Border Crossing EIN 84-2067696

Border Crossing FY2022 filing

EIN  84-2067696 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Saint Paul, MN
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects diverse communities and musicians through choral music performances.
Leadership
Jeffrey Endres · Board of Directors · $7K
Money in and out
$148K revenue
Bottom line
13.4mo operating runway

Connects diverse communities and musicians through choral music performances. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $148K in revenue, in expenses, and $196K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$148K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$196K
Pt X · Ln 32
Operating runway
13.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-19%
revenue over expenses, this year
Donor-funded
67%
of revenue is gifts & grants

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990-EZ
Revenue
$148K
FY2022▼ -54%
Expenses
FY2022
Total assets
FY2022
Total liabilities
FY2022
Total revenue
$148K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$196K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 3pending
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $78K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Puentes a concert series in its fourth season that explores Latinx culture presented in Latinx spaces. This series includes the ground-breaking bilingual concert of Handel's Messiah "El Mesias" in addition to 2-3 additional concert program creations focused on Latinx music and culture.

$55Kprogram expense
02

Our professional musicians introduce K-12 students across the state to Latinx music instruments languages and culture through interactive performances and workshops. For older students we have workshops and lectures on Latinx musical traditions and choral works.

$12Kprogram expense
03

Heritage Choir is a community chorus in the West Side of St. Paul designed to be a fun and comfortable way for people with limited choral singing experience to gain skills confidence and connections in music.

$10Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBorder Crossing
EINHdr · item D84-2067696
Principal addressHdr · item CSaint Paul, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jbordercrossingmn.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A68)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1apending
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12a
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15a
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board of Directors
$7,164Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors Member
$6,646Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors Member
$6,050Pt VII · Sec A
$2,474Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$600Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Artistic Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Edward Matthew Valverde’s $86K as Exec Director is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Edward Matthew Valverde$85,906
Natalia Romero Arbelaez$7,537$6,440$14,552$6,050$1,650
Jeffrey Endres$3,183$7,664$7,164
Bethany Battafarano$6,646$205
John Joseph Maynor Vishneski II$160$3,416$2,474
Shekela Wanyama$1,388$3,049$600
Carrie Shaw$2,425
Ahmed Anzaldua$599$599

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Other revenue100%$148K
Total revenueLn 12$148K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1
Total assetsLn 16
Total liabilitiesLn 26
Total net assetsLn 32$196K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $196K · Operating expenses/yr $176K
13.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
not reported
Management & General
not reported
Fundraising
not reported
Cost to raise $1
not reported
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $100K · Total revenue $148K
67%
Government reliance
not reported
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $48K · Total revenue $148K
33%
Investment reliance
Investment income — · Total revenue $148K
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $48K · Total expenses $176K
27%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $148K · Prior year $323K
-54%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $196K · Beginning of year $225K
-13%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $148K · Expenses $176K
-19%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $196K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $196K · Total assets $196K
100%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jeffrey Endres · Reported title Board of Directors · Highest reported compensation $7K · Total expenses $176K
4%
Personnel share
Salaries & benefits $29K · Total expenses $176K
16%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Revenue growth -54%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$104K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$262K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$262K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$169K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$148K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$323K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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