LAUNCH INTERNATIONAL: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
LAUNCH INTERNATIONAL (EIN 46-5336835)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-05-08
IRS object ID
201721289349301312
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)
Return2017-05-08T11:32:50-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN461693014PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VILLAGE TAX SERVICES LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11540 INTERNATIONAL PKWY STE 2000AddressLine1Txt
CityLAKE MARYCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP32746ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN465336835EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LAUNCH INTERNATIONALBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLAUNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2769204730PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 406AddressLine1Txt
CityMAX MEADOWSCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP24360ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRON GIBSONPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2769204730PhoneNum
Signature2017-04-27SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDEAN C HESSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01689896PTIN
Phone4073850267PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address75.112.179.16IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-04-12IPDt
IP Tm13:05:00IPTm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRON GIBSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1196 MABETOWN RDAddressLine1Txt
CityWYTHEVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP24382ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$360,131GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.LAUNCHINTERNATIONAL.NETWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2014FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionLAUNCH INTERNATIONAL INC. EXISTS TO HELP OUR IN-FIELD WORKERS THRIVE IN THEIR AREA OF SERVICE BY PROVIDING ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, ENCOURAGING SPIRITUAL AND PERSONAL MATURITY, DEVELOPING VISION AND STRATEGIC PLANNING, AND PROVIDING ACCOUNTABILITY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers22TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Total Expenses$164,644PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$316,459CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$6,412PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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MissionSUPPORT FULL-TIME WORKERS AND HUMANITARIAN PROJECTS IN THE US AND OTHER NATIONS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$256,804ExpenseAmt
Revenue$296,308RevenueAmt
DescLAUNCHLIFT IS OUR MAIN BRANCH. IT IS FOR LONG-TERM MISSIONARIES SERVING OVERSEAS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$57,680ExpenseAmt
Revenue$57,680RevenueAmt
DescLAUNCHME IS OUR SHORT-TERM MISSIONS TEAM ARM. THERE IS USUALLY ONE TRIP EACH YEAR TO SUPPORT OUR LAUNCH MISSIONARIES IN THE FIELD. THE PRESIDENT TAKES A NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND WE DO MINISTRY WORK (EVANGELISM, ETC) WHERE THE LAUNCHLIFT MISSIONARY IS SERVING.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$5,796ExpenseAmt
Revenue$5,796RevenueAmt
DescLAUNCHPRO IS FOR SMALLER, SHORT TERM SPECIAL PROJECTS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$320,280TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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 Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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IRP Document12IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
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
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members6GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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 AddressYes (1)OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SARAH GIBSONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone2769207730PhoneNum

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Address Line1PO BOX 406AddressLine1Txt
CityMAX MEADOWSCityNm
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ZIP24360ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
RON GIBSON
PRESIDENT010.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD FRANZEN
VICE PRESIDENT002.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH GIBSON
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ERIN SIMONS
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EMMA SCHNEIDER
CANDIDATE SUPPORT SPECIALIST001.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ANGELA LINEBERRY
STAFF PASTOR002.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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Total$1,836TotalAmt
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$1,173TotalAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Total$56,960TotalAmt
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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$5,469TotalAmt
Program Services$5,469ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$282TotalAmt
Program Services$282ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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BANK FEES$5,178$4,386$792
CONTRACTED MISSIONARIES$243,065$243,065
PROJECT SUPPLIES$1,246$1,246
CHARITABLE GIVING$1,250$1,250

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Program Services$309,136ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,323ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$42,611BOYAmt
EOY$84,767EOYAmt

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BOY$42,611BOYAmt
EOY$84,767EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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BOY$6,274BOYAmt
EOY$9,708EOYAmt

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BOY$36,337BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,611BOYAmt
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Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$42,611BOYAmt
EOY$84,767EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$43,672ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$41,999CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$171,056CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$360,131CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$573,186TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$171,056CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$360,131CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$573,186TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$573,186PublicSupportTotal170Amt
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First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind
Public Support CY1700PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700PublicSupportPY170Pct

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

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CY Pct85 Adjusted Net Income$0CYPct85AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
CY Total Min Ast Distributable$0CYTotalMinAstDistributableAmt
CY Greater Adjusted Minimum$0CYGreaterAdjustedMinimumAmt
CY Income Tax Imposed PY$0CYIncomeTaxImposedPYAmt
CY Distributable As Adjusted$0CYDistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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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 O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (14 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2RON AND SARAH GIBSON ARE A HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM.
PART VI SECTION A LINE 9RICHARD FRANZEN PO BOX 702511 SAINT CLOUD FL 34770
PART VI SECTION A LINE 9ERIN SIMONS 125 LAUREL RIDGE RD WYTHEVILLE VA 24382
PART VI SECTION A LINE 9EMMA SCHNEIDER PO BOX 92355 SOUTHLAKE TX 76092
PART VI SECTION A LINE 9ANGELA LINEBERRY 2858 POT ROCK RD WOODLAWN VA 24381
PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11LAUNCH DOES NOT HAVE A FORMAL PROCESS FOR REVIEWING THE 990 FORM.
PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CWE DO NOT HAVE A FORMAL PROCESS FOR MONITORING CONFLICT OF INTEREST. HOWEVER WE HAVE CHECKS AND BALANCES IN PLACE. ALL FINANCES ARE REVIEWED QUARTERLY BY THE BOARD. THE BOARD WORKS ON DIFFERENT COMMITTEES OF 3 TO COMPLETE ORGANIZATIONAL INITIATIVES SO THIS HELPS ENSURE THAT NO SINGLE PERSON IS WORKING AGAINST OUR POLICIES OR PROCEDURES.
PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
PART VII, LINE 1A(B)DIRECTING ORGANIZATION
PART VII, LINE 1A(B)ADMINISTRATIVE
PART VII, LINE 1A(B)BOOKKEEPING
PART VII, LINE 1A(B)WORKS AS NEEDED
PART VII, LINE 1A(B)NEW CANDIDATES TO PARTICIPATE IN PROJECTS
PART VII, LINE 1A(B)ASSISTING WITH SPIRITUAL NEEDS

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