Crossroads Incorporated
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Only 29% of its spending went to programs.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
THE CROSSROADS THEATRE COMPANY IS DEDICATED TO ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE IN THE CREATION AND PRODUCTION OF PROFESSIONAL THEATRE THAT: 1. CELEBRATES THE CULTURE, ARTISTRY AND VOICES OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA; 2. PROVIDES A NURTURING, PROFESSIONAL WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR WRITERS AND ARTISTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLAYS CREATED AND INTERPRETED THROUGH THE LENS OF THE BLACK EXPERIENCE; 3. PRESENTS AUTHENTIC PORTRAYALS OF PEOPLE OF COLOR IN THIS COUNTRY AND FROM AROUND THE WORLD IN ORDER TO INSPIRE, EDUCATE, IGNITE IMAGINATION AND PROMOTE HEALING IN OUR SOCIETY; 4. PROMOTES A DEEPER, MORE INFORMED CROSS-CULTURAL CONVERSATION ON COMMUNITY, OUR INTERCONNECTEDNESS, THE HISTORIES WE SHARE AND DON'T SHARE, THE HUMAN CONDITION TODAY, AND THE WORLD WE STRIVE TO BUILD FOR TOMORROW.
- Income
- $513,304
- Spending
- $556,151
- Spent on programs
- 29%
- Reserves
- 0.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 71%
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 1,520
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 10 out of 100. Higher than 0% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.3 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 91% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 8% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 52% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1529% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 89 out of 100. Higher than 75% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $159,958 spent. SINCE IT'S FOUNDING, CROSSROADS HAS PRODUCED OVER 100 WORKS, MANY OF WHICH WERE PREMIERE PRODUCTIONS BY THE WORLD'S LEADING AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTIST. THROUGH BOTH ITS MAIN STAGE PRODUCTIONS AND THE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, CROSSROADS REACHES AUDIENCES OF DIVERSE ORIGINS WHO WERE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE LIVE PERFORMANCES OF PLAYS THAT ILLUMINATE THE MANY COMPLEXITIES OF BLACK LIFE. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, CROSSROADS THEATER COMPANY CONTINUED TO FULFILL ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE THROUGH A NUMBER OF KEY ACTIVITIES: MAIN STAGE PRODUCTIONS THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO PRODUCE AND PRESENT PROFESSIONAL THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES DEDICATED TO AUTHENTIC PORTRAYALS OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA. NOTABLE PRODUCTIONS DURING THE YEAR INCLUDED THE 2024 STAGING OF LIFT BY BESTSELLING AUTHOR WALTER MOSLEY AND THE REVIVAL OF FLY, A WORLD PREMIERE ABOUT THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN. CTC ALSO CELEBRATED ITS 47TH SEASON BY LAUNCHING THE 2025-2026 SEASON WITH A PRODUCTION OF TWO-TIME PULITZER PRIZE WINNER LYNN NOTTAGES ACCLAIMED DRAMA CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY AT THE NEW BRUNSWICK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. THESE PERFORMANCES WERE ATTENDED BY THOUSANDS OF PATRONS, DIRECTLY ADVANCING THE ORGANIZATIONS EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AIMS. GENESIS FESTIVAL OF NEW VOICES & NEW PLAYS A MAJOR PART OF CTCS EXEMPT PURPOSE IS NURTURING NEW TALENT. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE COMPANY CONTINUED TO SUPPORT AND PRESENT THE GENESIS FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS, A PROGRAM THAT HAS FOR 35 YEARS SERVED AS AN INCUBATOR FOR THE DISCOVERY OF NEW STORYTELLERS FROM THE AFRICAN DIASPORA. THE FESTIVAL PROVIDES A PROFESSIONAL WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR PLAYWRIGHTS, DIRECTORS, AND ACTORS TO DEVELOP AND SHARE NEW WORKS. THE 36TH EDITION OF THE FESTIVAL WAS PLANNED FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON, WITH PREPARATORY WORKSHOPS AND READINGS OCCURRING IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION IN ADDITION TO ITS PUBLIC PERFORMANCES, CROSSROADS