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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: February 2026 Expires: February 2028

Cross International

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(800) 391-8545
1280 SW 36th Avenue, Suite 303
Pompano Beach, FL, 33069
https://crossinternational.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Cross International meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to meet the critical needs of impoverished children, families, and communities by partnering alongside local Christian ministries."

Year, State Incorporated:
2001, FL

Cross International (CI) works alongside local Christian organizations and churches in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa. The organization reports that it connects donors with locally-led sustainable development. CI’s programs focus on orphans and vulnerable children, children with disabilities, and crisis care. The organization provides essential resources, including food, clean water, child care, shelter, medical care, education, vocational training, microenterprise support, disaster relief and recovery. Some ($284,000 or less than 1%) of CI's program activities are carried out in conjunction with fundraising appeals.

For the year ended June 30, 2024, Cross International's program expenses were:

Health, food, and other assistance $93,483,919
Project development $5,076,919
Missions education $341,418
Total Program Expenses $98,902,256

Chief Executive
Zach Oles, President and Chief Executive Officer

Chair of the Board
Reverend Jimmy Dodd

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, PastorServe

Board Size
7

Paid Staff Size
26

*2023 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Note: President and Chief Executive Officer Zach Oles began his tenure in October 2025, and compensation information is unavailable at this time. Former President and Chief Executive Officer Kelly Martin was the highest-paid employee with total compensation of $246,191 in 2023.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Telephone appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Radio, Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Membership appeals

CI incurred joint costs of $568,000 for informational materials and activities that included fundraising materials. Of those costs $284,000 was allocated to program expenses and $284,000 was allocated to fundraising expenses.

Fundraising costs were 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $102,973,035, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

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.

The following information is based on Cross International's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
In-kind contributions $93,037,296
Contributions $9,935,739
Other revenue, net $111,513
Total Income $103,084,548

Programs: 97% Fundraising: 2% Administrative: 1%

Total Income $103,084,548
Total expenses: $101,924,214
  Program expenses $98,902,256
  Fundraising expenses $1,536,826
  Administrative expenses $1,485,132
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $1,160,334
Beginning Net Assets $2,450,744
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $3,611,078
Total Liabilities $5,503,244
Total Assets $9,114,322

Note: According to the organization's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024, CI received in-kind contributions totaling $93,037,296 in the form of medicine and medical supplies ($92,015,303), food ($694,732), and other ($327,261).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance