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Operation Exodus USA

EIN 20-2076659 · Lancaster, NY

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LegitimacyCautionRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong93 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

OEUSA'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION DESCRIBE ITS CHARITABLE MISSION TO INCLUDE PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN AID TO JEWISH COMMUNITIES AND CHRISTIAN CHURCHES. THIS MISSION INCLUDES FACILITATING EMIGRATION OF JEWISH PEOPLE TO ISRAEL FROM THE FORMER SOVIET UNION AND ELSEWHERE AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE JEWISH RELIGION, JEWISH HISTORY, CULTURE AND HERITAGE

Income
$1.2 million
Spending
$1.1 million
Spent on programs
80%
Reserves
8.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 96%
Employees
10
Volunteers
83
Highest pay
$69,135, president/ceo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 8.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 3% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 2% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    80% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 85% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    7 of 7 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (3)
  1. $652,559 spent. IN 2024, OEUSA PRESENTED FREE EDUCATIONAL EVENTS FOR THE PUBLIC THROUGHOUT THE US ABOUT THE URGENCY OF ASSISTING JEWISH PEOPLE TO EMIGRATE TO ISRAEL. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, OEUSA'S 10 STAFF AND 83 TOTAL VOLUNTEERS, 23 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS, WORKED TO EDUCATE THE US PUBLIC ABOUT JEWISH PERSONS SUFFERING PERSECUTION IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION (FSU) AND ELSEWHERE, INCLUDING IN THE US. OEUSA ALSO WORKED TO EDUCATE BOTH CHRISTIANS AND THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN THE US ABOUT THE JEWISH RELIGION, JEWISH HISTORY, CULTURE, AND HERITAGE. IN 2024, OEUSA'S 781 PRAYER INTERCESSORS (PRAYER PARTNERS) PROVIDED VITAL SPIRITUAL SUPPORT FOR OEUSA. FURTHER, OEUSA PROVIDED UPDATES ON ITS EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO 265 CHURCHES AND 7,189 INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS. IN ADDITION, A MEMBER OF OEUSA'S BOARD MET WITH THE BOARD OF EBENEZER EMERGENCY FUND INTERNATIONAL, IN SWANSEA, WALES. THESE MEETINGS ENABLED OEUSA AND EBENEZER EMERGENCY FUND INTERNATIONAL TO DISCUSS SIMILAR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY EACH ORGANIZATION TO ASSIST DISTRESSED JEWISH PERSONS IN THE FSU. IN ORDER TO SUPPORT ITS ACTIVITIES, OEUSA MAINTAINED OFFICES IN THE US LOCATED IN NEW YORK CITY AND OEUSA'S HEADQUARTERS IN LANCASTER, NEW YORK. OEUSA IS A MEMBER OF THE EVANGELICAL COUNCIL FOR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY (EFCA).
  2. $182,632 spent. DURING 2024, OEUSA ASSISTED 573 DISTRESSED AND PERSECUTED JEWISH PEOPLE FROM THE US TO EMIGRATE TO ISRAEL (MAKE ALIYAH). IN PROVIDING RELIEF TO DISTRESSED JEWISH PEOPLE WHO ARE SEEKING TO MAKE ALIYAH TO ISRAEL, OEUSA IS SUPPORTING THE LONG HELD BELIEFS OF JEWISH PEOPLE WHO ARE CLAIMING THEIR RIGHT TO FREELY EXERCISE THEIR RELIGION. OEUSA ALSO PROVIDED SUPPORT TO JEWISH YOUTH THROUGH MITZVAH PROJECTS.
  3. $35,182 spent. DURING 2024, OEUSA PROVIDED FUNDING FOR HUMANITARIAN RELIEF TO JEWISH PEOPLE, INCLUDING POVERTY-STRICKEN AND PERSECUTED JEWS LIVING IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION (FSU). THIS FUNDING FOR JEWISH PEOPLE WAS PROVIDED THROUGH EBENEZER EMERGENCY FUND INTERNATIONAL (EEFI) UNDER A WRITTEN CONTRACT ALLOWING OEUSA TO EXERCISE CONTROL AND DISCRETION OF THE FUNDING. THIS FUNDING ALLOWED 333 JEWISH PEOPLE LIVING IN THE FSU TO EMIGRATE TO THEIR HISTORIC HOMELAND OF ISRAEL.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 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 November 2005.

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

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

    California's Attorney General lists its registration as revoked as of December 31, 1990. Organizations on this list may not solicit donations in California.

    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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