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Good Samaritan Community Services

EIN 74-1117340Human Services Texas Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Changing Lives

Established in 1951, Good Samaritan Community Services (GSCS) works to serve as a catalyst for change, supporting individuals and families by providing excellent community services to overcome the impact of poverty. GSCS provides comprehensive services to more than 5,000 individuals across six (6) locations around South Texas. GSCS actively serves as a place of change, reaching out to support thousands of people working to improve their lives and to overcome the challenges of poverty.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

93.74Overall score
out of 100

94.60Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,812,985

Total expenses · USD$4,603,254

Program expenses

$3,848,320.34 recorded amount

83.6%

Fundraising expenses

$478,738.42 recorded amount

10.4%

Administrative expenses

$271,591.99 recorded amount

5.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Simon Salas
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Good Samaritan Community Services
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Established in 1951, Good Samaritan Community Services (GSCS) works to serve as a catalyst for change, supporting individuals and families by providing excellent community services to overcome the impact of poverty. GSCS provides comprehensive services to more than 5,000 individuals across six (6) locations around South Texas. GSCS actively serves as a place of change, reaching out to support thousands of people working to improve their lives and to overcome the challenges of poverty.
`ein` EIN	74-1117340
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4603254.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.059000000000000004
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.10400000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.836
`fscore` Financial score	94.6
`leader` Recorded leader	Simon Salas
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Changing Lives
`name` Charity name	Good Samaritan Community Services
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4812985.0
`score` Overall score	93.74
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Children's and Family Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3848320.344
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	478738.416
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	271591.98600000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 74-1117340
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Children's and Family Services
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.