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CROSSWINDS YOUTH SERVICES INC

EIN 23-7376943 · Human Services (P300)

What they do

With A Commitment to Helping Runaway, Homeless, and Other Young People In Crisis, The Organization Now Known As Crosswinds Youth Services Was Incorporated In Brevard County In 1974. That Year, Crosswinds Opened Its First Program - An Emergency Childrens Shelter. Over 50 Years Later, Crosswinds, A Private, Nonprofit 501(c)(3) Organization, Has Grown to Become A Leading Provider of Youth Services In The Area, Offering A Wide Variety of Programs for Young People and Their Families. Crosswinds is Accredited By The Council On Accreditation (COA) for Achieving The Highest Standards of Professional Practices for Its Servcies. Robert E. Lehton Childrens Shelter Offers Emergency Shelter 24 Hours A Day, 7 Days A Week for Children Under The Age of 18 Who Have Run Away, Are Homeless, Are Awaiting Foster Care Placement or In Respite, or Who Are Experiencing Serious Family or Other Crises. The Program Provides Safe, Supervised Shelter, Nutricious Meals and Snacks, and Other Basic Necessities.

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Of every $100 spent, about $96.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders13 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

92.64%of revenue went to mission work96.4% of expenses · Program services
2.17%of revenue went to fundraising2.3% of expenses
$96.14spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.
1.34%of revenue went to management and office costs1.4% of expenses
$1.23in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
93.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $225,000 for JAN LOKAY (CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$3,352,980
Mission workProgram services$3,106,08492.64% of revenue96.4% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$44,9161.34% of revenue1.4% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations$72,6922.17% of revenue2.3% of expenses
Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$129,2883.86% of revenueShown in gray on the chart
Total expenses$3,223,69296.14% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails
2024CurrentExpense mix: 96.4% mission · 1.4% management · 2.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.14% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 94.8% mission · 3.4% management · 1.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.35% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 88.0% mission · 8.6% management · 3.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 121.96% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 89.3% mission · 5.1% management · 5.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 113.34% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 89.7% mission · 6.0% management · 4.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.72% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 87.1% mission · 8.3% management · 4.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.80% of revenue
2018Expense mix: 85.9% mission · 9.2% management · 4.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.75% of revenue
2017Expense mix: 86.9% mission · 7.8% management · 5.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.32% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$3,352,980
Expenses$3,223,692
Annual surplus $129,288 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$3,106,084 · 96.4% of expenses
Management and office costs$44,916 · 1.4% of expenses
Fundraising$72,692 · 2.3% of expenses
See all reported dollar amounts
Revenue$3,352,980
Expenses$3,223,692
Assets$3,968,624
Income$3,416,281
Contributions$3,149,242
Mission work (program services)$3,106,084
Fundraising$72,692
Management and general$44,916
Executive compensation (total)$141,838
Stocks and bonds$21,231
Accounting fees$16,900
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation
JAN LOKAYCEO $225,000
KAREN LOCKEVICE PRESIDENT AND COO · 40 hrs/week $93,895
JOHN PILLEYCFO · 40 hrs/week $58,462
MICHAEL SCULLYPRESIDENT AND CEO · 40 hrs/week $45,202

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (13)

JAN LOKAYCEO

KAREN LOCKEVICE PRESIDENT AND COO

JOHN PILLEYCFO

MICHAEL SCULLYPRESIDENT AND CEO

CHARLES NASHDIRECTOR

GREG CREWSCHAIR

JAMES HANDLEYTREASURER

LESTER SMITHDIRECTOR

MORGAN LAUR REINMANDIRECTOR

REAR ADMIRAL WAYNE JUSTICEVICE CHAIR

ROBERT LEHTONDIRECTOR

SHANNON WILSONSECRETARY

SHERIFF WAYNE IVEYDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since
January 1976
Location
1407 DIXON BLVD, COCOA, FL 32922-6411
County
Brevard
In care of
John Pilley
Primary officer
John Pilley, CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfocrosswinds@crosswindsyouthservices.org Phone(321) 452-0800

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2024
Tax period began
July 1, 2024
Return type
990
NTEE classification
Human Services (P300)
IRS tax category
Child and Youth Services

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