Samaritan Center

Analysis

Samaritan Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1988, 38 years ago. 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 Center reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.2m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $2.5m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Samaritan Center sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include College of Eastern Idaho Foundation Inc ($2.5m), The Thomas B Fordham Foundation ($2.5m) and Association for the Development of the Exceptional Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 33% and program service revenue 65% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $106k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $55k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 49 employees.