ROCKETSHIP EDUCATION DC INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
ROCKETSHIP EDUCATION DC INC (EIN 47-3468345)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-05-14
IRS object ID
201811349349301886
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-05-14T09:05:32-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN371611326PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ARONSON LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1805 KING FARM BLVD 3RD FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityROCKVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20850ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN473468345EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ROCKETSHIP EDUCATION DCBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlROCKBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2026272256PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1350 TWIN DOLPHIN DR NO 109AddressLine1Txt
CityREDWOOD CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94065ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKEYSHA BAILEYPersonNm
Person TitleCFO, RSEDPersonTitleTxt
Phone2026272256PhoneNum
Signature2018-05-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonROBERT EBY CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01682202PTIN
Phone3012316200PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKEYSHA BAILEYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1350 TWIN DOLPHIN DR NO 109AddressLine1Txt
CityREDWOOD CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94065ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$10,097,668GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.RSED.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2014FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL WORKING TO ELIMINATE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body10VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent10VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee50TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers10TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,980,900PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,140,764CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$7,956,904CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$160PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,981,060PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$10,097,668CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$162,942PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,624,028CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$15,253CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,842,260PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$8,279,330CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,005,202PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$10,903,358CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$24,142PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$805,690CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,905,334TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,653,228TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,434,436TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,988,020TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$529,102NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$1,334,792NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionROCKETSHIP 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 Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$9,349,742ExpenseAmt
Revenue$7,956,904RevenueAmt
DescROCKETSHIP DC OPENED ROCKETSHIP RISE ACADEMY, A PUBLIC ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL AT 2335 RAYNOLDS PLACE SE IN WARD 8, IN AUGUST 2016 TO APPROXIMATELY 440 STUDENTS. IN AUGUST 2017, ROCKETSHIP DC OPENED ROCKETSHIP LEGACY PREP, TO APPROXIMATELY 100 STUDENTS. ROCKETSHIP LEGACY PREP WAS CO-LOCATED WITH RISE UPON OPENING AND MOVED TO ITS PERMANENT WARD 7 LOCATION AT 4250 MASSACHUSETTS AVE SE LATER IN THE SCHOOL YEAR. PREPARATIONS FOR THE LEGACY PREP OPENING OCCURRED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$9,349,742TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document9IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee50EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed0EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members10GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member10IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KEYSHA BAILEYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2026272256PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1350 TWIN DOLPHIN DR 109AddressLine1Txt
CityREDWOOD CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94065ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JOLENE SLOTER
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUSTIN BAKEWELL
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL SPENCER
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEAN-CLAUDE BRIZARD
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUNE NWABARA
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARRY ROSENTHAL
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSH RALES
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAYNA HAMMOND
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FINESSE GRAVES
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICIA COATES
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW J STERN
RSED CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICE40.00Yes (X)$0$241,608$16,942
PRESTON SMITH
RSED CEO AND PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$0$238,312$19,834
KEYSHA BAILEY
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHEYE CALVO
CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER40.00$0$216,861$14,805Yes (X)
YUNGLYNN LIAO
CHIEF TALENT OFFICER40.00$0$209,862$22,211Yes (X)
LAURA KOZEL
VP CAPITAL MARKETS40.00$0$195,963$16,470Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER MURPHY
VP COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING40.00$0$177,122$8,879Yes (X)
ADAM NADEAU
VP ACHIEVEMENT40.00$0$160,739$6,379Yes (X)
JACLYN O'BRIEN
VP SCHOOLS40.00$0$158,422$6,379Yes (X)
DYNASTI HUNT
VP HUMAN RESOURCES40.00$0$151,688$8,816Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$1,750,577TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$120,715TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K13IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$449,254GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,691,510AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,140,764TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PER PUPIL FUNDING611600$6,568,579$6,568,579
FACILITIES ALLOWANCE611600$1,377,684$1,377,684
OTHER STUDENT FEES611600$10,641$10,641
