The Christophers Inc.

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on November 18, 2025.

264 West 40th Street 603
New York, New York 10018

The Christophers Inc. (EIN: 13-1809274) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, The Christophers Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 3 out of 7 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $166,385. The highest compensated employee at The Christophers Inc. is Mary Ellen Robinson with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $188,297.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$1,241,137

Expenses

$1,706,766

Employee compensation

$883,654

Reported Compensated Employees

Mary Ellen Robinson

President and Secretary

$188,297

$175,368 No related comp$12,929

Anthony Rossi

Communications Director

$167,599

$136,824 No related comp$30,775

Yaneza Santos

Finance Manager and ASST Secretary

$143,259

$130,339 No related comp$12,920

Non-Employee Board Members

Rev Edward M Dougherty, Mm

Director

$30,000

$30,000 No related compNo other comp

Robert V Okulski

Chair and Treasurer

No compensation reported

Sr Nancy Usselmann Fsp

Director

No compensation reported

Mission Statement

GROUNDED IN JUDEO-CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES, THE CHRISTOPHERS' MISSION IS TO USE ALL FORMS OF MEDIA (RADIO, VIDEO, WEB, PRINT)ALONG WITH LEADERSHIP COURSES, YOUTH CONTESTS, AND OUR CHRISTOPHER AWARDS PROGRAMTO ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS OF ALL FAITHS TO PUT THEIR FAITH INTO ACTION, AND TO REMIND THEM OF THE GOSPEL-BASED COUNSEL, "DO NOT BE OVERCOME BY EVIL, BUT OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD." MOTIVATED BY A LOVE OF GOD AND HUMANITY, ALL PEOPLE CAN BE CHRISTOPHERS - OR CHRIST-BEARERS - IN THE COURSE OF THEIR DAILY LIVES BY SEEING PROBLEMS AND WORKING TO SOLVE THEM WHERE THEY ARE AND AS BEST THEY CAN. CHRISTOPHERS SEE THESE INSTANCES AS OPPORTUNITIES TO BE SOLUTION-ORIENTED ROLE MODELS, SERVING AS SOURCES OF DIVINE LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS OF SOCIETAL ILLS AND PERSONAL CHALLENGES. IN FACT, THE CHRISTOPHER APPROACH IS BEST SUMMED UP IN OUR MOTTO, "IT'S BETTER TO LIGHT ONE CANDLE THAN TO CURSE THE DARKNESS." SINCE 1945, WE HAVE USED OUR LITERATURE, BROADCASTS, AWARDS, PRISON MINISTRY, AND YOUTH CONTESTS.