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San Antonio Metropolitan Ministry Inc

EIN 74-2285793 · San Antonio, TX

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak40 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

SAN ANTONIO METROPOLITAN MINISTRY, INC. DBA SAMMINISTRIES, IS AN INTERFAITH MINISTRY, THE MISSION OF WHICH IS TO HELP THE HOMELESS, AND THOSE AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS, TO ATTAIN SELF-SUFFICIENCY BY OFFERING, WITH DIGNITY AND COMPASSION, SHELTER, HOUSING, AND SERVICES. SAMMINISTRIES' PURPOSE ALSO INCLUDES HELPING IMPOVERISHED AND HOMELESS PEOPLE PROGRESS FROM CRISIS TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH A "CONTINUUM OF CARE" MODEL TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS.

Income
$25.0 million
Spending
$25.3 million
Spent on programs
80%
Reserves
-5.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 61%
Employees
210
Volunteers
1,550
Highest pay
$261,291, ceo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 40 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    2 of 20

    It owes 76% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 18% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    80% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    14 of 14 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)
  1. $1.4 million spent. HOMELESS PREVENTION PROGRAM: SAMMINISTRIES PROVIDES HOMELESS PREVENTION SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN BEXAR COUNTY TO PREVENT EVICTIONS AND/OR UTILITY DISCONNECTIONS. SHORT-TERM (UP TO 4 MONTHS) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO HOUSEHOLDS AT RISK OF IMMEDIATE HOMELESSNESS. SAMMINISTRIES SERVED 389 HOUSEHOLDS AND PREVENTED 987 INDIVIDUALS FROM BECOMING HOMELESS IN 2025. NINETY-FOUR PERCENT OF THOSE ASSISTED MAINTAINED HOUSING FOR AT LEAST 12 MONTHS AFTER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. SAMMINISTRIES HAS BECOME THE COMMUNITY'S LARGEST PROVIDER OF HOMELESS PREVENTION SERVICES AND CONTINUES TO BE A LEADER IN THIS AREA, WITH EXPERTISE UTILIZING AND MAXIMIZING MULTIPLE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STREAMS OF FUNDING TO OFFER SERVICES THAT PREVENT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FROM FALLING INTO HOMELESSNESS.
  2. $3.2 million spent. RAPID RE-HOUSING (RRH) SERVICES: SAMMINISTRIES' RRH PROGRAM TARGETS HOMELESS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS AND ASSISTS THEM IN RAPIDLY SECURING AND MAINTAINING PERMANENT HOUSING. CREDIT/CRIMINAL HISTORY, INADEQUATE INCOME, DISABILITIES, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISORDERS DO NOT IMPACT INDIVIDUALS' ABILITY TO RECEIVE SERVICES IN THIS PROGRAM. CASE MANAGERS ASSIST HOUSEHOLDS IN LOCATING APARTMENTS THAT MEET HUD HOUSING QUALITY STANDARDS, HELP THEM WITH APPLYING TO LEASE, AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH SECURITY AND/OR UTILITY DEPOSITS. ONCE HOUSED, SAMMINISTRIES PROVIDES RENTAL ASSISTANCE TYPICALLY FOR A PERIOD OF 12-18 MONTHS, WHILE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ARE OFFERED INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO ASSIST THEM IN ADDRESSING CHALLENGES THAT IMPACTED THEIR HOUSING STABILITY. PROGRAM CLIENTS ARE HELPED WITH INTEGRATING INTO THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, ACCESSING NEEDED MENTAL/PHYSICAL HEALTH AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, SECURING INCOME/BENEFITS FOR WHICH THEY ARE ELIGIBLE, AND ACCESSING AN ARRAY OF OTHER SERVICES. ALL PARTICIPANTS HAVE ACCESS TO SAMMINISTRIES' ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS FINANCIAL AND OTHER ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS WORKING TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION AND/OR TO ENGAGE IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS. SAMMINISTRIES SUCCESSFULLY HOUSED 238 HOUSEHOLDS CONSISTING OF 448 FORMERLY HOMELESS ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN 2025. NINETY-THREE PERCENT OF THOSE ASSISTED MAINTAINED HOUSING FOR AT LEAST 12 MONTHS AFTER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES CONCLUDED.
  3. $5.1 million spent. PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM (PSH): PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICES TARGET INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY PHYSICAL AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH DISABILITIES AND PERIODS OF LONG-TERM (MORE THAN 12 MONTHS) OF HOMELESSNESS. SAMMINISTRIES OPERATES SAN ANTONIO'S LARGEST PSH PROGRAM, AIDING TO QUICKLY HOUSE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, AND PROVIDING LONG-TERM RENTAL SUBSIDY AND ONGOING INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT TO HELP THOSE SERVED ACCESS SERVICES TO ADDRESS MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS, SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, AND LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION. HOUSEHOLDS MUST HAVE A MEMBER WITH A DOCUMENTED PHYSICAL AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH DISABILITY AND MUST HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 12 MONTHS TO QUALIFY FOR PSH PROGRAM SERVICES. SAMMINISTRIES' PSH PROGRAM CLIENTS ARE HOUSED IN APARTMENT COMPLEXES ACROSS SAN ANTONIO WITH WHOM THE ORGANIZATION HAS FORMAL PARTNERSHIPS. THE HUDSON APARTMENTS, ACQUIRED BY THE ORGANIZATION IN DECEMBER 2021, BEGAN SERVING AS A HOME FOR CLIENTS IN SAMMINISTRIES' FIRST SITE-BASED PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM IN 2023. IN 2025, SAMMINISTRIES SERVED 497 CLIENTS, 286 HOUSEHOLDS (353 ADULTS/144 CHILDREN) IN PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
  4. $10.5 million spent. OTHER PROGRAMS UNDERTAKEN BY THE MINISTRY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STREET OUTREACH, EMERGENCY SHELTER, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM, PERMANANT HOUSING (AFFORDABLE), AND YASS (YOUNG ADULT STABILITY AND SUPPORT)

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 1985.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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