THEATER COMPANY ENGAGED THE NEW BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS VANGUARDS, A PRESENTATION THAT CELEBRATED THE COMPANYS ARCHIVAL WORKS ALONGSIDE NEW PLAYS TO FOSTER CROSS-CULTURAL CONVERSATION. THROUGH LECTURES, POST-PERFORMANCE DISCUSSIONS, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WITH ACCESS TO THE ARTS AND INFORMED DIALOGUE ON SOCIAL ISSUES. IN SUMMARY, CROSSROADS THEATER COMPANY CONTINUES TO OPERATE EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES BY PRODUCING PROFESSIONAL THEATER THAT CELEBRATES THE AFRICAN DIASPORA AND PROMOTES CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING, WHILE PROVIDING A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR ARTISTS TO DEVELOP NEW WORKS. SINCE IT'S FOUNDING, CROSSROADS HAS PRODUCED OVER 100 WORKS, MANY OF WHICH WERE PREMIERE PRODUCTIONS BY THE WORLD'S LEADING AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTIST. THROUGH BOTH ITS MAIN STAGE PRODUCTIONS AND THE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, CROSSROADS REACHES AUDIENCES OF DIVERSE ORIGINS WHO WERE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE LIVE PERFORMANCES OF PLAYS THAT ILLUMINATE THE MANY COMPLEXITIES OF BLACK LIFE. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, CROSSROADS THEATER COMPANY CONTINUED TO FULFILL ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE THROUGH A NUMBER OF KEY ACTIVITIES: MAIN STAGE PRODUCTIONS THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO PRODUCE AND PRESENT PROFESSIONAL THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES DEDICATED TO AUTHENTIC PORTRAYALS OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA. NOTABLE PRODUCTIONS DURING THE YEAR INCLUDED THE 2024 STAGING OF LIFT BY BESTSELLING AUTHOR WALTER MOSLEY AND THE REVIVAL OF FLY, A WORLD PREMIERE ABOUT THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN. CTC ALSO CELEBRATED ITS 47TH SEASON BY LAUNCHING THE 2025-2026 SEASON WITH A PRODUCTION OF TWO-TIME PULITZER PRIZE WINNER LYNN NOTTAGES ACCLAIMED DRAMA CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY AT THE NEW BRUNSWICK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. THESE PERFORMANCES WERE ATTENDED BY THOUSANDS OF PATRONS, DIRECTLY ADVANCING THE ORGANIZATIONS EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AIMS. GENESIS FESTIVAL OF NEW VOICES & NEW PLAYS A MAJOR PART OF CTCS EXEMPT PURPOSE IS NURTURING NEW TALENT. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE COMPANY CONTINUED TO SUPPORT AND PRESENT THE GENESIS FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS, A PROGRAM THAT HAS FOR 35 YEARS SERVED AS AN INCUBATOR FOR THE DISCOVERY OF NEW STORYTELLERS FROM THE AFRICAN DIASPORA. THE FESTIVAL PROVIDES A PROFESSIONAL WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR PLAYWRIGHTS, DIRECTORS, AND ACTORS TO DEVELOP AND SHARE NEW WORKS. THE 36TH EDITION OF THE FESTIVAL WAS PLANNED FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON, WITH PREPARATORY WORKSHOPS AND READINGS OCCURRING IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION IN ADDITION TO ITS PUBLIC PERFORMANCES, CROSSROADS THEATER COMPANY ENGAGED THE NEW BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS VANGUARDS, A PRESENTATION THAT CELEBRATED THE COMPANYS ARCHIVAL WORKS ALONGSIDE NEW PLAYS TO FOSTER CROSS-CULTURAL CONVERSATION. THROUGH LECTURES, POST-PERFORMANCE DISCUSSIONS, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WITH ACCESS TO THE ARTS AND INFORMED DIALOGUE ON SOCIAL ISSUES. IN SUMMARY, CROSSROADS THEATER COMPANY CONTINUES TO OPERATE EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES BY PRODUCING PROFESSIONAL THEATER THAT CELEBRATES THE AFRICAN DIASPORA AND PROMOTES CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING, WHILE PROVIDING A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR ARTISTS TO DEVELOP NEW WORKS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on November 15, 2010 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on September 15, 2011.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2012.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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