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← OPERATION BLESSING INTERNATIONAL RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT CORP

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by OPERATION BLESSING INTERNATIONAL RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT CORP.

Totals

Total revenue
$76,769,441
Total expenses
$82,665,551
Contributions and grants received
$75,185,705
Grants paid
$57,606,759
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,565,744
Other revenue
$17,992
Total assets, end of year
$42,830,635
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,886,538
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$33,944,097
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$76,917,751
Management and general expenses
$1,146,969
Fundraising expenses
$4,600,831
Program service expenses (Part III)
$76,917,751

Program services were 93.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $9,266,673

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $106,967

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $65,812,065

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $42,279,493

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,568,168 · excluded $1,568,168

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $402,910 · other assets $13,613

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $409,179 · other assets $9,768

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$6,269 · other assets $3,845

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$2,424 · excluded -$2,424

  • 11a · Other revenue: REBATES AND RECYCLING

    total $17,931 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $17,931

  • 11b · Other revenue: INTERNATIONAL REVENUE

    total $61 · related or exempt $61 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $17,992

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,417,135 · program services $1,417,135

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $40,943,696 · program services $40,943,696

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $15,245,928 · program services $15,245,928

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $755,349 · program services $184,170 · management and general $393,973 · fundraising $177,206

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $9,302,603 · program services $7,328,650 · management and general $98,425 · fundraising $1,875,528

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $40,598 · program services $40,598

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,481,689 · program services $1,116,898 · management and general $14,881 · fundraising $349,910

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $743,395 · program services $585,909 · management and general $7,530 · fundraising $149,956

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $99,688 · program services $96,288 · management and general $3,400

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $104,846 · program services $17,396 · management and general $87,450

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $846,328 · program services $723,486 · management and general $72,606 · fundraising $50,236

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $428,524 · program services $142,262 · management and general $600 · fundraising $285,662

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,216,052 · program services $330,432 · management and general $11,623 · fundraising $873,997

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $211,297 · program services $124,239 · management and general $5,874 · fundraising $81,184

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,618,388 · program services $1,594,948 · management and general $23,440

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,605,785 · program services $1,510,453 · management and general $43,399 · fundraising $51,933

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $77,639 · program services $71,929 · management and general $307 · fundraising $5,403

  • 20 · Interest

    total $34,405 · program services $34,405

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $911,618 · program services $820,319 · management and general $91,299

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $906,632 · program services $658,021 · management and general $241,088 · fundraising $7,523

  • 24a · Other expenses: TRUCK EXPENSES

    total $2,132,277 · program services $2,132,277 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: SMALL EQUIPMENT & PARTS

    total $1,056,084 · program services $1,039,976 · management and general $14,987 · fundraising $1,121

  • 24c · Other expenses: TAXES AND LICENSES

    total $432,772 · program services $422,218 · management and general $6,286 · fundraising $4,268

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEDICAL EXPENSES

    total $106,039 · program services $102,929 · management and general $3,110 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $946,784 · program services $233,189 · management and general $26,691 · fundraising $686,904

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,363,673 · end of year $230,831

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $31,752,237 · end of year $29,106,179

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,465,859 · end of year $3,607,639

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $550,204 · end of year $356,939

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $7,314,093 · end of year $2,214,366

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $765,986 · end of year $901,408

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $5,496,065

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $4,274,034

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,959,676 · end of year $1,222,031

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,524,776 · end of year $5,191,242

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,371,876 · end of year $1,575,429

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $951,565 · end of year $720,147

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $13,532,856 · end of year $6,590,962

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $14,536,499 · end of year $16,000,504

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $25,303,708 · end of year $17,943,593

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

ALLEVIATE HUMAN NEED AND SUFFERING IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE HUNGER RELIEF, MEDICAL CARE, CLEAN WATER AND DISASTER RELIEF.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO DEMONSTRATE GOD'S LOVE BY ALLEVIATING HUMAN NEED AND SUFFERING WORLDWIDE.

  • INTERNATIONAL RELIEF: DURING FY24, OB HELD INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL BRIGADES 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. FOR MORE DETAILS, SEE SCHEDULE O.

    Expenses $22,505,466 · Grants $15,245,927 · Revenue $61

  • OB'S HUNGER STRIKE FORCE: IN THE UNITED STATES, OB'S FLEET OF HUNGER STRIKE FORCE TRACTOR-TRAILERS TRAVELED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 28 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD AND BEVERAGES TO FAMILIES IN NEED. 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. FOR MORE DETAILS, SEE SCHEDULE O.

