Second Street Second Chances INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Pittsfield, MA501(c)(3)Crime & LegalEIN 87-4620589Revenue $707K in FY2023

On file with the IRS2nd-street.org467 Cheshire Rd, 01201-1820 · Pittsfield, MATax-exempt since Jun 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Research and community leaders confirm that incarcerated individuals who receive support, greatly increase their Chances to continue on a path to responsible citizenship and positive engagement. Second Street Second Chances, INC. Mission is to treat formerly incarcerated individuals with respect and encouragement, provide them with job readiness skills and access to job opportunities, preparing them to become productive and contributing members of their communities, and educating and advocating for communities to embrace them as such.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$82K 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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FY2023 · 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 $15K a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$707K
+161% vs prior year
Spent
$567K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$248K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$707K
FY2023▲ +161%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$271K
FY2023$707K
FY2024$918K
FY2025$789K
Expenses
$567K
FY2023▲ +247%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$163K
FY2023$567K
FY2024$889K
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$248K
FY2023▲ +131%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$107K
FY2023$248K
FY2024$416K
FY2025$634K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2022.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $461K Management & general 19% · $106K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $82K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$82,499Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lindsay Cornwell’s $104K as Executive Di is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023
Lindsay Cornwell$103,869—
Jason Cuyler—$82,499

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps formerly incarcerated individuals gain job skills and find employment to become productive community members.

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1 program · $461K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Second street coordinates a myriad of services, on site and within the community, at a convenient and welcoming one-stop facility. Prior to a person being released from the berkshire county house of corrections, they are made aware of the services provided at second street.

$461Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$707K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$702K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$567K
Ln 25
Programscol B$461K
Managementcol C$106K
Owns and owesPt X
$248K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$226K
Total assetsLn 16$251K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$702K
Government grantsLn 1e$198K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$130K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Total revenueLn 12$707K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$72K
SavingsLn 2$155K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$226K
Other assetsLn 15$23K
Total assetsLn 16$251K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$248K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$98K$226K
Total assetsLn 16$120K$251K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$107K$248K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$82K$74K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$139K$111K$28K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$84K$70K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$656
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$44K$44K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$63K$63K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$95K$55K$40K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$11K$13
Total functional expensesLn 25$567K$461K$106K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $789K$1.0M−$216K$634K 990 PDF
FY2024 $918K$889K$29K$416K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $707K$567K$140K$248K 990 PDF
FY2022 $271K$163K$107K$107K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $707,185 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $270,725$701,611
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$5,574
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $270,725$707,185
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $86,419$309,444
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $76,842$257,289
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $163,261$566,733
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $107,464$140,452
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $707,185 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$197,660
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$503,951
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$130,380
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$701,611
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5,574$5,574
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,574$707,185
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $566,733 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $74,249 · Management $8,250$82,499
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $111,343 · Management $27,845$139,188
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $70,097 · Management $13,633$83,730
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,371 · Management $656$4,027
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,534$12,534
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $43,700$43,700
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,085$7,085
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,309$15,309
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $63,150$63,150
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,036$7,036
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,942$2,942
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $55,051 · Management $39,708$94,759
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,761 · Management $13$10,774
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $461,152 · Management $105,581 · Fundraising $0$566,733
Part X · Balance sheet $251,173 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $98,267$71,576
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$154,834
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,244$1,670
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $20,000$23,093
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $119,511$251,173
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,047$3,257
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,047$3,257
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $107,464$247,916
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $107,464$247,916
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $119,511$251,173
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $247,916 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$707,185
XI-2 Total expenses$566,733
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$140,452
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$107,464
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$247,916

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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