Prevention of homelessness by providing grants for rent or utilities for people who would otherwise be evicted from their homes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 85 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $59K a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$61K
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $28K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$198K
-26% vs prior year
Spent
$192K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$335K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$198K
FY2025▼ -26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$355K
FY2021$329K
FY2022$212K
FY2023$369K
FY2024$268K
FY2025$198K
Expenses
$192K
FY2025▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$228K
FY2021$250K
FY2022$275K
FY2023$217K
FY2024$216K
FY2025$192K
Net assets
$335K
FY2025▲ +2%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$289K
FY2021$369K
FY2022$306K
FY2023$458K
FY2024$330K
FY2025$335K

From the FY2025 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 Jun 2019.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $143K Management & general 25% · $49K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $61K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$61,480Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Treas.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair/Pres.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Sec.
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gerrit Hanson’s $61K as Executive Director is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Roberta Victor———$65,766$62,102$59,145
Gerrit Hanson$61,480$58,000$39,875———

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Cross Outreach is a human services nonprofit based in Des Moines, IA, formed in 2019.

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2 programs · $143K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Homelessness Prevention. High inflation and escalating living expenses (i.e. housing, utilities, food) have dramatically impacted low- and no- income individuals as they attempt to make ends meet.

$105Kprogram expense
02

Back to School Giveaway. Recognizing that education is one of the most important pathways out of poverty, CROSS Outreach provides new backpacks filled with grade appropriate school supplies.

$38Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$28K
Grants paid · 11 grants · $675K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$77,885
Unitemized GrantFY2024$106,415
Unitemized GrantFY2023$109,183
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$128,016
Unitemized GrantFY2022$13,035
Unitemized GrantFY2021$123,623
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,928
Unitemized GrantFY2020$103,664
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,181
Unitemized GrantFY2020$600

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$198K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$188K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Money outPt IX
$192K
Ln 25
Programscol B$143K
Managementcol C$49K
Owns and owesPt X
$335K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$335K
Total assetsLn 16$337K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$188K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Total revenueLn 12$198K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6K
SavingsLn 2$329K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$335K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$337K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$335K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 685
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$328K$335K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$332K$337K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$330K$335K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$106K$106K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$69K$35K$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$600$600
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$689$689
Total functional expensesLn 25$192K$143K$49K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $198K$192K$6K$335K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 8, 2025 $268K$216K$53K$330K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2024 $369K$217K$152K$458K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 15, 2023 $212K$275K−$63K$306K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 5, 2022 $329K$250K$79K$369K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 19, 2021 $355K$228K$127K$289K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $198,344 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $182,561$187,639
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $85,803$10,705
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $268,364$198,344
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $134,795$106,257
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $68,550$73,744
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $12,507$12,023
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $215,852$192,024
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $52,512$6,320
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $198,344 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$187,639
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$187,639
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,705$10,705
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,705$198,344
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $192,024 across 8 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $106,257$106,257
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $34,603 · Management $34,603$69,206
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,269 · Management $2,269$4,538
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,506$1,506
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,820$7,820
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $600$600
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,408$1,408
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $689$689
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $143,129 · Management $48,895 · Fundraising $0$192,024
Part X · Balance sheet $337,104 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,726$6,146
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $316,543$328,809
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,557$2,149
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $331,826$337,104
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,812$1,770
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,812$1,770
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $330,014$335,334
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $331,826$337,104
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $335,334 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$198,344
XI-2 Total expenses$192,024
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,320
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$330,014
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$335,334

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