The mission of Crossroads Fund, INC. Is to support community organizations working on issues of racial, social, and economic justice in the chicago area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 43 volunteers and 10 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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.7M a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$422K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
37
named funders · $2.7M
Looks good: 37 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.5M
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.5M
-53% vs prior year
Spent
$6.4M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$16.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$5.5M
FY2025▼ -53%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$6.5M
FY2022$8.8M
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$11.8M
FY2025$5.5M
Expenses
$6.4M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$7.3M
FY2024$6.9M
FY2025$6.4M
Net assets
$16.5M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$9.6M
FY2022$11.6M
FY2023$11.6M
FY2024$17.3M
FY2025$16.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1980.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $5.5M Management & general 6% · $372K Fundraising 9% · $585K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $422K 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
Executive Dir.
$202,925Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$116,090Pt VII · Sec A
Operations Directo
$102,725Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Secre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jane Kimondo$202,925$192,267$158,000$146,500$128,000
Michael Aguhar$116,090$110,567———
Kristina Roque$102,725————

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

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

Programs and updates

Funds and supports Chicago-area grassroots organizations working for racial, social, and economic justice through grants, technical assistance, and donor education programs.

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1 program · $5.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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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…

$5.5Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 860 grants · $22.7M · 2020–2024
The Lucy Parsons LabsIL · FY2024$100,000
Chicago Freedom SchoolIL · FY2024$87,500
Build INCIL · FY2024$76,500
Social and Environmental EntrFY2024$74,500
March 13 FundIL · FY2024$74,000
Cannabis Equity Il CoalitionIL · FY2024$74,000
Illinios Workers in ActionIL · FY2024$69,000
United Church of Rogers ParkIL · FY2024$67,500
Arab American Action NetworkIL · FY2024$65,000
Blackroots AllianceIL · FY2024$62,500
Alternatives IncorporatedIL · FY2024$60,000
Chicago Alliance Against RaciFY2024$58,000
Alliance of the SoutheastIL · FY2024$55,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$50,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$748K
Money outPt IX
$6.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.5M
Managementcol C$372K
Fundraisingcol D$585K
Owns and owesPt X
$16.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.3M
Total assetsLn 16$18.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$336K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$228K
Investment incomeLn 3$748K
Gains on assetsLn 7$321K
Total revenueLn 12$5.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
SavingsLn 2$7.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$48K
Other assetsLn 15$740K
Total assetsLn 16$18.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$16.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 643
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$7.7M$8.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.0M$6.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$50K$48K
Total assetsLn 16$18.7M$18.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$17.3M$16.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4.0M$4.0M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$223K$45K$45K$134K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$791K$329K$197K$266K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$23K$10K$6K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$62K$26K$15K$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10$75K$28K$18K$29K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$24K$9K$6K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$884K$838K$17K$29K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$1K$853$1K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$6K$1K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$38K$17K$8K$13K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$43K$16K$10K$17K
TravelLn 17$29K$18K$4K$7K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$4K$2K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$2K$1K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$138K$94K$15K$29K
All other expensesLn 24e$29K$10K$6K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.4M$5.5M$372K$585K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $5.5M$6.4M−$912K$16.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $11.8M$6.9M$4.9M$17.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.0M$7.3M−$383K$11.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.8M$5.9M$2.9M$11.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.5M$4.4M$2.1M$9.6M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,513,811 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $11,407,610$4,796,142
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $402,387$747,696
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$33,793−$30,027
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,776,204$5,513,811
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,261,227$4,018,165
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,067,501$1,174,556
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $558,136$1,233,069
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,886,864$6,425,790
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,889,340−$911,979
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $5,513,811 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$228,348
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,567,794
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$336,071
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,796,142
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $427,053$427,053
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $320,643$320,643
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$30,027
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $747,696$5,513,811
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,425,790 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,018,165$4,018,165
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $44,511 · Management $44,511 · Fundraising $133,531$222,553
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $328,707 · Management $196,804 · Fundraising $265,714$791,225
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,721 · Management $5,814 · Fundraising $7,824$23,359
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,520 · Management $15,438 · Fundraising $21,493$62,451
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,848 · Management $17,901 · Fundraising $29,219$74,968
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $8,920 · Management $5,734 · Fundraising $9,359$24,013
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,826$19,826
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $838,372 · Management $16,958 · Fundraising $28,579$883,909
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,328 · Management $853 · Fundraising $1,393$3,574
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,960 · Management $1,195 · Fundraising $2,711$9,866
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,671 · Management $8,116 · Fundraising $13,248$38,035
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,100 · Management $10,349 · Fundraising $16,893$43,342
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,045 · Management $4,082 · Fundraising $6,766$28,893
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,569 · Management $2,295 · Fundraising $3,745$9,609
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,829 · Management $1,177 · Fundraising $2,362$5,368
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $93,586 · Management $15,058 · Fundraising $29,271$137,915
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,154 · Management $6,087 · Fundraising $12,478$28,719
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,469,006 · Management $372,198 · Fundraising $584,586$6,425,790
Part X · Balance sheet $18,040,392 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $743,256$1,048,442
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,005,047$7,232,266
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,946,000$2,394,633
X-4 Accounts receivable$446
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $33,281$60,203
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $50,187$47,823
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,973,633$6,516,706
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,980,750$739,873
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $18,732,154$18,040,392
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $783,816$1,154,590
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $337,000$78,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $318,427$308,295
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,439,243$1,540,885
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,316,363$4,521,769
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,976,548$11,977,738
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $17,292,911$16,499,507
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $18,732,154$18,040,392
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,499,507 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,513,811
XI-2 Total expenses$6,425,790
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$911,979
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$17,292,911
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$118,575
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$16,499,507

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