SAMARITAN AVIATION: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
SAMARITAN AVIATION (EIN 84-1543484)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-08-07
IRS object ID
202612199349303606
Schema version
2025v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-08-07T17:00:19-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line120 EAST THOMAS ROAD SUITE 2300AddressLine1Txt
CityPHOENIXCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85012ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN841543484EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SAMARITAN AVIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSAMABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4805811940PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14710 E FALCON DRAddressLine1Txt
CityMESACityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP852150000ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTEVEN PALMPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone4805811940PhoneNum
Signature2026-08-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonERIN SPARKSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01432691PTIN
Phone6022662248PhoneNum
Preparation2026-08-04PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSTEVEN PALMPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14710 E FALCON DRAddressLine1Txt
CityMESACityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP852150000ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,325,073GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressSAMARITANAVIATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1999FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROVIDE LIFE FLIGHTS, MEDICAL SUPPLY, AND DISASTER RELIEF IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers7TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$92,054PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$50,496CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$43,645PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$9,796CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,312,428PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,325,073CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Revenues Less Expenses$581,873CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$6,589,801TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$528,419TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$745,868TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$5,843,933NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSAMARITAN AVIATION PROVIDES CRITICAL AVIATION SERVICES THAT INCLUDE LIFE FLIGHTS, MEDICAL SUPPLY DELIVERY, AND DISASTER RELIEF OPERATIONS IN REMOTE REGIONS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO LEADS COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVES AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL CAPACITY. IN ADDITION, OCCASIONAL MERCY FLIGHTS ARE OFFERED IN THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO TRAVEL BY ROAD OR COMMERCIAL AIRLINE DUE TO MEDICAL CONDITIONS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,100,330ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescSAMARITAN AVIATION CONTINUES TO SERVE THE REMOTE AREAS IN THE EAST SEPIK AND GULF PROVINCES OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA (PNG). IN 2025, SAMARITAN AVIATION FLEW 577 MISSIONS, PROVIDING EMERGENCY EVACUATION FLIGHTS FOR 264 PATIENTS. WE PARTNERED WITH THE PROVINCIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES TO DELIVER 10,166 POUNDS OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO AID POSTS IN THE AREA.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$3,100,330TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document10IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee18EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryPPForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BRIAN BROYLESBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7409711293PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14710 E FALCON DR STE 217AddressLine1Txt
CityMESACityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85215ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

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STEVEN MARK PALM
PRESIDENT40.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$118,261$0$33,858
BRIAN BROYLES
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.001.00Yes (X)$78,721$0$53,250
LUKE HAMER
PILOT40.000.00$119,273$0$31,519Yes (X)
MATTHEW CONDON
PILOT40.000.00$116,771$0$3,003Yes (X)
NICHOLAS MOSCA
PILOT40.000.00$112,045$0$3,003Yes (X)
ANTON YUDZITSKI
PILOT40.000.00$103,182$0$3,003Yes (X)
DR DAN CRANSTON
CHAIRMAN1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JASON SCHWITTERS
SECRETARY1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
QUENTIN BLACKFORD
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOEY BURNS
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL JONES
DIRECTOR (LEFT 1/20/25)1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JASON KENDALL
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REX SHERIDAN
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$135,590GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$4,129,191AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,264,781TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$48,517TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$48,517ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Other$1,979OtherAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$1,979OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,979TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,979ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$9,796OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,325,073TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$60,292ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$284,091TotalAmt
Program Services$275,567ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,683ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,841FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,485,792TotalAmt
Program Services$1,451,149ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,126ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,517FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,720TotalAmt
Program Services$18,362ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$942ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$416FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,174TotalAmt
Program Services$23,638ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,489ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,047FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,117TotalAmt
Program Services$25,598ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,047ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$472FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,151TotalAmt
Program Services$2,781ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,337ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,858TotalAmt
Program Services$27,064ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,478ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$316FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$104,292TotalAmt
Program Services$47,155ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,586ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$551FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,385TotalAmt
Program Services$10,649ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,072ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,664FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,990TotalAmt
Program Services$31,238ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,246ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,506FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$94,448TotalAmt
Program Services$48,546ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,964ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$938FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$255,584TotalAmt
Program Services$213,547ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,037ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$276,934TotalAmt
Program Services$220,478ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,893ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,563FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$379,694TotalAmt
Program Services$344,751ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,943ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,512TotalAmt
Program Services$5,798ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,714ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
AVIATION COSTS$332,102$332,102
25TH ANNIVERSARY$203,224$203,224
BANK/CREDIT CARD FEES$47,996$59$47,937
RESEARCH$16,836$16,836

