Samaritans Purse

Analysis

Samaritans Purse is a registered charity in United States, based in Boone, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Samaritans Purse reported income of $1.20bn and spending of $1.04bn, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $734.1m to $1.20bn (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Samaritans Purse sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include NCF Charitable Trust ($1.10bn), American Lebanese Syrian Assoc Char Inc ($2.69bn) and Servant Foundation ($867.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $3.9m (0.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $168.2m. At year end it held assets of $1.83bn against liabilities of $112.2m, net assets of $1.71bn. It reported 5,144 employees.