Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation
Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation is a public charity based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It supports relief and development work addressing needs that include hunger, medical care, clean water, child development, and disaster response.
Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation at a glance
In short: Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation gave $417K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $42K), mostly in Virginia. 80% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $416,598
- -70.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- +150.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $41,660
- -88.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $22,500
- Total assets
- $43,533,486
- +1.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 80% first-time grantees (8 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Virginia (58% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation
- Contact
Mailing address: 977 Centerville Turnpike, Virginia Beach, VA 23463
Phone: (757) 226-3401
Website: https://ob.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Obdrs ($217K). Together the top 10 received $417K.
Grant Size Distribution
49 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 39 grants of 49 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grants went to recipients in multiple states. By grant dollars, Virginia received 58%, Tennessee 12%, California 10%, Texas 8%, and North Carolina 8%. The listed grants also included recipients in Florida and New York.
The organization’s website describes current work in more than 65 countries and territories and a historical presence in more than 120. Its 2025 filing reports disaster responses in 12 countries and U.S. responses to 10 disasters.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation open to new grantees?
80%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 8 of 10 grantees (80%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $22K; repeat grants $121K. How we count
Medians: $20K first-time, $121K repeat.
- 10% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−17%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $157K (2023) to $1.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $417K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Obdrs VA Beach, VA | Disaster Relief | $217,345 |
| One Generation Away Franklin, TN | Hunger Relief | $50,000 |
| Youth With a Mission Asheville Inc Asheville, NC | Hurricane Relief | $31,310 |
| Mercury One Irving, TX | Humanitarian Relief | $25,000 |
| Virginia Symphony Norfolk, VA | Sponsor Handel's Messiah | $25,000 |
| Harvest Christian Fellowship Riverside, CA | Wildfire Relief | $20,000 |
| Bel Air Presbyterian Church La, CA | Wildfire Relief | $19,710 |
| Restoration Fellowship Church Sarasota, FL | Hurricane Relief | $10,580 |
| Gift of Life International Inc Fresh Meadows, NY | Pediatric Heart Surgeries | $10,153 |
| Living Waters Family Worshp Gun Barrel City, TX | Christmas Outreach | $7,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The 2025 grants total covers 10 grants; the 2024 and 2023 grant totals each cover four grants.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $43,533,486 | $78,244,217 | $76,873,204 | $416,598 | 10 | $1,346,757 |
| 2024 | $42,830,635 | $76,769,441 | $82,665,551 | $1,415,047 | 4 | $1,565,744 |
| 2023 | $55,696,504 | $90,081,546 | $87,356,984 | $157,319 | 4 | $580,209 |
| 2022 | $46,516,514 | $96,480,836 | $84,176,731 | $503,631 | 12 | $8,873 |
| 2021 | $35,286,743 | $91,567,341 | $84,524,449 | $505,619 | 19 | $1,322 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to bring help and hope to people in need through compassionate, Christ-centered relief and development programs. Its website identifies disaster response, hunger relief, clean water, medical care, and child development as core areas, alongside longer-term work in education, income generation, and community empowerment.
Its 2025 filing describes U.S. food distribution through a network of community-based hunger-relief partners, as well as international medical clinics, medical supplies, surgeries, community health volunteers, income-generation activities, clean-water projects, and responses to natural disasters and humanitarian crises. The filing reports that the organization distributed more than 27 million pounds of food and beverages in the United States during FY25 and responded to 10 U.S. disasters during that year.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the organization reported 10 grants totaling $416,598. Grants ranged from $7,500 to $217,345, with a median grant of $22,500.
Among the largest grants were $217,345 to OBDRS in Virginia Beach for disaster relief; $50,000 to One Generation Away in Franklin, Tennessee, for hunger relief; $31,310 to Youth With a Mission Asheville for hurricane relief; and $25,000 each to Mercury One for humanitarian relief and the Virginia Symphony to sponsor Handel’s Messiah. Other listed grants included $20,000 to Harvest Christian Fellowship and $19,710 to Bel Air Presbyterian Church for wildfire relief, and $10,580 to Restoration Fellowship Church for hurricane relief.
