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THE BLESSINGS FOUNDATION

GOODYEAR, AZ · EIN 843945449 · Form 990PF · FY2022 · NTEE X99 · Religion-Related · Micro (<$100K) · theblessingfoundation.org
revenue
$10K
expenses
$20K
net assets
$13K
employees
filing since
2020
profile · synthesized from sources

The Blessing Foundation is a Christian-based nonprofit that provides health and eye care, orphan care and education, and support for widows and women in Africa. The organization also promotes social enterprises and shares the Gospel. It was founded in 2008 in honor of Blessing Ike, focusing on serving the poor and underserved.

named programs · 7 · from sources

what they call their work

Health & Eye Care
Provides free community health outreaches, outpatient medication, public health education, health interventions (immunization, nutrition, disease screening), and free eye care services including exams and eyeglasses in Africa.
Orphan Care And Education
Provides funds for tuition, living expenses, clothing, and books for elementary, secondary, technical, and university education for orphans and abandoned children in Africa. Also aims to build sustainable Christian-based schools.
Partnerships
Collaborates with other organizations to meet specific needs, especially when the foundation lacks personnel, expertise, or funding, and evaluates invitations to extend programs to new countries.
Social Enterprise
Invests in and aids the creation of social enterprises, such as agricultural projects, arts & crafts, food processing, and restaurants, to create employment, train indigents, and provide ownership to the underserved in Africa.
Teaching, Seminars, and the Gospel
Promotes the teachings of Jesus Christ through training, seminars, counseling, and sharing the Gospel, often involving mission teams from the United States.
The Blessed Women Program
A project under the Widows & Women program that funds widows in Uganda to start making a living through small businesses, with products marketed in Africa and the United States.
Widows & Women
Assists widowed women with startup costs for small businesses, provides financial assistance and essentials, and offers emotional support and counseling in Africa.
activities · 10

what they do

direct service · 9
  • Agricultural Projects for Program Sustainability Integrated Village Development
    Engages in agricultural projects to support the sustainability of its programs in Uganda.
  • Annual Mission Trips to Africa
    Organizes annual mission trips where volunteers, doctors, and nurses from the United States travel to Africa to serve the poor and needy in interior villages and towns.
  • Community Health and Eye Care Outreaches in Africa Mobile and Fixed Community Medical Clinics
    Provides free community health and eye care outreaches to rural and urban poor populations in Africa. This includes general eye exams, prescriptions, reading eyeglasses (approximately 2,000 to 3,000 annually), outpatient treatment for various diseases, and health interventions like immunization support and nutrition improvement.
  • Educational Support for Orphans and Abandoned Children Children's Education Sponsorship
    Provides ongoing financial support for elementary, secondary, technical, and university education for orphans and abandoned children in Africa, covering tuition, living expenses, clothing, and books.
  • HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing HIV & STI Testing and Treatment Services
    Provides voluntary counseling and testing services for HIV/AIDS.
  • Hygiene Education Programs Clean Water Access Initiatives
    Conducts organized village outreaches to teach personal hygiene to adults and children, covering topics such as hand washing, bathing, teeth brushing, and physical cleanliness.
  • Medical Center Construction in Uganda
    Is undertaking a project to build a medical center in Uganda.
  • Program Expansion to Other African Countries Integrated Community Development with Microfinance
    Extended programs to Madagascar and Nigeria, sometimes in partnership with other organizations.
  • Widow Economic Empowerment and Support
    Supports widows in Africa by providing startup funding for small businesses to promote self-sufficiency, funding 60 widows in Uganda, and offering annual financial assistance and food essentials. The organization also markets products made by widows.
capacity building · 1
  • Scholarship Endowment Fund Management
    Established an Endowment Fund in 2013 to expand its scholarship program and increase student enrollment annually.
strategies · 9

how they think

Theories of action extracted from this org's own source material. Click any approach shared with other orgs to see the full field.

  • Community health outreach with disease prevention and spiritual care community_health_outreach unique to this org
    Delivers free health and eye care services in underserved areas while emphasizing disease prevention through hygiene education and integrating spiritual care via prayer, combining physical and spiritual well-being in a holistic model.
  • Compliance and financial accountability in program operations compliance_with_local_regulations unique to this org
    Maintains strict segregation of funds between faith-based and non-faith-based programs and complies with all local regulations and permitting requirements to ensure legal and financial integrity.
  • Faith-based ministry integration across all services faith_based_ministry unique to this org
    Integrates Christian teachings, Gospel outreach, counseling, and missionary development into all aspects of service delivery, ensuring spiritual growth is central to the organization’s mission.
  • Faith-integrated holistic education and discipleship faith-based_school_development unique to this org
    Develops Christian-based schools and integrates discipleship into all programs, equipping individuals not only with practical skills but also spiritual teachings, with the goal of creating self-sustaining communities that pass on a legacy of care and faith.
  • Merit-based education support for orphans and vulnerable children merit-based_orphan_education_support unique to this org
    Provides educational support to orphans and abandoned children in Africa who demonstrate both academic potential and financial need, aiming to break cycles of poverty through targeted investment in human capital.
  • Philanthropic entrepreneurship through social enterprise social_enterprise_for_empowerment unique to this org
    The organization launches and supports social enterprises in sectors like agriculture, food processing, and arts & crafts to create employment, provide training, and eventually transfer full ownership to marginalized participants, fostering long-term economic empowerment.
  • Strategic partnerships and collaborative evaluation for service delivery partnership-based_service_delivery unique to this org
    Forms partnerships with other organizations to extend reach and capability, evaluating joint projects carefully when lacking internal personnel, expertise, or funding, ensuring effective and accountable program implementation.
  • Sustainable funding via property investment and regulated enterprises sustainable_philanthropy_through_property_investment unique to this org
    Generates ongoing financial resources for philanthropic programs by acquiring properties and investing in regulated social enterprises, ensuring long-term sustainability of operations.
  • Therapeutic and economic empowerment of widows through art and community art_and_craft_therapy unique to this org
    Uses art and craft-making as a therapeutic tool to improve mental well-being and self-esteem while building economic self-sufficiency and community support networks among widows.
financials · form 990PF · fy2022

the money

revenue
Total revenue$10K
Contributions & grants$10K100%
Program service revenue
Investment income$00%
Other revenue
expenses
Total expenses$20K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits
Grants paid out$0
balance sheet
Total assets$13K
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$13K
3 years on record · 2020–2022 · YoY revenue -74.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

relationships · 8

who they work with

  • Child Sponsorship Program Partner — Sponsorship program through which donors support individual children in the Orphan Care and Education program.
  • GRACE Mission Partner — Partners with a missional effort that ministers to African and Middle Eastern refugees/immigrants in Pittsburgh, providing counseling services.
  • Mission Vision Partner — Partners to remove barriers causing undiagnosed and untreated vision and hearing impairments among impoverished citizens internationally and locally through medical services and education.
  • SOS ADVENTURE Partner — Partners with a Christian missions movement that equips and sends teams for evangelistic festivals in Africa and Asia.
  • churches Partner — Collaborates with churches in areas where credible relationships have been established to support social enterprise initiatives.
  • churches Partner — Markets products made by widows through church networks.
  • governmental health agencies of respective countries Government — Collaborates with governmental health agencies to obtain permission for dispensing outpatient medication during health care outreaches in Africa.
  • vision care organizations Partner — Partners with vision care organizations to deliver free eye care outreaches in rural African communities.