Operation Blessing of Southwest Chicagoland

Analysis

Operation Blessing of Southwest Chicagoland is a registered charity in United States, based in Alsip, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2022, Operation Blessing of Southwest Chicagoland reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.3m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2022, income fell from $3.2m to $1.4m (-57%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Operation Blessing of Southwest Chicagoland sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yedidim USA Inc ($1.4m), Hale Hauoli Hawaii ($1.4m) and YMCA of Steuben County Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $28k. At year end it held assets of $626k against liabilities of $394k, net assets of $231k. It reported 1 employees.