The Samaritan Women 
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Summary
Our ministry serves to end sexual exploitation through restoration of survivors, research in trauma based care, and nationwide education.
We take our name from the Bible story in John 4, where Jesus encounters the Samaritan Woman at the Well. This exchange between the Lord Jesus and this shunned, isolated woman (with a past) teaches us how we are to relate to one another.
In this story, Jesus ignores the rules of His society and instead talks with a woman that others have rejected. And even though He knew "all that [she] ever did," He still received her with non-judgment and compassion. As a result, the woman is transformed! She returns to her village-the same one that rejected her-and ends up becoming the very first disciple. Because of her testimony, many came to believe.
That is what we believe: regardless of who you are or what you may have done, you should be received with non-judgment and compassion. We believe that through a transformational relationship with Christ, your past is no longer who you are; you can be used for AMAZING things in Him.
Contact information
Mailing address:
The Samaritan Women
602 S Chapel Gate Lane
Baltimore, MD 21229
Website: thesamaritanwomen.org
Phone:
Email: info@thesamaritanwomen.org
Organization details
EIN: 743231089
CEO/President: Jeanne Allert
Chairman: Mark Pruim
Board size: 9
Founder: Jeanne Allert
Year founded: 2013
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2015
Purpose
Our Vision: That any survivor, anywhere in the nation, would have access to qualified, compassionate care.
Mission statement
Guided by our faith, we advance quality care for sexually-exploited persons through:
Transformative residential care programs
Collaborative research
Supportive shelter mentorship
Statement of faith
The Samaritan Women is a national Christian charity that submits to the theological assertions of the Apostles Creed:
We believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.
We believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
He descended to the dead.
On the third day He rose again;
He ascended into heaven,
He is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and He will come to judge the living and the dead.
We believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
Amen.
Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Rescue Missions/Homeless Shelters
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 464 of 817 | 88 of 150 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 242 of 817 | 42 of 150 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 585 of 817 | 106 of 150 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 502 of 817 | 107 of 150 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 9% | 6% | 9% | 2% | 2% | 11% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 8% | 6% | 9% | 2% | 3% | 11% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 91% | 96% | 100% | 97% | 102% | 99% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 9% | 12% | 8% | 4% | 4% | 11% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 9% | 4% | 0% | 3% | -2% | 1% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 79% | 70% | 75% | 56% | 65% | 72% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 97% | 50% | 112% | 54% | 67% | 97% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 76% | 35% | 84% | 30% | 43% | 70% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 3% | 50% | -12% | 46% | 33% | 3% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 3% | 36% | -6% | 42% | 29% | 3% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 10% | 17% | 17% | 41% | 31% | 17% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.62 | 0.34 | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.83 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 3.90 | 2.62 | 2.73 | 1.61 | 1.77 | 4.35 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.49 | 0.88 | 1.42 | 0.69 | 0.85 | 3.60 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 9.92 | 49.52 | 25.56 | 34.03 | 34.26 | 4.19 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.24 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 4.13 | 13.30 | 8.10 | 16.78 | 13.70 | 2.54 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 9% | 7% | 11% | 11% | 18% | 6% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 5% | 9% | 9% | 16% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 143% | 274% | 172% | 206% | 171% | 114% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Cash | $612,101 | $380,898 | $606,040 | $386,599 | $165,035 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $579,718 | $386,349 | $788,605 | $414,250 | $30,369 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $1,191,819 | $767,247 | $1,394,645 | $800,849 | $195,404 |
| Long-term investments | $69,142 | $69,277 | $48,235 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $793,027 | $812,366 | $802,021 | $613,670 | $653,426 |
| Other long-term assets | $1,067,021 | $447,525 | $0 | $3,594 | $1,716 |
| Total long-term assets | $1,929,190 | $1,329,168 | $850,256 | $617,264 | $655,142 |
| Total assets | $3,121,009 | $2,096,415 | $2,244,901 | $1,418,113 | $850,546 |
| Liabilities | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $5,269 | $30,021 | $40,983 | $23,376 | $21,916 |
| Other current liabilities | $18,799 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $24,680 |
| Total current liabilities | $24,068 | $30,021 | $40,983 | $23,376 | $46,596 |
| Debt | $150,037 | $191,782 | $211,313 | $230,000 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $57,475 | $0 | $1,483 | $1,073 | $741 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $207,512 | $191,782 | $212,796 | $231,073 | $741 |
| Total liabilities | $231,580 | $221,803 | $253,779 | $254,449 | $47,337 |
| Net assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Unrestricted | $0 | $1,195,335 | $628,584 | $576,396 | $660,132 |
| Temporarily restricted | $0 | $679,277 | $1,362,538 | $587,268 | $143,077 |
| Permanently restricted | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | $2,889,429 | $1,874,612 | $1,991,122 | $1,163,664 | $803,209 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Total contributions | $2,028,052 | $972,606 | $1,747,715 | $1,036,753 | $713,443 |
| Program service revenue | $90,972 | $38,565 | $9,047 | $6,782 | $737 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | ($135) | ($540) | $44,667 | ($26,498) | $0 |
| Other revenue | ($16,862) | ($34,858) | ($4,059) | $758 | $9,014 |
| Total other revenue | $73,975 | $3,167 | $49,655 | ($18,958) | $9,751 |
| Total revenue | $2,102,027 | $975,773 | $1,797,370 | $1,017,795 | $723,194 |
| Expenses | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Program services | $740,382 | $823,201 | $540,307 | $441,126 | $506,406 |
| Management and general | $183,475 | $182,823 | $392,016 | $214,460 | $119,695 |
| Fundraising | $129,853 | $86,259 | $35,543 | $25,568 | $76,920 |
| Total expenses | $1,053,710 | $1,092,283 | $967,866 | $681,154 | $703,021 |
| Change in net assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $1,048,317 | ($116,510) | $829,504 | $336,641 | $20,173 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $1,048,317 | ($116,510) | $829,504 | $336,641 | $20,173 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Jeanne Allert | Executive Director | $83,237 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2019
Response from ministry
No response has been provided by this ministry.
