Samaritan House Inc

Analysis

Samaritan House Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Virginia BCH, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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 June 2023, Samaritan House Inc reported income of $4.9m and spending of $4.5m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.7m to $4.9m (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Samaritan House Inc sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Housing and Land Enterprise of Maui ($4.9m), Showalter Memorial Health Center Inc ($4.9m) and Long Beach Rescue Mission ($4.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $113k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $6.9m against liabilities of $287k, net assets of $6.7m. It reported 64 employees.