Good Samaritan Ministries

Analysis

Good Samaritan Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in E Saint Louis, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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 December 2023, Good Samaritan Ministries reported income of $300k and spending of $356k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $231k to $300k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Good Samaritan Ministries sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jmission ($300k), Hope for the Children Ministries Inc ($300k) and De Dios Es El Poder Ministerio de Restauracion ($300k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $60k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $141k. At year end it held assets of $562k against liabilities of $7,462, net assets of $554k. It reported 6 employees.