Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$35,619,250

Total expenses

$35,763,099

Contributions and grants received

$33,511,333

Grants paid

$395,277

Program service revenue

$40,129

Investment income

$1,312,883

Other revenue

$754,905

Total assets, end of year

$38,088,675

Total liabilities, end of year

$2,894,550

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$35,194,125

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$30,697,202

Management and general expenses

$2,850,535

Fundraising expenses

$2,215,362

Program service expenses (Part III)

$30,697,202

Program services were 85.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2024

• CLIENT AND FOOD SERVICES: IN FY25, WE SERVED 32,140 CLIENTS WITH SAFETY NET SERVICES, INCLUDING EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, FOOD, SHELTER, AND HEALTHCARE. WE FILED 304 TOTAL TAX RETURNS LAST YEAR, RESULTING IN $286,084 IN FEDERAL/STATE REFUNDS. THIRTEEN SAVERS IMPROVED THEIR FINANCIAL LITERACY AND OPENED THEIR FIRST SAVINGS ACCOUNT. OUR FOOD SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDED 4+ MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD, INCLUDING 623,381 BAGS OF GROCERIES, COLLECTIVELY TOTALING MORE THAN 5.2 MILLION MEALS TO 13,379 FAMILIES (25,856 INDIVIDUALS). FOOD COSTS OFFSET AN AVERAGE OF ALMOST $2,000 PER HOUSEHOLD, VALUED AT $26,584,424. SAMARITAN HOUSE SERVED 2,400 FAMILIES, INCLUDING MORE THAN 5,547 CHILDREN, THROUGH OUR 2025 HOLIDAY PROGRAM. KIDS CLOSET DISTRIBUTED 31,584 ITEMS OF NEW AND SLIGHTLY USED CLOTHING TO KIDS AND TEENS, AS WELL AS 187,000 DIAPERS TO BABIES AND TODDLERS IN NEED. THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL PROGRAM DISTRIBUTED 3,200 NEW BACKPACKS FILLED WITH GRADE-APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES, ENSURING THAT CHILDREN STARTED THE SCHOOL YEAR ON TRACK AND FOCUSED ON LEARNING. WE ALSO LAUNCHED AN INNOVATIVE SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME PILOT PROGRAM, LIFT (LIFELINE TO IGNITE FINANCIAL TRANSFORMATION). WITH EDUCATIONAL GUIDANCE, FINANCIAL COACHING, WRAPAROUND SUPPORTS, AND MONTHLY STIPENDS, WE ARE TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF SINGLE-MOTHERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AS THEY CREATE PATHS TO SELF-RELIANCE AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY.

  Expenses $13,800,772 · Revenue $76,515

• SHELTER SERVICES: OUR EXPANDED SHELTER SERVICES PROGRAM IS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF SAN MATEO COUNTY'S HOUSING CRISIS RESOLUTION SYSTEM OFFERING SHORT-TERM, EMERGENCY HOUSING WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO SWIFTLY TRANSITION CLIENTS INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. SERVICES ENCOMPASS NUTRITION; INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT; HOUSING LOCATION SERVICES; COUNSELING; MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE; EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING; LINKAGES TO FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL BENEFITS; EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE/JOB TRAINING; LEGAL SERVICES; LIFE SKILLS TRAINING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT SERVICES; AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. IN FY25, A TOTAL OF 72,054 NIGHTS OF SHELTER WERE PROVIDED TO 858 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS ACROSS ALL THREE OF OUR SHELTER LOCATIONS: SAFE HARBOR SHELTER, PACIFIC EMERGENCY SHELTER, AND EL CAMINO HOUSE.

  Expenses $6,102,381

• FREE MEDICAL AND DENTAL CLINICS: THE FREE CLINICS OF SAN MATEO AND REDWOOD CITY ARE THE ONLY FREE CLINICS IN SAN MATEO COUNTY, PROVIDING MEDICAL, DENTAL, VISION, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AT NO COST TO MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED RESIDENTS. CLINIC PATIENTS ARE UNINSURED AND UNABLE TO AFFORD OUTOF-POCKET HEALTHCARE COSTS, SUCH AS PREMIUMS, COPAYS, OR DEDUCTIBLES OF COVERAGE. IN FY25, THE CLINICS SERVED MORE THAN 11,425 PATIENT VISITS WITH THE HELP OF 129 VOLUNTEER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. BOTH CLINICS RELY ON A VOLUNTEER-BASED MODEL OF SERVICE, INCLUDING VOLUNTEER MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, SUCH AS PHYSICIANS, NURSES, DENTISTS, NURSE PRACTIONERS, INTERPRETERS, AND OTHER CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, TO OPERATE THE CLINICS. VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 5,204 VOLUNTEER HOURS DURING THE YEAR. LAUNCHED IN 2016, SAMARITAN HOUSE'S FOOD PHARMACY PROGRAM WAS THE FIRST IN CALIFORNIA. AT EACH OF OUR TWO CLINIC LOCATIONS, PATIENTS WITH DIABETES FILL "PRESCRIPTIONS" FOR FREE NUTRITIOUS FOOD. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WE DISTRIBUTED 24,698 BAGS OF NUTRITIOUS FOOD. PROVIDING PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE TO THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AND UNINSURED NOT ONLY BENEFITS THOSE RECEIVING THE CARE BUT ALSO ACCRUES BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. VACCINATIONS REDUCE THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE COMMUNITY. KEEPING RESIDENTS HEALTHY IMPROVES THE WORKFORCE AND ECONOMY. HAVING A PRIMARY SOURCE OF CARE REDUCES DEPENDENCE ON HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS AT A CONSIDERABLE COST SAVINGS.

