Samaritan House

Analysis

Samaritan House is a registered charity in United States, based in San Mateo, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1975, 51 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 June 2023, Samaritan House reported income of $32.5m and spending of $33.0m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $14.1m to $32.5m (+131%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Samaritan House sits at the 99th 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 CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas ($32.5m), Hacienda Community Development Corporation ($32.5m) and Program Development Services Inc ($32.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $776k (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.8m. At year end it held assets of $34.8m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $33.2m. It reported 134 employees.