Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) .... | 220,169,204 | 267,069,620 | 338,190,382 | 255,849,763 | 307,382,795 | 1,388,661,764 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 220,169,204 | 267,069,620 | 338,190,382 | 255,849,763 | 307,382,795 | 1,388,661,764 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 592,269,033 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 796,392,731 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 220,169,204 | 267,069,620 | 338,190,382 | 255,849,763 | 307,382,795 | 1,388,661,764 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 5,384 | 7,312 | 5,300 | 5,515 | 4,087 | 27,598 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | 1,388,689,362 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2015 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015 |
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Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015: | ||||
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| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| c Excess from 2013....... | ||||
| d From 2014....... | ||||
| e From 2015....... | ||||
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| Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 | M.G. Robertson, Chairman of the board, and A.E. Robertson, Director are married. Their son, Gordon Robertson, serves on the Board as well. |
| Form 990, Part VI, 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, Line 12c | Operation Blessing monitors the compliance with its Conflict of Interest policy during performance evaluations and the review of the annual questionnaires. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a & 15b | 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, Line 19 | Operation Blessing will make its audited financial statements publicly available by providing copies on request and also posts the statements on OperationBlessing.org. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c | The Board of Directors has oversight responsibility and appointment responsibility for the audit and independent auditors, respectively. |
| Form 990, Part III | Operation Blessing International is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, humanitarian organization with a mission to demonstrate God's love by alleviating human need and suffering in the United States and around the world. Implementing programs that include disaster relief, medical aid, hunger relief, orphan care, safe water and livelihood/microenterprise, OBI made a significant impact in the lives of almost 12.6 million people and secured gift-in-kind donations totaling $286,270,434 during fiscal year 2016. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a | Operation Blessing was instrumental in feeding millions of hungry people around the world in FY16, including feeding programs for children in Peru, Kenya, El Salvador, Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Lesotho. In the aftermath of disasters, teams aided residents with emergency food and relief, debris cleanup and rebuilding efforts. OBI helped desperate families fleeing from ISIS by providing warm blankets, cooking stoves and mattresses along with essential staples. In FY16, Operation Blessing equipped individuals with marketable job skills and small business opportunities in countries such as Guatemala, Honduras, Kenya, Peru, El Salvador, Mexico, Pakistan, and Israel. From training in cosmetology and baking to community vegetable gardens and sewing centers, OBI is providing those in need with the resources and skills to sustain their families and develop stronger communities. During this last fiscal year, Operation Blessing built 897 wells in communities lacking clean drinking water, benefiting over 398,251 people in countries such as Afghanistan, Myanmar and Peru. Community water systems and filters in places like Honduras and Kenya are providing families with access to safe water, and in Haiti and Liberia ongoing chlorine production is helping disinfect water and prevent the spread of cholera. Through feeding programs, educational assistance, life skills training, medical care and more, OBI is reaching orphans and vulnerable children such as street kids, child trafficking victims, and children battling poverty and malnutrition. In FY16, OBI helped at-risk children and youth in countries such as Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Liberia, Peru, Haiti, Bolivia, Cambodia, Costa Rica, India, Ethiopia, Dominican Republic, Uganda, Rwanda, Ghana, Lesotho, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Thailand, Nigeria, Iraq, South Sudan, Indonesia and the Philippines. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4b | The HSF's fleet of tractor-trailer trucks transports millions of pounds of food, relief products and disaster relief supplies to a network of more than 90 community-based partners in dozens of cities across the U.S. These partners in turn serve roughly 5,000 local food pantries and hunger relief agencies nationwide. Currently, OBI has a 65,000 square foot distribution center in Chesapeake, Virginia; a 45,000 square-foot distribution center in Grand Prairie, Texas; a 60,000 square-foot storm headquarters distribution center in Ocala, Florida; and a 23,000 square-foot food distribution center in Bristol, Virginia, 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 response to tornadoes and deadly flooding across the United States, Operation Blessing deployed skilled teams of disaster relief staff to assess damage and execute a strategic response. Meeting with local officials and setting up mass volunteer management, Operation Blessing provided immediate assistance in the way of emergency meals from a mobile kitchen and distributed safe drinking water. Staff and volunteers helped elderly and disabled individuals, single mothers and uninsured home owners salvage their belongings, remove debris, tarp roofs and gut damaged flooring and sheetrock. Tornadoes: On April 10th, OBI responded to Rochelle, IL., within hours of an EF-4 tornado. On May 11th, OBI deployed a team to Van, TX, to provide aid after a line of severe thunderstorms brought an EF-3 tornado that took the life of two residents and left a trail of damage for miles. On December 26th, 12 tornadoes hit in North and Central Texas, leaving 13 people dead and hundreds without homes. Garland, TX, where OBI set up its base of operations, was hit by an EF-4 tornado with winds up to 180 mph. Flooding: On May 25th, OBI responded to the record breaking Memorial Day flooding in San Marcos, TX. The Blanco River had risen from 5 feet at 9:00 pm to 41 feet by 1:00 am. In October, a once-in-a-1,000-year flood hit parts of Central and Eastern South Carolina. OBI set up its base of operations in Columbia, SC to assist victims affected by the 25 inches of rain and resulting flooding. In the first week of March, over 26 inches of rain triggered widespread flooding in Louisiana and OBI provided disaster relief services in the community of Robert, LA. |
| Form 990, Part VIII | OBI received $10,711,801 in cash from The Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc., a related organization, and $442,067 in rent and services for a total contribution received of $11,153,868. |
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