The Samaritan Group

Analysis

The Samaritan Group is a registered charity in United States, based in White Marsh, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1992, 34 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, The Samaritan Group reported income of $95k and spending of $108k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $77k to $95k (+23%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Samaritan Group sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 35th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Faith in Action in Red Wing ($95k), Northwest Life Foundation ($95k) and Honoring Heroes ($95k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% of the total. At year end it held assets of $38k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $38k.