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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF PHILADELPHIA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,178,432
Total expenses
$5,777,323
Contributions and grants received
$5,962,534
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$215,898
Total assets, end of year
$3,220,280
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,006,157
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,214,123
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,988,569
Management and general expenses
$688,465
Fundraising expenses
$100,289
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,988,569

Program services were 86.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $5,792,965

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $169,569

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $203,892

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $203,892

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $203,892 · excluded $203,892

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $12,006 · related or exempt $12,006

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $12,006

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $399,817 · program services $371,830 · management and general $19,991 · fundraising $7,996

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,215,176 · program services $2,971,633 · management and general $169,561 · fundraising $73,982

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $60,371 · program services $56,145 · management and general $3,019 · fundraising $1,207

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $182,866 · program services $170,065 · management and general $9,143 · fundraising $3,658

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $276,142 · program services $256,812 · management and general $13,807 · fundraising $5,523

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $47,251 · management and general $47,251

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $563,873 · program services $479,671 · management and general $79,023 · fundraising $5,179

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,934 · program services $7,343 · management and general $414 · fundraising $177

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $72,849 · management and general $72,849

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $182,459 · program services $130,577 · management and general $51,882

  • 17 · Travel

    total $125,667 · program services $125,667

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $107,880 · program services $107,880

  • 20 · Interest

    total $96,226 · management and general $96,226

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $58,365 · management and general $58,365

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $78,120 · program services $72,303 · management and general $4,072 · fundraising $1,745

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $156,973 · program services $156,973

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $58,742 · management and general $58,742

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM INCENTIVES

    total $47,613 · program services $47,613

  • 24d · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $29,216 · program services $27,040 · management and general $1,523 · fundraising $653

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $9,783 · program services $7,017 · management and general $2,597 · fundraising $169

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $919,782 · end of year $894,551

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $938,382 · end of year $1,253,454

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $12,677 · end of year $47,021

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,859,955

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,014,053

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $904,267 · end of year $845,902

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $175,380 · end of year $179,352

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $305,974 · end of year $203,022

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,831,500 · end of year $1,786,924

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $16,211

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $763,014 · end of year $1,214,123

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $50,000 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

LAUNCH'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT, PLATFORM AND TOOLS TO ENABLE STUDENT AND ADULT SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. LAUNCH FULFILLS ITS MISSION BY ENTERING INTO SERVICE CONTRACTS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA, PA DEPT OF LABOR, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020, COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF PHILADELPHIA BEGAN DOING BUSINESS AS "LAUNCH OF PHILADELPHIA". THE LEGAL ENTITY, COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF PHILADELPHIA, INC. CONTINUES IN EXISTENCE AS THE LEGAL NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE NAME CHANGE IS THE RESULT OF LAUNCH'S EXIT FROM THE NATIONAL NETWORK OF COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS, INC., WHICH BECAME EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31, 2019. MISSION: LAUNCH'S MISSION IS TO SURROUND STUDENTS WITH A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT, EMPOWERING THEM TO STAY IN SCHOOL AND ACHIEVE IN LIFE. LAUNCH FULFILLS ITS MISSION BY ENTERING INTO SERVICE CONTRACTS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.

  • DESCIRPTION OF THE THREE LARGEST MAJOR PROGRAM SERVICES IS AS FOLLOWS:ELECT (EDUCATION LEADING TO EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER TRAINING). ELECT ASSISTS PREGNANT OR PARENTING STUDENTS IN THE COMPLETION OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION OR EQUIVALENCY. ELECT STUDENTS RECEIVE TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO ENABLE THEM TO MAKE SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS INTO SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND PARENTHOOD. LAUNCH'S SITE COORDINATORS PROVIDE INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT; PARENTING AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT TRAINING; HEALTH AND NUTRITION SEMINARS; ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SERVICES SUPPORT;AND LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. A COMPONENT OF ELECT IS A FATHERHOODINITIATIVE DEDICATED TO YOUNG MEN WHO ARE PARENTING. URBAN TECHNOLOGY PROJECT. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OFPHILADELPHIA, LAUNCH DEVELOPED A PROGRAM TO ADDRESS DIGITAL INCLUSIONISSUES WITHIN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. THE URBAN TECHNOLOGY PROJECTPROVIDES YOUTH WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEANINGFUL ACCESS TO INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY TOOLS AND EDUCATION, PROMOTING OWNERSHIP OF KNOWLEDGE,PROBLEM SOLVING AND SELF-RELIANCE. THE URBAN TECHNOLOGY PROJECTINCLUDES THE DIGITAL SERVICE FELLOWS AND COMPUTER SUPPORT SPECIALISTSDESCRIBED BELOW. DIGITAL SERVICE FELLOWS (""DSF""). DSF IS A FULL-TIME AMERICORPSINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PREAPPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FOR RECENT HIGH SCHOOLGRADUATES WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN BOTH SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES AND INPURSUING THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FIELD. DSF PARTICIPANTS LEARN UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL AND ACTIVELY APPLY THE SKILLS LEARNED BYINSTALLING NEW EQUIPMENT OR REPAIRING EXISTING EQUIPMENT IN SCHOOLS ANDBY LEADING SCHOOL-BASED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS. COMPUTER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS (""CSS""). LAUNCH AND THE SDOP HAVE ALSOPARTNERED TO CREATE THE CSS PROGRAM. CSS PROVIDES TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO56 SCHOOLS AND 4 CENTRAL OFFICES OF THE SDOP. THIS PROGRAM COMPLEMENTSTHE DSF INITIATIVE AND ALLOWS RECENT GRADUATES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVEA ONE OR TWO YEARS AS A PRE-APPRENTICE WITH MASTER TECHNICIANS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA.

    Expenses $4,988,569

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Nyne Sellers

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $128,565
    From this org
    $110,948
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,617
    Hours/week
    35

  • Devon Starks

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Joseph Devine Esq

    VICE-CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brandon Campbell

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kelly Thornton

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dawn McCray

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rev Dr Wilson Goode Sr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cassandra Jones

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Athy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Denise Rogers

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • McArthur Laws

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $100,485
    From this org
    $96,116
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,369
    Hours/week
    35

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
14 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202441359349311524

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