The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 4/6/2021. To update the information below, please email: info@ministrywatch.com
History
2007
The Samaritan Women was founded in 2007, when one woman was so moved by the stories and circumstances of women on the street, that she felt called to do something. This holy discontent led her to give up a lucrative career, sell her company and deplete her savings to purchase an abandoned 23-acre estate in Baltimore, Maryland. From this place she inspired others to take action. Over the next four years, hundreds of volunteers, churches, and companies would give countless hours to reclaiming the land for an urban farming enterprise, restoring a Colonial home to serve as our administrative offices, and renovating an 1883 Victorian mansion to establish Maryland's first long-term residential program for victims of domestic human trafficking.
2009
The Samaritan Women formally launched its anti-trafficking awareness work under the Maryland Rescue and Restore Coalition. A citizen-led effort, the Coalition advanced public awareness across the state, with specific focus on schools, congregations, and civic leaders. During its tenure, the Maryland Rescue and Restore Coalition helped to host awareness rallies at 11 college campuses, sponsored trainings for medical, law enforcement, and business professionals, we were the first in the State to host FAAST's Hands that Heal training, and JRI's My Life My Choice training for area professionals. We participated in advocating for legislative change, and have inspired the creation of several county-level anti-trafficking task forces.
2011
TSW formally opened our long-term residential facility with a grand ribbon-cutting ceremony. This home offers a capacity of up to 14 survivors. Here we provide comprehensive care for women with complex trauma as the result of childhood sexual abuse, fatherlessness, poverty, neglect, substance abuse, and the relentless torture of having been sold in the commercial sex industry. Our healing program is survivor-centered and trauma-informed in a loving, Christ-centered environment. We invest in them through therapeutic care, self-care, relational and life skills, spiritual formation, academic achievement, and vocational training.
2015
We were blessed with a generous gift from a local philanthropist, which allowed TSW to acquire our second facility. This undisclosed location helped us expand our Continuum of Care model by providing a dedicated environment for our first phase of healing, and also increased our staffing by several new hires. This Assessment Program house has a capacity of 6 beds and a 90-120 day length of stay. Following successful completion of this phase of our program, a woman moves to our Baltimore location. In 2016 we relocated this first phase to an alternative location.
2016
More Blessings! More women serviced! We celebrated five graduations this year. A Boston-based philanthropist was inspired by our work and funded the acquisition of our third home. This home completes our Continuum of Care model by expanding our work to include a Graduate Program. Here, women who have completed the Restorative program can continue their healing and their relationship with college, employment, and their TSW family for up to two more years.
We hosted a national conference of residential service providers and a local conference for our church partners. We published a national report on funding needs and co-authored a report with D.O.J.
We increased in Operations as well. Three loyal staff were promoted into new positions (Deputy Executive Director, Director of Survivor Services, and Director of Spiritual Care), and we welcomed several new staff and volunteers into our number.
2017
God is so faithful! In 2017 we celebrated our FIRST DECADE of ABOLITION, giving the Lord all the glory for the healing and growth that has happened in this place. TSW established a schoolhouse on the property and the first national "Practices" survey report was released, representing the cumulative response of nearly 60 programs across the United States providing residential care to victims of domestic human trafficking. The report offered a state-of-the-industry baseline against which agencies could gauge their work and aspiring agencies could direct their efforts. A training video for Rotary International was scripted and developed to help equip their membership in human trafficking awareness training.
2018
A notable year, full of indicators that TSW is positioned for significant growth and change in the years ahead. We continued our work, welcoming 16 new survivors into the program; launching and operating a successful baking enterprise that employs 60% of our residents; hosting over 5,400 volunteer hours on our campus and; training 3,560 persons in the community on human trafficking awareness. We mentored six start-up shelter programs and launched the Alliance Referral System (ARS) - a system to expedite placement of trafficking survivors to any qualified program in the country. In October we announced our biggest initiative yet: the Institute for Shelter Care. We believe the Lord is calling us to become a multiplier, to build up care services for those who have been abused, exploited, and enslaved.
2019
We entered 2019 with great excitement and expectation for what God is doing. Our vision is that any survivor, anywhere in the nation, would have access to qualified, compassionate care. Guided by our Christian faith, we seek to advance quality care for sexually-exploited persons. Our mission is to lead by example through operating transformative care programs; lead by evidence through collaborative research to improve this work, and lead by empowerment, by offering supportive shelter mentorship to establish and equip new programs across the nation.