Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
EIN 26-2909240 • 501(c)3 • Georgetown, TX
Profile
Igniting hope in disadvantage youth and individuals by reaching, equipping and propelling them to discover and fulfill their highest potential, launch pad the center, mobilizes partnerships with businesses and organizations to emphasize the need for community transformation. The five things done for community transformation are: 1. Connect to strenghten and support the individual and family unit; 2. Serve individual's basic needs; 3. Provide the educational, financial, vocational, and spiritual education to become a productive and well reounded individual; 4. Teach and model integrity and good character; and 5. Create self-sufficiency with providing the tools for people to be successful.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
61st percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
87th percentile
Higher net margin than 87% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
No filing with officer rows is available for this organization yet.
Asset Growth
95th percentile
Faster asset growth than 95% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
86th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 86% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$81,909
Up $56,737 (+225%) from 2023
Liabilities
Down$0
Down $108 (-100%) from 2023
Net Assets
Up$81,909
Up $56,845 (+227%) from 2023
Revenue
Up$137,443
Up $55,449 (+68%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$80,598
Up $13,130 (+19%) from 2023
Net Income
Up$56,845
Up $42,319 (+291%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.
Igniting hope in disadvantage youth and individuals by reaching, equipping and propelling them to discover and fulfill their highest potential, launch pad the center, mobilizes partnerships with businesses and organizations to emphasize the need for community transformation. The five things done for community transformation are: 1. Connect to strenghten and support the individual and family unit; 2. Serve individual's basic needs; 3. Provide the educational, financial, vocational, and spiritual education to become a productive and well reounded individual; 4. Teach and model integrity and good character; and 5. Create self-sufficiency with providing the tools for people to be successful.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $25,172 | $81,909 | ▲ $56,737 |
| Total Assets | $25,172 | $81,909 | ▲ $56,737 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Other Liabilities | $108 | - | - |
| Total Liabilities | $108 | $0 | ▼ $108 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions | $25,064 | $81,909 | ▲ $56,845 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $25,064 | $81,909 | ▲ $56,845 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $25,172 | $81,909 | ▲ $56,737 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Land Buildings | - | $6,631 | $6,631 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Rebecca Contreras | Chair |
| Christopher Lopez | Director |
| Crystaline Lopez | Director |
| David Contreras | Executive Di |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $80,598 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $0 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees for Services Other | $25,146 | - | - | $25,146 |
| Advertising | $2,600 | - | - | $2,600 |
| Office Expenses | $771 | $1,320 | - | $2,091 |
| Travel | $1,402 | - | - | $1,402 |
| Other Expenses | $939 | - | - | $939 |
| All Other Expenses | $450 | - | - | $450 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $79,278 | $1,320 | $0 | $80,598 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Fundraising Direct Expenses | $20,248 |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $7,353 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
“David contreras rebecca contreras exec dir chair spouse”
“No review was or will be conducted.”
“Company will perform an annual review with all contractors, directors, and future employees relative to conflicts.”
“All compensation for officers to be reviewed and approved by board of directors.”
“Compensation for key employees and officers to be reviewed and approved by board of directors.”
“No documents available to the public”
“Igniting hope in disadvantage youth and individuals by reaching, equipping and propelling them to discover and fulfill their highest potential, launch pad the center, mobilizes partnerships with businesses and organizations to emphasize the need for community transformation. The five things done for community transformation are: 1. Connect to strenghten and support the individual and family unit; 2. Serve individual's basic needs; 3. Provide the educational, financial, vocational, and spiritual education to become a productive and well reounded individual; 4. Teach and model integrity and good character; and 5. Create self-sufficiency with providing the tools for people to be successful.”
