	LAUNCHCODE IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO CREATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR ASPIRING DEVELOPERS THROUGH JOB PLACEMENT AND TRAINING IN TECHNOLOGY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$4,514,014	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$3,723,696	RevenueAmt
Desc	LAUNCHCODE INCREASES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND UPWARD MOBILITY BY PLACING DRIVEN INDIVIDUALS INTO TECHNOLOGY APPRENTICESHIPS AND JOBS BASED ON APTITUDE, PROFESSIONALISM, AND SKILLS. IN 2017, WE WORKED WITH HUNDREDS OF COMPANIES AND EDUCATION PARTNERS TO HELP OUR CANDIDATES OVERCOME TRADITIONAL BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT SUCH AS FORMAL DEGREES OR YEARS OF JOB EXPERIENCE, PLACING 282 INDIVIDUALS INTO APPRENTICESHIPS OR PERMANENT JOBS IN TECHNOLOGY. IN PURSUIT OF THIS GOAL, LAUNCHCODE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL IN-KIND SUPPORT (RENT, CONSULTING, ACCOUNTING AND LEGAL SERVICES, MENTORING, DIGITAL MARKETING AND SOFTWARE LICENSES FOR APPRENTICESHIP CANDIDATES) VALUED AT $635,783.SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING NEW PROGRAMS OFFERED.FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2017, LAUNCHCODE OFFERED "IMMERSIVE CODECAMP" AS A NEW EDUCATION PROGRAM. LAUNCHCODE ALSO WELCOMED NEW OFFICES IN PORTLAND, OREGON; SEATTLE, WASHINGTON AND TAMPA, FLORIDA TO EDUCATE PEOPLE AND OFFER APPRENTICESHIPS IN THOSE MARKETS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$4,514,014	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	128	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	169	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	6	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3142540107	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4811 DELMAR BLVD	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAINT LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63108	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JAMES MCKELVEY
PRESIDENT	8.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANDREW HOYNE
SECRETARY	2.30	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HOLLY BENSON
DIRECTOR	1.80	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBIN CARNAHAN
DIRECTOR	1.80	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EVERETT JOHNSON
DIRECTOR	1.80	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL GALLAGHER
DIRECTOR	1.80	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK BAUER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (RES. 8/17)	60.00		Yes (X)	$99,563	$0	$6,065
AUSTIN WOODS
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (RES. 6/17)	60.00		Yes (X)	$36,120	$0	$1,874
JEFF MAZUR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (EFF. 8/17)	60.00		Yes (X)	$121,221	$0	$13,530
LORI RASMUSSEN
VP OF PEOPLE OPERATIONS & FINANCE	60.00		Yes (X)	$92,085	$0	$15,197

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$348,989	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$36,666	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$29,214	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$1,661,092	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,347,909	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$64,214	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,038,215	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	JOB PLACEMENT FEES	Desc
Business	624310	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$3,723,696	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,723,696	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$3,723,696	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$51	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$51	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$51,084	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$52,429	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$1,345	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$1,345	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$1,345	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$3,690	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$29,214	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$7,592	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$3,902	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$3,902	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	624310	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$9,520	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$9,520	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$9,520	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,766,235	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,723,696	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$4,324	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	$385,655	TotalAmt
Program Services	$281,528	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$69,418	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$34,709	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,353,513	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,836,661	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$305,045	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$211,807	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,888	TotalAmt
Program Services	$46,760	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,584	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$544	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$146,279	TotalAmt
Program Services	$114,144	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,661	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,474	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$319,944	TotalAmt
Program Services	$265,554	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,994	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$22,396	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,796	TotalAmt
Management And General	$37,796	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$68,866	TotalAmt
Management And General	$68,866	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$64,998	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$64,998	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$638,648	TotalAmt
Program Services	$596,024	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,212	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$18,412	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,218	TotalAmt
Program Services	$45,943	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$275	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$119,308	TotalAmt
Program Services	$69,243	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$38,332	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,733	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$66,167	TotalAmt
Program Services	$64,328	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$967	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$872	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$57,230	TotalAmt
Program Services	$51,757	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,204	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,269	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$113,965	TotalAmt
Program Services	$82,982	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,142	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,841	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,086	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,086	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,815	TotalAmt
Program Services	$290	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$37,525	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM CONTRACTS	$33,250	$33,250
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES	$18,658	$13,464	$5,194	$0

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,581,284	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,514,014	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$679,215	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$388,055	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$814,759	BOYAmt
EOY	$758,335	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$300,051	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$759,422	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,790,861	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,990	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,114	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$83,392	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$63,415	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,063	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,977	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,015	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,000	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,647,249	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,871,338	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$187,698	BOYAmt
