2026-03-31T13:19:03-05:00 2025-06-30 911123435 THE MYERS ASSOCIATES PC 520 PIKE ST STE 1040 SEATTLE WA 981012397 990 2024-07-01 910987650 COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION COMM 2067267972 3401 RAINIER AVE S A SEATTLE WA 98144 LAURA NICHOLSON CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2067267972 2026-03-31 1 0 MARK T LONG CPA P00047630 2066236116 2025-12-29 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LAUNCH LAURA NICHOLSON 3401 RAINIER AVE S A SEATTLE WA 98144 8283383 0 X WWW.LAUNCHLEARNING.ORG X 1977 WA 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. 11 11 149 12 0 0 271896 208547 7600108 7952115 103171 102455 5440 14988 7980615 8278105 0 0 0 0 6353916 6329276 0 0 161176 1717557 1690118 8071473 8019394 -90858 258711 3677852 4106130 1000533 1170100 2677319 2936030 X LEAD THE CHARGE TO BRILLIANT OUTCOMES FOR THE CHILDREN OF OUR COMMUNITY BY ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE HIGHEST QUALITY LEARNING AND CARE. 0 0 6733459 7952115 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 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. 6733459 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 1 149 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 WA X X THE ORGANIZATION 2067267972 3401 RAINIER AVE S A SEATTLE WA 98144 TRANG MARQUEZ TREASURER (3/2025-CURRENT) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ADAM PETKUN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICK HEYER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAFI SADIQ CO-BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TESSA FRANCHINI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE ZHANG CO-BOARD CHAIR (10/2024-7/2025) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 REBECCA GRUSSGOTT SECRETARY (12/2024-CURRENT) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOANNA STODDEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KJ DYKEMA TREASURER (9/2023-1/2025) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JESSICA ANDRE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREN ELLIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HITOMI WHITLOCK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHANNON THOMAS CHIEF FINANCE & ADMIN (THRU 2/2025) 40.00 X 122857 0 8162 LAURA NICHOLSON CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 X 127936 0 12000 JENNIFER PEGARIDO CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER 40.00 X 117944 0 11432 368737 0 31594 3 0 0 0 0 6124 202423 5409 208547 TUITION 624410 4743670 4743670 SEATTLE PRESCHOOL PGM 624410 3198231 3198231 OTHER REVENUE 624410 6710 6710 STATE FOOD PROGRAM 624410 3504 3504 7952115 102455 102455 20266 6124 5278 14988 14988 8278105 7952115 0 117443 X 270955 55974 174151 40830 4895676 4283129 527539 85008 70538 53391 17147 557756 464340 90742 2674 534351 497424 18443 18484 13699 13699 21840 21840 255536 158784 92142 4610 3217 952 1073 1192 160234 152532 5460 2242 73789 47099 22115 4575 513587 441121 72466 16721 11853 4868 9931 9931 51449 4017 47432 PROGRAM EQUIP/SUPPLIES 170778 170159 619 PROGRAM FOOD 146825 146372 453 CREDIT CARD PROCESSING 99760 98598 1096 66 FIELD TRIPS/MATERIALS 81474 80690 24 760 71278 67024 3519 735 8019394 6733459 1124759 161176 554541 250017 2150865 2828020 586910 444969 84231 126779 89464 52995 39289 36469 262016 419876 3677852 4106130 547413 572467 180637 163987 272483 433646 1000533 1170100 X 2605480 2873674 71839 62356 2677319 2936030 3677852 4106130 258711 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3370359 1747390 432931 271896 208547 6031123 433271 316929 304956 335554 438337 1829047 3803630 2064319 737887 607450 646884 7860170 7860170 709 587 38912 103171 102455 245834 8106004 17543792 0.96970 0.98140 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 23492 9539 13953 65972 43456 22516 36469 RIGHT OF USE LEASE ASSETS 419876 419876 LEASE LIABILITIES 433646 433646 8716442 438337 438337 8278105 0 8278105 8457731 438337 438337 8019394 0 8019394 CARNIVAL 26390 6124 20266 5278 26390 6124 20266 5278 5278 14988 1 TUITION ASSISTANCE 75 176490 STANDARD SCHEDULE OF FEES TUITION ASSISTANCE PART I, LINE 2: 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. TOTAL TUITION ASSISTANCE AWARDED IN 2025 WAS $176,490. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY LAUNCH STAFF. THE RETURN IS THEN REVIEWED BY LAUNCH MANAGEMENT AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE/AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. A COPY OF THE RETURN IS THEN AVAILABLE TO ALL LAUNCH BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE BEING SUBMITTED TO THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C WHEN NEW MEMBERS JOIN THE BOARD AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, LAUNCH MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITH EACH BOARD MEMBER AND ASKS THEM TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM. NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE INSTRUCTED THAT IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO IMMEDIATELY DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST SHOULD THEY ARISE AT ANY TIME DURING THEIR TENURE AS A LAUNCH BOARD MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS DETERMINED USING COMPARABILITY DATA AND IS REGULARLY REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST OR AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. FORM 990, PART IX, STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES AS REQUIRED BY THE FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS, TOTAL EXPENSES EXCLUDE THE FAIR VALUE OF OUR DONATED USE OF CLASSROOM FACILITIES. INCLUDING THE FAIR VALUE OF OUR DONATED USE OF CLASSROOM FACILITIES (WHICH WAS $438,337 FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025) INCREASES OUR PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES AS A PERCENT OF TOTAL EXPENSES FROM 84% TO 85%.