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Crossroads Fund

Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3092907 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Crossroads Fund reported $5.5 million in revenue and $6.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.11 went to program services, $5.79 to management and general costs and $9.10 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 87.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $222,553 (Executive Dir.). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 16% between FY2021 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 $6.4M

For context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 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 $5.5M

Other revenue was negative: −$30,027. The bar shows the positive sources only.

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 2,433 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
85.1%86.7%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
5.8%11.5%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
9.1%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.12$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
87.0%29.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%3.8%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%58.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$222,553$301,601
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
3.46%1.38%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
36
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
30.86.8
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
15 of 15100.0%

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
$5.5M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $4.0M

Grant making - during the fiscal year dozens of grants were issued to organizations working for social change, health care access, youth organizing, workers' rights, criminal justice, and many other issues concerning social and economic justice.technical assistance and leadership development provided to grantees.educational programs designed to connect donors to grassroots organizations and to deepen the understanding of social justice issues

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
Executive Dir.
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$202,925$0$19,628$222,553
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$116,090$0$3,517$119,607
Operations Directo
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$102,725$0$9,019$111,744

3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Crossroads Fund (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $223K (Part IX, line 5).

5 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$5.5M$6.4M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$5.5M$6.4M85.1%$16M$222,553
FY2024 ⓘ$12M$6.9M86.0%$17M$210,259
FY2023 ⓘ$7.0M$7.3M87.6%$12M$158,000
FY2022 ⓘ$8.8M$5.9M87.3%$12M$146,500
FY2021 ⓘ$6.5M$4.4M85.8%$9.6M$128,000

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–1b15 · 15 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 11aYes
  • 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 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 510
  • Volunteers Part I, line 643

Private foundation grants it received

36 private foundations reported grants to Crossroads Fund totaling $5.8M 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 Fund'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 Fund, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Crossroads Fund's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Crossroads Fund reported that 85.1% of its $6.4 million in expenses went to program services, 5.8% to management and general and 9.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Crossroads Fund pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Crossroads Fund reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $222,553, for the role of Executive Dir. (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Crossroads Fund get its money?

Of $5.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 87.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Crossroads Fund a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 36-3092907 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 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 202631199349301333 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202520579349301517 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441359349313384 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202300549349300745 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202200339349301230 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 36-3092907: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.