Second Street Second Chances Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
874620589
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Pittsfield, MA, USA
Phone
4134437220
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Rehabilitation Services for Offenders

Reported finances

Revenue
$789,474
Expenses
$1,005,587
Assets
$635,870
Liabilities
$1,422

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

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARK GOLD (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • LINDSAY CORNWELL (EXECUTIVE DI): $103,869 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

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.

What it reported doing in 2025

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. The first 72 hours after release are critical to the clients success. Our community resource navigators connect with them to assess their needs. Services and referrals are provided regardless of how long ago incarceration took place and include: medical mental health substance use disorder services financial resources and literacy transportation family reunification housing employment job training legal services support and encouragement the staff at second street works with each client to develop and individualized re-entry plan.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 85% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 81
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 86.9%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 94.7%; rating input score 95; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -27.4%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.63; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.3%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 44.8% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 26.3% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 48% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 86.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 19 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $874K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $104K · 19 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 30/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 36/100.