Edwins Second Chance Life Skills Center
Edwins Second Chance Life Skills Center is a life skills center. Its curriculum focuses on offering comprehensive education and life-skills support services for people with criminal records.
Edwins Second Chance Life Skills Center at a glance
In short: Edwins Second Chance Life Skills Center gave $42K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $21K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $41,860
- -22.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $20,930
- -61.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,930
- Total assets
- $1,036,651
- -7.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Edwins Second Chance Life Skills Center funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Edwins Foundation ($36K). Together the top 2 received $42K.
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2023) to $54K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $42K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Edwins Foundation Cleveland Heights, OH | For Operations | $36,000 |
| Edwins Restaurant and Training Center DBA Edwins Too Cleveland Heights, OH | For Operations | $5,860 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,036,651 | $342,367 | $422,602 | $41,860 | 2 | — |
| 2024 | $1,120,888 | $342,059 | $415,204 | $54,000 | 1 | — |
| 2023 | $1,189,040 | $268,851 | $327,671 | $14,000 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | $1,330,934 | $328,102 | $288,540 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $1,197,215 | $389,458 | $212,933 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $1,123,694 | $188,409 | $194,460 | — | — | $1 |
| 2019 | $941,590 | $141,645 | $252,791 | — | — | — |
About Edwins Second Chance Life Skills Center
Based on IRS filings
Edwins Second Chance Life Skills Center is a public charity focused on Education, based in Cleveland Heights, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $42K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Edwins Second Chance Life Skills Center is led by Brandon Chrostowski, President, Secretary & Treasurer on every filing since 2019; 1 of 3 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brandon Chrostowski
President, Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
25 hrs/week
$10K (2019) → $23K (2025)
Matthew Fieldman
Chair
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Shorr
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Jon E. Fowler (2021–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Jeremy Langham (2021) — Director
- Former: Michael Gong MD (2019–2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $23K, to Brandon Chrostowski (Pre., Secretary & Treasurer).
Frequently asked questions about Edwins Second Chance Life Skills Center
How much does Edwins Second Chance Life Skills Center give each year?
Edwins Second Chance Life Skills Center gave $42K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $54K across 1 grant.
How large is Edwins Second Chance Life Skills Center?
Edwins Second Chance Life Skills Center reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $342K.
What is Edwins Second Chance Life Skills Center?
Edwins Second Chance Life Skills Center is a public charity focused on Education, based in Cleveland Heights, OH. It holds $1.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Edwins Second Chance Life Skills Center operate?
Edwins Second Chance Life Skills Center has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is Edwins Second Chance Life Skills Center's EIN?
Edwins Second Chance Life Skills Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-3602516. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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