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Crossroads Prison Ministries

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Reaching God's people in prison

Crossroad Bible Institute equips the church to disciple people in prison with the Word of God, free of charge, wherever they are incarcerated. Millions of incarcerated persons in North America and beyond are in darkness and searching for a ray of hope. Now, more than ever, people in prison need the light of God's truth. That's why Crossroad Bible Institute has been working since 1984 to provide them with faith-based reentry education, to equip the church to make disciples, to guide our students into reentry agencies upon their release and to educate the church on criminal and restorative justice issues.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.11Overall score
out of 100

93.92Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,973,669

Total expenses · USD$1,852,405

Program expenses

$1,581,953.87 recorded amount

85.4%

Fundraising expenses

$114,849.11 recorded amount

6.2%

Administrative expenses

$153,749.62 recorded amount

8.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Lisa Bylstra
Recorded compensation: $107,189.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.78%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Crossroads Prison Ministries
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Crossroad Bible Institute equips the church to disciple people in prison with the Word of God, free of charge, wherever they are incarcerated. Millions of incarcerated persons in North America and beyond are in darkness and searching for a ray of hope. Now, more than ever, people in prison need the light of God's truth. That's why Crossroad Bible Institute has been working since 1984 to provide them with faith-based reentry education, to equip the church to make disciples, to guide our students into reentry agencies upon their release and to educate the church on criminal and restorative justice issues.
`ein` EIN	38-2540316
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1852405.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.083
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.062
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8540000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	93.92
`leader` Recorded leader	Lisa Bylstra
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	107189.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.057800000000000004
`motto` Tagline	Reaching God's people in prison
`name` Charity name	Crossroads Prison Ministries
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1973669.0
`score` Overall score	91.11
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Activities
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1581953.87
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	114849.11
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	153749.61500000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-2540316
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Activities
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.