College prep, grades 7-12, aspires to be socially just through its curriculum and programs

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 53 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $192K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$336K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $306K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.5M
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.8M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$3.5M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$4.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$3.8M
FY2025▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$3.8M
Expenses
$3.5M
FY2025+0.2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2025$3.5M
Net assets
$4.2M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$5.9M
FY2022$5.5M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$4.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1973.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $2.4M Management & general 29% · $1.0M Fundraising 3% · $104K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $336K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Co-Head of School
$122,746Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Head of School
$118,563Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Business & Operati
$95,068Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jason Heisserer———$163,913$185,055
Mark Norwood$122,746$122,679$120,759$100,479$75,940
Sarah Pierson-Wolff$118,563$118,450$121,800$101,382$76,015
Michelle Chlebowski$95,068$94,299$93,212$6,737—
Marti Wooff———$76,279$82,985

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Prepares middle and high school students for college with a socially just curriculum and programs.

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1 program · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Crossroads college preparatory school serves the saint louis region. Crossroads serves 121 students from over forty zip codes and a wide range of social, economic, racial, and other identities.

$2.4Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$110K
Money outPt IX
$3.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$1.0M
Fundraisingcol D$104K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$7.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$992K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$65K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$50K
Other incomeLn 4–11$110K
Total revenueLn 12$3.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.8M
Total assetsLn 16$7.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.5M
Net assetsLn 32$4.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 553
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$508K$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.0M$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.2M$4.8M
Total assetsLn 16$7.8M$7.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.9M$3.5M
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M$4.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$383K$173K$211K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$929K$300K$84K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$87K$56K$26K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$198K$128K$60K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$125K$81K$38K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$155K$155K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$50K$50K
Information technologyLn 14$42K$38K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$373K$355K$19K
InterestLn 20$119K$113K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$358K$322K$36K
InsuranceLn 23$27K$27K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$203K$169K$35K
All other expensesLn 24e$63K$34K$29K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.5M$2.4M$1.0M$104K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.8M$3.5M$285K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.3M$3.5M−$242K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.4M$3.6M−$1.2M$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.8M$3.1M−$357K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.6M$3.0M$560K$5.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,812,035 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,234,173$1,737,559
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,901,309$1,914,426
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $47,533$49,606
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $94,556$110,444
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,277,571$3,812,035
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,199,416$2,105,871
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,320,629$1,421,169
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,520,045$3,527,040
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$242,474$284,995
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,812,035 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$65,281
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,672,278
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$992,194
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,737,559
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,914,426$1,914,426
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $49,606$49,606
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $7,415$7,415
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $14,557$14,557
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $31,444 · Excluded from tax $57,028$88,472
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,945,870 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $128,606$3,812,035
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,527,040 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $172,524 · Management $210,862$383,386
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $929,332 · Management $299,798 · Fundraising $83,500$1,312,630
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $56,438 · Management $26,156 · Fundraising $4,277$86,871
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $128,399 · Management $59,507 · Fundraising $9,730$197,636
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $81,435 · Management $37,742 · Fundraising $6,171$125,348
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,404$5,404
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $25,529$25,529
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $154,641$154,641
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $49,586$49,586
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $37,579 · Management $4,175$41,754
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $354,608 · Management $18,662$373,270
IX-20 InterestPrograms $113,447 · Management $5,971$119,418
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $322,192 · Management $35,799$357,991
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $27,189$27,189
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $168,578 · Management $34,668$203,246
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $33,862 · Management $29,279$63,141
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,398,394 · Management $1,024,968 · Fundraising $103,678$3,527,040
Part X · Balance sheet $7,679,380 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $508,340$1,172,397
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $790,120$556,990
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $231,456$6,488
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $24,381$26,966
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,182,195$4,833,320
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,034,868$1,083,219
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,771,360$7,679,380
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $57,647$22,516
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $898,555$867,883
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,857,596$3,476,885
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,113,170$3,591,383
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $800,594$611,112
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,913,764$4,202,495
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,771,360$7,679,380
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,202,495 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,812,035
XI-2 Total expenses$3,527,040
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$284,995
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,913,764
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,736
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,202,495

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