El Buen Samaritano Radio Ministry

Analysis

El Buen Samaritano Radio Ministry is a registered charity in United States, based in Visalia, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, El Buen Samaritano Radio Ministry reported income of $430k and spending of $505k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $411k to $430k (+4.6%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, El Buen Samaritano Radio Ministry sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Citymusic Cleveland ($430k), On Stage Inc ($430k) and Presser Arts Center ($430k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $55k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $164k. At year end it held assets of $465k against liabilities of $430k, net assets of $35k.

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.