2025-04-26T03:20:13-04:00 2024-12-31 521224305 Bechanan & Company LLC 22226 Creekview Drive Gaithersburg MD 20882 990 2024-01-01 202624345 Operation Second Chance Inc % Cindy McGrew OPER 3019382834 20251 Century Blvd Suite 130 Germantown MD 20874 CINDY MCGREW President 3019382834 2025-04-25 true true NANCY A BECHANAN P00070812 3018693747 2025-04-26 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Cindy McGrew 20251 Century Blvd Suite 130 Germantown MD 20874 3577429 false X www.operationsecondchance.org X 2005 MD We are patriotic citizens committed to serving our wounded, injured and ill combat veterans. We support Veterans and their families by building relationships and supporting their immediate needs and interests. We promote public awareness of the many sacrifices of our Armed Forces 11 10 6 101 0 0 2074757 2816554 0 155941 187606 0 2230698 3004160 10000 164140 0 294276 339402 0 10051 1232875 1668401 1537151 2171943 693547 832217 7784744 8480870 360212 176106 7424532 8304764 We are patriotic citizens committed to serving our wounded, injured and ill combat veterans. We support Veterans and their families by building relationships and supporting their immediate needs and interests. We promote public awareness of the many sacrifices of our Armed Forces false false 747847 Providing emergency financial assistance to our nations Veterans, that are wounded, injured or ill, in the form of rent and mortgage payments to prevent homelessness and evictions. Utility payments, flights and lodging so family members can be together during recovery. Assistance requests must come through verified caseworkers or V.A. representations, and OSC is able to provide a rapid response to our Veterans needs within 24-48 hours, making payments directly to their creditors. 656086 Heroes Ridge - Situated at the top of a mountain, Heroes Ridge offers rest and relaxation for wounded, injured and ill Veterans. The property consists of 275 acres, offering 4 cabins, a dining hall, recreation center, fitness center, pool, horses, ATVs and miles of trails for hiking, horseback riding and ATV rides. The property, located close to Gettysburg is rich with history of the Civil War, and offers Veterans a chance to thrive post war and get back to many of their roots. 438889 Morale, welfare, and recreation expenses to improve the morale of wounded soldiers. Activities include providing meals, cookouts, trips to the movies and a multitude of healing retreats all aimed at engaging the veterans to get back to doing the things that they loved before their injuries. Emphasis is placed on outdoor sporting activites such as adaptive skiing, horseback riding, white water rafting and fishing. 100140 100140 Scholarship program - Scholarships are awarded to applicants that are wounded, injured or ill veterans or their direct dependents using an application process that attempts to select and award the most deserving individuals. 64000 64000 529 plan program - 529 plan funding is provided to applicants who are the direct dependents of wounded, injured or ill veterans. 44400 30000 Operation Giving Back Program - Interns are mentored through employment with the organization. Qualified individuals serving as interns must be wounded, injured or ill veterans or their spouses. The program includes allowing the interns to focus on improving the well-being of caregivers with dinners, safety and educational classes, and other appropriate events. 208540 164140 30000 2051362 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 9 0 true 6 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X Tim Sanders 3019382834 20251 Century Blvd Suite 130 Germantown MD 20874 Cindy McGrew President 40.00 0.00 X X 115000 0 0 Luke Murphy Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Benjamin Knisely Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Paul Caragiulo Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Kilmartin Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Diane Morales Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Clark Wagner Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kevin Kenney Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Jarrett Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tim Sanders Treasurer 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Robert Larson Vice-President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Andrew Lourake Former director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Paul Steketee Former director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 115000 0 0 1 true false false 2816554 28017 2816554 196582 196582 564293 573269 -8976 -8976 -8976 0 3004160 -8976 0 196582 164140 164140 115000 103500 11500 198364 148363 50001 26038 20810 5228 8544 7129 1415 35436 2227 33209 43532 33000 2996 7536 2135 2135 23885 23885 5016 5016 14832 14832 166177 165803 374 10639 10639 General morale 313714 313714 Assistance to individuals 534554 534554 Heroes Ridge 468964 468964 Community awareness 15440 15440 25533 19346 3672 2515 2171943 2051362 110530 10051 87335 92040 2623880 2340499 611 83073 49085 55777 3807566 644245 2933728 3163321 2090105 2746160 7784744 8480870 27365 27080 332847 149026 360212 176106 X 7405532 8284764 19000 20000 7424532 8304764 7784744 8480870 832217 65633 -17618 0 X false true X true false X 1286606 2964489 1840577 2015154 2864569 10971395 684457 684457 1971063 2964489 1840577 2015154 2864569 11655852 0 0 0 0 0 0 11655852 57299 82041 76025 155941 187606 558912 57299 82041 76025 155941 187606 558912 2028362 3046530 1916602 2171095 3052175 12214764 0.95420 0.96700 0.05000 0.03000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 433800 433800 2898447 371656 2526791 8980 8980 466339 263609 202730 3163321 3212368 65633 160193 225826 2986542 17618 17618 3004160 2332136 160193 160193 2171943 2171943 true College scholarships 36 100140 529 plan contributions 64 64000 Monitoring procedures (Part I, line 2) The Organization is able to control the use of scholarship funds by distributing them to the College the student elects to attend thereby ensuring that the funds are used as intended. X false false false false false false false false false Andrew Lourake Former director Paul Steketee Former director X Horse 1 6000 Value on date receiv X Bike 1 5000 Value on date receiv X Prime Energy 1 15459 Value on date receiv false true false Governing body meeting documentation Part VI line 8a Minutes are taken of all board meetings. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 Management reviewed a draft of the form 990 before it was finalized. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c Each director and key employee is required to review and sign the Conflict of Interest policy on an annual basis. Due to the nature of the work performed by the Organization, conflicts of interest cannot be allowed by directors and key employees and when they are identified they are addressed, resolved and eliminated. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a The Board reviews all executive compensation including comparability data from the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Guidestar and other sources. Performance is also reviewed in the consideration of wage adjustments. Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b The Board reviews the compensation of all officers and key employees, however, there were no other key employees - so this would not be applicable. Form 990 availability to public Part VI line 18 Form 990 and the organizations 501c3 exemption letter confirming their non-profit status are available to the public on the organizations website. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 Form 990 and the organizations 501c3 exemption letter confirming their non-profit status are available to the public on the organizations website.