Crossroads Fund Inc
Crossroads Fund Inc is a public charity based in Chicago, Illinois. It supports community organizations working for racial, social, and economic justice in the Chicago area, with grantmaking focused on community-led organizing and long-term change to systems that maintain inequality and oppression.
Crossroads Fund Inc at a glance
In short: Crossroads Fund Inc gave $3.9M across 179 grants in 2025 (avg $22K), mostly in Illinois. 40% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,909,735
- -23.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 179
- -6.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $21,842
- -18.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $18,040,392
- -3.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 40% first-time grantees (72 of 179, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Illinois (96% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Crossroads Fund Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 3411 West Diversey 20, Chicago, IL 60647
Phone: (773) 227-7676
Website: https://crossroadsfund.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
14 open opportunities from Crossroads Fund Inc
Capacity Building Initiative
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Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Chicago Racial Justice Pooled Fund
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Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Community Resilience Fund
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Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Crossroads Fund Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Lucy Parson Labs ($100K). Together the top 10 received $805K.
Grant Size Distribution
860 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 710 grants of 860 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Crossroads Fund says it supports organizations and groups rooted in the Chicago metropolitan area, including Northwest Indiana. Its funding criteria name Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, and Will counties in Illinois, as well as Lake County, Indiana. In 2025, 96% of reported grant dollars went to recipients in Illinois; the remaining listed shares went to California (2%), New York (1%), Michigan (0%), and Pennsylvania (0%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 179 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Crossroads Fund Inc open to new grantees?
40%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 72 of 179 grantees (40%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $19K; repeat grants $24K. How we count
Medians: $11K first-time, $15K repeat.
- 46% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−14%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3.2M (2021) to $5.9M (2023). In 2025 it made 179 grants totaling $3.9M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lucy Parson Labs Chicago, IL | Rogers Park Food Not Bombs & Gen Op | $100,000 |
| Organized Communities Against Chicago, IL | Chi Housing Just/Boconas/Migr Sup | $91,000 |
| Chicago Freedom School Chicago, IL | Doing Just Collab/Liber Lib/Gen Ops | $87,500 |
| Building For Liberation Proje Chicago, IL | General Operations | $80,000 |
| Southside Together Organizing Chicago, IL | Not Me We & Gen Ops | $78,000 |
| BUILD Inc Chicago, IL | Stick Talk/ Westside Rising | $76,500 |
| Social and Environmental Entr Calabasas, CA | The Final 5 Campaign | $74,500 |
| Cannabis Equity IL Coalition Chicago, IL | General Operations | $74,000 |
| March 13 Fund Chicago, IL | Chi Tort Just Memo/Chi Youth/Free U | $74,000 |
| Illinois Workers in Action Naperville, IL | General Operations | $69,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $18,040,392 | $5,513,811 | $6,425,790 | $3,909,735 | 179 | $747,696 |
| 2024 | $18,732,154 | $11,776,204 | $6,886,864 | $5,089,418 | 191 | $402,387 |
| 2023 | $13,427,199 | $6,965,722 | $7,348,998 | $5,889,698 | 179 | $65,212 |
| 2022 | $13,233,891 | $8,800,082 | $5,869,641 | $4,557,674 | 175 | $224,370 |
| 2021 | $10,335,139 | $6,539,618 | $4,393,504 | $3,237,252 | 136 | $125,956 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Crossroads Fund’s stated mission is to support community organizations working on racial, social, and economic justice in the Chicago area. Its website says it invests in communities rather than issue areas and supports efforts that address root causes, transform systems, and center people most affected by injustice.
Its stated funding criteria include social-change work, cross-issue organizing, grassroots leadership, a solid plan, and work rooted in the Chicago metropolitan area. Supported forms of work include direct-action organizing, public-policy advocacy, community-based art and cultural work linked to activism, economic development, international solidarity, action research with community groups, and media advocacy. The website also says social services may be supported when linked to activism and social-change work.
Examples of grantees’ work, as described by the grantees, include immigration legal representation and public education by Organized Communities Against; youth leadership and collective healing work by Chicago Freedom School; and grassroots leadership and efforts to address displacement by Southside Together Organizing For Power. BUILD Inc describes its work as youth development, violence prevention and intervention, and coalition building.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Crossroads Fund reported 179 grants totaling $3,909,735. Grant amounts ranged from $6,000 to $100,000, with a median of $15,000. The largest listed awards included $100,000 to Lucy Parson Labs for “ROGERS PARK FOOD NOT BOMBS & GEN OP”; $91,000 to Organized Communities Against for “CHI HOUSING JUST/BOCONAS/MIGR SUP”; and $87,500 to Chicago Freedom School for “DOING JUST COLLAB/LIBER LIB/GEN OPS.” Other notable awards included $78,000 to Southside Together Organizing, $76,500 to BUILD Inc, and $74,000 each to Social and Environmental Entr and Cannabis Equity IL Coalition.
