Project Second Chance is dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and finding forever homes for abandoned and neglected canines in puerto rico, disaster-hit areas, and other local emergency situations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $17K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$86K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$87K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$7K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$86K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$130K
FY2021$119K
FY2022$111K
FY2023$108K
FY2024$97K
FY2025$86K
Expenses
$87K
FY2025▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$119K
FY2021$126K
FY2022$121K
FY2023$108K
FY2024$98K
FY2025$87K
Net assets
$7K
FY2025▼ -15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$25K
FY2021$18K
FY2022$9K
FY2023$9K
FY2024$8K
FY2025$7K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2018.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $84K Management & general 4% · $3K Fundraising 0% · $203

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

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President, Treasurer, Exec
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Rescues and rehabilitates animals from disaster areas, finding them forever homes.

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3 programs · $84K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Project second chance provides comprehensive veterinary care for all rescues, including emergency services, vaccines, preventative care, diagnostics, specialty care, spay and neuter services. The organization also performs TNR work to reduce feral overpopulation.

$42Kprogram expense
02

Project second chance focuses on rescue work in puerto rico, other disaster-hit areas, and providing assistance to high kill shelters in the united states. The organization creates public awareness about animal welfare issues and provides education, support, and supplies to its foster network to enable rescue relief work and care for…

$40Kprogram expense
03

Project second chance transported rescued and rehabilitated canines from puerto rico and high kill shelters in the united states, to their forever homes in the DC, maryland, and virginia area using commercial and private aircraft.

$1Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$17K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$86K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$81K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Money outPt IX
$87K
Ln 25
Programscol B$84K
Managementcol C$3K
Fundraisingcol D$203
Owns and owesPt X
$7K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7K
Total assetsLn 16$7K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$81K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Total revenueLn 12$86K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7K
Total assetsLn 16$7K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$7K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$8K$7K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$8K$7K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$511$511
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$42K$42K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$144$101$43
Information technologyLn 14$396$396
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$33K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K$250$160
Total functional expensesLn 25$87K$84K$3K$203

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $86K$87K−$1K$7K 990 PDF
FY2024 $97K$98K−$1K$8K 990 PDF
FY2023 $108K$108K$252$9K 990 PDF
FY2022 $111K$121K−$10K$9K 990 PDF
FY2021 $119K$126K−$7K$18K 990 PDF
FY2020 $130K$119K$11K$25K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $85,952 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $76,113$81,452
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $21,160$4,500
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $97,273$85,952
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $98,335$87,149
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $98,335$87,149
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,062−$1,197
Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $85,952 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$81,452
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$81,452
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,500$4,500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,500 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$85,952
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $87,149 across 8 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $511$511
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,575$2,575
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $41,743$41,743
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $101 · Fundraising $43$144
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $396$396
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,258$4,258
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,329$33,329
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,783 · Management $250 · Fundraising $160$4,193
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $83,610 · Management $3,336 · Fundraising $203$87,149
Part X · Balance sheet $6,573 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,770$6,573
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,770$6,573
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,770$6,573
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,770$6,573
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,770$6,573
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,573 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$85,952
XI-2 Total expenses$87,149
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,197
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,770
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,573

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

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