Samoan Solutions

Analysis

Samoan Solutions is a registered charity in United States, based in Burlingame, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2010, 16 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, Samoan Solutions reported income of $114k and spending of $155k, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $115k to $114k (-0.8%), an average of -0.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Samoan Solutions sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Medford Dragstrip Inc ($114k), Jerusalem House Ministries ($114k) and Priceville Community Thrift Store ($114k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 39% of the total. At year end it held assets of $5,189 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $5,189.