Mission
To encourage international friendship and understanding among youth and adults through youth cultural exchange visits with Operation Friendship families in other countries.
Small Public Charity
OPERATION FRIENDSHIP OF AMERICA INC
Based in Palmer, MA, OPERATION FRIENDSHIP OF AMERICA INC operates as a Small Public Charity. The organization reported $36K in revenue, $31K in expenses, $28K in total assets for fiscal year 2025.
EIN: 042577160
Palmer, MA
International Academic Exchange
NTEE: Q22
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$36K
Total Expenses$31K
Total Assets$28K
Grant Records0
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Operation Friendship of America Inc
How Operation Friendship of America Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 5 years.
$51
Programs
the work itself
$49
Everything else
operations and overhead
Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.
Inside the $51 for programs
$51
To encourage international friendship and understanding among youth and adults through youth cultural exchange visits with Operation Friendship families in other countries
Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Officers & Directors
Grafton Youth Representative
Anna Gillmeister
Bloomington Youth Rep
Ben Barada
Vice Chair & Midwest Representative
Beth Theile
Grafton Representative
Brendan Lavallee-Bartlett
Palmer Youth Representative
Desmond Newland
Young Adult Rep/Clerk
Julien Cherry
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $36K | $31K | $28K |
| 2024 | $41K | $230 | $23K |
| 2023 | $21K | $34K | $28K |
| 2022 | $19K | $56K | $41K |
| 2021 | $6K | $7K | $78K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $6K to $36K (+485%), with total assets most recently reported at $28K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.