A Second Chance
A Second Chance reported $31.7 million in revenue and $31.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $76.82 went to program services, $23.18 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.9% of the total. Government grants made up 99.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $370,441 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 21% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $32MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $32MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 76.8% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 23.2% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.9% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 99.8% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $370,441 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.17% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 10 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.6 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 8 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseKinship foster care, navigator, aftercare, summer camp, and cares - subcontract with allegheny county children, youth, and families for administering kinship foster care services. This program, the agency's premier kinship program, provides direct casework and support services by helping kinship caregivers meet the foster care requirements of the pennsylvania department of human services, allegheny county, and asci through assessment and monitoring of families, orientation, and training of caregivers, certification and recertification of kinship homes, and aftercare assistance. While the goal…
Foster care - subcontract with philadelphia department of human services, multiple community umbrella agencies in philadelphia for administering foster care services to kinship and general foster care families. In addition, asci provides family group decision making and family finding services to families with philadelphia dhs
State wide adoption network in allegheny county and the city of philadelphia - provides services to assist both families and children towards defined permanency goals. Services include child and family preparation, child and family profiles, adoption finalizations, and post-permanency services
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $336,491 | $0 | $33,950 | $370,441 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $282,271 | $0 | $26,228 | $308,499 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $278,712 | $0 | $27,885 | $306,597 |
| CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $224,500 | $0 | $19,101 | $243,601 |
| CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFI Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $198,939 | $0 | $9,922 | $208,861 |
| INTERIM EXE. VICE PRESIDEN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $170,965 | $0 | $3,939 | $174,904 |
| SR. MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CFS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $157,255 | $0 | $10,058 | $167,313 |
| MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CHILD Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $132,479 | $0 | $7,124 | $139,603 |
10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from A Second Chance (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.3M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b8 · 7 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5237
- Volunteers Part I, line 632
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to A Second Chance totaling $85,348 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of A Second Chance's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, A Second Chance reported that 76.8% of its $31.8 million in expenses went to program services, 23.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does A Second Chance pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation A Second Chance reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $370,441, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does A Second Chance get its money?
Of $31.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.9% came from contributions and grants (including 99.8% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is A Second Chance a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 25-1729710 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202620629349300507 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202540809349300809 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202440819349300814 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331249349301508 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202200849349300430 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202140199349300809 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 25-1729710: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.