Good Samaritan Agency

Analysis

Good Samaritan Agency is a registered charity in United States, based in Bangor, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1942, 84 years ago. 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, Good Samaritan Agency reported income of $495k and spending of $664k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $667k to $495k (-26%), an average of -9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Good Samaritan Agency sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Working Classroom Inc ($494k), Todays Youth Matter ($495k) and Leaders2give Inc ($494k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 25% and program service revenue 72% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $81k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $378k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $27k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 16 employees.