  Expenses $4,959,621 · Revenue $40,129

• HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION SERVICES: HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION SERVICES TARGET FAMILIES IN CRISIS AND AT IMMINENT RISK OF BECOMING UNHOUSED. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES RENTAL AND DEPOSIT ASSISTANCE, UTILITY ASSISTANCE, TRANSPORTATION, AND OTHER CRITICAL NEEDS IN ORDER FOR FAMILIES TO STABLIZE THEIR HOUSING SITUATION. SAMARITAN HOUSE CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE COUNTY'S CONTRACTED EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (EFA) ADMINISTRATIVE ENTITY AND THE FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE'S SEASON OF SHARING (SOS) FUND, COORDINATING A RENTAL/EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ON BEHALF OF THE CORE SERVICES AGENCY NETWORK (SEVEN CORE SERVICE AGENCIES), WHICH PROVIDES ONE-TIME EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME, ELIGIBLE FAMILIES. IN FY25, WE DISTRIBUTED OVER $4.95M IN DIRECT EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING RENT, UTILITIES, AND OTHER CRITICAL NEEDS TO 1,761 FAMILIES (4,755 INDIVIDUALS) WHO WERE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS, PROVIDING AN AVERAGE OF $2,811 IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PER HOUSEHOLD.

  Expenses $3,909,023 · Grants $395,277

• COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM:SINCE 2017, SAMARITAN HOUSE HAS BEEN UNDER CONTRACT WITH SAN MATEO COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY (HSA) CENTER ON HOMELESSNESS AS THE OPERATOR OF THE COUNTY'S COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM (CES), CLOSELY PARTNERING WITH NUMEROUS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, CORE SERVICE AGENCIES, HOMELESS OUTREACH PROVIDERS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROVIDERS, CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, MEDICAL FACILITIES, AND OTHER IDENTIFIED PROVIDERS TO DELIVER SERVICES. THE CES REFERRAL NETWORK NOW INCLUDES AN IMPRESSIVE 18 AGENCIES. IN FY25, CES SERVED 3,451 INDIVIDUALS COUNTYWIDE.CES AIMS FOR FUNCTIONAL ZERO HOMELESSNESS INTEGRATING A COORDINATED FRAMEWORK CENTERED ON HOUSING CRISIS RESOLUTION, INCLUDING PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS THROUGH DIVERSION, AS WELL AS A STANDARDIZED PROCESS FOR ACCESSING HOMELESS SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE PROGRAM LEVERAGES UNHOUSED CLIENTS' RESOURCES AND RESILIENCY TO SECURE HOUSING ARRANGEMENTS WITH A SHELTER PLACEMENT AS THE LAST RESORT. THIS STRATEGY PREVENTS HOMELESSNESS FOR PEOPLE SEEKING SHELTER BY HELPING THEM IDENTIFY IMMEDIATE ALTERNATE HOUSING ARRANGEMENTS AND, IF NECESSARY, CONNECT THEM WITH SERVICES AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP THEM RETURN TO PERMANENT HOUSING. SAMARITAN HOUSE (1) OVERSEES INITIAL SCREENING OF UNSHELTERED HOUSEHOLDS, (2) PROVIDES SHELTER DIVERSION TO THOSE CURRENTLY UNHOUSED OR AT IMMINENT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS, (3) CONDUCTS STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENTS, AND (4) FACILITATES INTERIM HOUSING PLACEMENTS. COLLABORATING CLOSELY WITH HSA, WE MANAGE MATCHING AND REFERRALS FOR HOUSING INTERVENTIONS, STRIVING TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF SAN MATEO COUNTY'S WORKING POOR AND THEIR FAMILIES BY ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC INEQUITIES, ALLEVIATING POVERTY, AND CREATING SOCIO-ECONOMIC BENEFITS.

  Expenses $1,560,791

• WORKER RESOURCE CENTER:MANAGED BY SAMARITAN HOUSE AND FUNDED BY THE CITY OF SAN MATEO, THE WORKER RESOURCE CENTER (WRC) OPENED IN 2003, PROVIDING SKILLED WORKERS ACCESS FAIR-WAGE EMPLOYMENT WHILE GAINING SKILLS, LANGUAGE SUPPORT, AND CONNECTIONS THAT SUPPORT ADVANCEMENT AND INCOME STABILITY. WRAPAROUND SUPPORTSINCLUDING FINANCIAL COACHING, EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, FOOD SUPPORT, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND NAVIGATION OF PUBLIC BENEFITSHELP INDIVIDUALS OVERCOME OBSTACLES SUCH AS HOUSING INSTABILITY, FOOD INSECURITY, AND HEALTH-RELATED DISRUPTIONS THAT OFTEN PREVENT WORKERS FROM SUSTAINING EMPLOYMENT. IN FY25, WRC WORKERS EARNED A COLLECTIVE INCOME VALUED AT $720,185.

  Expenses $364,614

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

14 May 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.5

Source object

202601359349312770

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