High Desert Second Chance

Analysis

High Desert Second Chance is a registered charity in United States, based in Hesperia, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, High Desert Second Chance reported income of $656k and spending of $622k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $274k to $656k (+139%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, High Desert Second Chance sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include US Right to Know ($656k), Families and Schools Together Inc ($656k) and Lutheran Services for the Aging Inc ($656k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $43k (6.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9,200. At year end it held assets of $225k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $225k. It reported 4 employees.