Sams House - a Nepalese Orphanage

Analysis

Sams House - a Nepalese Orphanage is a registered charity in United States, based in Morris, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Sams House - a Nepalese Orphanage reported income of $169k and spending of $181k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $116k to $169k (+45%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Sams House - a Nepalese Orphanage sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cadal Foundation Inc ($169k), Scanex Rotary Youth Exchange ($169k) and Life Ansanm Ministries ($169k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $358k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $358k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.