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Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences

Santa Monica, CA · EIN 23-7120625 · 501(c)(3) · School
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences reported $78.0 million in revenue and $72.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.24 went to program services, $14.45 to management and general costs and $3.31 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 82.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $646,636 (HEAD OF SCHOOL). 144 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 23% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $72M

For context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $78M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,499 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
82.2%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
14.4%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
3.3%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.25$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
12.4%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
82.9%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$646,636$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.90%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
1448
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
28.313.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
21 of 21100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$59M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $10M · revenue $65M

The Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences and subsidiary (collectively the "school"), founded in 1971, is an independent school for students in grades kindergarten through 12, with two campuses in santa monica, california

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
HEAD OF SCHOOL
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$597,847$0$48,789$646,636
CHIEF FIN. & OPS OFFICER (THRU 6/25)
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$352,369$0$36,593$388,962
DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$215,582$0$40,192$255,774
ASSOCIATE HEAD OF SCHOOL
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$208,551$0$32,294$240,845
HEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$204,340$0$33,195$237,535
HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$197,709$0$31,970$229,679
HEAD OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$189,536$0$31,480$221,016

144 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.0M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$20M$40M$60M$80MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$78M$72M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$78M$72M82.2%$170M$646,636
FY2024 ⓘ$75M$69M80.9%$161M$601,189
FY2023 ⓘ$71M$65M81.2%$152M$1,476,319
FY2022 ⓘ$70M$65M79.8%$144M$1,026,390
FY2021 ⓘ$72M$60M81.1%$146M$725,605
FY2020 ⓘ$64M$59M82.8%$127M$689,827

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b21 · 21 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
  • Employees Part I, line 5554
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6400

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
DOUGLASS DESIGN AND BUILD
Construction contractor
$12,554,647
PROFESSIONAL SECURITY CONSULTANTS
Security guards and services
$687,912
ARKITERV INC DBA SPF ARCHITECTS
Construction architects
$502,014
INNOVATION TRANSPORTATION LLC
Bus services
$432,220
OCEANSIDE PARKING SERVICES INC
Parking attendants & crossing guards
$404,095

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 15 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

14 private foundations reported grants to Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences totaling $217K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences reported that 82.2% of its $72.1 million in expenses went to program services, 14.4% to management and general and 3.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $646,636, for the role of HEAD OF SCHOOL (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences get its money?

Of $78.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 12.4% came from contributions and grants and 82.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 23-7120625 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202621289349302807 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531329349306153 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441219349302109 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311259349302516 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221309349302047 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131369349301523 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 23-7120625: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.