The Samaritan Center Inc

Analysis

The Samaritan Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Mandeville, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1990, 36 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 Center Inc reported income of $1.0m and spending of $841k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $642k to $1.0m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Samaritan Center Inc sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Baldwin County Court Referral Officer Program Inc ($1.0m), Society of St Vincent de Paul Council of Upper Pinellas County ($1.0m) and Magnolia Gardens PCH Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $55k (6.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $245k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $152k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 16 employees.