Second Blessing Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Inverness, IL EIN: 26-0891464

Second Blessing Foundation is a private foundation, based in Inverness, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $37K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $100K. Net investment income was $10K.

Second Blessing Foundation at a glance

In short: Second Blessing Foundation gave $100K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $100K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$100,000
+100.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$100,000
+100.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$100,000
Total assets
$37,094
-54.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Second Blessing Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

One Collective: $100KOne Collective$100K

The largest 2025 recipient was One Collective ($100K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 5 (40%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Elgin

How Second Blessing Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 300% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2021) to $100K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
One Collective Elgin, ILGeneral$100,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$37,094$56,686$100,251$100,0001$100,000$9,994$2,878
2024$80,659$42,217$50,693$50,0001$50,000$16,774$3,957
2023$89,135$33,602$50,615$50,0001$50,000$8,008$5,281
2022$106,148$26,968$25,719$25,0001$25,000$1,479$6,018
2021$104,899$40,068$26,068$25,0001$25,000$14,200$6,016
2020$90,899$14,229$41,144$40,0001—$13,748$6,441
2019$117,814$17,284$61,326$60,0001—$16,675$7,876

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Second Blessing Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Second Blessing Foundation is led by Jeffrey W. Stevenson, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jeffrey W. Stevenson

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim A. Stevenson

    Secretary & Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan J. Stevenson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Frequently asked questions about Second Blessing Foundation

How much does Second Blessing Foundation give each year?

Second Blessing Foundation gave $100K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $50K across 1 grant.

How large is Second Blessing Foundation?

Second Blessing Foundation reported $37K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $100K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Second Blessing Foundation operate?

Second Blessing Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Second Blessing Foundation's EIN?

Second Blessing Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0891464. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 13, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 29, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 31, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 9, 2024)

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