United Samaritans Foundation

Analysis

United Samaritans Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Turlock, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, United Samaritans Foundation reported income of $3.1m and spending of $1.8m, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $3.1m (+167%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, United Samaritans Foundation 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 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parkinson Association of Alabama Inc ($3.1m), Powerhouse Community Development Corporation ($3.1m) and Dearborn Community Foundation Inc ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $65k (3.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $599k. At year end it held assets of $7.4m against liabilities of $105k, net assets of $7.3m. It reported 26 employees.