The website describes a Community Resilience Fund for rapid-response needs, including time-sensitive organizing, campaigns, emerging mobilizations, direct actions, and legal assistance or digital security. It says the fund does not cover ongoing efforts, budget shortfalls, or regularly planned programming. The Youth Fund for Social Change supports young people working on social justice in their communities. The Seed Fund prioritizes small and emerging organizations, groups, and coalitions; the website lists its application opening as January 2027. The website also says the Technical Assistance Fund application is permanently closed and that the fund is being merged with the Seed Fund renewal application.
For the Seed Fund process, applications are screened by staff and Giving Project alumni against the funding criteria. Applications that meet the criteria may be selected for a site visit by the Grantmaking Committee, which makes recommendations to the board for final approval. The website requires applicants to use its online grant portal. Its criteria specify previous-year annual expenses under $500,000; its FAQ says most funding programs are for organizations with budgets under $300,000. The FAQ says applicants must be organizations, not individuals. Groups without 501(c)(3) status may be supported; fiscal sponsorship is recommended but not required, and an organizational bank account is required for groups without a fiscal sponsor. Local chapters of national organizations may apply if they have a strong Chicago-area community base and an autonomous fundraising strategy.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jane Kimondo as Executive Director; Michael Aguhar as Program Director; and Kristina Roque as Operations Director. Listed board leaders include Makkah Ali and Mollie Anderson as co-chairs, and Lee Dewey as treasurer and secretary. The filing also lists Missy Carpenter, Cecile De Mello, Hanan El-Youssef, and Sharlyn Grace as directors.
Crossroads Fund Inc is led by Jane Kimondo, Executive Director on every filing since 2021; 3 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jane Kimondo
Executive Director
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$128K (2021) → $203K (2025)
Michael Aguhar
Program Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$111K (2024) → $116K (2025)
Kristina Roque
Operations Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$103K (2025)
Cecile De Mello
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Muhammad Sankari
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tracie D. Hall
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katelyn Johnson
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alheli M. Irizarry
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gabriel Jones
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hanan El-Youssef
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Missy Carpenter
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chandra Palmer
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erwin Sanchez
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sharlyn Grace
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Skyler Lattimore
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lee Andel Dewey
Treasurer & Secretary
Director → Treasurer & Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Makkah Ali
Co-Chair
Director → Co-Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mollie Anderson
Co-Chair
Director → Co-Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Denise Ferguson (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Emmanuel Andre (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Henry Cervantes (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Ireri Rivas (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jon Quinn (2021–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Julia Klein (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Kheira Issaoui-Mansouri (2021–2023) — Co-Chair
- Former: Roxanna Enriquez (2022–2023) — Co-Chair
- Former: Cecile Demello (2023) — Director
- Former: Agnes Meneses (2021–2022) — Co-Chair
- Former: Brenda Hernandez (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Megan Murray Cusick (2021–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Nora Kyger (2021) — Director
- Former: Roxanna Gonzalez (2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $203K, to Jane Kimondo (Executive Dir.). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Crossroads Fund Inc
How much does Crossroads Fund Inc give each year?
Crossroads Fund Inc gave $3.9M across 179 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $5.1M across 191 grants.
What is Crossroads Fund Inc's typical grant size?
Crossroads Fund Inc's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $21,842, across 179 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Crossroads Fund Inc that year got $19K on average.
Where does Crossroads Fund Inc give grants?
Crossroads Fund Inc gives mostly in Illinois: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (150 grants), Evanston, IL (3 grants), Oak Park, IL (3 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).
Does Crossroads Fund Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 77% of Crossroads Fund Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (138 of 179) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Crossroads Fund Inc's largest grantees?
Crossroads Fund Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Lucy Parson Labs ($100,000), Organized Communities Against ($91,000) and Chicago Freedom School ($87,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 7% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Crossroads Fund Inc?
Crossroads Fund Inc reported $18.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.5M.
What does Crossroads Fund Inc fund?
Crossroads Fund’s stated mission is to support community organizations working on racial, social, and economic justice in the Chicago area. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Crossroads Fund Inc?
Crossroads Fund Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check crossroadsfund.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Crossroads Fund Inc's EIN?
Crossroads Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3092907. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 26, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Crossroads Fund Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/crossroads-fund-inc-morg_4306afc922694217a4f461b4ab668a4f
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