Austin Samaritans

Analysis

Austin Samaritans is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Austin Samaritans reported income of $513k and spending of $224k, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $184k to $513k (+179%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Austin Samaritans sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 75th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include People of Peru Project ($512k), Open Air Campaigners Albania Inc ($513k) and Wetsembekile Ministries ($512k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $64k. At year end it held assets of $661k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $661k. It reported 1 employees.