Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences

Tax-deductible

Santa Monica, CA501(c)(3)Since 1971EducationEIN 23-7120625

Crossroads is an independent school for approximately 1,200 students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 400 volunteers and 554 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6.6M a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.0M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 94% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$100.5M
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$78.0M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$72.1M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$170.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$78.0M
FY2024▲ +4%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$63.5M
FY2021$71.7M
FY2022$70.4M
FY2023$70.9M
FY2024$75.0M
FY2024$78.0M
Expenses
$72.1M
FY2024▲ +4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$59.3M
FY2021$60.0M
FY2022$64.6M
FY2023$65.4M
FY2024$69.5M
FY2024$72.1M
Net assets
$170.2M
FY2024▲ +6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$127.3M
FY2021$146.1M
FY2022$144.4M
FY2023$152.2M
FY2024$161.1M
FY2024$170.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1971.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $59.3M Management & general 14% · $10.4M Fundraising 3% · $2.4M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

28 people listed on the 990; $2.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Head of School
$597,847Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Fin. & Ops Officer (thru 6/25)
$352,369Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Advancement
$215,582Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Head of School
$208,551Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Upper School
$204,340Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Middle School
$197,709Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Elementary School
$189,536Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mariama Richards’s $598K as Head of School is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robert Riddle——$1,426,608$978,194——
Mariama Richards$597,847$554,193$337,542$234,280——
Bob Riddle————$501,484$502,120
Manuel Pardo$352,369$339,756$305,050———
Barbara Whitney————$277,845$253,747
Colleen Bartlett—$163,663$255,901$247,982$239,311$226,215
Douglas Thompson————$197,057$248,400
Melissa Walden$215,582—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates approximately 1,209 students in an independent school setting.

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1 program service account for $59.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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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.

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$78.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$64.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.9M
Money outPt IX
$72.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$59.3M
Managementcol C$10.4M
Fundraisingcol D$2.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$170.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$50.0M
Total assetsLn 16$270.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$100.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$592K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$137K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$64.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$747K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$85K
Total revenueLn 12$78.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.9M
SavingsLn 2$45.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$50.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$45.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$106.1M
Other assetsLn 15$60.9M
Total assetsLn 16$270.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$100.5M
Net assetsLn 32$170.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5554
VolunteersI 6400
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$63.5M$50.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$41.3M$45.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$107.5M$106.1M
Total assetsLn 16$259.3M$270.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$98.3M$100.5M
Net assetsLn 32$161.1M$170.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$10.2M$10.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.0M$155K$725K$155K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$33.9M$28.6M$4.4M$828K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2.4M$2.0M$307K$101K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6.9M$4.6M$1.7M$569K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.5M$2.0M$407K$136K
Legal feesLn 11b$94K$14K$66K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$74K$74K
Investment management feesLn 11f$90K$90K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.0M$2.3M$551K$116K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$12K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$493K$251K$99K$144K
OccupancyLn 16$3.9M$3.6M$212K$67K
TravelLn 17$178K$171K$4K$2K
InterestLn 20$863K$777K$69K$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.3M$2.1M$187K$47K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.1M$2.4M$1.5M$188K
All other expensesLn 24e$50K$39K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$72.1M$59.3M$10.4M$2.4M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $75.0M$69.5M$5.6M$161.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $70.9M$65.4M$5.5M$152.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $70.4M$64.6M$5.8M$144.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $71.7M$60.0M$11.7M$146.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $63.5M$59.3M$4.2M$127.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $77,951,339 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $22,769 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$136,702
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,514,785
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$592,074
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,651,487
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $64,642,389$64,642,389
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $417 · Excluded from tax $2,994,837$2,995,254
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $487,731$487,731
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$84,626−$84,626
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $236,335$236,335
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $64,642,389 · Unrelated business $417 · Excluded from tax $3,657,046$77,951,339
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $72,057,066 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $10,212,206$10,212,206
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $155,339 · Management $724,918 · Fundraising $155,339$1,035,596
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $28,614,879 · Management $4,413,764 · Fundraising $827,542$33,856,185
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,978,114 · Management $306,726 · Fundraising $100,713$2,385,553
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,613,449 · Management $1,674,931 · Fundraising $569,340$6,857,720
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,972,545 · Management $406,589 · Fundraising $135,810$2,514,944
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $14,070 · Management $65,661 · Fundraising $14,070$93,801
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $73,704$73,704
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $89,581$89,581
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,340,099 · Management $551,320 · Fundraising $116,415$3,007,834
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,928 · Management $11,490$23,418
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $250,613 · Management $98,502 · Fundraising $143,542$492,657
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,624,752 · Management $211,622 · Fundraising $66,790$3,903,164
IX-17 TravelPrograms $171,375 · Management $4,305 · Fundraising $2,460$178,140
IX-20 InterestPrograms $776,725 · Management $69,042 · Fundraising $17,261$863,028
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,100,114 · Management $186,677 · Fundraising $46,669$2,333,460
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,387,895 · Management $1,510,303 · Fundraising $188,216$4,086,414
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $39,235 · Management $10,426$49,661
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $59,263,338 · Management $10,409,561 · Fundraising $2,384,167$72,057,066
Part X · Balance sheet $270,629,350 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,252,467$4,892,180
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $56,296,655$45,156,152
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $7,802,161$7,715,244
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $107,713$157,289
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $22,589$20,890
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $210,124$223,440
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $107,496,493$106,122,063
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $27,311,523$28,473,187
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $13,996,738$16,923,863
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $38,836,420$60,945,042
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $259,332,883$270,629,350
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,798,123$9,948,553
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $28,915,548$29,529,067
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $34,658,814$33,769,904
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $25,894,278$27,203,290
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $98,266,763$100,450,814
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $100,635,968$105,175,396
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $60,430,152$65,003,140
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $161,066,120$170,178,536
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $259,332,883$270,629,350
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $170,178,536 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$77,951,339
XI-2 Total expenses$72,057,066
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,894,273
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$161,066,120
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,218,143
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$170,178,536

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