Samaritan Counseling Center Inc

Analysis

Samaritan Counseling Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Joseph, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Samaritan Counseling Center Inc reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.6m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $975k to $1.5m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Samaritan Counseling Center Inc sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Merrick House ($1.5m), New Creatures-In-Christ Ministries Inc ($1.5m) and Elephant Club ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 77% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $67k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $496k against liabilities of $245k, net assets of $252k. It reported 23 employees.