St Christophers Inc

Analysis

St Christophers Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Dobbs Ferry, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1935, 91 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, St Christophers Inc reported income of $21.9m and spending of $23.0m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $27.8m to $21.9m (-21%), an average of -5.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, St Christophers Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Inreach ($21.9m), Terwilliger Plaza Inc ($22.0m) and Penick Village Inc ($21.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $318k (1.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $11.7m. At year end it held assets of $11.1m against liabilities of $3.9m, net assets of $7.2m. It reported 341 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.