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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by OPERATION BLESSING INTERNATIONAL RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT CORP.

Totals

Total revenue
$78,244,217
Total expenses
$76,873,204
Contributions and grants received
$76,871,168
Grants paid
$49,271,094
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,346,757
Other revenue
$26,292
Total assets, end of year
$43,533,486
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,218,376
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$35,315,110
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$70,063,225
Management and general expenses
$999,548
Fundraising expenses
$5,810,431
Program service expenses (Part III)
$70,063,225

Program services were 91.1% 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

    $10,870,425

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $66,000,743

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $35,944,588

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

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

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,321,297 · excluded $1,321,297

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $635,599 · other assets $11,637

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

    securities $621,776 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $13,823 · other assets $11,637

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $25,460 · excluded $25,460

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: REBATES AND RECYCLING

    total $21,788 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $21,788

  • 11b · Other revenue: INTERNATIONAL REVENUE

    total $4,504 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $4,504

  • 11d · All other revenue

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

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $26,292

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $425,612 · program services $425,612

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $36,300,338 · program services $36,300,338

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $12,545,144 · program services $12,545,144

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $595,260 · program services $182,198 · management and general $225,688 · fundraising $187,374

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $9,849,769 · program services $7,408,825 · management and general $125,883 · fundraising $2,315,061

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $38,730 · program services $38,730 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,391,080 · program services $1,000,697 · management and general $12,008 · fundraising $378,375

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $812,259 · program services $614,181 · management and general $10,865 · fundraising $187,213

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $78,349 · program services $76,411 · management and general $1,938 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $131,451 · program services $14,951 · management and general $116,500 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,069,989 · program services $1,502,257 · management and general $50,486 · fundraising $517,246

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $598,347 · program services $255,399 · management and general $6,246 · fundraising $336,702

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,344,855 · program services $492,194 · management and general $14,598 · fundraising $838,063

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $221,314 · program services $112,726 · management and general $2,415 · fundraising $106,173

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,607,049 · program services $1,585,441 · management and general $21,608 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,166,110 · program services $2,029,777 · management and general $35,250 · fundraising $101,083

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $155,393 · program services $133,098 · management and general $587 · fundraising $21,708

  • 20 · Interest

    total $22,585 · program services $22,585 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $549,328 · program services $490,047 · management and general $59,128 · fundraising $153

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,001,852 · program services $742,434 · management and general $250,273 · fundraising $9,145

  • 24a · Other expenses: TRUCK EXPENSES

    total $1,741,576 · program services $1,741,576 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: SMALL EQUIPMENT & PARTS

    total $1,654,480 · program services $1,624,530 · management and general $14,865 · fundraising $15,085

  • 24c · Other expenses: Affiliate Airtime

    total $780,000 · fundraising $780,000

  • 24d · Other expenses: TAXES AND LICENSES

    total $442,564 · program services $424,251 · management and general $13,009 · fundraising $5,304

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $349,770 · program services $299,823 · management and general $38,201 · fundraising $11,746

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $230,831 · end of year $287,910

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $29,106,179 · end of year $29,184,282

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,607,639 · end of year $3,840,641

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $356,939 · end of year $159,004

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $2,214,366 · end of year $3,720,743

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $901,408 · end of year $1,006,798

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

    $5,656,998

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

    $4,307,761

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,222,031 · end of year $1,349,237

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $10,036

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,191,242 · end of year $3,974,835

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,575,429 · end of year $1,626,477

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $720,147 · end of year $480,038

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $6,590,962 · end of year $6,111,861

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $16,000,504 · end of year $15,947,496

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,943,593 · end of year $19,367,614

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

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.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO bring help and hope to a hurting world, empowering people in need through compassionate, Christ-centered relief and development programs that SERVED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE DURING FY25.

  • 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.

    Expenses $40,029,916 · Grants $32,704,490

  • 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.

    Expenses $19,136,742 · Grants $12,545,144

  • 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.

    Expenses $10,896,567 · Grants $4,021,460

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Gordon P Robertson

    PRESIDENT / DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $957,670
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $933,780
    Other
    $23,890
    Hours/week
    2 + 58 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $925,605 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $1,317 related
    Other
    $0 + $6,858 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $23,890 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $957,670 related

  • Cheryl P McLeskey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christian E Bunse

    Director (As of July 12, 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Melilli

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Pentecost

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thomas Daugherty

    DIRECTOR (Until July 12, 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James R Barr Jr

    VICE PRESIDENT / CFO

    Total calculated
    $323,310
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $299,367
    Other
    $23,943
    Hours/week
    5 + 50 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $295,517 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $286 related
    Other
    $0 + $3,564 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $23,943 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $323,310 related

  • Marvin B Edwards

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $298,683
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $286,036
    Other
    $12,647
    Hours/week
    20 + 35 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $272,895 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $6,721 related
    Other
    $0 + $6,420 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $12,647 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $298,683 related

  • Randy J Morell

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $253,918
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $229,975
    Other
    $23,943
    Hours/week
    1 + 49 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $223,517 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $286 related
    Other
    $0 + $6,172 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $23,943 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $253,918 related

  • Ronda F Sherman

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $187,374
    From this org
    $186,972
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $402
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,879
    Bonus
    $17,381
    Other
    $2,712
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $402
    Filer's total
    $187,374

  • Drew P Friedrich III

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $225,688
    From this org
    $195,182
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,506
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $194,403
    Bonus
    $353
    Other
    $426
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,506
    Filer's total
    $225,688

  • Anthony S Lloyd

    SR. DIR. - U.S. DISASTER REL. (Until Oct. 23, 2024)

    Total calculated
    $122,128
    From this org
    $120,347
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,781
    Hours/week
    50

  • Bridget Hart

    Senior Planned Giving Specialist

    Total calculated
    $128,307
    From this org
    $115,053
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,254
    Hours/week
    50

  • Chase Delans

    DIRector INT'L PROGRAMS (Europe & Asia)

    Total calculated
    $126,506
    From this org
    $115,505
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,001
    Hours/week
    50

  • Holly E Combs

    Senior Dir. Marketing & Communications

    Total calculated
    $147,592
    From this org
    $114,029
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,563
    Hours/week
    50

  • Keffenie Quezada

    Senior DIRector INT'L Operations

    Total calculated
    $152,405
    From this org
    $119,986
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,419
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $116,891
    Bonus
    $2,733
    Other
    $362
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,419
    Filer's total
    $152,405

  • Steven W O'Grady

    Former Vice President (Until Feb. 13, 2024)

    Total calculated
    $181,198
    From this org
    $168,889
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,309
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $22,012
    Bonus
    $387
    Other
    $146,490
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,309
    Filer's total
    $181,198

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

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 Arrangement used to establish the top management official's compensation
Gordon P. Robertson, OB's President, is compensated by both the Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc. and Regent University. Both entities and related to OB, and their respective boards utilize compensation studies to approve his annual compensation.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a Severance or change-of-control payment
OB made severance payments to Steven W. O'Grady and Anthony S. Lloyd in the amounts of $145,808 and $18,577, respectively, during 2024.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
OB occasionally provides bonuses to employees to recognize extraordinary efforts on behalf of the organization.

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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 de desarrollo Integral 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
2024
Filed
27 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202503009349301105

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