Launch Leadership INC

Tax-deductible

Lincoln, NE501(c)(3)Since 2013EducationEIN 46-2037620

This page gets seen. Tell your story. Claim this org.

To empower middle and high school students through experience-based Leadership training.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $8K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$81K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 73% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $103K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$111K
290% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 290% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$555K
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$491K
To programs
71%
Net assets
−$73K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$555K
FY2025▲ +19%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$183K
FY2021$343K
FY2022$337K
FY2023$402K
FY2024$466K
FY2025$555K
Expenses
$491K
FY2025▲ +11%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$349K
FY2022$451K
FY2023$413K
FY2024$441K
FY2025$491K
Net assets
−$73K
FY2025▲ +47%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$29K
FY2021−$48K
FY2022−$151K
FY2023−$161K
FY2024−$137K
FY2025−$73K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Give Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2014.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $350K Management & general 19% · $93K Fundraising 10% · $48K

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

Something off? The org can add a note here. Request edit privileges.

Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $81K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$81,458Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Timmy Tamisiea’s $81K as Executive Di is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Timmy Tamisiea$81,458—————
Jessica Applegate—$65,629$78,706———
Randal Hawthorne—————$75,000
Kayla Meyer——$29,669$64,519——
Randal Hawthrone————$22,375—
Kelli Cunningham————$3,000—

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.

See Launch Leadership INC executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Something off? The org can add a note here. Request edit privileges.

Questions the 990 asks

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

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers students with hands-on leadership training to build confidence and skills.

Provided by the organization

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

1 program · $350K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Provide leadership development services

$350Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$103K
See all 4 funders →
Grants paid · 5 grants · $124K · 2021–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$36,513
Unitemized GrantFY2024$27,025
Unitemized GrantFY2023$23,625
Unitemized GrantFY2022$23,100
Unitemized GrantFY2021$13,250

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$555K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$427K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$120K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$491K
Ln 25
Programscol B$350K
Managementcol C$93K
Fundraisingcol D$48K
Owns and owesPt X
−$73K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18K
Total assetsLn 16$38K
LiabilitiesLn 26$111K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$120K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$427K
Investment incomeLn 3$616
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$555K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$18K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$18K
Total assetsLn 16$38K
LiabilitiesLn 26$111K
Net assetsLn 32−$73K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K$18K
Total assetsLn 16$45K$38K
LiabilitiesLn 26$182K$111K
Net assetsLn 32−$137K−$73K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$37K$37K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$81K$29K$30K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$42K$15K$15K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$2K$3K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$3K$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$22K$22K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$558$990
Office expensesLn 13$2K$378$2K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K$120
OccupancyLn 16$12K$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$508$280$228
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$199K$198K$148$456
InterestLn 20$3K$3K$240
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$43K$31K$12K$280
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$5K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$491K$350K$93K$48K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $555K$491K$64K−$73K 990 PDF
FY2024 $466K$441K$24K−$137K 990 PDF
FY2023 $402K$413K−$10K−$161K 990 PDF
FY2022 $337K$451K−$114K−$151K 990 PDF
FY2021 $343K$349K−$6K−$48K 990 PDF
FY2020 $183K−$29K 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $555,079 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,733 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$120,428
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$120,428
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $427,261$427,261
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $616$616
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $41$41
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $434,651$555,079
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $490,791 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $36,513$36,513
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,510 · Management $30,140 · Fundraising $22,808$81,458
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $14,619 · Management $15,455 · Fundraising $11,695$41,769
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,556 · Management $2,867 · Fundraising $1,800$6,223
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,268 · Management $3,467 · Fundraising $2,614$9,349
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,304$10,304
IX-11d Lobbying feesFundraising $7,706$7,706
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $22,050$22,050
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $558 · Management $990$1,548
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $378 · Management $1,918$2,296
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,747 · Management $120$2,867
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,000 · Management $6,000$12,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $280 · Management $228$508
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $197,941 · Management $148 · Fundraising $456$198,545
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,613 · Fundraising $240$2,853
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,297$6,297
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,672 · Management $11,585 · Fundraising $280$42,537
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,956 · Management $1,012$5,968
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $350,048 · Management $93,144 · Fundraising $47,599$490,791
Part X · Balance sheet $38,462 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,180$18,354
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,500$13,325
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$5,183
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,500$1,600
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $45,180$38,462
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $75,332$6,438
X-19 Deferred revenue$891
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $107,141$104,138
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $182,473$111,467
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$139,379−$74,255
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,086$1,250
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$137,293−$73,005
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $45,180$38,462
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$73,005 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$555,079
XI-2 Total expenses$490,791
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$64,288
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$137,293
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$73,005

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.
Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.