Samaritan Neighborhood Center

Analysis

Samaritan Neighborhood Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1996, 30 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 April 2024, Samaritan Neighborhood Center reported income of $271k and spending of $201k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from April 2023 to April 2024, income grew from $164k to $271k (+65%), an average of +65% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Samaritan Neighborhood Center sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include HHC Properties ($271k), Alabama Log a Load for Kids Foundation Inc ($271k) and Child Advocacy Center of Andersoncounty Tennessee Inc ($271k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $58k (29% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $32k. At year end it held assets of $138k against liabilities of $520, net assets of $138k. It reported 2 employees.