Crossover Community Impact

Investing in Our Future

In May of 2002, as I was tying up loose ends and preparing to graduate from the University of Tulsa, I learned that I owed $25,635 to Uncle Sam and I guess Aunt Sallie Mae for my education. I started crying, then I called my Uncle Ronald (I’m his name sake), and I told him through my tears how much I owed. He said to me, “Roni, it was the best investment you could make in yourself.” That notion has been the lens through which I have seen education ever since. It wasn’t until 2017 when I began raising money for the students at Crossover Prep that I began to understand how much of an investment others made to support me in reaching my goal of becoming a first-generation college graduate in my immediate family.

A quality education creates opportunities in ways that are unmatched for the average person. “May the odds be ever in your favor,” is the most succinct way to describe someone’s chances of becoming a professional athlete, but as Derrick Hill’s son, Justice Hill (Running Back for the Baltimore Ravens) says, “You can go ‘pro’ in so many other fields” as a result of receiving the type of life-changing education the students at Crossover Prep are receiving.

This past school year, we were able to raise almost $700,000 for the Crossover Scholarship Fund; this was double what we raised in 2020. We hope to double our fundraising for the Crossover Scholarship Fund once again to ensure that all 123 students from grades 6 to 12 will receive a scholarship to cover their education. The best part is you not only receive tax deductions for your donation to the Crossover Scholarship Fund, but you also receive state tax credits (75% credit with a two-year commitment), decreasing your tax liability while giving the gift of opportunity to the students at both the boys’ and girls’ schools. Thank you to everyone who has already made this investment into the lives of the students at Crossover Prep. As a tuition-free private school, we sincerely could not do what we do without your support. Thank you for creating new futures for our kiddos.

If you have not given to the Crossover Scholarship Fund in 2022, please consider giving a gift to receive the most IMPACTful state tax credits available. The Crossover Scholarship Fund is a separate 501(C)(3) organization from Crossover Community Impact. This means, if you give a gift to both organizations, you can receive deductions from both organizations and state tax credits for your donation to the Crossover Scholarship Fund. Our goal for this school year is $1,400,000.

Grateful for grace and you,

Rondalyn Abode

Director of Development

www.crossoverimpact.org

Pictured above: CPAG Morning Prayer Group

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