Crossroads Outreach Ministries Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

After more than 17 years of dedicated service, crossroads outreach ministries, inc., continues to achieve significant progress across all areas of its ministry. Our commitment to growth and improvement is evident in the enhancements made to our facilities, programs, and staff.campus and facilities: we remain grateful for our recently established campus facility, which provides a welcoming space for both our staff and program participants. The campus includes classrooms where ladies attend their required sessions, as well as private offices for mentors and counselors to work individually with the women in our program. A large classroom accommodates group instruction and fosters a supportive learning environment.educational partnerships and training: crossroads outreach ministries has partnered with holmes community college, enabling participants to earn their ged and complete the smart start program, which provides college credit. Additionally, goodwill offers computer training, and successful completion of this course results in a certificate for the ladies.residential programs: our original home in madison continues to operate as the primary care home, where women complete a four-month program designed to help them transition to independent living. Beyond this, we now operate five additional sober homes. These residences offer a supportive environment where women can focus on rebuilding their lives, finding employment, andlearning essential life skills for long-term success. With these expansions, we are now able to accommodate a total of 45 women at a time-a significant increase in our capacity and a testament to the growth of our program.ongoing improvements: continuous improvements are being made to all our properties, both inside and out, ensuring that our facilities remain welcoming, safe, and conducive to success.leadership and staff: crossroads outreach ministries benefits from the guidance of a dedicated board of directors. Our team consists of four full-time staff members and three part-time staff members, all working collaboratively to achieve our shared mission and goals.grant support and community impact: crossroads outreach ministries is pleased to announce receipt of a grant from ms home corp, which is dedicated to helping end homelessness in our state. This funding represents an important step forward in our mission, as it enables us to enhance the services we provide to the women in our programs as well as others in need. We are currently engaged in a process of discovery, evaluating how we can further improve our support and outreach to better serve our participants and the broader community.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 83.4%; rating input score 83
• Program expense ratio: 82.7%; rating input score 83
• Fundraising efficiency: $60.87 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Fail
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 3%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.74; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 10.8%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 15% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 14.8% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 21.7% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings