2019-09-07T04:54:16-00:00 2018-12-31 SECHLER MORGAN CPAS PLLC 2418 W BARROW DRIVE CHANDLER AZ 85224 990 2018-01-01 841543484 SAMARITAN AVIATION SAMA 9702494341 PO BOX 20697 MESA AZ 85277 BRYAN YEAGER VICE PRESIDENT COO 2019-09-05 true KRISTINA MORGAN CPA 6022302700 2019-09-07 68.226.18.216 2019-09-07 21:54:41 MS P 5E138E3DC04C7C0089134CC6E203F13F13D4A0B2 62E43348EE3C7DAB2011D4FB068CA8D1BCB2AB31 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z STEVEN MARK PALM PO BOX 20697 MESA AZ 85277 2421821 false X www.samaritanaviation.org X 1999 CO TO PROMOTE THE GOSPEL BY PROVIDING MISSION, MEDICAL, AND AVIATION SERVICES. 7 6 8 7 0 1192043 2359814 71016 42269 67400 -11978 -254 4245 1330205 2394350 2026 1235 0 546051 533353 0 58580 624308 839220 1172385 1373808 157820 1020542 1426579 2526478 47698 126588 1378881 2399890 TO PROMOTE THE GOSPEL BY PROVIDING MISSION, MEDICAL, AND AVIATION SERVICES. false false 1072481 1235 42269 AS WE ENTER INTO 2019 AND REFLECT BACK ON SAMARITAN AVIATIONS HISTORY, WE BELIEVE THAT 2018 HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BEST YEARS OUR ORGANIZATION HAS EVER EXPERIENCED. 123 PATIENTS WERE FLOWN TO BORAM HOSPITAL LAST YEAR AND THROUGH OUR HOSPITAL MINISTRY, WE WERE ABLE TO PRAY AND SHARE JESUS WITH EVERY ONE OF THEM, AND WITH MANY OF THEIR FAMILIES. IN 2018, WE DELIVERED 15,781 POUNDS OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES, BRINGING OUR GRAND TOTAL TO OVER 157,000 POUNDS. OUR VACCINE OUTREACHES TOOK AN INTERESTING TWIST AS A POLIO OUTBREAK FLARED UP WITHIN THE COUNTRY. WORKING TOGETHER WITH INTERNATIONAL RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS, THE PNG GOVERNMENT CALLED UPON US TO HELP DELIVER OVER 150,000 POLIO VACCINES THROUGHOUT THE SEPIK RIVER AREA TO 17 AID POSTS THAT IMPACTED OVER 100 VILLAGES. 61300 ANOTHER MILESTONE IN 2018 WAS THE CULMINATION OF SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH PNG NATIONAL LEADERS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. WE CONDUCTED A RECONNAISSANCE TRIP TO THE WESTERN PROVINCE TO DETERMINE WHETHER WE WOULD AGREE TO THE REQUEST OF THE PNG GOVERNMENT TO OPEN A SECOND BASE OF OPERATIONS FOR THOSE WHO LIVE ALONG THE FLY RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. 1133781 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false true true false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 8 true false true PP false false false false false false false false false false X 7 6 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X THE ORGANIZATION 9702494341 4710 E FALCON DR STE 217 MESA AZ 85215 Joey Burns Board Chairman 001.00 X X 0 0 0 Dr Dan Cranston Secretary Treasurer 001.00 X X 0 0 0 Rev Matthew Palm Director 001.00 X 0 0 0 Daniel Jones Director 001.00 X 0 0 0 Jason Schwitters Director 001.00 X 0 0 0 Jeff Petersen Director 001.00 X 0 0 0 John Davis Director 001.00 X 0 0 0 Steven Mark Palm President Founder 040.00 X 80314 0 47000 Bryan Yeager Vice President/ COO Director of Development 040.00 X 68331 0 20000 148645 67000 1 false false false 786990 1572824 6630 2359814 Program Rent 900099 17972 17972 Mission Administration 900099 24297 24297 42269 220 220 11515 23713 -12198 -12198 -12198 8003 3758 4245 4245 2394350 46514 -11978 0 0 1235 1235 0 215645 127231 77632 10782 0 292674 243610 23901 25163 0 16915 12699 2967 1249 8119 6095 1424 600 0 2549 1914 447 188 29178 29178 0 0 8693 8693 7405 5559 1299 547 78743 59299 13683 5761 14036 10537 2462 1037 0 156994 146349 6878 3767 163790 141027 15946 6817 0 0 0 0 189212 183536 3784 1892 50085 47462 1846 777 Aviation fuel costs 67576 67576 Aviation maintenance hanger 70959 70959 0 1373808 1133781 181447 58580 176658 685514 256080 181023 275000 3935 5192 22349 8504 10000 3995 4797 5053 1926445 564248 952760 1362197 1426579 2526478 47698 126588 47698 126588 X 1099165 1982369 279716 417521 1378881 2399890 1426579 2526478 X 1020542 467 X X true X false true false X 912846 1507692 1528356 1192043 2359814 7500751 912846 1507692 1528356 1192043 2359814 7500751 925602 6575149 76 26407 35 127 220 26865 247 247 7527863 139786 0.87340 0.84280 X 0.00000 0.00000 Part II Section B Line 9 Following the IRS Schedule A instructions for Line 9, for years in which fundraising expenses exceed fundraising revenue, then no amount - 0 - has been reported on Schedule A, Line 9. Net fundraising event revenue reported on Schedule A, Line 9 coordinates to the Form 990, Part