Second Wind Fund INC EIN 73-1701536 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Second Wind Fund INC FY2020 filing

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Helps children and youth access mental health treatment to prevent suicide. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $621K in revenue, $489K in expenses, and $339K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2004
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Denver, CO
Website
www.thesecondwindfund.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$621KFY2020
Expenses
$489K
Net assets
$339K
People
14
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  73-1701536 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Denver, CO Founded 2004
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Helps children and youth access mental health treatment to prevent suicide.
Leadership
Christopher Weiss · Development Director/Executive Director · $64K
Money in and out
$621K revenue, $489K expenses
Bottom line
61% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$621K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$489K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$339K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $132K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.61 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.22
Program efficiency
61%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
8.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+21%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$621K
FY2020
Expenses
$489K
FY2020
Total assets
$380K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$41K
FY2020
Total revenue
$621K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$489K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$339K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$132K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$380K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B61%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSecond Wind Fund INC
EINHdr · item D73-1701536
Principal addressHdr · item CDenver, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.thesecondwindfund.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2004
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2010

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Development Director/Executive Director
$63,817Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$55,220Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice-President/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Smith Thru 332025’s $112K as Finance/Admi is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3393 $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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa Smith Thru 332025$112,226
Olivia Pilcher$105,095
Christopher Weiss$100,730$92,980
Christopher Weiss Thru 102123$91,848
Christopher Weiss$85,750$63,817
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.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $300K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
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Second Wind Fund connects youth, 19 and under, who are at risk for suicide to professional counseling services with licensed, specialized therapists. If a referred youth does not have adequate insurance or otherwise have access to care or means to pay for services, Second Wind Fund covers the cost of up to twelve sessions of treatment…

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$619K
Investment income$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$600
Total revenueLn 12$621K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.61 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.22
Program services61%$300K
Management & general16%$80K
Fundraising22%$110K
Total functional expensesLn 25$489K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$351K
Total assetsLn 16$380K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$41K
Total net assetsLn 32$339K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $351K · Operating expenses/yr $489K
8.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $300K · Total expenses $489K
61%
Management & General
Management & general $80K · Total expenses $489K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $110K · Total expenses $489K
22%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $110K · Solicited contributions $618K
$0.18 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $619K · Total revenue $621K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $600 · Total revenue $621K
0.10%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $621K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $621K
+0.3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $489K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $621K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $339K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $621K · Expenses $489K
+21%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $380K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $339K · Total assets $380K
89%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $380K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Christopher Weiss · Reported title Development Director/Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $64K · Total expenses $489K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $285K · Total expenses $489K
58%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 61%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 18%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · FY2025
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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
FY2024$1.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$759K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$621K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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