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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CROSSROADS SCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,812,035
Total expenses
$3,527,040
Contributions and grants received
$1,737,559
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,914,426
Investment income
$49,606
Other revenue
$110,444
Total assets, end of year
$7,679,380
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,476,885
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,202,495
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,398,394
Management and general expenses
$1,024,968
Fundraising expenses
$103,678
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,398,394

Program services were 68.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $65,281

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,672,278

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $992,194

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION REVENUE

    total $1,914,426 · related or exempt $1,914,426

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $49,606 · excluded $49,606

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $7,415

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $7,415

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $7,415 · excluded $7,415

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $28,429

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $65,281

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $13,872

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $14,557 · excluded $14,557

  • 11a · Other revenue: ERTC INTEREST

    total $57,028 · excluded $57,028

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $31,444 · related or exempt $31,444

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $88,472

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $383,386 · program services $172,524 · management and general $210,862

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,312,630 · program services $929,332 · management and general $299,798 · fundraising $83,500

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $86,871 · program services $56,438 · management and general $26,156 · fundraising $4,277

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $197,636 · program services $128,399 · management and general $59,507 · fundraising $9,730

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $125,348 · program services $81,435 · management and general $37,742 · fundraising $6,171

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,404 · management and general $5,404

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $25,529 · management and general $25,529

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $154,641 · management and general $154,641

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $49,586 · management and general $49,586

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $41,754 · program services $37,579 · management and general $4,175

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $373,270 · program services $354,608 · management and general $18,662

  • 20 · Interest

    total $119,418 · program services $113,447 · management and general $5,971

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $357,991 · program services $322,192 · management and general $35,799

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $27,189 · management and general $27,189

  • 24a · Other expenses: ACADEMIC EXPENSES

    total $94,842 · program services $94,842

  • 24b · Other expenses: STUDENT ACTIVITIES EXPE

    total $73,736 · program services $73,736

  • 24c · Other expenses: REGISTRATION FEES

    total $18,319 · management and general $18,319

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $16,349 · management and general $16,349

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $63,141 · program services $33,862 · management and general $29,279

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $508,340 · end of year $1,172,397

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $790,120 · end of year $556,990

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $231,456 · end of year $6,488

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $24,381 · end of year $26,966

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $12,298,011

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $7,464,691

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,182,195 · end of year $4,833,320

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,034,868 · end of year $1,083,219

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $57,647 · end of year $22,516

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $898,555 · end of year $867,883

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $1,291,295 · end of year $1,087,000

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,610,099 · end of year $1,499,486

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,113,170 · end of year $3,591,383

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $800,594 · end of year $611,112

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CROSSROADS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL STRIVES TO BE AN EXEMPLARY AND ENGAGING LEARNING COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

COLLEGE PREP, GRADES 7-12, ASPIRES TO BE SOCIALLY JUST THROUGH ITS CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMS

  • CROSSROADS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL SERVES THE SAINT LOUIS REGION. CROSSROADS SERVES 121 STUDENTS FROM OVER FORTY ZIP CODES AND A WIDE RANGE OF SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, RACIAL, AND OTHER IDENTITIES. CROSSROADS' MISSION SETS THE DESIGN STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE AND ENGAGEMENT FOR ITS RIGOROUS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIC PROGRAM AS WELL AS STANDARDS FOR PARTICIPATION AND BEHAVIOR. ITS COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE AND EQUITY FURTHER DEFINES THE STANDARD FOR PROGRAM CONTENT, TEACHING METHOD, PROCESSES, PROCEDURES, AND PRACTICES. CROSSROADS WORKED WITH LEADERS AT THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS TO FURTHER DEFINE THEIR WORK AND CREATED 5TH DAY, AN ESSENTIAL ADDITION TO WHAT IT MEANS TO BE SEEN AND SUPPORTED, KNOWN AND NEEDED. 5TH DAY IS AN EDUCATIONAL LABORATORY FOR INNOVATION FOCUSED ON ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY-BASED PROBLEM-SOLVING, ADVOCACY, AND LEADERSHIP.CROSSROADS STRIVES TO CREATE A DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE, AND SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY, IN PART BY OFFERING FINANCIAL AID TO TWO-THIRDS OF ITS STUDENTS. THE SCHOOL SUPPORTS STUDENTS AND THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH SMALL CLASSES, EXCELLENT ACADEMICS, PERSONALIZED COLLEGE PLACEMENT SERVICES, COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES, AND A PROGRAM ENGAGING STUDENTS AND FACULTY IN SERVICE TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY AND SEEKING TO RAISE AWARENESS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES. IN ADDITION TO ITS ACADEMIC PROGRAM, CROSSROADS ALSO OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF ELECTIVES, ACTIVITIES, AND STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS A INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS PROGRAM AND WORK WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.FINALLY, 100% OF GRADUATES EACH YEAR ARE ACCEPTED TO COLLEGE, MANY WITH ACCEPTANCES TO THE FINEST COLLEGES IN THE COUNTRY. IN 2025, CROSSROADS GRADUATED 24 SENIORS. THE CLASS OF 2025 WAS ACCEPTED BY 92 COLLEGES AND WILL ATTEND 20 INSTITUTIONS IN 13 STATES. THE 24 STUDENTS IN THE 2025 GRADUATING CLASS WERE OFFERED MORE THAN $4.1 MILLION IN MERIT AID.

    Expenses $2,398,394 · Revenue $1,945,870

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Todd Braver

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Bart French

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brittany Ferrell

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Vincent Flewellen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Roger Humphries Jr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cheryl Maayan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Scott Slarskey

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Colin Witherspoon

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lisa Wood

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lekecia Veal

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Melanie Turnage

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Karen Handelman

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Charlie Daniel

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ellen Rostand

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mark Norwood

    CO-HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $138,957
    From this org
    $122,746
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,211
    Hours/week
    40
  • Sarah Pierson-Wolff

    CO-HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $134,774
    From this org
    $118,563
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,211
    Hours/week
    40
  • Michelle Chlebowski

    DIR. OF BUSINESS & OPERATI

    Total calculated
    $109,655
    From this org
    $95,068
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,587
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523169349303452

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