Samaritans Purse
PO Box 3000, Boone, NC · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1,615,288,885 | $1,319,588,593 | $2,761,987,081 |
| FY2024 | $1,839,497,527 | $1,093,195,701 | $2,464,770,813 |
| FY2023 | $1,201,910,256 | $1,037,513,821 | $1,714,302,971 |
| FY2022 | $1,312,445,801 | $981,485,381 | $1,529,410,619 |
| FY2021 | $1,007,561,903 | $706,354,317 | $1,222,600,910 |
| FY2020 | $894,308,893 | $669,969,794 | $923,718,989 |
| FY2019 | $734,112,873 | $689,127,369 | $701,956,825 |
| FY2018 | $699,753,719 | $672,172,599 | $649,696,175 |
| FY2017 | $784,717,154 | $595,259,892 | $627,484,295 |
| FY2016 | $622,862,108 | $569,298,741 | $437,580,818 |
| FY2015 | $593,789,192 | $504,942,124 | $386,576,786 |
| FY2014 | $508,755,085 | $475,916,495 | $304,563,557 |
| FY2013 | $460,090,492 | $402,039,746 | $273,472,663 |
| FY2012 | $376,066,846 | $412,213,938 | $214,213,626 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Samaritans Purse (EIN 58-1437002), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $1,520,743,356 | 94% |
| Program service revenue | $3,123,064 | <1% |
| Other revenue | $91,422,465 | 6% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $1,136,042,935 | 86% |
| Management & general | $88,526,554 | 7% |
| Fundraising | $95,019,104 | 7% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 94% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 86% of functional expenses, management & general 7%, and fundraising 7%.
- 86% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 51.5% of 235 Religion-Related organizations nationwide (too few in NC for a state comparison).
- Net assets covered about 25.1 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 74th percentile among 731 Religion-Related organizations in NC.
- Total revenue was the highest among 750 Religion-Related organizations in NC.
- Total revenue rose from $376,066,846 in FY2012 to $1,615,288,885 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 10 and decreased in 3 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 1 of 14 reported years (FY2012).
- The highest revenue on record here is $1,839,497,527 in FY2024.
- Net assets grew from $214,213,626 to $2,761,987,081 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
SAMARITAN'S PURSE IS A NONDENOMINATIONAL EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION PROVIDING SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL AID TO HURTING PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WITH THE PURPOSE OF SHARING GOD'S LOVE THROUGH HIS SON, JESUS CHRIST.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1981 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | X20 — Religion-Related |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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