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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: May 2025 Expires: May 2027

Operation USA

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(323) 413-2353
7421 Beverly Boulevard, PH
Los Angeles, CA, 90036
https://opusa.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Operation USA meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to support health and education programs in order to help children and families at home and abroad recover and thrive in the wake of disasters, disease, violence and endemic poverty."

Year, State Incorporated:
1979, CA

Also Known As:
Operation California

Operation USA is an international disaster relief and development agency that helps communities at home and abroad. The organization ships material aid in the form of medical supplies and equipment, medicines and vitamins, and shelter materials to people recovering from disasters, disease, violence, and endemic poverty. Operation USA also provides cash grants from their disaster response funds to local community-based organizations providing direct services. In partnership with agencies worldwide, Operation USA reports that it helps communities recover, build resiliency, and handle pervasive obstacles.

For the year ended June 30, 2024, Operation USA's program expenses were:

Program services $2,664,194
Total Program Expenses $2,664,194

Chief Executive
Richard Walden, President and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$198,892

Chair of the Board
Michael Mahdesian

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
President, Servicon Systems, Inc.

Board Size
14

Paid Staff Size
7

*2023 compensation, as reported by the organization, includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Internet

Fundraising costs were 6% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $2,723,214, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Operation USA's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
In-kind contributions $1,429,190
Contributions $1,294,024
Other income $92,270
Investment return $20,872
Total Income $2,836,356

Programs: 89% Fundraising: 5% Administrative: 6%

Total Income $2,836,356
Total expenses: $2,992,062
  Program expenses $2,664,194
  Fundraising expenses $153,011
  Administrative expenses $174,857
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-155,706
Beginning Net Assets $2,795,276
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $2,639,570
Total Liabilities $126,973
Total Assets $2,766,543

Note: According to the organization's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024, Operation USA received in-kind gifts totaling $1,429,190.

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance