Operation Serve Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO THE POOR AND DISTRESSED BY SHARING THE LOVE OF GOD IN WORD AND DEED, WE ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH MERCY MISSIONS, LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACHES.
- Income
- $955,237
- Spending
- $562,541
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 48.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 95%
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 420
- Highest pay
- $98,896, presexec dirtrustee
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 48.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 41% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 77% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 254 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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)
- $273,752 spent. MERCY MISSIONS - OSI MOBILIZES INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS OF SHORT TERM MISSIONARIES TO PROVIDE PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL RELIEF TO THE POOR, HOMELESS, DISTRESSED, AND UNDER-PRIVILEGED. MOBILIZED TEAMS PROVIDED FREE MEDICAL, DENTAL, EYE CARE AND HAIR CARE FOR THE POOR. DURING 2025, OSI MOBILIZED 252 TEAM MEMBERS FROM 40 CHURCHES WHO MINISTERED TO 11,027 PEOPLE WITH 1,933 PEOPLE COMMITTING THEIR LIVES TO CHRIST.
- $149,943 spent. LEADERSHIP TRAINING - OSI PROVIDES LEADERSHIP TRAINING THROUGH LEADERSHIP SEMINARS AND TRAINS INDIGENOUS MINISTERS TO TOUCH THEIR NATIONS BY PROVIDING SPIRITUAL RELIEF TO THE DISTRESSED, AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO SHARE THE LOVE OF GOD IN WORD AND DEED. DURING 2025, OSI OFFERED ON-LINE AND IN-PERSON TEACHINGS TO 1,518 PASTORS AND LEADERS IN MEXICO AND EGYPT.
- $50,539 spent. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - THROUGH ONGOING MATERIAL SUPPORT TO POOR COMMUNITIES IN THE FORMS OF GROCERIES, CLOTHES, CHRISTMAS GIFTS, LEGAL ADVISORS, AND NUTRITIONAL EXPERTS, OSI IS ABLE TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES AND HELP FOSTER GROWTH IN CHRISTIAN BELIEFS. THE 2025 CHRISTMAS PROGRAM SERVED 4,844 PEOPLE WITH 603 SALVATIONS; 948 TOYS AND 1,455 BAGS OF GROCERIES WERE HANDED OUT.
- $30,851 spent. MISSIONARY DEVELOPMENT - IS DEVELOPING AND TRAINING MISSIONARIES TO SERVE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND PROVIDING RELIEF TO THE PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL POOR. THROUGH THE MISSIONARY DEVELOPMENT REVENUE WE TRAIN, DEVELOP, AND MOBILIZE LONG TERM MISSIONARIES. TWO LONG TERM MISSIONARIES SERVED WITH US IN 2025, 2 INTERNS FOR AN 8-WEEK SESSION AND 3 INTERNS FOR A 4-WEEK SESSION.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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 November 6, 2026.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1993.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 November 4, 2026.
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