“Youth education & empowerment - provides character education teaching students that core value are stepping stones for personal success. It focuses on mentoring and modeling, by teeaching and demonstrating leadership and other essential life skills. Activities include financial literacy, leadership, promoting mental stamina, challenge, competition, technology, mentoring, and life skills. Character education teaches students that core values are stepping-stones for personalsuccess. Financial literacy is a key for empowerment and financial management. Leadership is a quality that will make them stand- out. Life-skills are essential in everything we do. Living a drug-free lifestyle will allow them to accomplish their goals and personal dreams. Mentoring - modeling is a powerful tool to show these students that despite the challenges they face in their environment, making right choices followed by hard work will lead them to achieve success. Launchpad offers the after-school program twice per week on the middle school campus, serving 36 60 students every week. Total served in 2015 was 480 students.”
“Community outreach 8,592 0 0 chartible contributions 5,500 0 0 non chartible contributions 11,054 0 0 total 25,146 0 0”
“Return restricted funds 0”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | IGNITING HOPE IN DISADVANTAGE YOUTH AND INDIVIDUALS BY REACHING, EQUIPPING AND PROPELLING THEM TO DISCOVER AND FULFILL THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL, LAUNCH PAD THE CENTER, MOBILIZES PARTNERSHIPS WITH BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO EMPHASIZE THE NEED FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION. THE FIVE THINGS DONE FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION ARE: 1. CONNECT TO STRENGHTEN AND SUPPORT THE INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY UNIT; 2. SERVE INDIVIDUAL'S BASIC NEEDS; 3. PROVIDE THE EDUCATIONAL, FINANCIAL, VOCATIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL EDUCATION TO BECOME A PRODUCTIVE AND WELL REOUNDED INDIVIDUAL; 4. TEACH AND MODEL INTEGRITY AND GOOD CHARACTER; AND 5. CREATE SELF-SUFFICIENCY WITH PROVIDING THE TOOLS FOR PEOPLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | YOUTH EDUCATION & EMPOWERMENT - PROVIDES CHARACTER EDUCATION TEACHING STUDENTS THAT CORE VALUE ARE STEPPING STONES FOR PERSONAL SUCCESS. IT FOCUSES ON MENTORING AND MODELING, BY TEEACHING AND DEMONSTRATING LEADERSHIP AND OTHER ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FINANCIAL LITERACY, LEADERSHIP, PROMOTING MENTAL STAMINA, CHALLENGE, COMPETITION, TECHNOLOGY, MENTORING, AND LIFE SKILLS. CHARACTER EDUCATION TEACHES STUDENTS THAT CORE VALUES ARE STEPPING-STONES FOR PERSONALSUCCESS. FINANCIAL LITERACY IS A KEY FOR EMPOWERMENT AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. LEADERSHIP IS A QUALITY THAT WILL MAKE THEM STAND- OUT. LIFE-SKILLS ARE ESSENTIAL IN EVERYTHING WE DO. LIVING A DRUG-FREE LIFESTYLE WILL ALLOW THEM TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR GOALS AND PERSONAL DREAMS. MENTORING - MODELING IS A POWERFUL TOOL TO SHOW THESE STUDENTS THAT DESPITE THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT, MAKING RIGHT CHOICES FOLLOWED BY HARD WORK WILL LEAD THEM TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS. LAUNCHPAD OFFERS THE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM TWICE PER WEEK ON THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUS, SERVING 36 60 STUDENTS EVERY WEEK. TOTAL SERVED IN 2015 WAS 480 STUDENTS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | DAVID CONTRERAS REBECCA CONTRERAS EXEC DIR CHAIR SPOUSE |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | COMPANY WILL PERFORM AN ANNUAL REVIEW WITH ALL CONTRACTORS, DIRECTORS, AND FUTURE EMPLOYEES RELATIVE TO CONFLICTS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | ALL COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS TO BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS TO BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 7 | NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 8 | COMMUNITY OUTREACH 8,592 0 0 CHARTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS 5,500 0 0 NON CHARTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS 11,054 0 0 TOTAL 25,146 0 0 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 9 | RETURN RESTRICTED FUNDS 0 |
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