Samaritans Purse FY2023 filing
Provides spiritual and physical aid, emergency disaster relief, and volunteer support to hurting communities and households worldwide to share Christian love. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $1.2B in revenue, $1.0B in expenses, and $1.7B in net assets.Pt I
- Founded
- 1980
- Type
- Religious organization · Religion
- Location
- Boone, NC
- Website
- www.samaritan.org
- Filings
- 5 on file (2020–2023)
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Summary of the Filing
Identity & Classification
Governance & Policies
Officers, Directors & Key Employees
William Franklin Graham III’s $874K as Bd Mem/Chr/P is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 18 $100M+ religion 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Franklin Graham III | $873,868 | $812,909 | $767,911 | $738,045 | $670,731 |
| Meredith Collie | $424,422 | $394,107 | $331,368 | $304,972 | — |
| Christopher Weeks | $314,268 | $391,092 | $378,552 | $353,079 | $293,822 |
| James Harrelson | $360,013 | $345,868 | $330,060 | $297,245 | $291,529 |
| Kenneth Isaacs | $359,930 | $345,103 | $330,077 | $297,021 | $291,504 |
| Brian Gresham | — | $353,464 | $344,194 | $342,322 | $281,871 |
| Edward Graham | $340,547 | $269,005 | — | — | — |
| Paula Woodring | $338,304 | $321,576 | $303,088 | $271,401 | $275,558 |
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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Where the work happens
Operation Christmas Child (occ)
Through this 30-YEAR-OLD project, samaritan's purse collects and delivers gift-filled shoeboxes to hurting children around the world. We do this to demonstrate god's love, gain a hearing for the gospel, and share the true meaning of christmas-the birth of jesus christ, our lord and savior.
Ukraine Response
Samaritan's purse has been working in ukraine since the russian invasion in february 2022. In 2023, our teams distributed more than 238 million pounds of food, provided over 53 million liters of water, gave out more than 473,000 bibles, and provided 4,600 wood stoves to hurting families.
South Sudan Relief
Samaritan's purse continued to support refugees, internally displaced persons and vulnerable members of the host community in south sudan throughout 2023. Teams distributed food and nutritional supplements to over 396,000 people in unity and upper nile states; and provided outpatient services and treatment to 61,856 individuals in…
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Statement of Revenue
Statement of Functional Expenses
Balance Sheet
Financial Metrics
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
| Metric | This org | Peer median | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program ratio | 85% | — | — |
| Overhead ratio | 7% | — | — |
| Fundraising cost ratio | 7% | — | — |
| Revenue growth | -8% | — | — |
| Legal fee ratio | 0.08% | — | — |
| Accounting fee ratio | 0.04% | — | — |
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.
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