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Operation Samahan

Also known as Opsam Health

Chula Vista, CA · EIN 95-3008798 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Operation Samahan reported $29.6 million in revenue and $22.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $45.66 went to program services, $54.34 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 77.9% of the total. Government grants made up 19.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $344,144 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE & MEDICAL OFFICER). 22 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 94% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $23M

For context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $30M

Other revenue was negative: −$16,471. The bar shows the positive sources only.

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
45.7%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
54.3%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
21.3%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
19.6%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
77.9%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$344,144$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.51%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
2227
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
8.46.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
9 of 988.9%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$10M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $1,259 · revenue $23M

Operation Samahan provides indigent, low-income, uninsured, and underserved individuals and families high-quality, affordable, and culturally accessible primary health care, dental care, behavioral health counseling, holistic health promotion and education, and multi-faceted social services. Operation Samahan had approximately 69,736 patient visits during the year

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CHIEF EXECUTIVE & MEDICAL OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$324,417$0$19,727$344,144
FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$245,435$0$12,873$258,308
FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$224,698$0$13,899$238,597
ENDOCRINOLOGIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$223,802$0$13,081$236,883
FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 32.00 hrs/week
$216,360$0$12,386$228,746
DENTIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$166,731$0$13,885$180,616
FINANCE DIRECTOR
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$166,437$0$789$167,226

22 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Operation Samahan (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $511K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$30M$23M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$30M$23M45.7%$16M$344,144
FY2024 ⓘ$26M$21M57.1%$9.0M$264,078
FY2023 ⓘ$22M$18M71.2%$4.1M$232,047
FY2022 ⓘ$16M$15M79.5%$204K$241,400
FY2021 ⓘ$15M$14M78.3%−$281K$218,660
FY2020 ⓘ$15M$13M77.0%$2.4M$205,394

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b9 · 9 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5178
  • Volunteers Part I, line 69

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
MEDUSIND INC
Billing services / credentialing
$718,343
ECLINICALWORK LLC
It services
$419,608
MEDICUS IT
It services
$408,117
COMMUNITY MEDICAL SPECIALIST INC
Behavioral health providing staffing
$356,891

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 16 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Operation Samahan totaling $33 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Operation Samahan's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Operation Samahan, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Operation Samahan's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Operation Samahan reported that 45.7% of its $22.8 million in expenses went to program services, 54.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Operation Samahan pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Operation Samahan reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $344,144, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE & MEDICAL OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Operation Samahan get its money?

Of $29.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 21.3% came from contributions and grants (including 19.6% from government grants) and 77.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Operation Samahan a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 95-3008798 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202631339349307768 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531289349303343 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431279349301878 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301329349300605 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221339349310077 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121319349304182 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 95-3008798: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.