Second Street & Hope Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Jefferson, MD EIN: 33-1027333

Second Street & Hope Inc is a private foundation focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Jefferson, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $9K.

Second Street & Hope Inc at a glance

In short: Second Street & Hope Inc gave $9K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$8,739
-93.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
-75.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,185
-72.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,748
Total assets
$2,505,242
+6.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Maryland (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 Street & Hope Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Crossroads Freedom Center: $5KCrossroads Freedom Center$5KFrederick County Public Schools: $2KFrederick County PublicSchools$2KLiving Water Shower Ministry: $1KLiving Water Shower Ministry$1KCity Youth Matrix Corporation: $244City Youth Matrix Corporation$244

The largest 2025 recipient was Crossroads Freedom Center ($5K). Together the top 4 received $9K.

Grant Size Distribution

36 grants across all recorded years

36<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 36 grants of 36 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

FrederickNew MarketWalkersvilleBrunswickDurhamIjamsvillePatchogueUnion Bridge

How Second Street & Hope Inc gives

  • Giving fell 47% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 7% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150KTotal only2019 2 grants2020 4 grants2021 2 grants2022 10 grants2023 16 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2019) to $128K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $9K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Crossroads Freedom Center Ijamsville, MDCommunity Support$5,000
Frederick County Public Schools Frederick, MDSchool Supplies, Clothing$2,493
Living Water Shower Ministry Walkersville, MDCommunity Support$1,002
City Youth Matrix Corporation New Market, MDCommunity Support$244
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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$2,505,242$130,002$117,760$8,7394$8,739—$118,771
2024$2,344,494$83,425$183,970$127,80216$127,802—$30,491
2023$2,028,330$95,648$148,896$109,69010$109,690—$96,967
2022$1,907,721$116,520$111,315$16,5712—$108,110—
2021$2,408,585$107,951$79,567$36,4214—$105,015—
2020$2,023,850$102,755$91,137$51,0002—$97,393—
2019$1,970,411$104,673$31,973$3,550Total only—$94,003—

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Second Street & Hope Inc reported a distributable amount of $119K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Second Street & Hope Inc is led by Frank Clements, Chair since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Frank Clements

    Chair

    President → Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill James

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Scarvalone

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jamie Eaton

    Secretary & Executive

    Secretary → Secretary & E, 2022

    Secretary & E → Secretary & Executive, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick O'Toole

    Vice Chair-T

    Vice President → Vice Chair-T, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Ken Switzer (2019–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Doris Branch (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Kim Johnson (2019) — 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.

Frequently asked questions about Second Street & Hope Inc

How much does Second Street & Hope Inc give each year?

Second Street & Hope Inc gave $9K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $128K across 16 grants.

What is Second Street & Hope Inc's typical grant size?

Second Street & Hope Inc's median grant in 2025 was $1,748, and its average grant was $2,185, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Second Street & Hope Inc give grants?

Second Street & Hope Inc gives mostly in Maryland: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Second Street & Hope Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Second Street & Hope Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Community Support" (3 grants).

How large is Second Street & Hope Inc?

Second Street & Hope Inc reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $9K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $119K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Second Street & Hope Inc?

Second Street & Hope Inc is a private foundation focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Jefferson, MD. It holds $2.5M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Second Street & Hope Inc's EIN?

Second Street & Hope Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-1027333. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 11, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 27, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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