EOY	$246,083	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$187,698	BOYAmt
EOY	$246,083	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$343,435	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,262,463	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,116,116	BOYAmt
EOY	$362,792	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,459,551	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,625,255	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,647,249	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,871,338	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,184,951	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$19,247	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$81,527	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,509,057	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,569,992	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,038,215	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,198,791	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$81,527	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,509,057	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,569,992	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,038,215	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,198,791	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$3,627,408	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$4,571,383	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year	$51	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$52	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,093	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$16,857	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,541	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,520	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$34,011	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$8,232,854	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$6,614,090	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.55530	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.40790	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	0	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	0	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	0	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (1)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$64,998	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$64,998	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-B, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE LAUNCHCODE FOUNDATION WORKED WITH THE ADVOCACY GROUP AT CARDENAS PARTNERS TO SECURE PROGRAMMATIC FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. EFFORTS UNDERTAKEN COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN NEW STATE LEVEL LEGISLATION WHICH WOULD YIELD APPROPRIATION FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONAL PROGRAMMING NEEDS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$37,035	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$37,035	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$46,357	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$26,380	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$19,977	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$19,977	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,409,610	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$635,783	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$7,592	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$643,375	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$6,766,235	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$6,766,235	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$6,243,906	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$635,783	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$26,839	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$662,622	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$5,581,284	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$5,581,284	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	LAUNCHCODE FOUNDATION CONSTITUTES A QUALIFIED NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS, THEREFORE, EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, LAUNCHCODE USES A LOSS CONTINGENCY APPROACH FOR EVALUATING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. MANAGEMENT CONTINUALLY EVALUATES EXPIRING STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS, AUDITS, PROPOSED SETTLEMENTS, CHANGES IN TAX LAW, AND NEW AUTHORITATIVE RULINGS. LAUNCHCODE HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS, EXPIRING STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, AUDITS, PROPOSED SETTLEMENTS, CHANGES IN TAX LAW, AND NEW AUTHORITATIVE RULINGS AND BELIEVES THAT NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS NECESSARY, AT THIS TIME, TO COVER ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	REVENUE SHOWN NETTED AGAINST EXPENSES 7,592.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	REVENUE SHOWN NETTED AGAINST EXPENSES 7,592. BAD DEBT EXPENSE 19,247.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ADVOCACY GROUP AT CARDENAS PARTNERS LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	204 SOUTH MONROE STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	TALLAHASSEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	32301	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	CONSULTED ON SECURING STATE APPROPRIATIONS	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	0	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$229,609	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$64,998	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	$229,609	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$229,609	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$64,998	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$229,609	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$32,904	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$29,214	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$3,690	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$1,420	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$340	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$1,481	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$3,651	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$700	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$32,904	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$29,214	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$3,690	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$1,420	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$340	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$1,481	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$3,651	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$700	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$7,592	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$3,902	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	3	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$52,429	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES	Desc
Contribution	5	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$11,875	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, COLUMN (B):	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	THE BOARD VOTED IN 2017 TO EXPAND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM FIVE MEMBERS TO EIGHT MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM BASED UPON THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. A DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE VP OF FINANCE FOR REVIEW. CHANGES, IF ANY, ARE MADE AND A COPY OF THE RETURN IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW BEFORE FILING WITH IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	EACH DIRECTOR IS REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY REVIEW THE POLICY AND REPORT ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE FULL BOARD AND MANAGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE ORGANIZATION HAD BOARD MEMBERS INDEPENDENT WITH RESPECT TO COMPENSATION ISSUES USE COMPARABILITY DATA FROM SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS TO DETERMINE AND CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENT / RECORD THOSE DECISIONS AND DELIBERATIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN THE CURRENT FILING TAX YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 596,024. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 24,212. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 18,412. TOTAL EXPENSES 638,648.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	BAD DEBT EXPENSE -19,247.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE LAUNCHCODE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CHOOSING THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR AND OVERSEEING THE PROCESS. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE PRIOR YEAR.