Good Samaritans of Garland Inc

Analysis

Good Samaritans of Garland Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Garland, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1984, 42 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 Samaritans of Garland Inc reported income of $4.5m and spending of $4.6m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $4.5m (+170%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Good Samaritans of Garland Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spring 2 Life Addiction Recovery Ministry ($4.5m), On My Watch Inc ($4.5m) and New Visions Homeless Services ($4.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $86k (1.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $242k. At year end it held assets of $941k against liabilities of $176k, net assets of $765k. It reported 10 employees.