Second Chance Foundation
Second Chance Foundation is a private foundation based in Covington, Louisiana. In its 2025 filing, it reported giving $170,148 through 17 grants to charitable organizations and other recipients, including organizations serving people experiencing homelessness, the working poor, and people needing re-entry assistance.
Second Chance Foundation at a glance
In short: Second Chance Foundation gave $170K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Louisiana. 44% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $170,148
- +18.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- -5.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,009
- +25.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $718
- -23.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 44% first-time grantees (7 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Louisiana (96% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Second Chance Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 517 North New Hampshire, Covington, LA 70433
Phone: (985) 871-7181
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Second Chance Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bridge House ($70K). Together the top 10 received $156K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($6,879), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
81 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 77 grants of 81 (95%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 96% of grant dollars went to recipients in Louisiana, 3% to recipients in Tennessee, and 1% to recipients in Texas.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Second Chance Foundation open to new grantees?
44%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 16 grantees (44%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $15K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 44% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−9%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $78K (2020) to $257K (2023). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $170K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bridge House New Orleans, LA | To Help Provide Resources to the Homeless | $69,500 |
| Upward Community Services Inc Covington, LA | To help improve the lives of the working poor. | $44,969 |
| Solutions of Folsom Covington, LA | Charitable | $12,000 |
| Live Oak High School Denham Springs, LA | To Benefit the High School Football Team | $8,200 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $6,879 |
| Bogalusa High School Bogalusa, LA | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Verticle Church Seymour, TN | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Turn Around Village Covington, LA | To assist the organization in its mission to provide re-entry assistance to ex-offenders. | $3,600 |
| Northsore Food Bank Covington, LA | To help provide food resources to the less fortunate | $2,500 |
| Rich Mauti Cancer Fund Mandeville, LA | To Fund and Support Cancer Research | $2,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $718 | $175,000 | $175,226 | $170,148 | 17 | $170,676 | $40 |
| 2024 | $944 | $144,500 | $145,516 | $144,039 | 18 | $144,266 | $46 |
| 2023 | $1,960 | $257,500 | $258,211 | $257,219 | 19 | $258,211 | $86 |
| 2022 | $2,671 | $193,000 | $191,021 | $186,000 | 15 | $189,331 | $107 |
| 2021 | $692 | $126,000 | $127,726 | $115,500 | 12 | $127,726 | $124 |
| 2020 | $2,418 | $91,500 | $91,095 | $78,000 | 8 | — | $117 |
| 2019 | $2,013 | $146,700 | $147,918 | $136,700 | 11 | — | $179 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Second Chance Foundation reported a distributable amount of $40 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for a range of charitable purposes, including homelessness resources, assistance for the working poor, food resources, re-entry assistance, cancer research, medical expenses, and school sports.
Among its grantees, the Rich Mauti Cancer Fund describes its mission as funding and supporting cancer research and educating and supporting cancer patients, their families and friends, and the local community. The Covington Rotary Foundation describes its mission as advancing understanding and goodwill, improving health, supporting education, and alleviating poverty.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 17 grants totaling $170,148. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $69,500, with a median grant of $2,500.
Its largest 2025 grants included $69,500 to Bridge House in New Orleans to help provide resources to people experiencing homelessness; $44,969 to Upward Community Services in Covington to help improve the lives of the working poor; and $12,000 to Solutions of Folsom in Covington for a charitable purpose. Other notable grants included $8,200 to Live Oak High School for its football team, $6,879 to an individual in Lafayette for an ALS patient’s medical expenses, and $3,600 to Turn Around Village in Covington to assist its re-entry work with ex-offenders.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Michael G Sanderson as director and president, David Israel as director and secretary-treasurer, and Allyson May as foundation manager.
Second Chance Foundation is led by Michael G. Sanderson, Director & President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Michael G. Sanderson
Director & President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Israel
Director & Secr. - Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Allyson May
Foundation Manager
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 Chance Foundation
How much does Second Chance Foundation give each year?
Second Chance Foundation gave $170K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $144K across 18 grants.
What is Second Chance Foundation's typical grant size?
Second Chance Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $10,009, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Second Chance Foundation that year got $4K on average.
Where does Second Chance Foundation give grants?
Second Chance Foundation gives mostly in Louisiana: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Covington, LA (6 grants), New Orleans, LA (2 grants) and Mandeville, LA (2 grants).
Does Second Chance Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 17 grants with a stated purpose on Second Chance Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (7 grants).
Who are Second Chance Foundation's largest grantees?
Second Chance Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Bridge House ($69,500), Upward Community Services Inc ($44,969) and Solutions of Folsom ($12,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($6,879), which are not listed by name. Together they received 74% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Second Chance Foundation?
Second Chance Foundation reported $718 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $171K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $40 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Second Chance Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for a range of charitable purposes, including homelessness resources, assistance for the working poor, food resources, re-entry assistance, cancer research, medical expenses, and school sports. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Second Chance Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Second Chance Foundation's EIN?
Second Chance Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1494451. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Second Chance Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 27, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 25, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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