    Expenses $48,009,386 · Grants $39,697,250

  • A FIRST RESPONDER IN TIMES OF DISASTER, OPERATION BLESSING'S DOMESTIC DISASTER RELIEF TEAM RESPONDED TO 18 U.S. DISASTERS IN FY24. OPERATION BLESSING'S DOMESTIC DISASTER RELIEF TEAM ASSISTED VICTIMS OF WILDFIRES IN MAUI AS WELL AS TEXAS, FLOODING IN FLORIDA AND CALIFORNIA, ASSORTED STORMS AND TORNADOS THROUGHOUT THE MIDWEST AND SOUTHEAST, AND HURRICANE IDALIA IN FLORIDA.

    Expenses $6,402,899 · Grants $2,663,582

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Gordon P Robertson

    PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $667,539
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $645,192
    Other
    $22,347
    Hours/week
    2 + 58 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $633,220 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $4,578 related
    Other
    $0 + $7,394 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $22,347 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $667,539 related
  • Thomas Daugherty

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cheryl P McLeskey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Melilli

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Pentecost

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James R Barr Jr

    VICE PRESIDENT/CFO

    Total calculated
    $300,754
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $278,315
    Other
    $22,439
    Hours/week
    5 + 50 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $274,524 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $286 related
    Other
    $0 + $3,505 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $22,439 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $300,754 related
  • Marvin B Edwards

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $277,710
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $265,903
    Other
    $11,807
    Hours/week
    20 + 35 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $259,150 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $429 related
    Other
    $0 + $6,324 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $11,807 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $277,710 related
  • Randy J Morell

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $253,108
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $230,669
    Other
    $22,439
    Hours/week
    1 + 49 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $224,063 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $286 related
    Other
    $0 + $6,320 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $22,439 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $253,108 related
  • Ronda F Sherman

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $177,206
    From this org
    $176,804
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $402
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,500
    Bonus
    $7,802
    Other
    $1,502
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $402
    Filer's total
    $177,206
  • Steven W O'Grady

    VICE PRESIDENT (UNTIL 2/13/24)

    Total calculated
    $184,171
    From this org
    $172,364
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,807
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,576
    Bonus
    $353
    Other
    $4,435
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,807
    Filer's total
    $184,171
  • Drew P Friedrich III

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $219,887
    From this org
    $198,375
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,512
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $196,053
    Bonus
    $1,901
    Other
    $421
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,512
    Filer's total
    $219,887
  • Jeffrey C Westling

    CHIEF OF STAFF (UNTIL 2/13/24)

    Total calculated
    $174,086
    From this org
    $173,684
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $402
    Hours/week
    58

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,500
    Bonus
    $353
    Other
    $831
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $402
    Filer's total
    $174,086
  • Anthony S Lloyd

    SR. DIR. - U.S. DISASTER REL.

    Total calculated
    $122,477
    From this org
    $120,886
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,591
    Hours/week
    50
  • Bridget Hart

    REGIONAL PHILANTHROPY MGR

    Total calculated
    $122,186
    From this org
    $109,798
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,388
    Hours/week
    50
  • Holly E Combs

    DIR INTEGRATED MEDIA

    Total calculated
    $140,650
    From this org
    $109,679
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,971
    Hours/week
    50
  • Chase Delans

    DIR INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $116,731
    From this org
    $104,945
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,786
    Hours/week
    50
  • Mason Pigue

    DIR INTL DISASTER RELIEF

    Total calculated
    $101,412
    From this org
    $100,639
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $773
    Hours/week
    50

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, QUESTION 3:
GORDON P. ROBERTSON, OB'S PRESIDENT, IS COMPENSATED BY BOTH THE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK AND REGENT UNIVERSITY, BOTH ENTITIES ARE RELATED TO OB, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE BOARDS UTILIZE COMPENSATION STUDIES TO APPROVE HIS ANNUAL COMPENSATION.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • THE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK INC

    501(C)(3) · CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING · VA

  • OB DISASTER RELIEF SERVICES INC

    501(C)(3) · DISASTER AID · VA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by OB

  • OB JAPAN

    HUMANITARIAN · JA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by OB

  • OB HAITI

    HUMANITARIAN · HA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by OB

  • OB KENYA LIMITED

    HUMANITARIAN · KE · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by OB

  • OPERATION BENDICION MEXICO AC

    HUMANITARIAN · MX · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by OB

  • ASSOCIATION OPERACION BENDICION

    HUMANITARIAN · GT · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by OB

  • OPERACAION BENDICION HONDURAS

    HUMANITARIAN · HO · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by OB

  • OPERACION BENDICION INTERNACIONAL PERU

    HUMANITARIAN · PE · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by OB

  • FUNDACJA OPERATION BLESSING POLSKA

    HUMANITARIAN · PL · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by OB

  • REGENT UNIVERSITY

    501(C)(3) · EDUCATION · VA

    Directly controlled by CBN

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
18 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202402989349300105

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