Southern California Crossroads

Analysis

Southern California Crossroads is a registered charity in United States, based in Downey, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Southern California Crossroads reported income of $4.6m and spending of $4.1m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.8m to $4.6m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Southern California Crossroads sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dependency Advocacy Center ($4.6m), Demand Justice Initiative ($4.6m) and Forward Justice ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $124k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.8m. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $791k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 113 employees.