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LAUNCH NEW YORK INC

EIN: 45-3980649Buffalo, NYZIP: 14203
S43 - Community Improvement & Capacity Building501(c)(3)

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION'S OBJECTIVE IS TO IDENTIFY, SUPPORT AND INVEST IN HIGH-GROWTH, HIGH-IMPACT COMPANIES THAT CAN TRANSFORM THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND CATALYZE THE ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE IN THE 27 COUNTIES COMPRISING THE WESTERN HALF OF UPSTATE NEW YORK BY PROVIDING PRO-BONO MENTORSHIP AND CAPITAL ACCESS PROGRAMS & SERVICES TO ENTREPRENEURS WITH A PARTICULAR GOAL OF HELPING SCALABLE STARTUPS POSITION THEMSELVES TO RECEIVE PROFESSIONAL EQUITY INVESTMENTS FROM LAUNCH NY AND ANGEL, SEED-STAGE, AND VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTORS.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$3.8M$0$12M
2021$3.1M$0$7.7M

Compensation

2023

MARION LAVIGNE
CEO/President/Secretary
chief executive officer
$190,000
$60,000
$0
$266,350
SCOTT TERHAAR
COO/Treasurer
chief financial officer
$0
$0
$0
$78,000
THOMAS LYNCH
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL DEFREITAS
Assistant Secretary
secretary (operational)
$0
$0
$0
$0
MELODIE BAKER
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JENNIFER BECKAGE
Board Member (To Jan, 2023)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MEL PASSARELLI
Board Member/Vice Chairper
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
MAGGIE DORN
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
QUINCY ALLEN
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ZACHARY SCHULMAN
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GEORGE CHAMOUN
Board Member/Chairperson
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0

2021

MARION LAVIGNE
CEO/President/Secretary
chief executive officer
$190,000
$60,000
$0
$258,000
SCOTT TERHAAR
COO/Treasurer
chief financial officer
$0
$0
$0
$122,475
JENNIFER BECKAGE
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MEL PASSARELLI
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MELODIE BAKER
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
THOMAS LYNCH
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
QUINCY ALLEN
Board Member (Effective 1/8/2021)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MAGGIE DORN
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL DEFREITAS
Assistant Secretary
secretary (operational)
$0
$0
$0
$0
GEORGE CHAMOUN
Board Member/Chairperson
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
ZACHARY SCHULMAN
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JORDAN LEVY
Board Member/Vice Chairperson
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0

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