Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington

Analysis

Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1986, 40 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, Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.5m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.3m (+3.7%), an average of +0.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 59th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Leadership Association ($1.3m), Daniels Table Inc ($1.3m) and Philly Kidz Initiative LLC ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 2.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $17k (1.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $681k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $848k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 18 employees.