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,300TotalAmt
Program Services$5,012ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,145ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,143FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,743,200TotalAmt
Program Services$3,100,330ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$345,639ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$297,231FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$645,100BOYAmt
EOY$1,060,108EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$773,258BOYAmt
EOY$703,417EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,563BOYAmt
EOY$13,574EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,854BOYAmt
EOY$4,854EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$82,107BOYAmt
EOY$26,615EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$6,744,537LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,291,941LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,873,511BOYAmt
EOY$4,452,596EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$396,153BOYAmt
EOY$328,637EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,807,546BOYAmt
EOY$6,589,801EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$133,066BOYAmt
EOY$208,767EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$209,264EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$395,353BOYAmt
EOY$327,837EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$528,419BOYAmt
EOY$745,868EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,587,298BOYAmt
EOY$5,083,784EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$691,829BOYAmt
EOY$760,149EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,279,127BOYAmt
EOY$5,843,933EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,807,546BOYAmt
EOY$6,589,801EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$581,873ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$17,067OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,427,681CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,856,531CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,026,969CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,196,384CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,264,781CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,772,346TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,856,531CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,026,969CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,196,384CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,264,781CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,772,346TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$76,572SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$17,695,774PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$139CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$370CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,081CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$89,505CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$48,517CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$145,612TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,994CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$36,673CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,796CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$53,463TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$17,971,421TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$28,255GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.98470PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99060PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 6,994. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 36,673. 2025 AMOUNT: $ 9,796.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,313,691OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,313,691BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$309,314OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,296DepreciationAmt
Book Value$303,018BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$413,695OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$376,295DepreciationAmt
Book Value$37,400BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$297,964OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$223,695DepreciationAmt
Book Value$74,269BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,409,873OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,685,655DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,724,218BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,452,596TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
SHORT-TERM LEASE LIABILITY$84,185
LONG-TERM LEASE LIABILITY$243,652
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$327,837TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,325,073TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,325,073RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,325,073TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,743,200TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,743,200ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,743,200TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED AS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) AND HAS BEEN DETERMINED NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTIONS 509(A)(1) AND 170(B)(1)(A)(VI). ACCORDINGLY, CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ORGANIZATION QUALIFY FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170. THE AUSTRALIAN ENTITY, EXEMPT FROM AUSTRALIAN INCOME TAXES, IS ORGANIZED UNDER THE AUSTRALIAN CORPORATIONS ACT OF 2001. THE ORGANIZATION IS ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION IS GENERALLY SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO TAXABLE UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES AND IT HAS NOT FILED THE EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (IRS FORM 990-T), OR ITS ARIZONA EQUIVALENT, FORM 990-T. 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.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,RegionTxt
Offices1OfficesCnt
Employee19EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICESTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedHUMANITARIAN AID/EVANGELISMSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$3,100,330RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees19SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee19TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$3,100,330SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$3,100,330TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:SAMARITAN AVIATION'S 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 3:SAMARITAN AVIATION REPORTS ALL EXPENDITURES BASED ON THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
STEVEN MARK PALM
PRESIDENT$118,261$0$0$0$0$0$5,342$0$28,516$0$152,119$0$0$0
LUKE HAMER
PILOT$119,273$0$0$0$0$0$3,003$0$28,516$0$150,792$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSAMARITAN AVIATION'S INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS DETERMINE AND APPROVE THE CEO'S COMPENSATION USING EXTERNAL DATA SOURCES, INCLUDING FORM 990S FROM COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS, COMPENSATION STUDIES, AND INDUSTRY BENCHMARKS BASED ON AVIATION EXPERIENCE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT FIRM, REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE AND FINANCE COMMITTEES IN DETAIL, AND THEN PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO BEING FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE 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 A POSITION OF AUTHORITY, THEY MUST REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF SAMARITAN AVIATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S 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 ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO EMPLOYEES MEETING THE IRS DEFINITION OF KEY EMPLOYEE. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2025.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE, IN A TIMELY MANNER, COPIES OF ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS INCLUDING ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN REQUESTED IN WRITING OR IN PERSON.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:EXCHANGE GAIN OR (LOSS) -17,067.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SAMARITAN AVIATION LIMITEDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1101 SHERIDAN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCAIRNSCityNm
Province Or StateQUEENSLANDProvinceOrStateNm
CountryASCountryCd
Foreign Postal4870ForeignPostalCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivitiesMEDICAL MISSIONSPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile Foreign CountryASLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status7PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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