BBB Wise Giving Report for
Cross International

BBB Wise Giving Report issued March 2009
BBB Wise Giving Report expires March 2011


This BBB Accredited charity meets all 20 Standards for Charity Accountability and is a Seal Holder. Find out more...


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Cross International
Address: 600 Southwest Third Street
Suite 2201
  Pompano Beach, FL 33060
Phone: 954-657-9000
Web Address: www.crossinternational.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 2001, Florida
Affiliates: Cross International Catholic Outreach
Stated Purpose: "to aid the poorest of the poor."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Cross International (CI) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

CI provides food, clothing, shelter, medical care, education, and economic opportunities to the poor around the world. CI distributes material aid through the pre-existing programs of local church-based ministries serving the poor.

For the year ended December 31, 2007, CI's program expenses were:

  
Medical 77,165,446
Miscellaneous 2,686,015
Food 1,504,015
Orphan 815,948
Mission education 382,105
Shipping 282,894
Project development 118,994
Total Program Expenses: $82,955,417
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : James J. Cavnar, President
Compensation*:
 $18,058

Highest Paid Executive: David Adams, Vice President of Missions
Compensation*: $28,991

Chair of the Board: Bob Hodgdon
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Hodgdon Powder Company

Board Size: 8

Paid Staff Size: 111

*2007 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, telemarketing, special events, print advertisements, radio, grant proposals, Internet appeals, and planned giving,
Fund raising costs were 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $83,907,696, 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 CI's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Source of Funds  
Gifts-in-kind 80,795,178
Donations 3,112,518
Investment income 47,986
Miscellaneous income 831
Total Income $83,956,513


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 99%  Fund Raising: 1%  Administrative: Less than 1% 

Total income   $83,956,513
  Program expenses $82,955,417
  Fund raising expenses 789,765
  Administrative expenses 374,251
 
Total expenses   $84,119,433
Expenses in Excess of Income   (162,920)
Beginning net assets   342,432
Ending net assets   179,512
Total liabilities   1,103,383
Total assets   $1,282,895


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