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Organization: Operation USA

Based in: United States,   US EIN #: 95-3504080 add to cart Request Info

Quick Facts

Operation USA helps communities alleviate the effects of disasters, disease and endemic poverty throughout the world by providing privately-funded relief, reconstruction and development aid.

Focus Areas: Children, Disaster Relief, Economic Development, Education, Health, Poverty, Microfinance
Countries Served:
All 19 countries:
  Summary by region:

Background

Date Founded: 1979
Number of Staff: 12

Description of Services:
Working with grass-roots partners on the ground, Operation USA provides material and financial assistance necessary in the face of a disaster, as well as to combat the effects of systemic poverty.

Dedicated to rebuilding with commitment and listening to communities? voices to determine the best way to assist them, Operation USA stays in the field long after many others leave. Long-term projects are supported that promote education and health services, sustainable development, leadership building, income generating activities and advocacy on behalf of vulnerable people worldwide.
History:
Founded in 1979, Operation USA accepts no U.S. government funds for its programs, preferring instead to remain exclusively privately funded by individuals, foundations and companies. Relief and development assistance has been sent to 99 countries since our founding.

A typical year sees 100 shipments sent to an average of 30 countries of which 7-10 involve more than just material aid shipments.

Operation USA was the first U.S. NGO allowed into Vietnam and Cambodia after the Vietnam War (1979) and flew major airlifts to eastern Europe, the ex-USSR, East Africa, Central America, South Asia and the Middle East after disasters struck those areas.
Accomplishments & Progress:
Operation USA is a co-recipient of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize as part of ?The International Campaign to Ban Landmines?; was named as one of Worth Magazine?s ?100 Best Charities in America?; and, in addition to their Four Star rating, was recently named the ?#1 Exclusively Privately Funded Charity? by watchdog group Charity Navigator. Operation USA is a additionally a founding member of InterAction.

Quality Check

1 Group Affiliation
Group Verification Status
InterAction Verified
Financial Information   Verified
Year 2008 2006 2005
Total Revenue: $22,392,977 $21,937,368 $18,157,532
Expenses:      
        Program Services Expenses: $19,492,651
(98% of total)
$23,175,845
(98% of total)
$15,254,743
(99% of total)
        Management & General Expenses: $262,996
(1% of total)
$251,101
(1% of total)
$163,980
(1% of total)
        Fundraising Expenses: $145,412
(1% of total)
$126,116
(1% of total)
$45,554
(0% of total)
        Total Expenses: $19,901,059 $23,553,062 $15,464,277

Additional Information

Additional Background Information:
Operation USA maintains an active volunteer program at our Los Angeles headquarters; we seek in-kind contributions of products and services from companies. Call us at 1-800 678 7255 or go to our website www.opusa.org
Local Partners:
200 California-based nonprofit community health clinics.
50 Gulf Coast (Katrina) health clinics.

Additional Affiliations:
Alliance for Rural Community Health
American Near East Refugee Aid
Binational Emergency Committee
Calif. Office of Emergency Svcs.
Centre for Pediatrics, Developent & Health
Children's Network Int'l
Mekong Plus
FUNDESI
Helen Keller Intn'l

Hospital Pediatrico William Soler
Institute for Healthcare Advancement
Int'l Medical Corps
Int'l Relief Teams
L.A. County Dept. of Health Services
Mercy Corps
Nicaraguan Children's Fund
Project Concern International
San Francisco Commumity Clinic Consortium
Save the Children
SUMBI
Ugandan Society of Disabled Children
U.N. Fund for Population Activities
Wheels for Humanity

Officers & Board

President:
Richard Walden
President & CEO Phone: 310.838.3455
Development Director:
Alison Deknatel
Communications Director
Phone: 310.838.3455
Volunteer Coordinator:
Sarah Gossage
V.P. Administration
Phone: 310.838.3455
Board of Directors and Board of Advisors:
Julie Andrews
Dave Brubaker
Blake Edwards
Jonathan Estrin
Jeff Franklin
Stan Frileck, MD
Drew Hagen
Laurence Heifetz, MD
Dr. Louis Ignaro, Phd.
Roland Joffe
Bob Johnson
Michael Mahdesian
Tom Moore, Jr.
Paul F. O'Rourke, MD
Meg Starr
Maria Mouhiddin Verjee
Leonard Vernon
Richard M. Walden
L. Leland Whitney

Contact Information

Address:
3617 Hayden Avenue
Suite A
Culver City , CA 90232
United States
Phone: 310-838-3455 or 800-678-7255
Fax: 310-838-3477
Web: http://www.opusa.org

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