Samaritan Outreach Inc

Analysis

Samaritan Outreach Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Dardanelle, AR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Samaritan Outreach Inc reported income of $302k and spending of $326k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $232k to $302k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Samaritan Outreach Inc sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within AR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include City Kids Camp ($302k), Left to Tell Charitable Fund ($302k) and Friday Food Bag Foundation ($302k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $54k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $140k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $71k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 8 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.