Samaritans Inc

Analysis

Samaritans Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Samaritans Inc reported income of $11.7m and spending of $7.1m, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $3.1m to $11.7m (+271%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Samaritans Inc sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include LA Clinica Tepeyac Inc ($11.7m), Seton Family of Pediatric Surgeons ($11.7m) and William K Warren Medical Research Center Inc ($11.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 56% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $814k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $16.3m against liabilities of $2.8m, net assets of $13.5m. It reported 81 employees.