International Samaritan

Analysis

International Samaritan is a registered charity in United States, based in Ann Arbor, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1997, 29 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, International Samaritan reported income of $4.6m and spending of $4.9m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.8m to $4.6m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 143% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, International Samaritan sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Junior Achievement USA ($4.6m), Girl Rising ($4.6m) and International Labor Rights Forum ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 2.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $300k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $530k. At year end it held assets of $21.8m against liabilities of $166k, net assets of $21.7m. It reported 13 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.