Operation Blessing International Relief & Development Corp

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Virginia Bch, VA501(c)(3)Since 1986InternationalEIN 54-1382657Revenue $78.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSob.org977 Centerville Tpke, 23463-0001 · Virginia Bch, VATax-exempt since Oct 1987Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To demonstrate god's love by alleviating human need and suffering worldwide.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 500 volunteers and 121 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.5M a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 69% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $377K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8.2M
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$78.2M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$76.9M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$35.3M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$78.2M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$91.6M
FY2022$96.5M
FY2023$90.1M
FY2024$76.8M
FY2025$78.2M
Expenses
$76.9M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$84.5M
FY2022$84.2M
FY2023$87.4M
FY2024$82.7M
FY2025$76.9M
Net assets
$35.3M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$24.8M
FY2022$37.1M
FY2023$39.8M
FY2024$33.9M
FY2025$35.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending March 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1987.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $70.1M Management & general 1% · $1000K Fundraising 8% · $5.8M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Operating Officer
$195,182Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$186,972Pt VII · Sec A
Former Vice President (until Feb. 13, 2024)
$168,889Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Dir. - U.s. Disaster Rel. (until Oct. 23, 2024)
$120,347Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director Int'l Operations
$119,986Pt VII · Sec A
Director Int'l Programs (europe & Asia)
$115,505Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Planned Giving Specialist
$115,053Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Dir. Marketing & Communications
$114,029Pt VII · Sec A

Drew P Friedrich III’s $195K as Chief Operating Officer is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 345 $10–100M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Drew P Friedrich III$195,182$198,375———
Ronda F Sherman$186,972$176,804$170,199$174,530$178,099
Jeffrey C Westling—$173,684$173,755$178,581$167,109
Steven W O'Grady$168,889$172,364$172,434$165,073$164,989
Anthony S Lloyd$120,347$120,886$115,947$119,242$120,311
Keffenie Quezada$119,986————
Bridget Hart$115,053$109,798$116,010$114,475$112,473
Chase Delans$115,505$104,945———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides immediate disaster relief, clean water, and humanitarian aid to alleviate human suffering and assist victims of natural disasters worldwide.

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3 programs · $70.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

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.

$40.0Mprogram expense
02

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 .

$19.1Mprogram expense
03

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…

$10.9Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Mercury One INCFY2025$370K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$377K
Grants paid · 49 grants · $3.0M · 2020–2024
ObdrsVA · FY2024$217,345
One Generation AwayTN · FY2024$50,000
Virginia Symphony OrchestraVA · FY2024$25,000
Mercury One INCTX · FY2024$25,000
Harvest Christian FellowshipCA · FY2024$20,000
Bel Air Presbyterian ChurchFY2024$19,710
Family Life Center INCHI · FY2023$1,028,000
Mercy Unlimited INCOH · FY2023$40,000
Virginia Symphony OrchestraVA · FY2023$16,667
Calvary Assembly of GodFL · FY2022$31,492
Vineyard of the IslandsFL · FY2022$5,435
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$78.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$76.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Money outPt IX
$76.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$70.1M
Managementcol C$1000K
Fundraisingcol D$5.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$35.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29.5M
Total assetsLn 16$43.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$76.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$35.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Gains on assetsLn 7$25K
Total revenueLn 12$78.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$288K
SavingsLn 2$29.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$29.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Other assetsLn 15$4.0M
Total assetsLn 16$43.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.2M
Net assetsLn 32$35.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5121
VolunteersI 6500
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29.3M$29.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$42.8M$43.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.9M$8.2M
Net assetsLn 32$33.9M$35.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$426K$426K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$36.3M$36.3M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$12.5M$12.5M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$595K$182K$226K$187K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9.8M$7.4M$126K$2.3M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$39K$39K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.4M$1.0M$12K$378K
Payroll taxesLn 10$812K$614K$11K$187K
Legal feesLn 11b$78K$76K$2K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$131K$15K$116K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.1M$1.5M$50K$517K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$598K$255K$6K$337K
Office expensesLn 13$1.3M$492K$15K$838K
Information technologyLn 14$221K$113K$2K$106K
OccupancyLn 16$1.6M$1.6M$22K$0
TravelLn 17$2.2M$2.0M$35K$101K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$155K$133K$587$22K
InterestLn 20$23K$23K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$549K$490K$59K$153
InsuranceLn 23$1.0M$742K$250K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.6M$3.8M$28K$800K
All other expensesLn 24e$350K$300K$38K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$76.9M$70.1M$1000K$5.8M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $78.2M$76.9M$1.4M$35.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $76.8M$82.7M−$5.9M$33.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $90.1M$87.4M$2.7M$39.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $96.5M$84.2M$12.3M$37.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $91.6M$84.5M$7.0M$24.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $78,244,217 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $75,185,705$76,871,168
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,565,744$1,346,757
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $17,992$26,292
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $76,769,441$78,244,217
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $57,606,759$49,271,094
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $12,323,634$12,687,098
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $12,735,158$14,915,012
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $82,665,551$76,873,204
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$5,896,110$1,371,013
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $78,244,217 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$10,870,425
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$66,000,743
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$35,944,588
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$76,871,168
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,321,297$1,321,297
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $25,460$25,460
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $26,292$26,292
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,373,049$78,244,217
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $76,873,204 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $425,612$425,612
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $36,300,338$36,300,338
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $12,545,144$12,545,144
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $182,198 · Management $225,688 · Fundraising $187,374$595,260
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,408,825 · Management $125,883 · Fundraising $2,315,061$9,849,769
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $38,730 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$38,730
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,000,697 · Management $12,008 · Fundraising $378,375$1,391,080
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $614,181 · Management $10,865 · Fundraising $187,213$812,259
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $76,411 · Management $1,938 · Fundraising $0$78,349
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $14,951 · Management $116,500 · Fundraising $0$131,451
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,502,257 · Management $50,486 · Fundraising $517,246$2,069,989
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $255,399 · Management $6,246 · Fundraising $336,702$598,347
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $492,194 · Management $14,598 · Fundraising $838,063$1,344,855
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $112,726 · Management $2,415 · Fundraising $106,173$221,314
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,585,441 · Management $21,608 · Fundraising $0$1,607,049
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,029,777 · Management $35,250 · Fundraising $101,083$2,166,110
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $133,098 · Management $587 · Fundraising $21,708$155,393
IX-20 InterestPrograms $22,585 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$22,585
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $490,047 · Management $59,128 · Fundraising $153$549,328
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $742,434 · Management $250,273 · Fundraising $9,145$1,001,852
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,790,357 · Management $27,874 · Fundraising $800,389$4,618,620
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $299,823 · Management $38,201 · Fundraising $11,746$349,770
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $70,063,225 · Management $999,548 · Fundraising $5,810,431$76,873,204
Part X · Balance sheet $43,533,486 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $230,831$287,910
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $29,106,179$29,184,282
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,607,639$3,840,641
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $356,939$159,004
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,214,366$3,720,743
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $901,408$1,006,798
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,222,031$1,349,237
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$10,036
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,191,242$3,974,835
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $42,830,635$43,533,486
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,575,429$1,626,477
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,590,962$6,111,861
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,886,538$8,218,376
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,000,504$15,947,496
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $17,943,593$19,367,614
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $33,944,097$35,315,110
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $42,830,635$43,533,486
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $35,315,110 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$78,244,217
XI-2 Total expenses$76,873,204
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,371,013
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$33,944,097
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$35,315,110

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