Organizations Filed Purposes:
It helps communities to alleviate the effects of disasters, disease and endemic poverty throughout the world by providing privately-funded relief, reconstruction and development aid.The Organization works with partner agencies in many countries, including local and international NGO's, UN and government health agencies and other civil society institutions. Each partner agency receives a list of available supplies and evaluates them in relation to local needs. Then the supplies are packed and shipped by air, sea and land to where the greatest need exists.
THE ORGANIZATION WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN PROVIDING DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLIES-INCLUDING FACE MASKS, GOWNS, GLOVES AND HAND SANITIZER; MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT, HYGIENE ITEMS AND OTHER RELIEF SUPPLIES-AS WELL AS CASH GRANTS TO PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND FOLLOWING MAJOR DISASTERS INCLUDING HURRICANES AND WILDFIRES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO DEPLOYED INTERNATIONAL RELIEF SHIPMENTS TO LEBANON AND MOZAMBIQUE. SHIPMENTS OF MATERIAL GOODS AS WELL AS CASH GRANTS DELIVERED BY OPUSA ARE RECEIVED BY PRE-VETTED COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WHICH FACILITATE DISTRIBUTION IN LINE WITH OPERATION USA'S MISSION.
OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES PROVIDED SUPPORT ONGOING LONG-TERM RECOVERY SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. ONGOING DOMESTIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND SUPPORT TO CALIFORNIA HEALTH CLINICS,PROGRAMS SUPPORTING YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN NEW ORLEANS AND ON NATIVE AMERICAN RESERVATIONS, AND THE MANAGEMENT OF AN EMERGENCY DISASTER SUPPLY CACHE AT A WAREHOUSE IN THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES. ONGOING INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE SUPPORT TO COMMUNITIES WHERE THE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS FOLLOWING MAJOR DISASTERS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Richard M Walden | President & CEO | 60 | $176,486 |
| Rosario Dawson | Member | 0 | $0 |
| Rick Allen | Managing Member | 0 | $0 |
| Julie Yannatta | Managing Member | 0 | $0 |
| Skip Whitney | Member | 0 | $0 |
| Maria Mohiuddin Verjee | Managing Member | 0 | $0 |
| Gary Larsen | Member | 0 | $0 |
| Bob L Johnson | Treasurer | 0 | $0 |
| Michael Mahdesian | Chairman | 0 | $0 |
| Nola Kambanda | Member | 0 | $0 |
| Drew Hagen | Managing Member | 0 | $0 |
| David Nieh | Member | 0 | $0 |
| Jeff Franklin | Managing Member | 0 | $0 |
| Jonathan Estrin | Member | 0 | $0 |
| Gary Hart | Member | 0 | $0 |
| Julie Andrews Edwards | Member | 0 | $0 |
| Peter Greenberg | Member | 0 | $0 |
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