Crossroads Prison Ministries

Overview

Mission

Crossroads connects people in prisons with mentors from churches to develop Christ-centered relationships as they study God’s Word together. We equip and empower the Church outside correctional facilities to fulfill God’s call to remember those who are incarcerated. We provide resources to help churches grow spiritually and develop mutually enriching relationships with incarcerated men and women around the world. “ _Then the righteous will answer him, . . ‘When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me’_ ” (Matthew 25:37–40). Fulfill our mission with excellence and urgency Because we are aware of the great need for God’s love in dark places throughout the world, we aim to accomplish al.

Operating model

Revenue model

Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.

Distribution model

Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

• Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most voting board members are independent. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and the filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars.

Rating breakdown

• Financial Efficiency: 69
• Transparency & Controls: 47
• Accountability: 100
• Sustainability: 22
• Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
• Where the money goes: 75.7% of revenue deployed · 70.7% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
• Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.3M in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $162K · 12 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
• Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
• Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and executive pay
• Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
• Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
• People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

• High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
• High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
• High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 24/100.
• High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
• High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
• Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 35/100.
• Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 55/100.