SCHEDULE F(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Statement of Activities Outside the United States
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OMB No. 1545-0047
2017
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
OPERATION BLESSING INTERNATIONAL
RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Employer identification number

54-1382657
Part I
General Information on Activities Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 14b.
1
For grantmakers. Does the organization maintain records to substantiate the amount of its grants and
other assistance, the grantees’ eligibility for the grants or assistance, and the selection criteria used
to award the grants or assistance? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2
For grantmakers. Describe in Part V the organization’s procedures for monitoring the use of its grants and other assistance outside the United States.
3
Activites per Region. (The following Part I, line 3 table can be duplicated if additional space is needed.)
(a) Region (b) Number of offices in the region (c) Number of employees, agents, and independent contractors in region (d) Activities conducted in region (by type) (e.g., fundraising, program services, investments, grants to recipients located in the region) (e) If activity listed in (d) is a program service, describe specific type of
service(s) in region		 (f) Total expenditures
for and investments
in region
Central America and the Caribbean 4 141 Program Services Indigent & Disaster 194,529,652
East Asia and the Pacific 12 95 Program Services Indigent & Disaster 1,969,327
Middle East and North Africa 2 3 Program Services Indigent Relief 1,226,432
North America 1 10 Program Services Indigent & Disaster 1,418,228
Russia and the Newly Independent States 3 49 Program Services Indigent Relief 269,934
South America 1 14 Program Services Indigent Relief 634,862
South Asia 1 2 Program Services Indigent Relief 741,956
Sub-Saharan Africa 4 38 Program Services Indigent & Disaster 6,239,952
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
3a Sub-total ..... 28 352 207,030,343
b Total from continuation sheets to Part I ...      
c Totals (add lines 3a and 3b) 28 352 207,030,343
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.Cat. No. 50082W Schedule F (Form 990) 2017
Schedule F (Form 990) 2017
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Part II
Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations or Entities Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 15, for any recipient who received more than $5,000. Part II can be duplicated if additional space is needed.
1 (a) Name of organization (b) IRS code section
and EIN (if applicable)		 (c) Region (d) Purpose of
grant 		(e) Amount of
cash grant 		(f) Manner of
cash
disbursement 		(g) Amount
of non-cash
assistance 		(h) Description
of non-cash
assistance 		(i) Method of
valuation
(book, FMV,
appraisal, other)
Central America and the Caribbean ANTI-TRAFFIC 10,000        
Central America and the Caribbean HUMANITARIAN 10,000        
Central America and the Caribbean ANTI-TRAFFIC 16,000        
Central America and the Caribbean HUMANITARIAN 16,435        
Central America and the Caribbean HUMANITARIAN 17,400        
Central America and the Caribbean HUMANITARIAN 70,000        
East Asia and the Pacific HUMANITARIAN 583,893        
East Asia and the Pacific HUMANITARIAN 554,475        
East Asia and the Pacific HUMANITARIAN 141,787        
East Asia and the Pacific HUMANITARIAN 75,376        
East Asia and the Pacific HUMANITARIAN 66,898        
East Asia and the Pacific HUMANITARIAN 65,270        
East Asia and the Pacific HUMANITARIAN 65,000        
East Asia and the Pacific HUMANITARIAN 52,115        
East Asia and the Pacific HUMANITARIAN 41,162        
East Asia and the Pacific HUMANITARIAN 20,000        
East Asia and the Pacific HUMANITARIAN 7,885        
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) HUMANITARIAN 66,002        
Middle East and North Africa HUMANITARIAN 537,727        
Middle East and North Africa HUMANITARIAN 285,819        
Middle East and North Africa HUMANITARIAN 69,600        
Russia and the Newly Independent States HUMANITARIAN 226,380        
South Asia ANTI-TRAFFIC 13,346        
South Asia HUMANITARIAN 308,757        
South Asia HUMANITARIAN 227,704        
South Asia HUMANITARIAN 26,670        
South Asia HUMANITARIAN 6,893        
Sub-Saharan Africa HUMANITARIAN 104,233        
Sub-Saharan Africa HUMANITARIAN 78,000        
Sub-Saharan Africa HUMANITARIAN 26,742        
Sub-Saharan Africa HUMANITARIAN 25,000        
Sub-Saharan Africa HUMANITARIAN 25,000        
Sub-Saharan Africa HUMANITARIAN 24,000        
Sub-Saharan Africa HUMANITARIAN 19,645        
Sub-Saharan Africa HUMANITARIAN 15,827        
Sub-Saharan Africa HUMANITARIAN 15,700        
Sub-Saharan Africa HUMANITARIAN 12,000        
Sub-Saharan Africa HUMANITARIAN 10,000        
Sub-Saharan Africa HUMANITARIAN 7,964        
Sub-Saharan Africa HUMANITARIAN 5,900        
2 Enter total number of recipient organizations listed above that are recognized as charities by the foreign country, recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS, or for which the grantee or counsel has provided a section 501(c)(3) equivalency letter .......MediumBullet
 
3 Enter total number of other organizations or entities .......................MediumBullet
 
Schedule F (Form 990) 2017
Schedule F (Form 990) 2017Page 3
Part III
Grants and Other Assistance to Individuals Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 16.
