Crossroads Ministry

Analysis

Crossroads Ministry is a registered charity in United States, based in Vineburg, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2024, 2 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, 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, Crossroads Ministry reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.5m, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.8m to $1.3m (-31%), an average of -8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Crossroads Ministry sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Violence Policy Center ($1.3m), American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina Foundation Inc ($1.3m) and Georgia Innocence Project Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% and program service revenue 83% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $471k (31% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $741k. At year end it held assets of $462k against liabilities of $323k, net assets of $139k. It reported 21 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.