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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 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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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 255,849,763 | 307,382,795 | 346,016,145 | 276,217,670 | 116,231,440 | 1,301,697,813 |
| 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 | 255,849,763 | 307,382,795 | 346,016,145 | 276,217,670 | 116,231,440 | 1,301,697,813 |
| 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).. | 600,919,881 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 700,777,932 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 255,849,763 | 307,382,795 | 346,016,145 | 276,217,670 | 116,231,440 | 1,301,697,813 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 5,515 | 4,087 | 11,461 | 62,809 | 138,556 | 222,428 |
| 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 | 1,301,920,241 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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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8
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 2018 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-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
| a From 2013....... | ||||
| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2013 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2018. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2014...... | ||||
| b Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2018..... | ||||
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| Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 | M.G. ROBERTSON, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD UNTIL APRIL 2018, AND A.E. ROBERTSON, DIRECTOR ARE MARRIED. THEIR SON, GORDON ROBERTSON, IS THE PRESIDENT AND 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 | 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, 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 OB.org. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c | The Audit Committee has responsibility for oversight and acceptance of the audit and for recommending to the board the retention or termination of the auditor. The Board has appointment responsibility for the auditor. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a | IN ADDITION TO VOLUNTEER MEDICAL TEAMS, OB MOBLIZES LOCAL HEALTH CARE PROMOTERS CALLED COMMUNITY HEALTH VOLUNTEERS THAT PROVIDE FREE MEDICAL SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS ALLOWING REMOTE POPULATIONS ACCESS TO PRIMARY HEALTHCARE. OPERATION BLESSING WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN FEEDING HUNGRY PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD IN FY19, INCLUDING FEEDING PROGRAMS IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS EL SALVADOR, HAITI, ISRAEL, KENYA, LESOTHO AND UGANDA. DURING FY19 OB RESPONDED TO HURRICANES THROUGHOUT THE CARRIBBEAN INCLUDING HURRICANE MICHAEL IN EL SALVADOR, HURRICANE WILLA IN MEXICO AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION THAT BROUGHT SEVERE FLOODING TO SINALOA MEXICO WHERE OB DISTRIBUTED HYGIENE KITS AND WATER FILTERS. SEISMIC ACTIVITY CREATED NATURAL DISASTERS IN JAPAN AND INDONESIA, WHICH RESULTED IN A TSUNAMI, AND OPERATION BLESSING PROVIDED CLEAN WATER, SOLAR LIGHTS, DEBRIS CLEAN UP AND OTHER IMMEDIATE AID TO ASSIST THE VICTIMS OF THE QUAKES. OB ALSO ASSISTED VICTIMS OF THE VOLCAN DE FUEGO ERUPTION IN GUATEMALA WITH HYGIENE SUPPLIES, FOOD PACKS, AND WATER PURIFICATION DEVICES. IN FY19, OPERATION BLESSING EQUIPPED INDIVIDUALS WITH MARKETABLE JOB SKILLS AND SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS EL SALVADOR, MEXICO, HONDURAS, JORDAN, PAKISTAN, PERU, MAURITANIA, KENYA, AND ISRAEL. 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. IN 12 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, OB WATER PROGRAMS USED A COMBINATION OF TECHNIQUES TO BRING SAFE WATER TO COMMUNITIES SUCH AS POINT OF USE CHLORINE GENERATION DEVICES AND WATER FILTRATION. IN HAITI, CHLORINE PRODUCTION HELPED DISINFECT WATER AND PREVENT THE SPREAD OF DISEASE. OB PROVIDES CARE FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN RESCUED FROM HUMAN TRAFFICKING, THROUGH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND PROGRAMS TO COMBAT MALNUTRITION. OB BUILDS AND RENOVATES SCHOOLS, PROVIDES SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS, TRAINS TEENS IN VOCATIONAL SKILLS, AND INCORPORATES FEEDING PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO SUCCEED. ADDITIONALLY, OB WORKS TO COMBAT CHILD TRAFFICKING THROUGH PREVENTION PROGRAMS, SUPPORTS RESCUE MISSIONS, AND PROVIDES RESTORATION FOR THOSE WHO ARE RESCUED OUT OF SLAVERY WITH VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, COUNSELING, AND RENOVATIONS OF SAFE HOMES. IN FY19, OB BENEFITTED CHILDREN IN EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HAITI, HONDURAS, ISRAEL, JAPAN, JORDAN, KENYA, LESOTHO, LIBERIA, MEXICO, PERU, AND UGANDA. |
| 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 MORE THAN 80 COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS IN DOZENS OF CITIES ACROSS THE U.S. THESE PARTNERS IN TURN SERVE ROUGHLY 4,500 LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES AND HUNGER RELIEF AGENCIES NATIONWIDE. MILLIONS BENEFITTED DURING FY19 FROM THE FOOD, BEVERAGES AND OTHER PRODUCTS THAT WE DISTRIBUTED TO OUR NETWORK. CURRENTLY, OB 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 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 | A FIRST RESPONDER IN TIMES OF DISASTER, OPERATION BLESSING'S DOMESTIC DISASTER RELIEF TEAMS RESPONDED TO 6 U.S. DISASTERS IN FY19. OPERATION BLESSING'S DOMESTIC DISASTER RELIEF TEAMS HELPED COMMUNITIES IN CRISIS BY PROVIDING RELIEF TO TORNADO VICTIMS IN ALABAMA, FLOODING VICTIMS IN NEBRASKA, AND WILDFIRE VICTIMS IN CALIFORNIA. OPERATION BLESSING ALSO ASSISTED IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE FLORENCE IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA, AFTER HURRICANE MICHAEL IN FLORIDA, and finalized its response to the 2017 hurricane in Lumberton, North Carolina. We also supported our local community by providing BLANKETS AND PORTABLE HEATERS in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia during the winter of 2019. OB'S INTERNATIONAL RELIEF CREWS COMPLETED THEIR DISASTER RELIEF EFFORT AFTER A YEAR OF PROVIDING CLEAN WATER AND OTHER RELIEF AID TO THE VICTIMS OF HURRICANE MARIA WHICH HIT PUERTO RICO IN THE FALL OF 2017. OB PROVIDED ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER THROUGH CHLORINATION AND FILTRATION TECHNIQUES, SOLAR LIGHTS FOR POWER OUTTAGES, FOOD AND HYGIENE SUPPLIES AND PROVIDED BUILDING REPAIR TO STRUCTURES THROUGHOUT THE ISLAND. |
| Form 990, Part VIII | OB RECEIVED $11,467,578 IN CASH FROM THE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC., A RELATED ORGANIZATION, AND $568,735 IN RENT AND SERVICES FOR A TOTAL CONTRIBUTION RECEIVED OF $12,036,313. |
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