Samaritans Feet International

Analysis

Samaritans Feet International is a registered charity in United States, based in Charlotte, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 December 2022, Samaritans Feet International reported income of $28.3m and spending of $15.1m, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2022, income grew from $4.1m to $28.3m (+592%), an average of +62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 274%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Samaritans Feet International sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian Relief Services Charities Inc ($28.2m), Turkish Philanthropy Funds Inc ($28.4m) and Afs-Usa Inc ($28.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $331k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $27.4m against liabilities of $3.9m, net assets of $23.5m. It reported 43 employees.