Good Samaritan Services

Analysis

Good Samaritan Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2001, 25 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 June 2023, Good Samaritan Services reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.8m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $2.7m (+30%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Good Samaritan Services sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Madonna Center Inc ($2.7m), Htas de Los Ancianos Desamparados Hogar Sta Teresa Jornet de Cupey ($2.7m) and Center of Concern ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 7.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $117k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 60 employees.