Operation Blessing International Relief & Development Corp
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Bring help and hope IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE HUNGER RELIEF, MEDICAL CARE, CLEAN WATER, Child Development AND DISASTER RELIEF.
- Income
- $78.2 million
- Spending
- $76.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- 2.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 98%
- Employees
- 140
- Volunteers
- 4,500
- Highest pay
- $957,670, president / director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 68 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.3 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 19% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1591% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).
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
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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 March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Reports results. Its tax return states measurable results. These are its own figures and nobody has checked them.
Results it reports
- More than 27 million pounds of food and beverages were distributed to families in need.Work delivered
- Responded to disasters in 12 countries.Work delivered
- The disaster relief team responded to 10 U.S. disasters.Work delivered
Read from the return by an AI model and shown only where the wording was found in the return. These are the charity's own figures.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $40.0 million spent. OB HUNGER Relief: IN THE UNITED STATES, OB'S FLEET OF HUNGER STRIKE FORCE TRACTOR-TRAILERS TRAVELED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 27 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD AND BEVERAGES TO FAMILIES IN NEED During FY25. BY WORKING CLOSELY WITH FOOD PROCESSING COMPANIES, GROWERS AND mANUFACTURERS, OB TAPS INTO AMERICA'S SURPLUS AND ACQUIRES CORPORATE DONATIONS OF FOOD STAPLES AND RELIEF PRODUCTS, DELIVERING MUCH-NEEDED FOOD AND RELIEF SUPPLIES TO DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES AND DISASTER VICTIMS. THE OB Hunger Strike Force'S FLEET OF TRACTOR-TRAILER TRUCKS TRANSPORTS MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF FOOD, BEVERAGES, OTHER RELIEF PRODUCTS AND DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLIES TO A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY-BASEd hunger relief PARTNERS ACROSS THE U.S. CURRENTLY, OB HAS A 65,000 SQUARE FOOd DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA; A 45,000 SQUARE-FOOT DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS; AND A 60,000 SQUARE-FOOT FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN BRISTOL, TENNESSEE. THESE DISTRIBUTION CENTERS MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO STRATEGICALLY SHIP MIXED LOADS OF FOOD AND OTHER RELIEF SUPPLIES TO DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES AND DISASTER VICTIMS ACROSS THE U.S.
- $19.1 million spent. INTERNATIONAL RELIEF: DURING FY25, OB HELD INTERNATIONAL MOBILE MEDICAL CLINICS THAT PROVIDED FREE MEDICAL CARE INCLUDING GENERAL MEDICAL AND DENTAL SERVICES. OB ALSO DISTRIBUTED MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO PARTNERS AROUND THE WORLD, WHICH WENT TO OUTFIT RESOURCE POOR AREAS BENEFITING CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE . OB PROVIDED MANY LIFE-CHANGING SURGERIES SUCH AS CLEFT LIP AND PALATE, CATARACT AND MORE TO THOSE IN NEED. OB ALSO EQUIPS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BECOME COMMUNITY HEALTH VOLUNTEERS WHO CAN PROVIDE BASIC LIFESAVING SKILLS TO MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITY FOR INJURY, ILLNESS, AND MORE. OPERATION BLESSING WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN FEEDING HUNGRY PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. TO HELP PEOPLE PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE, OPERATION BLESSING EQUIPPED INDIVIDUALS WITH MARKETABLE JOB SKILLS, SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, AND LIFESKILLS IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS HONDURAS, INDIA, GUATEMALA, AND THAILAND. FROM TRAINING IN FOOD PRODUCTION AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY TO cosmetology SKILLS AND SEWING CENTERS, OB PROVIDED THOSE IN NEED WITH THE RESOURCES AND SKILLS TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES THROUGH INCOME GENERATION. DURING FY25, OB RESPONDED TO NATURAL DISASTERS AND HUMAN CRISISES AROUND THE WORLD. THIS INCLUDES RESPONDING TO DISASTERS IN the following 12 COUNTRIES: BRAZIL, Indonesia, Japan, KENYA, Myanmar, the Philippines, POLAND, Somalia, Spain, Thailand, Taiwan, AND UKRAINE. IN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, OB UTILIZED A VARIETY OF TECHNIQUES TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO clean WATER IN COMMUNITIES THROUGH WELLS AND COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS and SANITATION AND HYGIENE EDUCATION.
- $10.9 million spent. A FIRST RESPONDER IN TIMES OF DISASTER, OPERATION BLESSING'S DISASTER RELIEF TEAM RESPONDED TO 10 U.S. DISASTERS IN FY25. OPERATION BLESSING'S DISASTER RELIEF TEAM ASSISTED VICTIMS OF WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA AND OKLAHOMA; FLOODING IN TEXAS, TORNADOS IN NEBRASKA AND LOUISIANA, AND HURRICANES BERYL, FRANCINE, DEBBY AND MILTON, INCLUDING A SIGNIFICANT RESPONSE IN BOTH NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA TO HURRICANE HELENE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 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 March 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 October 1987.
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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