| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: |
TO DEMONSTRATE GOD'S LOVE BY ALLEVIATING HUMAN NEED AND SUFFERING WORLDWIDE. OBI CARRIED OUT PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT SERVED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE DURING FY23. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A: |
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 BEAUTICIAN 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 FY23, OB RESPONDED TO NATURAL DISASTERS AND HUMAN CRISISES AROUND THE WORLD. THIS INCLUDES RESPONDING TO DISASTERS IN 10 COUNTRIES. THIS INCLUDES REPONSES IN THE PHILIPPINES, INDONESIA, KENYA, NIGERIA, POLAND, THAILAND, TURKEY, HAITI, PERU AND UKRAINE. OPERATION BLESSING FORMALLY OPENED ITS POLAND OFFICE IN JUNE 2022 AND CONTINUED LONG TERM RECOVERY EFFORTS THROUGH FOOD AND NON-FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS, PROVISION OF HOT MEALS AND THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION OF HEATERS AND SOLID FUEL. OPERATION BLESSING RESPONDED QUICKLY TO THE DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY. JUST DAYS AFTER EARTHQUAKES DECIMATED A HUGE SWATH OF TURKEY, AN OPERATION BLESSING CONVOY DROVE THROUGH THE NIGHT TO REACH OUR DISASTER RELIEF TEAM ON THE GROUND WITH TRUCKLOADS OF VITAL RELIEF SUPPLIES. OPERATION BLESSING WAS QUICKLY ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE VITAL SUPPLIES IN SOME OF THE HARDEST-HIT AREAS. WE SET UP DISTRIBUTION CENTERS AND KITCHENS WITH STOVES TO COOK HOT MEALS. WE HANDED OUT RELIEF ITEMS LIKE FOOD, DRINKS, DIAPERS, FUEL, AND SOLAR LIGHTS. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, OPERATION BLESSING PROVIDED HELP, MEDICAL CARE, COMFORT, AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, HOPE. IN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, OB UTILIZED A VARIETY OF TECHNIQUES TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO WATER IN COMMUNITIES THROUGH WELLS AND COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS, DISINFECTING WATER THROUGH POINT OF USE CHLORINE GENERATION DEVICES, AND WATER FILTRATION. |
| FORM 990 PART III, LINE 4B: |
THE HSF'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 PARTNERS IN DOZENS OF CITIES ACROSS THE U.S. THESE PARTNERS IN TURN SERVE A ROBUST NETWORK OF LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES AND HUNGER RELIEF AGENCIES NATIONWIDE. CURRENTLY, OB HAS A 65,000 SQUARE FOOT DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA; A 104,000 SQUARE-FOOT DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS; A 60,000 SQUARE-FOOT STORM HEADQUARTERS DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN OCALA, FLORIDA; AND A 60,000 SQUARE-FOOT FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN BRISTOL, TENNESSEE TO HELP REACH IMPOVERISHED FAMILIES IN APPALACHIA. 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. |
| FORM 990 PART III, LINE 4C: |
IN PORT CHARLOTTE, FL OPERATION BLESSING'S U.S. DISASTER RELIEF TEAM RESPONDED AFTER THE DEVASTATING CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE IAN RAVAGED THE AREA. DURING THE DISASTER, OUR TEAM MET LINDA. LINDA SHELTERED IN HER BATHTUB AS THE STORM RAGED OVER HER. ONCE IT HAD PASSED, SHE CAME OUT TO DRENCHED CARPETS, DRIPPING CEILINGS, AND A ROOF THAT WAS NEARLY GONE. OPERATION BLESSING CLEANED HER YARD; TARPED HER ROOF; REMOVED SATURATED, ROTTEN FURNITURE, AND RELOCATED HER BELONGINGS TO A MORE PROTECTED AREA. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 |
A.E. ROBERTSON, DIRECTOR, IS THE MOTHER OF GORDON ROBERTSON, THE PRESIDENT, WHO SERVES ON THE BOARD AS WELL. MRS. ADELIA "DEDE" ROBERTSON, BELOVED WIFE OF M.G. "PAT" ROBERTSON AND MOTHER OF GORDON ROBERTSON, DIED ON APRIL 19TH, 2022 AT HER HOME IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. SHE WAS 94. MRS. ROBERTSON WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF OPERATION BLESSING'S BOARD AND CONTINUED AS A VALUED MEMBER OF THE BOARD UNTIL HER DEATH. SHE WAS SELECTED CHRISTIAN WOMAN OF THE YEAR IN 1986 AND SAID HER GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS "RAISING FOUR WONDERFUL CHILDREN WHO LOVE AND SERVE THE LORD." |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B |
OPERATION BLESSING PREPARES A DRAFT OF THE 990 WHICH IS REVIEWED BY KPMG AND THE CFO. THE REVISED 990 IS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW. FURTHER REVISIONS ARE CONFIRMED BY KPMG. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C |
EACH OFFICER AND DIRECTOR IS REQUIRED TO REPORT ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE PRESIDENT AS SOON AS PRACTICAL AFTER THEY BECOME AWARE OF SUCH A CONFLICT. EACH OFFICER AND DIRECTOR IS ALSO REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY COMPLETE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE. OPERATION BLESSING WILL MONITOR COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY DETERMINING WHETHER CONFLICTS EXIST DURING THE REVIEW OF ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRES COMPLETED BY OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EXCLUDING ANY CONFLICTED PERSONS, WILL HAVE FINAL APPROVAL OF ANY CORRECTIVE MEASURES OR IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. SUCH RESTRICTIONS WILL REQUIRE EXCLUDING CONFLICTED PERSONS FROM DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF TRANSACTIONS BENEFITTING THEM, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 |
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION WHICH INCLUDES THE PRESIDENT, ALL VICE PRESIDENTS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES EVERY THREE YEARS. THIS PROCESS INCLUDES SECURING COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA FROM AN INDEPENDENT SOURCE, REVIEWING THE DATA TO ENSURE THAT THE COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 |
OPERATION BLESSING WILL MAKE ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE BY PROVIDING COPIES ON REQUEST AND ALSO POSTS THE STATEMENTS ON OB.ORG. |
| FORM 990 PART VIII, LINE 1D: |
OB RECEIVED $14,518,972 IN CASH FROM THE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC., A RELATED ORGANIZATION, AND $1,030,524 IN RENT AND SERVICES FOR A TOTAL CONTRIBUTION RECEIVED OF $15,549,496. |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.