Blessings International

Analysis

Blessings International is a registered charity in United States, based in Broken Arrow, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 August 2023, Blessings International reported income of $5.3m and spending of $5.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $5.0m to $5.3m (+6.6%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Blessings International sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth for Understanding USA Inc ($5.3m), Concordia Summit Inc ($5.3m) and Grant Foundation ($5.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.5% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $357k (6.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $796k. At year end it held assets of $6.7m against liabilities of $79k, net assets of $6.6m. It reported 24 employees.