Good Samaritan Food Pantry

Analysis

Good Samaritan Food Pantry is a registered charity in United States, based in Richlands, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1998, 28 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, Good Samaritan Food Pantry reported income of $159k and spending of $182k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $177k to $159k (-9.9%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Good Samaritan Food Pantry sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Freedom for Life NFP ($159k), Miracle League of San Diego ($159k) and Foster Coalition Inc ($159k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $95k. At year end it held assets of $956k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $956k. It reported 7 employees.