Border Crossing EIN 84-2067696

Border Crossing FY2023 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
Natalia Romero Arbelaez · Board Member Ed Coord Hc Director · $15K
Money in and out
$169K revenue, $220K expenses
Bottom line
74% program efficiency

Connects diverse communities and musicians through choral music performances. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $169K in revenue, $220K in expenses, and $146K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$169K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$220K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$146K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$51K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
74%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-30%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$169K
FY2023▲ +14%
Expenses
$220K
FY2023▲ +123%
Total assets
$146K
FY2023▼ -35%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2023
Total revenue
$169K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$220K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$146K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$51K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$146K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B74%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $164K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Performances in our 2022-2023 season included collaborations with The Minnesota Orchestra The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and The Minnesota Chorale. Border CrosSing was invited to perform as the headliners at the WCDA Conference. Our leadership gave presentations at the Chorus America and ACDA National Conferences.

$164Kprogram 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 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board Member Ed Coord Hc Director
$14,552Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$7,664Pt VII · Sec A
$3,416Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Artistic Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$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
Program service revenue$102K · 60%
Contributions & grants$63K · 37%
Other revenue$4K · 3%
Program service revenue60%$102K
Contributions & grants37%$63K
Other revenue3%$4K
Total revenueLn 12$169K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.08
Program services74%$164K
Management & general17%$38K
Fundraising8%$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$220K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$146K
Total assetsLn 16$146K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$146K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $146K · Operating expenses/yr $220K
7.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $164K · Total expenses $220K
74%
Management & General
Management & general $38K · Total expenses $220K
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $18K · Total expenses $220K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $9K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $160K
$0.06 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $63K · Total revenue $169K
37%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $169K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $102K · Total revenue $169K
60%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $169K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $102K · Total expenses $220K
47%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $169K · Prior year $148K
+14%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $146K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $169K · Expenses $220K
-30%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $146K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $146K · Total assets $146K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $146K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Natalia Romero Arbelaez · Reported title Board Member Ed Coord HC Director · Highest reported compensation $15K · Total expenses $220K
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $32K · Total expenses $220K
14%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 74%
Overhead ratio 17%
Fundraising cost ratio 28%
Revenue growth 14%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$148K revenue · ⤓ 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) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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