International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Operation Blessing International Relief & Development Corp
VIRGINIA BCH, VA
Total revenue
$78.2M
Total expenses
$76.9M
Net assets
$35.3M
Grants received
$59.6M
130 grants
EIN
541382657
Tax year
2024
Mission
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.
Programs
2 programs
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.
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.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
17 listed
RONDA F SHERMAN
VICE PRESIDENT
$187K
55 hrs/wk
GORDON P ROBERTSON
PRESIDENT / DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
RANDY J MORELL
SECRETARY
—
1 hrs/wk
CHERYL P MCLESKEY
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
Christian E Bunse
Director (As of July 12, 2024)
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1 hrs/wk
DAVID MELILLI
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
DAVID PENTECOST
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
THOMAS DAUGHERTY
DIRECTOR (Until July 12, 2024)
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1 hrs/wk
JAMES R BARR JR
VICE PRESIDENT / CFO
—
5 hrs/wk
MARVIN B EDWARDS
VICE PRESIDENT
—
20 hrs/wk
DREW P FRIEDRICH III
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
$195K
50 hrs/wk
Steven W O'Grady
Former Vice President (Until Feb. 13, 2024)
$169K
0ANTHONY S LLOYD
SR. DIR. - U.S. DISASTER REL. (Until Oct. 23, 2024)
$120K
50 hrs/wk
Keffenie Quezada
Senior DIRector INT'L Operations
$120K
50 hrs/wk
CHASE DELANS
DIRector INT'L PROGRAMS (Europe & Asia)
$116K
50 hrs/wk
BRIDGET HART
Senior Planned Giving Specialist
$115K
50 hrs/wk
HOLLY E COMBS
Senior Dir. Marketing & Communications
$114K
50 hrs/wk
Independent contractors
Tim Kilpatrick Tree Service
Tree Removal - Disaster Relief
Staffmark Investment LLC
Staffing
Chandler Tree Removal
Tree Removal - Disaster Relief
Total Quality Logistics
Shipping Services
Roslan & Associates PR LLC
Public Relations
Grants received
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$59.6M from 51 funders · 130 grants · 2017–2024
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