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OPERATION BLESSING INTERNATIONAL RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT CORP

EIN 54-1382657 VIRGINIA BCH, VA

Revenue 2024
$78,244,217
Expenses 2024
$76,873,204

Program services were 91.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
Q330
Classification
1000
Street
977 CENTERVILLE TPKE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

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.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $78,244,217
    Expenses
    $76,873,204
    Contributions
    $76,871,168
    Grants paid
    $49,271,094
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $76,769,441
    Expenses
    $82,665,551
    Contributions
    $75,185,705
    Grants paid
    $57,606,759
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $90,081,546
    Expenses
    $87,356,984
    Contributions
    $89,463,232
    Grants paid
    $62,860,928

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $96,480,836
    Expenses
    $84,176,731
    Assets (EOY)
    $46,516,514

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $91,567,341
    Expenses
    $84,524,449
    Assets (EOY)
    $35,286,743

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $84,325,505
    Expenses
    $78,311,535
    Assets (EOY)
    $33,932,867

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $116,365,034
    Expenses
    $115,833,835
    Assets (EOY)
    $21,587,236

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $276,331,394
    Expenses
    $272,605,727
    Assets (EOY)
    $31,974,163

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $346,260,172
    Expenses
    $345,176,480
    Assets (EOY)
    $120,425,983

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $307,614,619
    Expenses
    $308,223,981
    Assets (EOY)
    $43,343,133

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $255,990,983
    Expenses
    $257,879,776
    Assets (EOY)
    $102,608,071

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

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

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Grants received

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

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

  • THE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK INC

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

  • OB DISASTER RELIEF SERVICES INC

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

  • OB JAPAN

    HUMANITARIAN · JA · controlled entity

  • OB HAITI

    HUMANITARIAN · HA · controlled entity

  • OB KENYA LIMITED

    HUMANITARIAN · KE · controlled entity

  • OPERATION BENDICION MEXICO AC

    HUMANITARIAN · MX · controlled entity

  • ASSOCIATION de desarrollo Integral OPERACION BENDICION

    HUMANITARIAN · GT · controlled entity

  • OPERACAION BENDICION HONDURAS

    HUMANITARIAN · HO · controlled entity

  • OPERACION BENDICION INTERNACIONAL PERU

    HUMANITARIAN · PE · controlled entity

  • FUNDACJA OPERATION BLESSING POLSKA

    HUMANITARIAN · PL · controlled entity

  • REGENT UNIVERSITY

    501(c)(3) · EDUCATION · VA

Declared as related by

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.