Part III can be duplicated if additional space is needed.
(a) Type of grant or assistance (b) Region (c) Number of recipients (d) Amount of
cash grant 		(e) Manner of cash
disbursement 		(f) Amount of
non-cash
assistance 		(g) Description
of non-cash
assistance 		(h) Method of
valuation
(book, FMV,
appraisal, other)
SEE PART V Central America and the Caribbean       192,223,516 SEE PART V WHOLESALE
SEE PART V Middle East and North Africa       1,673 SEE PART V WHOLESALE
SEE PART V North America       307,855 SEE PART V WHOLESALE
SEE PART V Sub-Saharan Africa       5,221,412 SEE PART V WHOLESALE
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
Schedule F (Form 990) 2017
Schedule F (Form 990) 2017
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Part IV
Foreign Forms
1 Was the organization a U.S. transferor of property to a foreign corporation during the tax year? If "Yes,"the organization may be required to file Form 926, Return by a U.S. Transferor of Property to a Foreign Corporation (see Instructions for Form 926). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Did the organization have an interest in a foreign trust during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to separately file Form 3520, Annual Return to Report Transactions with Foreign Trusts and Receipt of Certain Foreign Gifts, and/or Form 3520-A, Annual Information Return of Foreign Trust With a U.S. Owner (see Instructions for Forms 3520 and 3520-A; don't file with Form 990). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Did the organization have an ownership interest in a foreign corporation during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 5471, Information Return of U.S. Persons with Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations. (see Instructions for Form 5471). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 Was the organization a direct or indirect shareholder of a passive foreign investment company or a qualified electing fund during the tax year? If “Yes,” the organization may be required to file Form 8621, Information Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund. (see Instructions for Form 8621) .
5 Did the organization have an ownership interest in a foreign partnership during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 8865, Return of U.S. Persons with Respect to Certain Foreign Partnerships (see Instructions for Form 8865). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 Did the organization have any operations in or related to any boycotting countries during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to separately file Form 5713, International Boycott Report (see Instructions for Form 5713; don't file with Form 990).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Schedule F (Form 990) 2017
Schedule F (Form 990) 2017
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Part V
Supplemental Information
Provide the information required by Part I, line 2 (monitoring of funds); Part I, line 3, column (f) (accounting method; amounts of investments vs. expenditures per region); Part II, line 1 (accounting method); Part III (accounting method); and Part III, column (c) (estimated number of recipients), as applicable. Also complete this part to provide any additional information (see instructions).
ReturnReference Explanation
Part I, Line 2 Operation Blessing monitors international grants made in one or more of the following ways: 1) Review written reports on use of funds. 2) Personal visits to selected projects funded by the grants. 3) Personal knowledge of grantee's use of funds and 4) Internal audit tests on sample basis to determine compliance with policy.
SCHEDULE F, PART III, COLUMN (A) IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, OPERATION BLESSING HAS OFFICES LOCATED IN THE COUNTRIES OF EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, AND HAITI; AS WELL AS PARTNERS IN CUBA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, AND NICARAGUA. IN THIS REGION, OBI PROVIDED AID IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: GIK MEDICINES, SAFE WATER, DISASTER RELIEF, MEDICAL CARE, HUNGER RELIEF, LIVELIHOOD AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN. IN HAITI, OPERATION BLESSING OPERATES A PRIMARY SCHOOL IN ONE OF THE COUNTRYS POOREST COMMUNITIES THAT PROVIDES CHILDREN ACCESS TO SCHOOL WHO OTHERWISE MIGHT NOT HAVE THE ABILITY OR PROCLIVITY TO ATTEND. IN EL SALVADOR, OBI CONTINUES TO PROVIDE FREE MEDICAL SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY WITH A MOBILE MEDICAL TEAM. IN EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, OPERATION BLESSING HAS OFFICES LOCATED IN CAMBODIA, CHINA, INDONESIA, PHILIPPINES, JAPAN, AND THAILAND. IN THIS REGION, BENEFICIARIES RECEIVED AID IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: SAFE WATER, DISASTER RELIEF, VULNERABLE CHILDREN, LIVELIHOOD, HUNGER RELIEF AND MEDICAL CARE. IN JAPAN, OBI TEAMS