The mission of Second Wind Fund is to decrease the incidence of suicide in children and youth by removing the financial and social barriers to treatment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $71K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$302K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $260K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$114K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.5M
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$634K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2025▼ -12%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$621K
FY2021$759K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +36%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$489K
FY2021$570K
FY2022$786K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$634K
FY2025▼ -42%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$339K
FY2021$528K
FY2022$842K
FY2023$821K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$634K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Give Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2010.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $1.5M Management & general 9% · $174K Fundraising 13% · $250K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $302K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$112,226Pt VII · Sec A
Director of
$105,095Pt VII · Sec A
$43,909Pt VII · Sec A
$41,183Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Smith Thru 332025’s $112K as Finance/Admi is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa Smith Thru 332025$112,226—————
Olivia Pilcher$105,095—————
Christopher Weiss——$100,730$92,980$85,750$63,817
Christopher Weiss Thru 102123—$91,848————
Maureen Johnson—————$55,220
Paul Reich Thru 71624$43,909—————
Scott Shields 92024-62025$41,183—————

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.

See Second Wind Fund INC executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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

Helps children and youth access mental health treatment to prevent suicide.

Questions for Second Wind Fund INC

Tap to ask. Second Wind Fund INC sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Second Wind Fund INC answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Second wind fund works with colorado youth ages 19 and under who are at risk for suicide and facing one or more financial or social barriers to accessing treatment, connecting them with licensed, specialized providers and covering the costs for 12 - 20 sessions of therapy.

$1.5Mprogram expense

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 · FY2025
See all 6 funders →

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$174K
Fundraisingcol D$250K
Owns and owesPt X
$634K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$481K
Total assetsLn 16$748K
LiabilitiesLn 26$114K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$369K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$48K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$27K
SavingsLn 2$454K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$481K
Total assetsLn 16$748K
LiabilitiesLn 26$114K
Net assetsLn 32$634K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 650
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$801K$481K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$748K
LiabilitiesLn 26$160K$114K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$634K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$165K$76K$51K$38K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$506K$326K$51K$128K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$12K$8K$1K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$60K$39K$6K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$50K$32K$5K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.0M$961K$47K$29K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K$101$303
Office expensesLn 13$6K$2K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$21K$14K$4K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$6K$3K$14K
TravelLn 17$8K$7K$732$536
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K$146$173
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$125$79$16$30
InsuranceLn 23$11K$7K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$2K$1K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.5M$174K$250K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.9M−$451K$634K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$1.4M$264K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.1M−$21K$821K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$786K$314K$842K 990 PDF
FY2021 $759K$570K$189K$528K 990 PDF
FY2020 $621K$489K$132K$339K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,464,473 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,651,260$1,459,036
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $30,867$15,408
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$13,856−$9,971
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,668,271$1,464,473
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $669,897$792,612
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $734,483$1,122,908
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,404,380$1,915,520
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $263,891−$451,047
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,464,473 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$6,520
VIII-1c Fundraising events$47,758
VIII-1e Government grants$369,172
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,035,586
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,459,036
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,408$15,408
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$9,971−$9,971
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $5,437$1,464,473
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,915,520 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $75,698 · Management $50,975 · Fundraising $38,062$164,735
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $326,338 · Management $51,406 · Fundraising $128,400$506,144
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,522 · Management $1,185 · Fundraising $2,959$11,666
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $38,710 · Management $6,098 · Fundraising $15,231$60,039
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,155 · Management $5,211 · Fundraising $12,662$50,028
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $961,313 · Management $46,597 · Fundraising $28,807$1,036,717
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,854 · Management $101 · Fundraising $303$10,258
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,164 · Management $1,642 · Fundraising $2,036$5,842
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,494 · Management $3,684 · Fundraising $2,905$21,083
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,034 · Management $2,680 · Fundraising $13,637$22,351
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,976 · Management $732 · Fundraising $536$8,244
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,041 · Management $146 · Fundraising $173$1,360
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $79 · Management $16 · Fundraising $30$125
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,778 · Management $2,596 · Fundraising $1,636$11,010
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,563 · Management $1,398 · Fundraising $2,957$5,918
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,490,719 · Management $174,467 · Fundraising $250,334$1,915,520
Part X · Balance sheet $747,596 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $61,500$26,509
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $739,211$454,219
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $428,584$234,498
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,371$10,069
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $3,307$22,301
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,245,098$747,596
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $85,423$91,436
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $3,551$22,585
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $160,476$114,021
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $725,163$309,036
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $359,459$324,539
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,084,622$633,575
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,245,098$747,596
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $633,575 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,464,473
XI-2 Total expenses$1,915,520
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$451,047
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,084,622
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$633,575

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.