James Samaritan

Analysis

James Samaritan is a registered charity in United States, based in Covington, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2017, 9 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, James Samaritan reported income of $194k and spending of $181k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $190k to $194k (+2.4%), an average of +0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, James Samaritan sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lung Disease Foundation of Central Pa Inc ($194k), Life Bridge Ministries International ($194k) and Haat Force South Metro Inc ($194k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $312k against liabilities of $89k, net assets of $223k. It reported 5 employees.