Mission Launch envision an America that restores equity and creates sustainable opportunities for fresh starts so that citizens facing barriers due to an arrest and or conviction record

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 35 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $60K a year · 18% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Worth a look: 65% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$158K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$816K
+275% vs prior year
Spent
$690K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$248K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$816K
FY2024▲ +275%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$176K
FY2021$88K
FY2022$218K
FY2024$816K
Expenses
$690K
FY2024▲ +505%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021$93K
FY2022$114K
FY2024$690K
Net assets
$248K
FY2024▲ +277%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$16K
FY2021$1K
FY2022$66K
FY2024$248K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Revoked May 2019, reinstated. IRS ruling Oct 2020, per the IRS master file. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2020.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $445K Management & general 35% · $245K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990; $158K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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$105,600Pt VII · Sec A
Leonard
$52,500Pt VII · Sec A

Teresa’s $106K as Hodge is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Teresa$105,600———
Laurin$52,500$35,900$14,550$21,200

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps people with arrest records find jobs and build new lives.

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3 programs · $445K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The Rebuilding Re-Entry Coalition Civic Engagement

Mission: Launch is the founder, facilitator and fiscal sponsor of the Rebuilding Re-enry Coalition, a cross sector network focused on increasing self-sufficiency and reducing recidivism in the service areas of the Washington DC, Baltimore, MD metro regions.

$164Kprogram expense
02

Mission Launch Pad/Inclusive Entrepreneurship

Workforce discrimination against individuals with an arrest and/or conviction record leads to a lack of financial well being. Mission Launch operates a small scale, apprentice accelerator program under the Civic Technology division to empower and teach participants how to launch a tech dependent business.

$163Kprogram expense
03

Mission Reboot

Mission Reboot:

$118Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
The Workers LabFY2024$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$816K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$641K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$175K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Money outPt IX
$690K
Ln 25
Programscol B$445K
Managementcol C$245K
Owns and owesPt X
$248K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$142K
Total assetsLn 16$248K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$641K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$175K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Total revenueLn 12$816K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$142K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$142K
Other assetsLn 15$561
Total assetsLn 16$248K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$248K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$99K$142K
Total assetsLn 16$204K$248K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$204K$248K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$158K$79K$79K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8K$0$8K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$0$3K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$34K$0$34K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$7K$8K$0
Office expensesLn 13$14K$6K$7K$0
TravelLn 17$38K$36K$2K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$35K$33K$1K$0
InsuranceLn 23$690$0$690$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$0$6K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$379K$283K$96K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$690K$445K$245K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $816K$690K$126K$248K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $218K$114K$104K$66K 990 PDF
FY2021 $88K$93K−$6K$1K 990 PDF
FY2020 $176K$161K$15K$16K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $816,043 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $690,309$641,260
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$174,778
I-10 Investment income$5
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $690,309$816,043
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $26,207$168,891
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $536,947$521,354
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $563,154$690,245
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $127,155$125,798
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $816,043 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$641,260
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$641,260
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$174,778
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $174,783 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$816,043
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $690,245 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $79,050 · Management $79,050 · Fundraising $0$158,100
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $7,731 · Fundraising $0$7,731
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $3,060 · Fundraising $0$3,060
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $34,290 · Fundraising $0$34,290
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,306 · Management $7,629 · Fundraising $0$14,935
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,338 · Management $7,204 · Fundraising $0$13,542
IX-17 TravelPrograms $36,032 · Management $2,339 · Fundraising $0$38,371
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $33,313 · Management $1,265 · Fundraising $0$34,578
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $690 · Fundraising $0$690
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $5,649 · Fundraising $0$5,649
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $283,399 · Management $95,900 · Fundraising $0$379,299
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $445,438 · Management $244,807 · Fundraising $0$690,245
Part X · Balance sheet $248,090 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $98,866$142,029
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $105,500$105,500
X-15 Other assets$561
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $204,366$248,090
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $204,366$248,090
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $204,366$248,090
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $204,366$248,090
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $248,090 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$816,043
XI-2 Total expenses$690,245
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$125,798
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$204,366
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$82,074
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$248,090

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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