IMPACT REPORT
2024
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What I can do, you cannot. What you can do, I cannot. But together, we can do something beautiful for God.
MOTHER TERESA
ANEIGHBOR-LOVING MOVEMENT
SINCE WE STARTED CROSSPURPOSE IN 2012,
we sought to spark a neighbor-loving movement that walks with men and women from generational poverty to generational wealth. For us, it started in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Denver called Five Points with our actual next-door neighbors
Since then, we ’ ve not only aimed to see that spark growth in our city--but across America.
Denver isn’t the only city with thousands of people needing to escape poverty.
For you, it started in your own neighborhoods with your neighbors in Nashville, Des Moines or Houston
In 2017, after meeting like-minded and likehearted leaders and teams, we started the CrossPurpose National Network To our Network partners, we offer free resources, invite them into a support community, and help increase the credibility of start-up models in cities where career and community development is most needed.
We aren’t alone in our mission to abolish economic, relational and spiritual poverty. This Network is proof that the Church is on the move, and we need more communities willing to embark on the Jesus-like journey of expensive love and walking people out of poverty and into flourishing life
JASON JANZ CEO & CO-FOUNDER
THECROSSPURPOSE MODEL
THEPROBLEM
In Denver, 350,000 people live in economic poverty making $17,000/year, on average. That’s not enough. CrossPurpose’s approach addresses income as the solution to solve poverty for good.
OURLEADERPROGRAM
In 2012, we started our flagship 6-month free career development program Participants, called Leaders, graduate the program with employment earning $40,000 or more and are equipped through personal development and professional skills. In 2024, CrossPurpose graduated 274 leaders across three Denver metro locations and expanded the Alumni community to over 1,200 graduates to date.
personal development job skills career launch
ALUMNIPATHWAYS
With about 100 new relationships, through a Leader’s cohort and their community allies, it only gets a Leader graduate halfway toward generational wealth. The Legacy Program offers our Alumni options for financial wealth building, homeownership and business accelerators.
To date, 55 alumni and Legacy fellows have become homeowners and 22 businesses and nonprofits have been started through the Change Agency program
IMPACT
In 2026, we’ll have issued more skills certifications annually than the 3 closest community colleges in Denver Our Leaders experience a +500% wage growth increase from the beginning of the program to graduation We train in 13 career tracks and have developed trusted hiring partners in our city.
By 2034, CrossPurpose will have helped generate $1 billion of wealth, cumulatively.
+1200 all-time graduates
EXPANDING
$3200 average monthly wage 83% job retention after 12-months
We aren’t the only city facing poverty Over a dozen cities are replicating CrossPurpose’s model and work to abolish poverty in their own neighborhoods To date, our national network graduated over 690 Leaders
Today we have National Network partners in:
Memphis, TN
Nashville, TN
Lubbock, TX
Dallas, TX
Bay City, TX
Houston, TX
Canton, OH
Virginia Beach, VA
Louisville, KY
Missoula, MT Des Moines, IA
Albuquerque, NM
2024NATIONALIMPACT
372 leaders served in 2024
693
129
12 active cities in the national network graduates all-time* leaders graduated in 2024 graduates projected in 2025
367
1,733 Americans are out of poverty through the National Network
242 projected to be employed after 6 months
*Includes data from 92% of survey respondents, and does not include CrossPurpose graduates
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONALDATA
5 AVERAGE ORGANIZATION STAFFSIZE THENETWORK’SAVERAGE OPERATINGBUDGET $485K $560K $798K
2024 2025 VOLUNTEERS PROJECTED IN2025
82% of operating budgets will increase in 2025
JOINTHENETWORK
Our vision is to spark a neighbor-loving movement that walks with men and women across America from generational poverty to generational wealth.
INTERESTED IN JOINING THE NATIONAL NETWORK?
The CrossPurpose National Network is a coalition of nonprofits working to abolish poverty in neighborhoods across the United States.
The Network is open to churches, existing nonprofits, or new nonprofits who want to create or expand their developmentbased poverty alleviation model. Members of the Network receive direct coaching from CrossPurpose staff, quarterly group member calls, a resource library of program materials and playbooks and more.
We invite interested and existing Network partners to attend Cultivate, an onsite learning experience
SUPPORT THE NATIONAL NETWORK
Our Network grows each year, and as it grows so do the needs As we look toward expanding the Network’s national influence and reach, we need continued support. To give toward the Network go to: www.crosspurpose.org/give.
“ ” TIFFANY
When you’re gaining these new skills and now you have this financial literacy piece in your pocket, guess who I’m teaching that to? My daughters. So now they’re changing the way they see money. This is more than just a program, it’s life-changing.
Neighborhood
Josh Jones thisisneighborhood.com Chesapeake, VA
The Collective Blueprint
Sarah Lockridge-Steckel thecollectiveblueprint.org Memphis, TN
Uprise Nashville
Carole Peterson uprisenashville.org Nashville, TN
Elevate Life Network
Diana Spaulding elevatelifenetwork.com Canton, OH
Change Course
Joseph Johnson change-course.org
Des Moines, IA
Love the Hub
Mark Daniel lovethehub.org Lubbock, TX
Good Works Collective
David Ten Have goodworkscollective.us Houston, TX
Rise Up Academy
Gina Clarke Bay City, TX CrossPurpose
Northwest Community Center
Jeff Cross nccrefugees org Dallas, TX
Advance Louisville
Ben Birkholz advancelouisville.org Louisville, KY
Summit Career Center
Jaqueline Stevens summitcareercenter.org
Stephensville, MT
Albuquerque Leadership Foundation
Ed Cook abqleadershipfoundation.org Albuquerque, NM
Interested in joining the National Network or want to learn more? fill out this Interest Form to get connected today