The Samaritan Center Inc

Analysis

The Samaritan Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ooltewah, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation (type i) 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 $3.1m and spending of $2.8m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $3.1m (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Samaritan Center Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Drala Mountain Center ($3.1m), Stand to Reason ($3.1m) and Boro Park Jewish Community Council Inc ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $249k (8.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $8.7m against liabilities of $122k, net assets of $8.6m. It reported 69 employees.