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Samaritan Ministries

EIN 56-1490019Human Services North Carolina Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Food for the body, hope for the soul.

Samaritan Ministries is an interdenominational, volunteer-based Christian ministry that serves Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. Our Soup Kitchen and Samaritan Inn Shelter are open 365 days and nights a year to serve people in need. Providing hope and healing by sharing food, shelter and guidance with the hungry, homeless and people in need through Christian love and service, for the benefit of all. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat. . . I was a stranger and you invited me in. Matthew 25:35

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.50Overall score
out of 100

89.21Financial score
out of 100

86.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,251,469

Total expenses · USD$1,372,704

Program expenses

$1,158,562.18 recorded amount

84.4%

Fundraising expenses

$166,097.18 recorded amount

12.1%

Administrative expenses

$45,299.23 recorded amount

3.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 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: Sonjia Kurosky
Recorded compensation: $75,340.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.48%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Samaritan Ministries
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	86.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Samaritan Ministries is an interdenominational, volunteer-based Christian ministry that serves Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. Our Soup Kitchen and Samaritan Inn Shelter are open 365 days and nights a year to serve people in need. Providing hope and healing by sharing food, shelter and guidance with the hungry, homeless and people in need through Christian love and service, for the benefit of all. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat. . . I was a stranger and you invited me in. Matthew 25:35
`ein` EIN	56-1490019
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1372704.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.033
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.121
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8440000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	89.21
`leader` Recorded leader	Sonjia Kurosky
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	75340.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0548
`motto` Tagline	Food for the body, hope for the soul.
`name` Charity name	Samaritan Ministries
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1251469.0
`score` Overall score	87.5
`state` State code	NC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Homeless Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1158562.1760000002
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	166097.184
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	45299.232

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 56-1490019
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Homeless Services
Recorded location: North Carolina (NC)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.