Better Business Bureau Report for
CROSSROADS: Community Partnership For Youth

Better Business Bureau Report issued July 2011
Better Business Bureau Report expires July 2012


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Charity Contact Information

Name: CROSSROADS: Community Partnership For Youth
Address: 6300 Chimney Rock Road
  Houston, TX 77081-4502
Phone: 713-295-2789
Web Address: www.crossroads-volunteers.org
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Formerly known as:Juvenile Court Volunteers

Year, State Incorporated: 1971, Texas
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: To prevent or reduce youth involvement with the juvenile justice system by fostering positive mentoring relationships between youth and volunteers.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

CROSSROADS: Community Partnership For Youth meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

Community volunteers are recruited, screened, trained, and supervised to provide one to one mentoring on a weekly basis to youth who are in the juvenile justice system. The youth range from 10 to 17 and are located in Harris County Juvenile Probation facilities or other child serving residential placements. During 2010, volunteers mentored 437 youth.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, CROSSROADS: Community Partnership For Youth's program expenses were:

  
Total: 272,135
Total Program Expenses: $272,135
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Patricia Dornak, President
Compensation*:

Chair of the Board: Ann Wright
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Real Estate, HT Realty LLC

Board Size: 22

Paid Staff Size: 5

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:


Fund raising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $376,023, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on CROSSROADS: Community Partnership For Youth's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds  
Contributions: United Way 187,617
Government grant 111,149
Special event 48,518
Contributions: Other 28,739
Cost of direct donor benefit -13,011
Total Income $363,012


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 72%  Fund Raising: 7%  Administrative: 21% 

Total income   $363,012
  Program expenses $272,135
  Fund raising expenses 26,461
  Administrative expenses 80,339
 
Total expenses   $378,935
Expenses in Excess of Income   (15,923)
Beginning net assets   243,763
Ending net assets   227,840
Total liabilities   6,800
Total assets   $234,640


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