Samaritan Resource Center

What Samaritan Resource Center does

Samaritan Resource Center is a volunteer-led nonprofit organization founded in 2011 and headquartered in Orlando, Florida. The organization provides essential support services — including food, clothing, hygiene supplies, and other forms of assistance — to individuals and families in need within its local community. Its operating model is built on volunteer labor rather than a large paid workforce, consistent with its classification as a small nonprofit (11-50 employees, likely comprising a mix of part-time staff and active volunteers). The organization's mission and service footprint are locally anchored in Orlando, with no documented geographic expansion beyond that single market.

The business model is typical of a community nonprofit: Samaritan Resource Center does not generate commercial revenue, but instead relies on donations, grants, and in-kind contributions from sponsors and community partners to fund its service delivery. No revenue figures, program budgets, donor rosters, or operating metrics are disclosed in the available data. The only documented funding event is a $2,000 donation from Sunshine Health recorded in September 2025, which suggests modest donation volume or, alternatively, that the broader funding base is not captured in the source material. The organization's primary website returned only a verification/loading message at the time of data collection, indicating limited public disclosure of operational details. There is no indication of technology infrastructure, proprietary platforms, or differentiated service-delivery mechanisms beyond conventional community outreach.

Name

Samaritan Resource Center

Website

https://samaritanresourcecenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Samaritan Resource Center is a volunteer-led nonprofit founded in 2011 in Orlando, Florida, providing food, clothing, hygiene supplies, and support services to community members in need.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

Keywords

• Food assistance services
• Humanitarian aid services
• Social support services
• Community outreach programs
• Hygiene supply distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Orlando

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Core offering

Samaritan Resource Center is a volunteer-led nonprofit organization that provides food, clothing, hygiene supplies, and support services to individuals and families in need. Operating in Orlando, Florida since 2011, it functions as a community resource hub distributing essential supplies and offering assistance programs to vulnerable populations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Assistance Program Distribution of food supplies to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity in the Orlando community.
• Clothing Distribution Program Provision of clothing items to individuals in need within the Orlando service area.
• Hygiene Supply Distribution Distribution of personal hygiene supplies to those in need in the Orlando community.
• Support Services General support services provided to individuals and families in need as part of the nonprofit's mission.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights2 records

Emerging players

• AdventHealth Community Health (Central Florida): Hospital system's community-benefit arm funds and operates food-insecurity and basic-needs programs in Central Florida, increasingly competing with small nonprofits like Samaritan for the same population and grant pool.
• Central Florida Dreamplex / Grace Recovery Foundation: Local Orlando nonprofit providing wraparound support, hygiene items, and basic-needs services to vulnerable populations — directly comparable in mission, scale, and volunteer-driven model.

Direct peers

• Heart of Florida United Way: Central Florida funder and convener that supports member agencies delivering food, shelter, and basic-needs services — overlapping in target population and frequently shares referral flow with Samaritan Resource Center.
• Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida: Orlando-based nonprofit focused on homelessness services including food and emergency relief — comparable on client population, mission, and Orlando geography.
• Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida: Largest food-distribution nonprofit in Central Florida, directly comparable because it serves the same Orlando metro, distributes food to those in need, and partners with local agencies to reach low-income households.
• Goodwill Industries of Central Florida: Orlando-based nonprofit providing clothing, household goods, and wraparound services to people facing economic barriers — overlapping directly with Samaritan's clothing-and-support model.
• Catholic Charities of Central Florida: Provides food, clothing, and emergency assistance across Central Florida — directly overlapping Samaritan's basic-needs service bundle to economically vulnerable clients.
• Salvation Army Orlando Area Command: Operates emergency relief programs (food, clothing, hygiene, shelter referrals) for at-need populations in the same Orlando geography, competing for similar donors and volunteers.

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America (national network): National umbrella that includes Second Harvest of Central Florida and sets the framework and grant flows for emergency food distribution — comparable as a funder-competitor relationship in the same food-relief niche.

Regional players

• Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County: While focused on housing rather than food/clothing, it competes for the same donor base and corporate CSR dollars in the Orlando market for low-income family services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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