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The Samaritans INC FY2021 filing

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Offers suicide prevention, education, and grief support for survivors. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $259K in revenue, $148K in expenses, and $392K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1978
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Mental Health
Location
Pawtucket, RI
Website
www.samaritansri.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$259KFY2021
Expenses
$148K
Net assets
$392K
People
15
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  05-0376250 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Pawtucket, RI Founded 1978
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers suicide prevention, education, and grief support for survivors.
Leadership
Denise Panichas · Executive Dir. · $52K
Money in and out
$259K revenue, $148K expenses
Bottom line
79% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$259K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$148K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$392K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $111K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.21
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
19.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+43%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$259K
FY2021▲ +34%
Expenses
$148K
FY2021▲ +23%
Total assets
$527K
FY2021▲ +23%
Total liabilities
$135K
FY2021▼ -11%
Total revenue
$259K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$148K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$392K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$111K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$527K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Samaritans INC
EINHdr · item D05-0376250
Principal addressHdr · item CPawtucket, RI
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.samaritansri.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1978
State of legal domicileHdr · item MRI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFMental Health (F41Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 1978

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b15
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$52,222Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Denise Panichas’s $55K as Executive Dir. is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Denise Panichas$54,999$55,000$59,234$52,222$55,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $118K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Outreach

The Samaritans is in a unique position to increase awareness of issues relating to suicide prevention education and access to medical behavioral health resources for special populations, including but not limited to: youths and teens, prison inmates and minority communities.

$65Kprogram expense
02

Hotline

The Samaritans 24 hour confidential hotline / listening line has trained volunteers since 1977 to use non-judgmental, non religious befriending skills to help callers of all ages who are hopeless, alone, suicidal or seeking information to help a family member or friend.

$38Kprogram expense
03

Safe Place

The Samaritans provides RI's only free, continually operating bereavement support group exclusively for adults who have experienced death by suicide of a family member or friend.

$14Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants99%$258K
Investment income$481
Other revenue$1K
— government grantsLn 1e$32K
Total revenueLn 12$259K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.21
Program services79%$118K
Management & general21%$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$148K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$206K
Total assetsLn 16$527K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$135K
Total net assetsLn 32$392K
Months of cash on handcomputed16.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $235K · Operating expenses/yr $148K
19.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $118K · Total expenses $148K
79%
Management & General
Management & general $31K · Total expenses $148K
21%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $148K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $194K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $258K · Total revenue $259K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $32K · Total revenue $259K
13%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $259K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $481 · Total revenue $259K
+0.2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $148K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $259K · Prior year $194K
+34%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $392K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $259K · Expenses $148K
+43%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $527K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $392K · Total assets $527K
74%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $30K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $527K
6%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Denise Panichas · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $52K · Total expenses $148K
35%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $60K · Total expenses $148K
40%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%
Overhead ratio 21%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 34%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$170K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$200K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$251K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$259K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$194K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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