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The Cross Foundation FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Effingham, IL501(c)(3)Since 1997ReligionEIN 36-4176913Revenue $76K in FY2021

On file with the IRScrossusa.orgPo Box 218, 62401-0218 · Effingham, ILTax-exempt since Sep 1997Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To share the christian message of love, forgiveness, and eternal life through jesus christ with as many as possible, through programs, activities, and the symbolism of the Cross.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $56K a year · 30% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$27K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$76K
-32% vs prior year
Spent
$102K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$76K
FY2021▼ -32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$111K
FY2021$76K
FY2022$422K
FY2023$65K
FY2024$221K
FY2025$223K
Expenses
$102K
FY2021▲ +57%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$65K
FY2021$102K
FY2022$125K
FY2023$145K
FY2024$146K
FY2025$197K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2021▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1997.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $101K Management & general 1% · $595

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Wright
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Carol Gapsis
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Shares the Christian message of love, forgiveness, and eternal life.

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1 program · $101K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Operation of a lighted cross, visitors' center, and meditation garden in effingham, illinois. The visitors' center is open from 10 am to 7 PM for the months april through october, and from 10 am to 4 PM for november through march.

$101Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Southeastern Illinois Community FoundationFY2024$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$76K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$76K
Investment incomeLn 3$56
Money outPt IX
$102K
Ln 25
Programscol B$101K
Managementcol C$595
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$76K
Investment incomeLn 3$56
Total revenueLn 12$76K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$26K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$26K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7K$26K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1K$1K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K$27K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$223$223
Accounting feesLn 11c$595$595
Advertising and promotionLn 12$740$740
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$28K$28K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$46$46
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$69K$69K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$900$900
All other expensesLn 24e$420$420
Total functional expensesLn 25$102K$101K$595$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $223K$197K$26K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $221K$146K$75K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $65K$145K−$79K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $422K$125K$297K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $76K$102K−$26K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $111K$65K$46K$1.4M 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
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Part I · Summary $75,782 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $110,544$75,726
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $107$56
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $110,651$75,782
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$223
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $65,101$101,761
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $65,101$101,984
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $45,550−$26,202
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $75,782 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$75,726
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$75,726
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $56$56
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $56$75,782
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $101,984 across 10 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $223$223
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $595$595
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $740$740
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,340$1,340
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,639$27,639
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $46$46
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,329$1,329
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $68,752$68,752
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $900$900
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $420$420
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $101,389 · Management $595 · Fundraising $0$101,984
Part X · Balance sheet $1,376,636 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,192$26,253
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,402,836$1,348,943
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,440$1,440
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,411,468$1,376,636
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $35,521$26,891
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,375,947$1,349,745
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,375,947$1,349,745
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,411,468$1,376,636
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,349,745 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$75,782
XI-2 Total expenses$101,984
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$26,202
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,375,947
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,349,745

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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