Organizations Filed Purposes:
BLESSMAN INTERNATIONAL, INC., EXISTS TO HELP MEET THE PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH AFRICA, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO CHILDREN, BY PROVIDING NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT, HOUSING, SKILLS TRAINING, PASTORAL TRAINING, AND BASIC NECESSITIES.
BLESSMAN EXECUTES THEIR MISSION BY RAISING FUNDS AND MAKING REGULAR CONTRIBUTIONS TO BLESSMAN INTERNATIONAL SOUTH AFRICA (BLESSMAN SA), A SOUTH AFRICAN NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION. FUNDING FROM BLESSMAN IN 2019 HAS ENABLED BLESSMAN SA TO DISTRIBUTE OVER 2.2 MILLION NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO OVER 100 FEEDING CENTERS IN SOUTH AFRICA, PROVIDE WATER SYSTEMS TO 10 SCHOOLS, CONSTRUCT 30 NEW TOILET UNITS AT RURAL SCHOOLS AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS, AND START 10 NEW PILOT SCHOOL GARDENS. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING FUNDS TO BLESSMAN SA, BLESSMAN ORGANIZED MISSION TRIPS THAT TOOK OVER 100 AMERICANS TO THE CAMPUS OF BLESSMAN SA IN SOUTH AFRICA.
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 |
C Beth Blessman | DIRECTOR | 30 | $5,400 |
Glenn Destigter | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
Forrest Ridgway Iii | VICE CHAIRMAN | 0.5 | $0 |
Jeff Ostrander | TREASURER | 0.5 | $0 |
Lee Holmes | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Dick Mathson | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
Barbara Halverson | SECRETARY | 1.5 | $0 |
James L Blessman | CHAIRMAN/CEO | 40 | $0 |
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