Second Chance Foods receives food items from farms and grocery outlets that would otherwise be discarded. These items are are processed into meals and/or when equally beneficial are transferred directly into weekly donation packages containing both.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$102K 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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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $251K a year · 17% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $462K
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+39% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$342K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2023▲ +39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$190K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.0M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2023▲ +39%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$923K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
Net assets
$342K
FY2023▲ +49%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$128K
FY2022$230K
FY2023$342K
FY2024$868K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2016.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $1.1M Management & general 4% · $56K Fundraising 6% · $79K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $102K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$79,500Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Director
$18,894Pt VII · Sec A
Gifts and Events Officer
$3,521Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Individual Gifts and Events Officer Part Year
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Martha Elder’s $87K as Executive Dir. is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 818 $1–10M 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Martha Elder$87,450$79,500$66,250$47,077
Dana Hammond——$25,960—
Stephanie C Purcell—$18,894——
Maggy Keets—$3,521——

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Distributes rescued food as meals and donation packages to those in need.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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in 2023 Second Chance Foods prepared 92,500 meals and redistributed 316,00 pounds of groceries. This output is provided to over 20 of our hunger relief partners in the form of donation packages. Donation packages are portioned according to family size and needs.

$1.1Mprogram expense

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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
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$56K
Fundraisingcol D$79K
Owns and owesPt X
$342K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$272K
Total assetsLn 16$346K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$954K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$272K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$272K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$346K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$342K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6280
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$186K$272K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$47K$40K
Total assetsLn 16$233K$346K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$230K$342K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$124K$30K$34K$60K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$64K$64K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$9K$3K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$13K$3K$5K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$643$0$321$322
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$0$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$0$0$4K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$0$3K$0
Information technologyLn 14$6K$0$6K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$23K$23K$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$0$1K$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$996K$996K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.1M$56K$79K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.0M$1.4M$561K$868K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.4M$1.3M$112K$342K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$923K$81K$230K 990 PDF
FY2021 $190K$128K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,392,027 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,003,924$1,390,963
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$1,064
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,003,924$1,392,027
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $116,937$204,389
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $806,054$1,075,612
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $922,991$1,280,001
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $80,933$112,026
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,392,027 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,390,963
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$954,208
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,390,963
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,064
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,392,027
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,280,001 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $29,974 · Management $33,555 · Fundraising $60,033$123,562
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $64,015 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$64,015
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,543 · Management $2,852 · Fundraising $5,418$16,812
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $2,569 · Management $5,138 · Fundraising $5,137$12,884
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $321 · Fundraising $322$643
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,750 · Fundraising $3,750$7,500
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $3,956$3,956
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $3,194 · Fundraising $0$3,194
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $6,042 · Fundraising $0$6,042
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,320 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$23,320
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $1,017 · Fundraising $0$1,017
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,028 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13,028
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,858 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,858
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $996,170 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$996,170
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,145,477 · Management $55,869 · Fundraising $78,616$1,280,001
Part X · Balance sheet $345,913 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $185,608$271,861
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$34,200
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $46,916$39,852
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $232,524$345,913
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,925$3,957
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,925$3,957
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $229,599$341,956
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $229,599$341,956
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $232,524$345,913
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $341,956 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,392,027
XI-2 Total expenses$1,280,001
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$112,026
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$229,599
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$331
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$341,956

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