Samaritan Center

Analysis

Samaritan Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Clinton, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1988, 38 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 March 2024, Samaritan Center reported income of $563k and spending of $567k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2024, income grew from $358k to $563k (+57%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2020, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Samaritan Center sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 70th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cameron Road Daycare Inc ($563k), Syracuse Jewish Family Service ($563k) and Special Hearts Daycare Inc ($563k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% and program service revenue 69% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $284k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $2,882, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 12 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.