About Samaritan'S Purse
Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disaster and disease, sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ as part of its ministry.
Focus Areas
Disaster reliefEmergency food and waterShelterMedical care and mobile medical teamsChildren's programs (Operation Christmas Child)Evangelism & discipleshipVolunteer mobilization
Who They Fund
missionaries and faith-based workerschildren and youth in faith contextscommunities affected by disasters / crisis-impacted populationspatients in low-resource or emergency settings
About Samaritan'S Purse
A $7.75 million emergency-relief grant to Defender Global Solutions LLC is the clearest recent signal of how Samaritan's Purse funds: large, project-specific awards aimed at crisis response, alongside repeated support for missionary assistance, medical aid, and Christian education. The foundation’s recent grants show a broad mix of recipients, from healthcare organizations and disaster-response networks to churches, colleges, and ministry groups. That mix matches its identity as a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization that provides spiritual and physical aid to people facing war, poverty, natural disaster, and disease. Grantmaking is not limited to one type of institution. Samaritan's Purse backed Servinghim Healthcare International in both community development and emergency relief, while also making substantial awards to The Mailbox Club Inc for missionary assistance. It supported Missionary Flights International in two consecutive years, and gave six-figure grants to organizations such as Unto Inc, Alliance Defending Freedom, and Billy Graham Evangelistic Assoc. The pattern suggests a funder that combines direct relief with ministry infrastructure and faith-based programming, using grants to advance both practical service and evangelistic work.
What Samaritan'S Purse Funds
Emergency relief is a major theme in the recent record. Samaritan's Purse gave $2,880,251 to Servinghim Healthcare International for emergency relief, $543,337 to First Assembly of God for emergency relief, and $300,000 to World Prayer Tabernacle for emergency relief. Those awards point to a grantmaker that funds crisis response through a range of partners, including healthcare groups, churches, and disaster-response networks. Medical assistance appears as another clear priority. The foundation gave $690,939 to Unto Inc for medical assistance, $513,138 to Hope Ministries for medical assistance, and $326,199 to Robert Duncan Ministries for medical assistance. Christian education also appears in the grant record, with $277,000 to To Move Mountains Projects and $250,000 to Rio Grande Bible Institute Inc. Community development shows up in awards to Servinghim Healthcare International and Kenai Classical Inc.
How Samaritan'S Purse Gives
Typical grants sit in the five-figure range, with a p25 of $12,000, a median of $21,000, and a p75 of $56,502. The recent record also includes multiple seven-figure awards, so the distribution is wide and project-driven. Repeated recipients appear across years, including Servinghim Healthcare International, The Mailbox Club Inc, Missionary Flights International, and Alliance Defending Freedom, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off support only. Samaritan's Purse does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grants shown here are all domestic U.S. awards, consistent with a national giving scope.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$13.9M
Total Assets
$2.6B
Total Revenue
$1.8B
Total Expenses
$1.1B
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $12K and $57K, with a median of $21K.
25th Percentile
$12K
Median
$21K
75th Percentile
$57K
Geographic Reach
National37 states funded
About 15% of grants go to recipients in MS.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
WILLIAM FRANKLIN GRAHAM III
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