Operation Compassion

Cleveland, TN · EIN 62-1697490 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Operation Compassion reported $140.3 million in revenue and $132.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $99.40 went to program services, $0.43 to management and general costs and $0.17 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $219,633 (PRESIDENT &). Revenue rose 109% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $132M

Program services$99.40 $132M
Management & general$0.43 $575K
Fundraising$0.17 $222K

For context, the median across 290 covered religion-related charities: $88.39 programs, $9.62 management, $1.99 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $140M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$99.80 $140M
Other revenue$0.20 $285K

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 290 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2024	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	99.4%	86.0%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	0.4%	9.4%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.2%	1.9%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.00	$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	99.8%	83.4%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	0.0%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	2.3%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$219,633	$276,040
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.17%	1.40%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	Not reported	4
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	1.6	12.7
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	15 of 17	90.9%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$132M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $129M

Operation Compassion furnishes food, clothing, household and medical supplies to those in need across the united states and around the world

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
PRESIDENT & Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$0	$219,633	$0	$219,633
SECRETARY Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$86,131	$0	$0	$86,131

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2024 ⓘ	$140M	$132M	99.4%	$17M	$219,633
2023 ⓘ	$72M	$78M	99.4%	$9.5M	$219,633
2022 ⓘ	$76M	$78M	99.5%	$15M	$202,906
2021 ⓘ	$70M	$80M	99.5%	$17M	$186,355
2020 ⓘ	$120M	$97M	99.7%	$27M	$61,451
2019 ⓘ	$67M	$76M	99.5%	$4.3M	$130,460

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b17 · 15 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aNo
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
Document retention policy Part VI 14No
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
Employees Part I, line 516

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Operation Compassion totaling $488 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

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Questions people ask

How much of Operation Compassion's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Operation Compassion reported that 99.4% of its $132.3 million in expenses went to program services, 0.4% to management and general and 0.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Operation Compassion pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Operation Compassion reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $219,633, for the role of PRESIDENT & (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Operation Compassion get its money?

Of $140.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 99.8% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Operation Compassion a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 62-1697490 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202523189349304932 · read the filing · XML
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202412689349301861 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202332549349300703 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202212409349300251 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202142509349300714 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202032259349300513 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 62-1697490: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.