Nonprofit · EIN 46-4690286
HIGH DESERT SECOND CHANCE
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · HESPERIA, CA 92345
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $756,480 | $581,311 | $175,169 | $456,989 | $0 | $456,989 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $698,131 | $536,435 | $161,696 | $330,246 | $0 | $330,246 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $656,316 | $622,026 | $34,290 | $225,366 | $0 | $225,366 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $755,641
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $839
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $50,600
- Other salaries and wages
- $9,200
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $65,680
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,410
- Occupancy
- $249,978
- Depreciation
- $3,798
- Program services (functional)
- $414,739
- Management and general (functional)
- $166,572
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $330,246
- Total assets, end of year
- $456,989
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $456,989
- Gross receipts
- $756,480
- Employees
- 4
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Gainer | Director Trustee or director | 30 | $0 |
| Patrick Erwin | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Christina Keneti | President Officer | 65 | $0 |
| David Fofiu | Vice President Officer | 60 | $0 |
| Leana Watson | Volunteer Key employee | 20 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Gainer | Director Trustee or director | 30 | $0 |
| Patrick Erwin | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Christina Keneti | President Officer | 65 | $0 |
| David Fofiu | Vice President Officer | 60 | $0 |
| Leana Watson | Volunteer Key employee | 20 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 3 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Gainer | Director Trustee or director | 30 | $0 |
| David Fofiu | Vice President Officer | 60 | $0 |
| Christina Keneti | President Officer | 65 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 16666 SMOKE TREE ST STE B4, HESPERIA, CA 92345-6100
- In care of
- % DAVID FOFIU
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Christina Keneti, 16666 Smoketree Bldg B 4, Hesperia, CA 92345
- Signed the 990
- DAVID FOFIU, Vice President
- Phone
- (442) 267-4444
- Return prepared by
- Oak Hills Tax and Business Services
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 46-4690286 or by the name HIGH DESERT SECOND CHANCE.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
Foodbank Distribution Center which networks with 46 partner agencies across the High Desert area. We also operate a pantry for the homeless, a direct foodbank serice program that delivers food, activites relating to donation and distribution of food to underserved communities
Program accomplishments
- Direct or inderect food distribution: High Desert Second Chance operates a warehouse facility distributing donated and purchased food to 46 community partnerships in the high desert area. The community partnership includes: churches, food pantries,soup kitchen,Senior Center,Homeless Shelters, colleges and supplemental food programs for these communities that lack brick and motor pantries. We service indinidual families that are in need of supplemental food support. The Foodbank schedules weekly mobile pantry distribution on Saturday that delivers fresh, dry and frozen food. High Desert Second Chance Foodbank has distributed 1.4 million pounds of food, the equivalent of 173 thousand meals,through the community partnership and its own direct services 50% of the food that was distributed was donated food through the food rescue program which captures and distributes surplus food from growers, processor and retail outlets which would end up in our landfills.Expenses $414,739 · revenue $755,641
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-4690286
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2017
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Food, agriculture and nutrition (K31)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $456,989
- Income (IRS master file)
- $756,480
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- May 15, 2017
- Posted by the IRS
- August 16, 2017
- Reinstated
- Effective May 15, 2017
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $756,480 | $581,311 | $456,989 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $698,131 | $536,435 | $330,246 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $656,316 | $622,026 | $225,366 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $559,116 | $546,711 | $247,984 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 46-4690286).
Questions about HIGH DESERT SECOND CHANCE
- What is the EIN of HIGH DESERT SECOND CHANCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HIGH DESERT SECOND CHANCE is 46-4690286.
- Is HIGH DESERT SECOND CHANCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2017 and reinstated it effective May 15, 2017.
- Are donations to HIGH DESERT SECOND CHANCE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HIGH DESERT SECOND CHANCE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of HIGH DESERT SECOND CHANCE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HIGH DESERT SECOND CHANCE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of HIGH DESERT SECOND CHANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Christina Keneti.
- Who are the officers and directors of HIGH DESERT SECOND CHANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 5 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does HIGH DESERT SECOND CHANCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $756,480, expenses of $581,311 and total assets of $456,989 at year end.
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