Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,336,897
- Total expenses
- $1,315,223
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,327,597
- Grants paid
- $982,429
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $7,300
- Other revenue
- $2,000
- Total assets, end of year
- $122,737
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $34,352
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $88,385
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,228,366
- Management and general expenses
- $86,857
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,228,366
Program services were 93.4% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$355,425
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$972,172
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$962,166
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $7,300
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
other assets $0
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7c · Gain or loss
other assets $7,300
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $7,300 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $7,300
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11a · Other revenue: Other program revenue
total $2,000 · related or exempt $2,000 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$2,000
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $982,429 · program services $982,429
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $101,793 · program services $76,148 · management and general $25,645 · fundraising $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $146,128 · program services $141,250 · management and general $4,878 · fundraising $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $1,500 · program services $1,500 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $11,295 · program services $10,965 · management and general $330 · fundraising $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $2,160 · program services $0 · management and general $2,160 · fundraising $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $32,133 · program services $7,406 · management and general $24,727 · fundraising $0
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13 · Office expenses
total $8,221 · program services $5,574 · management and general $2,647 · fundraising $0
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14 · Information technology
total $9,647 · program services $0 · management and general $9,647 · fundraising $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $5,300 · program services $0 · management and general $5,300 · fundraising $0
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17 · Travel
total $7,140 · program services $3,094 · management and general $4,046 · fundraising $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $4,667 · program services $0 · management and general $4,667 · fundraising $0
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23 · Insurance
total $2,810 · program services $0 · management and general $2,810 · fundraising $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $68,880 · end of year $93,660
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $40,627 · end of year $11,715
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $767
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$24,520
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$7,925
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $5,762 · end of year $16,595
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,980
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $25,538 · end of year $34,352
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $25,000 · end of year $0
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $66,711 · end of year $88,385
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
The mission of Cross Community is to advance human dignity, equity, and flourishing in Montgomery County, Maryland and to assist the faith sector to be more effective in building, empowering hope, and transforming lives.
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Food distribution: Cross Community has made a tangible difference for families in Montgomery County by addressing immediate needs and building long-term pathways to stability. In 2024, we completed 90 food distributions, serving an average of 500 households monthly and distributing more than 1 million pounds of food. Since the start of our organization in 2020: We have hired 11 people from the community, 7 in partnership with the states workforce and service development program (DSCI), distributed on average 1 million lbs of food and 140,000 diapers annually to the community and have had continual weekly operations for past 5 years, conducted community survey of 1300 residents, 900 Spanish speaking (2021). Cross Community has also started up critical community needs programs: Food distributions (2020), Equity vaccine clinics (2021), VITA tax preparation service (2022), and Calmer Students Society (2024).
Expenses $1,018,587 · Grants $962,166
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Community outreach: Through our VITA tax preparation program, in 2024 we served 400 clients, filed 300 tax returns, and brought back $650,000 in refunds and credits to low-income familiesdirectly boosting their financial security. We have also certified three community health workers and a lactation consultant, expanding access to culturally competent health support. In partnership with Worksource Montgomery, we helped 50 people improve their employment situations, and enrolled over 100 individuals in the ACP digital equity program, bridging the technology gap for underserved residents.
Expenses $209,779 · Grants $20,263 · Revenue $2,000
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Ben Wikner
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $105,431
- From this org
- $55,231
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $50,200
- Hours/week
- 40
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Omar Palos
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Andrew Kim
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David Son
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Theresa Wheeler
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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
- 30 August 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202543219349302504
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