Samaritas

What it reported doing in 2024

The samaritas family center westland provides shelter services for families, through a partnership of samaritas and wayne county. We welcome: two-parent families, single mothers or fathers with children, and pregnant women who are homeless in wayne county. The center can serve up to 85 persons in 23 rooms at one time and includes a full-time childcare center. The emergency food assistance program (tefap) provides commodity foods to eligible low-income residents in western wayne county and in the downriver areas. The family center isfocused on helping families engage in the many services offered in order to leave the center with a permanent housing option. In 2024, the family center provided 52 families with temporary housing. In 2024, we served 66 individuals with developmental/intellectual disabilities (dd/id), including individuals with autism, down syndrome, mental illness and other dd/id diagnoses. This support is achieved by providing a licensed home and care for individuals or by providing community living support services in a person's own home. We have multiple locations throughout the state where we are able to arrange these services and supports. We also assist individuals in maintaining independence within their own homes. By working with clients on adaily or weekly basis, we have the ability to see firsthand when they have physical/emotional/mental deterioration and address the issues so independence isn't threatened. We also work on skill building with clients to improve activities of daily living, socialization, communication, and community skills. We integrate our clients into local community activities in order to be among other community members and participate in activities of their choosing. Samaritas provides substance use disorder (sud) services to those who struggle with the impact of drugs and alcohol. Our sud treatment model includes: individual and group counseling, medication assisted treatment, case management and recovery coaching for adolescents and adults. We are, now more than ever, committed to combating this public health crisis. In 2024, samaritas served 1,291 persons in the program. Samaritas' trauma assessment services seek to assess the impact of children following exposure to traumatic events and make recommendations for appropriate individual and family therapy services to alleviate the impacts of trauma on the child's life. In 2024, samaritas completed 417 trauma assessments with 438 persons.samaritas manages 15 affordable housing communities where rental assistance is provided by the department of housing and urban development (hud) based on income eligibility. Thirteen of these housing communities serve senior adults living independently, two serve families, and one serves physically disabled persons capable of living independently with or without a live-in aide. For people on a fixed income, with low or no income, samaritas offers affordable living in Michigan thanks to our hud subsidized communities. Each community features its own unique blend of residences, amenities, programs and healthcare services, so our residents feel like they are a part of a true community with friendly neighbors and caring staff that become like family. There is never a dull moment at samaritas affordable living because residents enjoy an abundance of activities that range from fun to educational and everything in between. In 2024, samaritas served 1,560 residents in affordable housing apartments.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 90.3%; rating input score 90
• Program expense ratio: 86.7%; rating input score 87
• Fundraising efficiency: $32.18 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 12.5%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.59; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.27; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.3%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -0.2% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -3.2% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings