Operation Blessing Disaster Relief Services Inc

Analysis

Operation Blessing Disaster Relief Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Virginia BCH, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2023, Operation Blessing Disaster Relief Services Inc reported income of $114k and spending of $311k, spending 272% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income fell from $237k to $114k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2020, when income rose by 188%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Operation Blessing Disaster Relief Services Inc sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 40th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern Junction Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($114k), Pochuck Valley Volunteer Fire Department ($114k) and Reed Kentucky Fire Department Inc ($114k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $187k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $187k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.