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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$8,278,105
Total expenses
$8,019,394
Contributions and grants received
$208,547
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$7,952,115
Investment income
$102,455
Other revenue
$14,988
Total assets, end of year
$4,106,130
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,170,100
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,936,030
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,733,459
Management and general expenses
$1,124,759
Fundraising expenses
$161,176
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,733,459

Program services were 84.0% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $6,124

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $202,423

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $5,409

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION

    total $4,743,670 · related or exempt $4,743,670

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SEATTLE PRESCHOOL PGM

    total $3,198,231 · related or exempt $3,198,231

  • 2c · Program service revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $6,710 · related or exempt $6,710

  • 2d · Program service revenue: STATE FOOD PROGRAM

    total $3,504 · related or exempt $3,504

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $102,455 · excluded $102,455

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $20,266

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $6,124

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $5,278

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $14,988 · excluded $14,988

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $270,955 · program services $55,974 · management and general $174,151 · fundraising $40,830

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,895,676 · program services $4,283,129 · management and general $527,539 · fundraising $85,008

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $70,538 · program services $53,391 · management and general $17,147

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $557,756 · program services $464,340 · management and general $90,742 · fundraising $2,674

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $534,351 · program services $497,424 · management and general $18,443 · fundraising $18,484

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $13,699 · management and general $13,699

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $21,840 · management and general $21,840

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $255,536 · program services $158,784 · management and general $92,142 · fundraising $4,610

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,217 · program services $952 · management and general $1,073 · fundraising $1,192

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $160,234 · program services $152,532 · management and general $5,460 · fundraising $2,242

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $73,789 · program services $47,099 · management and general $22,115 · fundraising $4,575

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $513,587 · program services $441,121 · management and general $72,466

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,721 · program services $11,853 · management and general $4,868

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $9,931 · management and general $9,931

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $51,449 · program services $4,017 · management and general $47,432

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EQUIP/SUPPLIES

    total $170,778 · program services $170,159 · management and general $619

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM FOOD

    total $146,825 · program services $146,372 · management and general $453

  • 24c · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD PROCESSING

    total $99,760 · program services $98,598 · management and general $1,096 · fundraising $66

  • 24d · Other expenses: FIELD TRIPS/MATERIALS

    total $81,474 · program services $80,690 · management and general $24 · fundraising $760

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $71,278 · program services $67,024 · management and general $3,519 · fundraising $735

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $554,541 · end of year $250,017

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,150,865 · end of year $2,828,020

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $586,910 · end of year $444,969

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $84,231 · end of year $126,779

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

    $89,464

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

    $52,995

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $39,289 · end of year $36,469

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $262,016 · end of year $419,876

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $547,413 · end of year $572,467

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $180,637 · end of year $163,987

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $272,483 · end of year $433,646

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,605,480 · end of year $2,873,674

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $71,839 · end of year $62,356

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

LEAD THE CHARGE TO BRILLIANT OUTCOMES FOR THE CHILDREN OF OUR COMMUNITY BY ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE HIGHEST QUALITY LEARNING AND CARE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

LEAD THE CHARGE TO BRILLIANT OUTCOMES FOR THE CHILDREN OF OUR COMMUNITY (SEE PART III, LINE 1)LEAD THE CHARGE TO BRILLIANT OUTCOMES FOR THE CHILDREN OF OUR COMMUNITY BY ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE HIGHEST QUALITY LEARNING AND CARE.COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION, DOING BUSINESS AS LAUNCH, WAS FOUNDED IN 1977 AS A WASHINGTON NONPROFIT CORPORATION DEDICATED TO PROVIDING QUALITY ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN AGES 3-12.

  • COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION, DOING BUSINESS AS LAUNCH, WAS FOUNDED IN 1977 AS A WASHINGTON NONPROFIT CORPORATION DEDICATED TO PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN AGES 3-12. LAUNCH'S FIRST SITE OPENED AT MONTLAKE ELEMENTARY WITHIN THE SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SPS) SYSTEM. THE ORGANIZATION EXPANDED TO LESCHI ELEMENTARY IN 1988, HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY IN 1995, AND MADRONA ELEMENTARY IN 1997, AND BROADENED ITS SCOPE IN 2000 WITH THE OPENING OF ITS FIRST PRESCHOOL AT LESCHI ELEMENTARY.(SEE ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTION CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)__IN THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, LAUNCH OPERATED ELEVEN SCHOOL-AGE PROGRAMS (BEFORE- AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND SUMMER LEARNING) AT TEN SPS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN CENTRAL, SOUTHEAST, AND WEST SEATTLE-BEACON HILL, HAWTHORNE, HIGHLAND PARK, KIMBALL, LESCHI, MADRONA, MAPLE, MONTLAKE, WING LUKE, AND SANISLO-AS WELL AS A PROGRAM AT ITS NEWEST LOCATION IN RENTON AT CASCADE VISTA, CO-LOCATED ON THE IMPACT PUBLIC SCHOOLS BLACK RIVER ELEMENTARY CAMPUS.DURING 2024-2025, LAUNCH OPERATED NINE PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS: ONE EACH AT BEACON HILL, HIGHLAND PARK, AND CASCADE VISTA; TWO AT MADRONA; ONE AT RAINIER COMMUNITY CENTER; ONE AT DELRIDGE COMMUNITY CENTER; AND TWO PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS PLUS ITS FIRST EARLY PRESCHOOL CLASSROOM AT THE MILLER COMMUNITY CENTER ANNEX. ALL SEATTLE-BASED PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS PARTICIPATE IN THE SEATTLE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM, A VOTER-APPROVED CITY OF SEATTLE INITIATIVE TO MAKE VOLUNTARY, HIGH-QUALITY PRESCHOOL ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR ALL SEATTLE 3- AND 4-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN. LAUNCH'S FIRST OUT-OF-SEATTLE PRESCHOOL SITE IS LOCATED IN RENTON.CONSISTENT WITH ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO QUALITY LEARNING AND CARE, LAUNCH SERVES A HIGHLY DIVERSE POPULATION. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, 59% OF ENROLLED CHILDREN IDENTIFIED AS MULTIRACIAL OR STUDENTS OF COLOR, 38% AS WHITE, AND 3% AS UNKNOWN OR UNANSWERED. ADDITIONALLY, 45% OF CHILDREN CAME FROM LOW- TO MODERATE-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS; 25% PRIMARILY SPOKE A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE AT HOME; 5% HAD A DISABILITY OR AN IEP; AND SOME FAMILIES WERE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. LAUNCH FAMILIES SPOKE 29 LANGUAGES. FORTY-THREE PERCENT OF FAMILIES REPORTED HOUSEHOLD INCOMES BELOW 80% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME, AND 27% RECEIVED CHILDCARE SUBSIDIES THROUGH DSHS, THE CITY OF SEATTLE, OR OTHER PROVIDERS. MOST FAMILIES RELY ON LAUNCH SERVICES WHILE WORKING OR ENROLLED IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND 47% IDENTIFIED AS ESSENTIAL WORKERS.LAUNCH OPERATES IN LINGUISTICALLY, ETHNICALLY, AND CULTURALLY DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS AND STRIVES TO HIRE STAFF WHO REFLECT THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. IN ADDITION TO FEE-FOR-SERVICE TUITION, LAUNCH RECEIVES FUNDING FROM FOUNDATIONS, INDIVIDUAL DONORS, AND GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS AND SUBSIDIES, INCLUDING THE CITY OF SEATTLE FAMILIES & EDUCATION LEVY, DSHS, KING COUNTY, AND BEST START FOR KIDS. LAUNCH ALSO PROVIDES TUITION ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LAUNCH'S PROGRAMS AND ANNUAL REPORTS IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.LAUNCHLEARNING.ORG

    Expenses $6,733,459 · Revenue $7,952,115

  • LAUNCH'S TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WHICH ENABLES STUDENTS TO ATTEND LAUNCH'S PROGRAM AT A REDUCED RATE, IS AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS WITH FINANCIAL NEED. THE AMOUNT OF TUITION ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE VARIES ANNUALLY DEPENDING ON LAUNCH'S BUDGET CONSTRAINTS AND DONOR SUPPORT. PRIVATE PAY TUITION IS REPORTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS NET OF THIS ASSISTANCE. TOTAL TUITION ASSISTANCE AWARDED BY LAUNCH WAS $176,490 IN 2025 AND $189,001 IN 2024. IN BOTH YEARS, THERE WERE NO DONOR-RESTRICTED CONTRIBUTIONS WITH TUITION ASSISTANCE AS A PURPOSE RESTRICTION.

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Trang Marquez

    TREASURER (3/2025-CURRENT)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adam Petkun

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nick Heyer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Safi Sadiq

    CO-BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tessa Franchini

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Julie Zhang

    CO-BOARD CHAIR (10/2024-7/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rebecca Grussgott

    SECRETARY (12/2024-CURRENT)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joanna Stodden

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kj Dykema

    TREASURER (9/2023-1/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jessica Andre

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lauren Ellis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Hitomi Whitlock

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shannon Thomas

    CHIEF FINANCE & ADMIN (THRU 2/2025)

    Total calculated
    $131,019
    From this org
    $122,857
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,162
    Hours/week
    40

  • Laura Nicholson

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $139,936
    From this org
    $127,936
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,000
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jennifer Pegarido

    CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $129,376
    From this org
    $117,944
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,432
    Hours/week
    40

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
2024
Filed
31 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202610909349300446

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