2018-09-11T08:05:56-00:00 2017-12-31 SECHLER MORGAN CPAS PLLC 2418 W BARROW DRIVE CHANDLER AZ 85224 990 2017-01-01 841543484 SAMARITAN AVIATION SAMA 9702494341 PO BOX 20697 MESA AZ 85277 BRYAN YEAGER VICE PRESIDENT COO 2018-09-11 true KRISTINA MORGAN CPA 6022302700 2018-09-11 70.162.157.61 2018-09-11 14:43:10 MS P 62E43348EE3C7DAB2011D4FB068CA8D1BCB2AB31 62E43348EE3C7DAB2011D4FB068CA8D1BCB2AB31 2017 2018-06-14 16:35:46Z STEVEN MARK PALM PO BOX 20697 MESA AZ 85277 1341353 false X www. samaritanaviation.com X 1999 CO TO PROMOTE THE GOSPEL BY PROVIDING MISSION, MEDICAL, AND AVIATION SERVICES. 8 6 9 7 0 1528356 1192043 71016 35 67400 485 -254 1528876 1330205 27890 2026 0 565236 546051 0 41392 742807 624308 1335933 1172385 192943 157820 1288087 1426579 66696 47698 1221391 1378881 TO PROMOTE THE GOSPEL BY PROVIDING MISSION, MEDICAL, AND AVIATION SERVICES. false false 987230 2026 18495 IN 2017, WE DELIVERED 13,611 POUNDS OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO OVER 40 AID POSTS ALONG THE 700 MILE SEPIK RIVER. WE FLEW IN 139 PATIENTS FROM THE SAME VARIOUS AID POSTS AND VILLAGES DELIVERING THEM TO THE BORAM HOSPITAL IN WEWAK, ESP PAPUA NEW GUINEA. WE ALSO CONDUCTED 8 MEDICAL HEALTH OUTREACHES VACCINATING OVER 2,500 KIDS IN THE VILLAGES ALONG THE SEPIK AND IN THE TOWN OF WEWAK. 987230 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 true false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 9 true false true PP false false false false false false false true false X 8 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 Steven Mark Palm President Founder 040.00 X X 63155 0 47466 Dr Dan Cranston Secretary Treasurer 001.00 X X 0 0 0 Joey Burns Board Chairman 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 Bryan Yeager Vice President/ COO Director of Development 040.00 X 77333 0 10000 140488 57466 1 false false false 125451 1066592 93600 1192043 Program Rent 900099 52521 52521 Mission Administration 900099 18495 18495 71016 127 127 77438 10165 67273 67273 67273 729 983 -254 -254 1330205 71016 67146 0 0 2026 2026 0 197954 114813 73243 9898 0 330245 330245 0 4588 4267 321 13264 11176 1839 249 0 2025 2025 13911 13911 0 0 16991 10241 6750 9876 2634 937 6305 65875 46110 13837 5928 7004 490 1751 4763 0 145234 127806 17428 64562 52941 4519 7102 0 0 0 0 149568 137603 11965 39740 37356 1987 397 AVIATION FUEL COSTS 37342 37342 AVIATION MAINTENANCE HANGER 72180 72180 0 1172385 987230 143763 41392 364623 176658 46158 256080 100000 3935 22349 10000 4797 1331726 378966 777306 952760 1288087 1426579 66696 47698 66696 47698 X 859982 1099165 361409 279716 1221391 1378881 1288087 1426579 X 157820 -330 X X true X false true false X 704318 912846 1507692 1528356 1192043 5845255 704318 912846 1507692 1528356 1192043 5845255 880899 4964356 18255 76 26407 35 127 44900 247 247 5890402 97517 0.84280 0.86320 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 2013 - 1,320, Column b 2014 - 29,690, Column c 2015 26,349 and Column e 2017 67,273. false 361409 279716 361409 279716 265951 333223 237765 361409 265951 265951 1.00000 false false 7591 7591 365285 78417 286868 956250 297949 658301 2600 2600 952760 Financial derivatives and other financial products Closely-held equity interests Federal income taxes X V 2 THE ORGANIZATIONS TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS WERE RESTRICTED FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES HANGAR / AIRCRAFT 90,000, CAPITAL CAMPAIGN 168,934, AND MISSIONARY SUPPORT 20,782. X 2 THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, INCLUDING ISSUES RELATING TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT. THIS STANDARD PROVIDES THAT THE TAX EFFECTS FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION CAN BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ONLY IF THE POSITION IS MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT TO BE SUSTAINED IF THE POSITION WERE TO BE CHALLENGED BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. THE STANDARD ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON MEASUREMENT, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, AND DISCLOSURE. THE TAX YEARS ENDED 2014, 2015, AND 2016 ARE STILL OPEN TO AUDIT FOR BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE PURPOSES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS PROCESSES PRESENTLY IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE MAINTENANCE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS ITS GROUP EXEMPTION TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT UNRELATED INCOME TO DETERMINE ITS FILING AND TAX OBLIGATIONS IN JURISDICTIONS FOR WHICH IT HAS NEXUS AND TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THERE IS NO IMPACT ON THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATED TO THE ADOPTION OF THIS STANDARD. true East Asia and the Pacific 1 10 Program services -medical assistance Medical, mission, and aviation support in region 985204 East Asia and the Pacific 1 10 Benevolance grants 2026 2 20 2 20 987230 987230 false false false false false false 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. Part I Line 1 SAMARITAN AVIATION REPORTS ALL EXPENDITURES BASED ON THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING. Steven Mark Palmer President Founder Living expenses advance X 22084 22084 false true false Bryan Yeager Vice President/ COO Living expenses advance X 265 265 false true false 22349 STEVEN MARK PALM PRESIDENT/FOUNDER 110621 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. X 2 3600 FMV X 1 10000 FMV X Ultrasound machine 1 80000 FMV 1 false true false Part I Line 6, 7 25 COLUMN B REPORTS THE NUMBER OF ITEMS RECEIVED. 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 LOSS OF 330. 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.