At the Crossroads

Analysis

At the Crossroads is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, At the Crossroads reported income of $1.0m and spending of $2.0m, spending 190% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $1.0m (-16%), an average of -4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, At the Crossroads sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rockcastle County Senior Citizens Inc ($1.0m), Columbian Charities of Mo Inc ($1.0m) and Lighthouse for the Homeless ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $220k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $579k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $64k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 13 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.