VIII, Line 8c Net income or loss from fundraising events. Part II Section B Line 11 Net capital gains/ losses from the sale of assets or securities are excluded from the public support calculations of Sch A . The following gains or losses from the sale of assets have been reported on the Form 990 Part VIII Statement of Revenue but are not reflected in Schedule A Column a 2014 - 29,690, Column b 2015 26,349, Column d 2017 67,273, and Column e 2018 - 12,198. false 279716 695092 557287 417521 361409 279716 361409 279716 265951 333223 237765 361409 265951 265951 1.00000 false false 7591 7591 372113 114712 257401 1546741 449536 1097205 1362197 Financial derivatives and other financial products Closely-held equity interests Federal income taxes X V 4 THE ORGANIZATIONS TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS WERE RESTRICTED FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES HANGAR / AIRCRAFT 90,000, MISSIONARY SUPPORT 52,521, AND TIME RESTRICTION ON CONTRIBUTION RECEIVABLE OF 275,000. X 2 MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND, AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION WOULD RECOGNIZE FUTURE ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AND LIABILITIES IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE IF SUCH INTEREST AND PENALTIES ARE INCURRED. true East Asia and the Pacific 1 8 Program services -medical assistance Medical, mission, and aviation support in region 1091509 East Asia and the Pacific 1 8 Benevolance grants Benevolance grants 1235 2 16 2 16 1092744 1092744 false false false false false false Part I Line 1 SAMARITAN AVIATION REPORTS ALL EXPENDITURES BASED ON THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING. Part I Line 2 SAMARITAN AVIATION EMPLOYEES IN PAPUA-NEW GUINEA DETERMINE THE NEEDS AND AMOUNTS GRANTED TO LOCAL INDIGENTS OR LOCAL HOSPITAL OR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE GRANTS ARE MONITORED BY SAMARITAN AVIATION THROUGH INTERACTIONS AND FOLLOW-UP WITH GRANT RECIPIENTS. Steven Mark Palm President Founder Advance X 22084 false true false Bryan Yeager Vice President/ COO Advance X 265 false true false Steven Mark Palm President/Founder 127314 Salary Benefits false Part IV Line 1 Steven Mark Palm, President and Founder, and Board Member Matthew Palm are related as defined by the IRS definition of a relative. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER, STEVEN MARK PALM, AND BOARD MEMBER, MATTHEW PALM, ARE RELATED AS DEFINED BY THE IRS DEFINITION OF A RELATIVE. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11 b THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY A CPA FIRM, REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE AND FINANCE COMMITTEES IN DETAIL, AND THEN PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO BE FILED. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12 c THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND VOLUNTEERS. IF A SITUATION ARISES WHERE THERE IS A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IT MUST BE DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD IN WRITING, IT MUST NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE ORGANIZATION AND MUST BE DISCLOSED IN ANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IF THE CONFLICT INVOLVES A PERSON IN THE POSITION OF AUTHORITY THEY MUST REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 a b INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF SAMARITAN AVIATIONS BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATIONS TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS, USING OUTSIDE SOURCES, SUCH AS FORM 990S FROM COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS, COMPENSATION STUDIES, AND MANAGEMENT AND AVIATION INDUSTRY COMPARABLE DATA BASED ON AVIATION INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE. THE PROCESS AND VOTING IS DETERMINED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE IN A TIMELY MANNER, COPIES OF ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS INCLUDING ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN REQUESTED IN WRITING OR IN PERSON. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 OTHER CHANGE IN NET ASSETS CURRENCY EXCHANGE GAIN OF 467. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2 c THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE COMPILATION OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.