Maryland · Nonprofit
Cross Community Inc
Cross Community Inc (Maryland) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $295,653 to it, the largest being CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND INC ($110,501). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.3M
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $296k
- Net assets
- $88k
What Cross Community Inc does
Mission
The mission of Cross Community is to advance human dignity, equity, and flourishing in Montgomery County, Maryland and to assist the faith sector to be more effective in building, empowering hope, and transforming lives.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Food distribution: Cross Community has made a tangible difference for families in Montgomery County by addressing immediate needs and building long-term pathways to stability. In 2024, we completed 90 food distributions, serving an average of 500 households monthly and distributing more than 1 million pounds of food. Since the start of our organization in 2020: We have hired 11 people from the community, 7 in partnership with the states workforce and service development program (DSCI), distributed on average 1 million lbs of food and 140,000 diapers annually to the community and have had continual weekly operations for past 5 years, conducted community survey of 1300 residents, 900 Spanish speaking (2021). Cross Community has also started up critical community needs programs: Food distributions (2020), Equity vaccine clinics (2021), VITA tax preparation service (2022), and Calmer Students Society (2024).
$1,018,587 spentof which $962,166 as grants83% of program spendingCommunity outreach: Through our VITA tax preparation program, in 2024 we served 400 clients, filed 300 tax returns, and brought back $650,000 in refunds and credits to low-income familiesdirectly boosting their financial security. We have also certified three community health workers and a lactation consultant, expanding access to culturally competent health support. In partnership with Worksource Montgomery, we helped 50 people improve their employment situations, and enrolled over 100 individuals in the ACP digital equity program, bridging the technology gap for underserved residents.
$209,779 spentof which $20,263 as grants$2,000 earned by the program17% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,228,366.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $17k to $117k (+584%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 0% · 2023 10% · 2024 27%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
99% of Cross Community Inc’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (94% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Ben Wikner
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $50k → $30k.
From the IRS filings of Cross Community Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Cross Community Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 37% of grant income and the top three 90%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
90% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Cross Community Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 50% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
80% of Cross Community Inc's grant income comes from Maryland funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Cross Community Inc has grown faster than three-quarters of the 1,130 food & nutrition nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,130 food & nutrition nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like Cross Community Inc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Maryland
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
93% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
0%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Cross Community Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Cross Community Inc?
- Cross Community Inc (Maryland) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $295,653 to it, the largest being CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND INC ($110,501). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Cross Community Inc have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $295,653 in grants to Cross Community Inc, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Cross Community Inc?
- CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND INC is the largest funder on record, with $110,501 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Cross Community Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maryland. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2021–2024), and the filings of 5 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing