2nd Mile Ministries
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
2nd Mile Ministries, Inc. seeks to see the gospel renew lives and communities so they are transformed in every way. Therefore as a ministry2nd Mile has honed in on a specific area, the Brentwood Neighborhood, toproactively invest our time, energy and resources.
- Income
- $544,112
- Spending
- $307,586
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 20.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 82%
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 200
- Highest pay
- $51,685, executive dir.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 20.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 43% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 29% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 77% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $252,619 spent. YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT:Promote comprehensive development of students with the goal of developingleaders who will be transformative agents in their own neighborhoods.Provide year-round mentoring for students in middle school and highschool who live in underserved neighborhoods. Our 2:52 after-schoolprogram completed its 14th year with 14 students. This program providesindividualized educational instruction and focuses on developing studentcharacter, emotional competence, and leadership skills. Annual Summer DayCamp completed 7 weeks of holistic student development programming formore than 40 students
- $3,767 spent. ELDER SERVICES:The As We Gather program combats senior social isolation by providing agingadults with socialization and education through virtual programming. Over80seniors were impacted by these efforts through in-person and virtualprograms.Participants were trained in technology, given health skills, participatedin ageappropriate exercise, and did art and craft activities in more than 120 sessions.As We Gather participants showed a 10% increase in quality of life and 20% improvement in loneliness in pre/post test measures.
- $3,679 spent. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:2nd Mile engaged the local neighborhood through a variety of communityefforts. The annual Family Fall Festival hosted over 650 guests while alsooffering services in education, health, and economics to the community.2nd Mile operated a community nutritional garden, performed hundreds ofhours of community clean-up, led a growing neighborhood association, andheld events centered around basketball, games, and more for the localneighborhood to come
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2004.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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