Grounded in community with a focus on root causes, 4th Second works to increase access to healthcare, food security, youth opportunity, housing solutions, and environmental and social justice.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $280K a year · 27% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
62 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 61.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $23K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$607K
Spent
$46K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$563K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$607K
FY2022
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$607K
FY2023$295K
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$46K
FY2022
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$46K
FY2023$261K
FY2024$896K
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$563K
FY2022
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$563K
FY2023$597K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending March 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2020.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $43K Management & general 5% · $2K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard Fisher’s $64K as President is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Richard Fisher$63,592$37,760
Emily Fisher$26,213—
Ugoada Ikoro—$1,000

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Improves access to healthcare, food, housing, and justice while addressing root causes.

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3 programs · $43K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

4th Second's UpHousing Project seeks to develop the steps that support the climb up the ladder of housing stability. whether from curbside communities or through the development of affordable housing. - Investigations and predevelopment activities were undertaken on properties to serve as emergency shelters and affordable housing.

$40Kprogram expense
02

Vallejo Mobile Health(VMH) seeks to reduce the burden of disease and improve wellness of people experiencing homelessness in Vallejo by bringing medical care directly to people with mobile outreach and trusting, reliable relationships with medical practitioners.

$3Kprogram expense
03

4th Second's Youth Empowerment Project seeks to address trauma, support resilience, and provide opportunities for all youth. In 2021, 4th Second continued work to develop a strategic youth development plan including needs assessments, data collection, and program design to be implemented in the fiscal year 2022.

Pt IX · col B

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$23K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $629K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$145,535
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,304
Unitemized GrantFY2023$112,616
Unitemized GrantFY2022$120,000

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$607K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$606K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Money outPt IX
$46K
Ln 25
Programscol B$43K
Managementcol C$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$563K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$234K
Total assetsLn 16$571K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$606K
Government grantsLn 1e$20K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$82K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Total revenueLn 12$607K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$234K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$234K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$82K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$571K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$563K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 680
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1K$234K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$82K
Total assetsLn 16$1K$571K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$8K
Net assetsLn 32$1K$563K
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$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
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$25K$25K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$454$454
Information technologyLn 14$750$0$750$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$0$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$18K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$46K$43K$2K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.8M$1.9M−$79K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$896K$603K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $295K$261K$34K$597K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $607K$46K$562K$563K 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 $607,071 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,437$606,071
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$1,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,437$607,071
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 $0$45,526
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$45,526
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,437$561,545
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $607,071 across 10 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$20,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$586,071
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$82,480
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$606,071
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$607,071
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $45,526 across 30 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 $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
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 $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
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 $25,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$25,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $454$454
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $750 · Fundraising $0$750
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
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 $0 · Fundraising $0$0
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 $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,258 · Fundraising $0$1,258
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,064 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$18,064
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $43,064 · Management $2,462 · Fundraising $0$45,526
Part X · Balance sheet $571,031 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,437$233,682
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$255,349
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 $0$82,000
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 $1,437$571,031
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$8,049
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-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$8,049
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,437$95,242
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$467,740
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,437$562,982
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,437$571,031
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $562,982 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$607,071
XI-2 Total expenses$45,526
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$561,545
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,437
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$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$562,982

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