EIN 16-1440492

Operation Serve

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
6
State
Year formed
1983
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
Description
Operation Serve mobilizes Christians to assist the poor, offering mission teams for relief and training while promoting community development and spiritual growth.
Total revenues
$858,166
2023
Total expenses
$578,438
2023
Total assets
$2,881,469
2023
Num. employees
6
2023

Program areas at Operation Serve

Mercy missions - osi mobilizes individuals and teams of short term missionaries to provide physical and spiritual relief to the poor, homeless, distressed, and under-priviledged. Mobilizied teams provided free medical, dental, eye care and hair care for the poor. During 2023, osi mobilized 267 team members from 51 churches who ministered to 10,923 people with 1,698 people committing their lives to christ.
Missionary development - is developing and training missionaries to Serve throughout the world and providing relief to the physical and spiritual poor. Through the missionary development revenue. We train, develop, and mobilize long term missionaries. Two long term missionaries served with us in 2023 and one intern for a 4-week session.
Leadership training - osi provides leadership training through leadership seminars and trains indiginous ministers to touch their nations by providing spiritual relief to the distressed, and encouraging them to share the love of god in word and deed. During 2023, osi offered teachings to 1,105 pastors and leaders in mexico and egypt.
Community development - through ongoing material support to poor communities in the form of groceries, clothes, christmas gifts, legal advisors, and nutritional experts, osi is able to support communities and help foster growth in christian beliefs. The 2022 christmas program served 1,221 people with 135 salvations; 200 toys and 160 bags of groceries were handed out.

Who funds Operation Serve

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$62,800
AmazonSmile FoundationGeneral Support$168

Personnel at Operation Serve

NameTitleCompensation
Sameh SadikExecutive Director$52,010
Scott EricksonChairman of the Board$0
John FergusonChairman$0

Financials for Operation Serve

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$815,913
Program services$5,800
Investment income and dividends$35,995
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$-4,987
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$2,500
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$2,945
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$858,166

Form 990s for Operation Serve

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-08-02990View PDF
2022-122023-06-13990View PDF
2021-122022-06-01990View PDF
2020-122021-06-08990View PDF
2019-122020-09-24990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s
Data update history
October 16, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
September 25, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
August 3, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
May 22, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $9,200 from National Christian Foundation / Natl Christian Charitable FDN Inc
Nonprofit Types
Business and community development organizationsCommunity service nonprofitsFamily service centersHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesCommunity improvement
Characteristics
ChristianReligiousPartially liquidatedOperates internationallyCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
PO Box 18070
Fairfield, OH 45018
Metro area
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
County
Butler County, OH
Website URL
operationserve.org/index.php 
IRS details
EIN
16-1440492
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1983
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
S80: Community Service Clubs
NAICS code, primary
624230: Emergency and Relief Services
Parent/child status
Central organization
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