Public Charity

SECOND SENSE

Based in CHICAGO, IL, SECOND SENSE operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $918K in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, $1.3M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 19 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.2M.

EIN: 362229565 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$918K
Total Expenses$1.1M
Total Assets$1.3M
Grant Records19
Funding Total$1.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION INSPIRES INDIVIDUALS TO MOVE BEYOND VISION LOSS AND BELIEVE IN THEIR ABILITIES. THROUGH CLIENT-CENTERED SUPPORT AND TRAINING, THEY LEARN NEW SKILLS, BUILD CONFIDENCE AND REALIZE THIER VALUE IN OUR COMMUNITY. TOGETHER WE ARE CHANGING SOCIETY'S PERCEPTION OF HUMAN POTENTIAL.

Where $100 goes at Second Sense

How Second Sense divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$76 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$13 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $76 for programs

$31
Independent living services
42% of program spending
$24
Orientation and mobility
31% of program spending
$21
Adaptive technology services
27% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Brett Christenson
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Cheryl Megurdichian
DIRECTOR Jeff Smith
DIRECTOR Jerry White
DIRECTOR Keith Giemzik
SECRETARY Laura Rounce

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,103,603 11 grants
Health & Medicine
$55,300 7 grants
Unspecified
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $918K $1.1M $1.3M
2024 $1.1M $1.2M $767K
2023 $1.1M $1.0M $981K
2022 $1.4M $987K $725K
2021 $882K $794K $416K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $882K to $918K (+4%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.3M.

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