Second Amendment Defense and Education Coalition Ltd

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
921627955
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Channahon, IL, USA
Rating
61
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Civil Liberties

Reported finances

Revenue
$39,675
Expenses
$38,339
Assets
$41,301

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Eric Callis (President)
  • Todd Vandermyde (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Eric Callis (President)
  • Todd Vandermyde (Vice President)
  • Laura McCarthy (Treasurer)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purposes of SADEC are educational and charitable as those terms are defined with Section 501 c3 of the Internal Revenue code. SADEC is dedicated to the defense of human and civil rights secured by law including in particular the right to bear arms and as relating to or affecting the right to bear arms the rights to free speech and assembly to be free from unreasonable government searches and seizures of persons property and private information and to be free from discrimination and have the right to equal protection of the law. SADECs activities towards these purposes will be furthered by complementary programs of litigation and education.

What it reported doing in 2025

Litigation support in opposition to certain laws passed by the Illinois legislature that restrict the free and fair exercise of residents Second Amendment rights

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 48
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 45
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75.6%; rating input score 76
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.4%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.08; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 21.2% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -53.6% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -5.7% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 75.6% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 51/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 49/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.