Good Samaritan Shelter

Analysis

Good Samaritan Shelter is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Maria, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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 June 2023, Good Samaritan Shelter reported income of $20.4m and spending of $20.5m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $7.4m to $20.4m (+175%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Good Samaritan Shelter sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Umom New Day Centers Inc ($20.4m), Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($20.4m) and Resource Housing Group Inc ($20.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $344k (1.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $10.0m. At year end it held assets of $22.8m against liabilities of $10.3m, net assets of $12.5m. It reported 313 employees.