El Buen Samaritano Episcopal Mission

Analysis

El Buen Samaritano Episcopal Mission is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1989, 37 years ago. 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 September 2023, El Buen Samaritano Episcopal Mission reported income of $6.3m and spending of $5.8m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $3.9m to $6.3m (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, El Buen Samaritano Episcopal Mission sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 95th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Apano Communities United Fund ($6.3m), LA Vida Felicidad Inc ($6.3m) and Mount Carmel Guild Education ($6.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $354k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. It paid $63k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $6.5m against liabilities of $529k, net assets of $6.0m. It reported 43 employees.