Cross International INC

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Pompano Beach, FL501(c)(3)Since 2001ReligionEIN 65-1086387Revenue $113.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRScrossinternational.org1280 Sw 36th Ave Ste 303, 33069-4868 · Pompano Beach, FLTax-exempt since Jun 2001Church — 170(b)(1)(A)(i)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 22 employees.
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
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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1.7M a year · 2% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$882K
to officers and key staff · 0.8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 78% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $1.2M
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$366K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$113.0M
+115% vs prior year
Spent
$112.2M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$4.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$113.0M
FY2025▲ +115%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$52.6M
FY2025$113.0M
Expenses
$112.2M
FY2025▲ +98%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$56.8M
FY2025$112.2M
Net assets
$4.4M
FY2025▲ +586%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$647K
FY2025$4.4M

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 Jun 2001.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $108.1M Management & general 1% · $1.5M Fundraising 2% · $2.6M

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

13 people listed on the 990; $882K 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
President/CEO
$214,355Pt VII · Sec A
$157,920Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$140,479Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Marketing
$133,861Pt VII · Sec A
Controller
$125,342Pt VII · Sec A
Development Director
$109,779Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelly Miller’s $214K as President/CEO is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 18 $100M+ religion 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2020
Kelly Miller$214,355$192,751
Richard Cimino$157,920—
Zachary J Oles$140,479—
Deborah Bensen$133,861—
Derrick Lyn$125,342—
Reggie Alexis—$112,152
Marie White$109,779—

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

Provides aid and resources through local churches to help the poor in developing countries.

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3 programs · $108.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Medical, Food, and Other Assistance

(See Schedule O for description.)Medical - From July 2024 to June 2025, the Organization's medical aid focused on needs in six countries: El Salvador, Guatemala, Kenya, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Zambia. This outreach has had a wide-ranging impact.

$102.4Mprogram expense
02

Project Development

(See Schedule O for description.)In order to ensure the proper use of donated funds and goods, the Organization continuously monitors and meets with overseas churches and ministry partners.

$5.4Mprogram expense
03

Missions Education

(See Schedule O for description.)The Organization's overall mission includes educating Christians in the United States about the needs of the poor overseas and highlighting a biblical basis for responding to that poverty. This is important to the Organization's goal of developing stronger relationships between the church in the U.S.

$330Kprogram 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 · FY2025
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$113.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$112.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$307K
Investment incomeLn 3$120K
Money outPt IX
$112.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$108.1M
Managementcol C$1.5M
Fundraisingcol D$2.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$4.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.6M
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$366K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$112.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$101.9M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$40K
Investment incomeLn 3$120K
Other incomeLn 4–11$307K
Total revenueLn 12$113.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$47K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$366K
Net assetsLn 32$4.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 68
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$3.8M$4.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$38K$47K
Total assetsLn 16$9.1M$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.5M$366K
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M$4.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$106.5M$106.5M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$317K$66K$163K$88K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.4M$625K$622K$1.1M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$76K$15K$19K$42K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$501K$106K$123K$272K
Payroll taxesLn 10$230K$55K$80K$96K
Accounting feesLn 11c$40K$153$38K$2K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$192K$192K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$220K$90K$42K$89K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$121K$121K
Office expensesLn 13$90K$713$13K$76K
Information technologyLn 14$133K$22K$48K$63K
OccupancyLn 16$69K$69K
TravelLn 17$165K$32K$58K$74K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$31K$31K
InsuranceLn 23$30K$30K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$915K$579K$12K$323K
All other expensesLn 24e$208K$30K$106K$72K
Total functional expensesLn 25$112.2M$108.1M$1.5M$2.6M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $113.0M$112.2M$824K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $52.6M$56.8M−$4.2M$647K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $113,015,675 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $102,973,035$112,589,113
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $78,788$120,013
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,433$306,549
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $103,061,256$113,015,675
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $96,692,030$106,482,694
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,883,271$3,494,608
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$191,857
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,325,621$2,022,882
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $101,900,922$112,192,041
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,160,334$823,634
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $113,015,675 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,321 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$39,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$112,549,613
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$101,947,777
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$112,589,113
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $120,013$120,013
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $32,343$32,343
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $272,885$272,885
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $426,562$113,015,675
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $112,192,041 across 18 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $106,482,694$106,482,694
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,683 · Management $163,192 · Fundraising $88,365$317,240
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $624,879 · Management $621,637 · Fundraising $1,123,204$2,369,720
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $15,047 · Management $19,104 · Fundraising $41,888$76,039
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $106,345 · Management $123,228 · Fundraising $271,691$501,264
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $54,701 · Management $80,102 · Fundraising $95,542$230,345
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $153 · Management $37,604 · Fundraising $2,342$40,099
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $191,857$191,857
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $89,786 · Management $41,820 · Fundraising $88,736$220,342
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $121,122$121,122
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $713 · Management $13,463 · Fundraising $76,108$90,284
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $21,765 · Management $48,274 · Fundraising $62,838$132,877
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $69,390$69,390
IX-17 TravelPrograms $32,202 · Management $58,194 · Fundraising $74,116$164,512
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $31,237$31,237
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $30,494$30,494
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $579,037 · Management $12,433 · Fundraising $323,127$914,597
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $30,034 · Management $105,897 · Fundraising $71,997$207,928
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $108,103,039 · Management $1,456,069 · Fundraising $2,632,933$112,192,041
Part X · Balance sheet $4,801,123 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,830,016$4,571,538
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $39,608$46,236
X-4 Accounts receivable$11,970
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,166,791$80,287
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $40,249$44,075
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $37,658$47,017
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,114,322$4,801,123
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $265,311$344,890
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,237,933$21,521
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,503,244$366,411
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,215,118$1,826,456
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,395,960$2,608,256
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,611,078$4,434,712
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,114,322$4,801,123
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,434,712 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$113,015,675
XI-2 Total expenses$112,192,041
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$823,634
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,611,078
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,434,712

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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