2nd Act Org INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Boston, MA501(c)(3)EIN 22-2950758

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To educate the public about addiction and recovery through stage performances and various workshops.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
44¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$135K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $51K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
44%
of spending
Concern: 44% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$135K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $266K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$225K
77% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 77% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$413K
+59% vs prior year
Spent
$474K
To programs
44%
Net assets
$66K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$413K
FY2023▲ +59%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$352K
FY2021$264K
FY2022$261K
FY2023$413K
FY2024$568K
FY2025$282K
Expenses
$474K
FY2023▲ +37%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$279K
FY2021$307K
FY2022$347K
FY2023$474K
FY2024$493K
FY2025$548K
Net assets
$66K
FY2023▼ -52%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$278K
FY2021$224K
FY2022$137K
FY2023$66K
FY2024$114K
FY2025−$151K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1989.

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

Where the money goes

44 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 44% · $208K Management & general 27% · $126K Fundraising 29% · $139K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $135K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$82,196Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operations Officer
$52,726Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Ana Bess Moyer Bell—$69,416$82,196
Becca Osier$75,417——
Karen Snyder Until April 2025$54,541——
Karen Snyder—$53,044$52,726
Amy Lazier—$26,548—

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates the public about addiction and recovery through stage performances and workshops.

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1 program service account for $208K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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2ND act's educational and therapeutic interventions empower individuals and communities to take personal and social action in response to the impact of substance use. Our programs utilize theater, film and drama therapy to promote collective recovery.

$208Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$413K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$323K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$78K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$474K
Ln 25
Programscol B$208K
Managementcol C$126K
Fundraisingcol D$139K
Owns and owesPt X
$66K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$91K
Total assetsLn 16$291K
LiabilitiesLn 26$225K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$323K
Government grantsLn 1e$20K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$9K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$78K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$6K
Total revenueLn 12$413K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$91K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$91K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$133K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$94
Total assetsLn 16$291K
LiabilitiesLn 26$225K
Net assetsLn 32$66K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$86K$91K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$163K$133K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$652$94
Total assetsLn 16$357K$291K
LiabilitiesLn 26$219K$225K
Net assetsLn 32$137K$66K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$148K$58K$37K$54K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$85K$33K$21K$31K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$27K$10K$7K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$7K$5K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$115K$84K$4K$27K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$1K$1K$217
Information technologyLn 14$7K$2K$1K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$15K$9K$6K$200
InterestLn 20$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$6K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$4K$6K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$682$606$76
Total functional expensesLn 25$474K$208K$126K$139K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $282K$548K−$265K−$151K 990 PDF
FY2024 $568K$493K$75K$114K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $413K$474K−$60K$66K 990 PDF
FY2022 $261K$347K−$86K$137K 990 PDF
FY2021 $264K$307K−$43K$224K 990 PDF
FY2020 $352K$279K$72K$278K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $413,267 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$13,440
VIII-1e Government grants$20,240
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$289,100
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$9,226
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$322,780
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $78,309$78,309
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,672$3,672
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $6,411$6,411
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $2,095$2,095
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $78,309 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,178$413,267
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $473,614 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $57,614 · Management $36,931 · Fundraising $53,845$148,390
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $33,020 · Management $21,166 · Fundraising $30,860$85,046
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,378 · Management $6,652 · Fundraising $9,699$26,729
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,252 · Management $4,648 · Fundraising $6,777$18,677
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,038$15,038
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $83,761 · Management $4,123 · Fundraising $26,978$114,862
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,440 · Management $1,170 · Fundraising $217$2,827
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,892 · Management $1,095 · Fundraising $3,677$6,664
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $8,100$8,100
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,810 · Management $6,133 · Fundraising $200$15,143
IX-20 InterestManagement $8,930$8,930
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,088 · Fundraising $1,035$7,123
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,726 · Management $5,647 · Fundraising $6,030$15,403
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $606 · Fundraising $76$682
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $207,893 · Management $126,327 · Fundraising $139,394$473,614
Part X · Balance sheet $291,108 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $86,275$91,420
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$56,140
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $56,130$10,200
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,255$200
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $652$94
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $162,503$133,054
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $356,743$291,108
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,891$37,189
X-19 Deferred revenue$2,200
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $213,515$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $219,406$224,988
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $137,337−$36,015
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$102,135
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $137,337$66,120
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $356,743$291,108
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $66,120 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$413,267
XI-2 Total expenses$473,614
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$60,347
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$137,337
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,543
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$12,413
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$66,120

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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