Nonprofit · EIN 62-1600668
THE SAMARITAN CENTER INC
Tax-exempt · OOLTEWAH, TN 37363
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,700,297 | $3,439,171 | $261,126 | $9,350,777 | $122,531 | $9,228,246 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,311,813 | $2,955,828 | $355,985 | $9,100,489 | $133,369 | $8,967,120 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,143,613 | $2,847,560 | $296,053 | $8,733,595 | $122,026 | $8,611,569 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $653,400
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $217,307
- Net rental income
- $1,200
- Other revenue
- $2,829,590
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $475,636
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $358,263
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,361,363
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,009,783
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $5,801
- Accounting fees
- $46,939
- Occupancy
- $302,787
- Travel
- $7,769
- Depreciation
- $199,081
- Program services (functional)
- $2,998,933
- Management and general (functional)
- $440,238
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,100,489
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,350,777
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $122,531
- Net assets, end of year
- $9,228,246
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,113,356
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,193,261
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $9,169,802
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $58,444
- Gross receipts
- $3,700,297
- Employees
- 89
- Volunteers
- 275
- Year formed
- 1996
- State of legal domicile
- TN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Westberg | Executive Director Officer, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $86,577 |
| Keith Heming | Director of Operations Key employee | 37 | $82,253 |
| Douglas Frood | Controller Key employee | 32 | $74,680 |
| Sherri Smith | Director of Communication Key employee | 33 | $56,900 |
| Amy Gray | Director of Social Services Key employee | 33 | $53,853 |
| Franklin Farrow | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Sam Walter | Vice Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Andrew Markert | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Kurt Allen | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Danny Garcia | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Luis Biazotto | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Cindy Nash | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Bruce Jacobs | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Lou Parsons | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Jackie Brown | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Wentworth | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jay Cole | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Marc Walwyn | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Dave Ferguson | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Westberg | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $77,330 |
| Keith Heming | Director of Operations Key employee | 40 | $75,388 |
| Amy Gray | Director of Social Services Key employee | 35 | $46,316 |
| Sherri Smith | Director of Communication Key employee | 35 | $45,479 |
| Sharon Smith-Hensley | Director of Social Services Key employee, Former | 35 | $40,400 |
| Tony Dahlberg | Executive Director Officer, Former | 40 | $38,670 |
| Franklin Farrow | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Sam Walter | Vice Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Andrew Markert | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Kurt Allen | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Danny Garcia | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Luis Biazotto | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Cindy Nash | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Bruce Jacobs | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Lou Parsons | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Jackie Brown | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Jon Wentworth | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jay Cole | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Dawson Halliday | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Marc Walwyn | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Ben Wygal | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Dahlberg | Executive Director Officer | 50 | $108,302 |
| Keith Heming | Director of Operations Key employee | 40 | $76,184 |
| Erin Barthle | Associate Executive Director Key employee | 40 | $60,542 |
| Sharon Smith-Hensley | Director of Social Services Key employee | 35 | $55,966 |
| Franklin Farrow | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Sam Walter | Vice Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 0.4 | $0 |
| Julie Hyde | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Kurt Allen | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Danny Garcia | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Luis Biazotto | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Peter Kulakov | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Bruce Jacobs | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Lou Parsons | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Karon Powell | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Jon Wentworth | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jay Cole | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Dawson Halliday | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Marc Walwyn | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 9231 LEE HWY, OOLTEWAH, TN 37363-8785
- In care of
- % WILLIAM J HULSEY
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Erin Westberg, 6286 Micasa LN, Ooltewah, TN 37363
- Signed the 990
- Erin Westberg, Executive Director
- Phone
- (423) 238-7777
- Website
- www.thesamaritancenter.net
Mission
To meet the basic physical, spiritual, and social need of people in our area using the ministry of Jesus as a model.
Program accomplishments
- The Samaritan Center provides emergency assistance for low income families and individuals in Eastern Hamilton County, Tennessee. The Samaritan Center provides help with utilities, rent, food, cleaning supplies and personal care products that cannot be purchased with food stamps, school supplies, and layettes filled with necessities for newborns.Expenses $1,023,941 · revenue $606,461
- The Samaritan Center operates a thrift store which is open to the general public. The store is also a vital part of the center's ministry allowing clients to use vouchers to purchase clothing, furniture, and other household goods in the store at no cost.Expenses $1,974,992 · revenue $2,818,650
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 62-1600668
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization, Type I
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization, 50% limit
- Exempt since
- 1997
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,350,777
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,700,297
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $3,700,297 | $3,439,171 | $9,350,777 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,311,813 | $2,955,828 | $9,100,489 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,143,613 | $2,847,560 | $8,733,595 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,761,641 | $2,609,047 | $8,476,762 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 62-1600668).
Questions about THE SAMARITAN CENTER INC
- What is the EIN of THE SAMARITAN CENTER INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE SAMARITAN CENTER INC is 62-1600668.
- Is THE SAMARITAN CENTER INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
- Are donations to THE SAMARITAN CENTER INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization, 50% limit).
- Which annual return does THE SAMARITAN CENTER INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THE SAMARITAN CENTER INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE SAMARITAN CENTER INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE SAMARITAN CENTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Erin Westberg.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE SAMARITAN CENTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 19 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $86,577 (Erin Westberg, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does THE SAMARITAN CENTER INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,700,297, expenses of $3,439,171 and total assets of $9,350,777 at year end.
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