High Desert Second Chance EIN 46-4690286 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

High Desert Second Chance

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Distributes food to those in need through partner agencies and direct services. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $756K in revenue, $581K in expenses, and $457K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Food & Agriculture
Location
Hesperia, CA
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$756KFY2025
Expenses
$581K
Net assets
$457K
People
5
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  46-4690286 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Hesperia, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Distributes food to those in need through partner agencies and direct services.
Leadership
Norman Gainer · Director
Money in and out
$756K revenue, $581K expenses
Bottom line
71% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$756K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$581K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$457K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $175K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.29
Program efficiency
71%
of spending reaches programs▼ -3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
7.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +40% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+23%
revenue over expenses, this year-0.02% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$756K
FY2025▲ +8%
Expenses
$581K
FY2025▲ +8%
Total assets
$457K
FY2025▲ +38%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$756K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$581K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$457K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$175K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$457K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B71%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CHigh Desert Second Chance
EINHdr · item D46-4690286
Principal addressHdr · item CHesperia, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K31)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Volunteer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christina Keneti’s $5K as President is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1174 $100K–1M food & agriculture 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.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $415K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Direct or Inderect Food Distribution

High Desert Second Chance operates a warehouse facility distributing donated and purchased food to 46 community partnerships in the high desert area. The community partnership includes: churches, food pantries,soup kitchen,Senior Center,Homeless Shelters, colleges and supplemental food programs for these communities that lack brick and…

$415Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$756K
Other revenue$839
Total revenueLn 12$756K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.29
Program services71%$415K
Management & general29%$167K
Total functional expensesLn 25$581K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$371K
Total assetsLn 16$457K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$457K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $371K · Operating expenses/yr $581K
7.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $415K · Total expenses $581K
71%
Management & General
Management & general $167K · Total expenses $581K
29%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $581K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $483K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $756K · Total revenue $756K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $756K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $756K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $756K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $581K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $756K · Prior year $698K
+8%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $536K · FY2025 $756K
+7%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $457K · Beginning of year $330K
+38%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $756K · Expenses $581K
+23%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $0 · Total assets $457K
0%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $457K · Total assets $457K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $457K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Norman Gainer · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $581K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $66K · Total expenses $581K
11%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 71%
Overhead ratio 29%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 8%
Accounting fee ratio 0.6%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
GE FoundationFY2024$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$56K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$756K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$698K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$656K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$559K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$582K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$536K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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