The supported organizations describe a range of work. Youth With a Mission Asheville says it hosts short-term youth mission teams, provides college-level missions instruction, and continues ministry to homeless people. Mercury One describes itself as a humanitarian aid and education organization that supports community capacity, veterans, people in crisis, and persecuted religious communities. Gift of Life International says it facilitates free medical services, primarily for children with heart defects and similar illnesses who otherwise lack access.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Gordon P. Robertson as president and director. Listed directors are Cheryl P. McLeskey, Christian E. Bunse, David Melilli, and David Pentecost. Thomas Daugherty is listed as a director until July 12, 2024. The filing also lists James R. Barr Jr. as vice president and CFO; Marvin B. Edwards and Ronda F. Sherman as vice presidents; and Randy J. Morell as secretary.
Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation is led by Gordon P. Robertson, President & Director on every filing since 2021; 8 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gordon P. Robertson
President & Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anthony S. Lloyd
Senior Director - U.s. Disaster Rel.
Senior Director - U.s. Disaster Real. → Senior Director - U.s. Disaster Rel., 2023
On filings since 2021
50 hrs/week
$120K (2021) → $120K (2025)
Chase Delans
Director Int'l Programs
Director International Programs → Director Int'l Programs, 2025
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$105K (2024) → $116K (2025)
Holly E. Combs
Senior Director Marketing & Communications
Director Integrated Media → Senior Director Marketing & Communications, 2025
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$110K (2024) → $114K (2025)
Keffenie Quezada
Senior Director Int'l Operations
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$120K (2025)
Cheryl P. McLeskey
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Melilli
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Pentecost
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Daugherty
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christian E Bunse
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bridget Hart
Senior Planned Giving Specialist
Regional Philanthropy Manager → Senior Planned Giving Specialist, 2025
On filings since 2021
50 hrs/week
$112K (2021) → $115K (2025)
Ronda F. Sherman
Vice President
On filings since 2021
55 hrs/week
$178K (2021) → $187K (2025)
Steven W O'Grady
Former Vice President
Vice President → Former Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
$165K (2021) → $169K (2025)
Drew P. Friedrich III
Chief Operating Officer
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$198K (2024) → $195K (2025)
James R. Barr Jr.
Vice President & CFO
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marvin B. Edwards
Vice President
On filings since 2021
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randy J. Morell
Secretary
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Jeffrey C. Westling (2021–2024) — Chief of Staff
- Former: Mason Pigue (2024) — Director Intl Disaster Relief
- Former: A. E. Robertson (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Stephanie Guzman-Harper (2023) — Regional Field Rep. Manager
- Former: Britni Adkins (2022) — Director - Procurement & Corp. Rel.
- Former: G. Conoly Phillips (2021) — Director
- Former: Ninette Moody (2021) — Regional Philanthropy Manager
- Former: Ronald C. Oates (2021) — Director - Humanitarian Relief
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $195K, to Drew P Friedrich III (Chief Operating Officer). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation
How much does Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation give each year?
Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation gave $417K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.4M across 4 grants.
What is Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation's typical grant size?
Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation's median grant in 2025 was $22,500, and its average grant was $41,660, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation that year got $22K on average.
Where does Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation give grants?
Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation gives mostly in Virginia: 58% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Tennessee (12%) and California (10%).
Does Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 10 grants with a stated purpose on Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation's largest grantees?
Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation's largest 2025 grantees include Obdrs ($217,345), One Generation Away ($50,000) and Youth With a Mission Asheville Inc ($31,310), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 72% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation?
Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation reported $43.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $78.2M.
What does Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to bring help and hope to people in need through compassionate, Christ-centered relief and development programs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation?
Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check ob.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation's EIN?
Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1382657. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 18, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 24, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS October 27, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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