MANAGED RELIEF AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDED: POST DISASTER CLEANUP OF THE KUMAMOTO EARTHQUAKE, CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES AND LEARNING TRIPS AND POST-TRAUMATIC SUPPORT GROUP WORKSHOPS FOR INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY NATURAL DISASTER. IN THE MIDDLE EAST, OPERATION BLESSING HAS TWO OFFICES IN ISRAEL AND SPECIAL PROJECTS IN OTHER CONFLICT-IMPACTED COUNTRIES LIKE PAKISTAN, IRAQ AND JORDAN. IN THIS REGION, OBI SERVED BENEFICIARIES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: HUNGER RELIEF, MEDICAL CARE, VULNERABLE CHILDREN, ANTI-TRAFFICKING, SAFE WATER, AND LIVELIHOOD. IN THE WEST BANK, AS WELL AS PAKISTAN, OPERATION BLESSING ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS IN STARTING SMALL-BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AS A WAY TO EARN INCOME. IN PAKISTAN SPECIFICALLY, OBI TRAINS TEENS AND YOUNG WOMEN IN VOCATIONAL SKILLS SUCH AS COSMETOLOGY AND SEWING, AS WELL AS PROVIDES THEM WITH LITERACY CLASSES. THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON OUT-OF-SCHOOL TEENS, WOMEN AND GIRLS WHO WORK AS DOMESTIC SERVANTS AND HELPS PROVIDE THEM ALTERNATIVE SKILLS. OPERATION BLESSING'S HOLOCAUST-SURVIVOR SUPPORT PROGRAM CONTINUES TO ASSIST ELDERLY HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS BY PROVIDING FOOD, MEDICATION, AND A COMPASSIONATE VOLUNTEER BASE. FURTHERMORE, WORKING THROUGH THE LOCAL CHURCHES IN FY18, OPERATION BLESSING CONTINUED TO CREATE SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERNALLY DISPLACED IRAQIS TO EARN INCOME TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES WHERE INCOME GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES ARE SCARCE. IN NORTH AMERICA, OPERATION BLESSING HAS A REGIONAL OFFICE LOCATED IN MEXICO. IN THIS REGION, BENEFICIARIES RECEIVED AID IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: DISASTER RELIEF, LIVELIHOOD, HOME CONSTRUCTION, FOOD SECURITY, CHILDREN AND SAFE WATER. OBI-MEXICO DISTRIBUTED WHEELCHAIRS TO INDIVIDUALS NEEDING MOBILE ASSISTANCE, AND ACTED AS FIRST-RESPONDERS TO THE RELIEF EFFORTS OF THE FY18 EARTHQUAKES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. IN THE REGION OF RUSSIA AND THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES, OPERATION BLESSING HAS THREE OFFICES IN UKRAINE. OBI CONTINUES TO SUPPORT A HEALTHCARE FACILITY IN THE CITY OF KIEV, WHICH PROVIDES A RANGE OF PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES FOR FREE TO THOSE IN NEED. IN SOUTH AMERICA, OPERATION BLESSING HAS AN OFFICE LOCATED IN PERU. IN THIS REGION, OBI ASSISTED RESIDENTS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ANTI-TRAFFICKING, SAFE WATER, VULNERABLE CHILDREN, LIVELIHOOD, MEDICAL CARE AND HUNGER RELIEF. ONGOING WATER PROJECTS PROVIDED COMMUNITIES WITH POTABLE WATER, WHILE CHILDREN AT RISK OF POVERTY AND MALNUTRITION BENEFITED FROM NUTRITIONAL FEEDING PROGRAMS, MEDICAL MISSIONS, SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS, AND SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION TRAINING. IN PERU, HEALTH PROGRAMS HAVE A SPECIAL FOCUS ON MATERNAL/CHILD HEALTH WITH PROGRAMS FOR NEW TEEN MOTHERS AND EDUCATION SEMINARS AND SCREENING FOR CERVICAL CANCER. IN SOUTH ASIA, OPERATION BLESSING HAS AN OFFICE LOCATED IN INDIA AND A PARTNER MINISTRY IN NEPAL. IN THIS REGION, BENEFICIARIES RECEIVED AID IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ANTI-TRAFFICKING, SAFE WATER, LIVELIHOOD, AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING, MEDICAL CARE AND HUNGER RELIEF. IN INDIA, WATER WELLS WERE DRILLED, WHICH PROVIDED FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES WITH ACCESS TO POTABLE WATER, WHILE MEDICAL MISSIONS HELD ACROSS THE COUNTRY PROVIDED FREE HEALTH CARE. DUE TO FREQUENT NATURAL DISASTERS THAT OCCUR IN THE REGION, OBIS WORK FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON RELIEF TO FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY SUCH TRAGEDIES. IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, OPERATION BLESSING HAS OFFICES LOCATED IN NIGERIA, GHANA, LIBERIA, AND KENYA AND PARTNERSHIPS IN MANY OTHER COUNTRIES. IN THIS REGION, OBI HELPED PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: VULNERABLE CHILDREN, ANTI-TRAFFICKING, SAFE WATER, HUNGER RELIEF, DISASTER RELIEF, LIVELIHOOD AND MEDICAL CARE. IN KENYA, COMMUNITY HEALTH VOLUNTEERS CONTINUE TO SERVE THEIR FRIENDS, FAMILY AND NEIGHBORS WITH HIGH-DEMAND PRIMARY MEDICAL SUPPORT, SPECIALIZING IN USING CHLORINE TO TREAT WATER AND PROVIDE PRENATAL EDUCATION. WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN ETHIOPIA, LESOTHO, MADAGASCAR, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA, SENEGAL, ZANZIBAR, MAURITANIA AND SOMALILAND, OBI SUPPORTED ADDITIONAL PROGRAMING IN MEDICAL AID, CHILDREN AND LIVELIHOOD.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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