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

High Desert Second Chance FY2023 filing

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Distributes food to those in need through partner agencies and direct services. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $656K in revenue, $622K in expenses, and $225K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Food & Agriculture
Location
Hesperia, CA
Filings
6 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$656KFY2023
Expenses
$622K
Net assets
$225K
People
3
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
$656K revenue, $622K expenses
Bottom line
86% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$656K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$622K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$225K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $34K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.14
Program efficiency
86%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+5%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$656K
FY2023▲ +17%
Expenses
$622K
FY2023▲ +14%
Total assets
$225K
FY2023▼ -9%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2023
Total revenue
$656K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$622K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$225K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$34K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$225K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

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 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
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
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christina Keneti’s $5K as President is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1172 $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 $536K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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 supplementalfood programs for these communities that lack brick and…

$536Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$656K
Other revenue$15
— government grantsLn 1e$656K
Total revenueLn 12$656K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.14
Program services86%$536K
Management & general14%$86K
Total functional expensesLn 25$622K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$139K
Total assetsLn 16$225K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$225K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $139K · Operating expenses/yr $622K
2.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $536K · Total expenses $622K
86%
Management & General
Management & general $86K · Total expenses $622K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $622K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $179K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $656K · Total revenue $656K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $656K · Total revenue $656K
100%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $656K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $656K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $622K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $656K · Prior year $559K
+17%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $225K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $656K · Expenses $622K
+5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $225K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $225K · Total assets $225K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $225K
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 $622K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $57K · Total expenses $622K
9%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 17%
Accounting fee ratio 0.5%

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 · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$698K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$656K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$559K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$582K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$536K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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