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$7,956,904TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,097,668TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$7,956,904RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$857,610TotalAmt
Program Services$857,610ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,402,875TotalAmt
Program Services$1,402,875ProgramServicesAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,563TotalAmt
Program Services$15,563ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$347,980TotalAmt
Program Services$347,980ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$853,717TotalAmt
Management And General$848,765ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,952FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,200,070TotalAmt
Program Services$2,712,122ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$487,948ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$211,381TotalAmt
Program Services$211,381ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,190,985TotalAmt
Program Services$3,190,985ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,730TotalAmt
Management And General$17,730ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,467TotalAmt
Fundraising$7,467FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
DIRECT STUDENT COSTS$611,226$611,226
OTHER OPERATING EXPENSE$186,754$183,920$2,834

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,903,358TotalAmt
Program Services$9,349,742ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,538,363ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,253FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$810,445BOYAmt
EOY$2,020,323EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,041,040BOYAmt
EOY$551,033EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,849BOYAmt
EOY$81,872EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,905,334BOYAmt
EOY$2,653,228EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,417BOYAmt
EOY$265,626EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$29,942EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,385,019BOYAmt
EOY$3,692,452EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,434,436BOYAmt
EOY$3,988,020EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$724,142BOYAmt
EOY-$2,031,117EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$195,040BOYAmt
EOY$696,325EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$529,102BOYAmt
EOY-$1,334,792EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,905,334BOYAmt
EOY$2,653,228EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$805,690ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
PAYABLE TO ROCKETSHIP EDUCATION$3,054,587
DEFERRED RENT$637,865
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,692,452TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,097,668TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$10,097,668RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$10,097,668TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,903,358TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$10,903,358ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$10,903,358TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFINANCIAL STATEMENT FOOTNOTE REGARDING FIN 48 (ASC 740) THE SCHOOL EVALUATES UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN BASED ON A MORE-LIKELY-THAN-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, 2017 AND 2016, 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 2016 THROUGH THE CURRENT YEAR REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY TAX AUTHORITIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs0MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd0GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3WE INCLUDE THIS INFORMATION IN THE LOTTERY MATERIALS & THE NSLP BID MATERIALS THAT WE PROCESS ANNUALLY.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINACIAL ASSISTANCE.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ANDREW J STERN
RSED CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICE$0$241,608$0$0$0$0$0$2,500$0$14,442$0$258,550$0$0
PRESTON SMITH
RSED CEO AND PRESIDENT$0$238,312$0$0$0$0$0$2,500$0$17,334$0$258,146$0$0
CHEYE CALVO
CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER$0$216,861$0$0$0$0$0$2,500$0$12,305$0$231,666$0$0
YUNGLYNN LIAO
CHIEF TALENT OFFICER$0$209,862$0$0$0$0$0$2,500$0$19,711$0$232,073$0$0
LAURA KOZEL
VP CAPITAL MARKETS$0$195,963$0$0$0$0$0$2,500$0$13,970$0$212,433$0$0
CHRISTOPHER MURPHY
VP COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING$0$177,122$0$0$0$0$0$2,500$0$6,379$0$186,001$0$0
ADAM NADEAU
VP ACHIEVEMENT$0$160,739$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$6,379$0$167,118$0$0
JACLYN O'BRIEN
VP SCHOOLS$0$158,422$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$6,379$0$164,801$0$0
DYNASTI HUNT
VP HUMAN RESOURCES$0$151,688$0$0$0$0$0$2,500$0$6,316$0$160,504$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE SCHOOL IS MANAGED BY ROCKETSHIP EDUCATION, AND AS SUCH PROVIDES EXECUTIVE LEVEL SERVICES TO THE SCHOOL. ROCKETSHIP EDUCATION USES COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE THE CEO'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3DELEGATION OF MANAGEMENT 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, SECTION B, LINE 11BREVIEW PROCESS OF FORM 990 FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT AND REVIEWED BY SELECT BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY THE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND TRUSTEES ALL SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE READILY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONTRACTED INSTRUCTION FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,712,122. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 487,948. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,200,070.
FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
LAUNCHPAD DEVELOPMENT ONE DC LLC
350 TWIN DOLPHIN DRIVE SUITE 109REDWOOD CITYCA94065271813337REAL ESTATEDELAUNCHPAD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
LAUNCHPAD DEVELOPMENT TWO DC LLC
350 TWIN DOLPHIN DRIVE SUITE 109REDWOOD CITYCA94065271813337REAL ESTATEDELAUNCHPAD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
ROCKETSHIP EDUCATION
350 TWIN DOLPHIN DRIVE SUITE 109REDWOOD CITYCA94065204040597CHARTER SCCA501(C)(3)LINE 2N/A0
LAUNCHPAD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
350 TWIN DOLPHIN DRIVE SUITE 109REDWOOD CITYCA94065271813337SUPPORTINGCA501(C)(3)LINE 12A, IN/A0
ROCKETSHIP EDUCATION WISCONSIN INC
350 TWIN DOLPHIN DRIVE SUITE 109REDWOOD CITYCA94065900951861CHARTER SCWI501(C)(3)LINE 2N/A0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NO TRANSACTIONS REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSEDBusinessNameLine1Txt

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