Mission
OPERATION BBQ RELIEF PROVIDES COMFORT TO THOSE IN NEED BY CONNECTING, INSPIRING, SERVING, AND EDUCATING IN COMMUNITIES FAR AND WIDE.
Public Charity
OPERATION BBQ RELIEF
Based in PECULIAR, MO, OPERATION BBQ RELIEF operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $4.3M in revenue, $9.0M in expenses, $17.5M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 80 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $4.4M.
EIN: 452442792
PECULIAR, MO
Emergency Assistance
NTEE: P60
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.3M
Total Expenses$9.0M
Total Assets$17.5M
Grant Records80
Funding Total$4.4M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Operation Bbq Relief
How Operation Bbq Relief divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$80
Programs
the work itself
$11
Management
running the organization
$9
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $80 for programs
$66
From missouri to jamaica, obr delivered 305,568 hot meals across 12 disaster deployments in 2025 at an average program cost of under $11 per meal, a figure that…
$13
Camp obr's programs utilize culinary therapy, a structured, evidence-informed approach using hands-on cooking to build peer connection, process shared trauma, and restore purpose alongside outdoor adventure and mental…
$1
The always serving project is a year-round initiative of Operation Bbq Relief dedicated to serving military members, veterans, first responders, and communities facing hunger
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
HDR - SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITIES AFTER DISASTERS
$380,000
DISASTER RELIEF
$20,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$136,358
Grant to Feed Disaster Victims
$75,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$70,000
Showing up to 5 of 80 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
HEAD OF PROGRAMS
Bryan Mroczka
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HEROES ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
Christine Saari
HEAD OF LOGISTICS AND INVENTORY
Christopher J Huggins
SR HEAD OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
David Marks
CLO/SECRETARY (NON-VOTING)
David P Rosen
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER (THRU 8/12/25)
Jarrid M Collins
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.3M | $9.0M | $17.5M |
| 2024 | $17.0M | $11.5M | $20.4M |
| 2023 | $5.1M | $7.7M | $14.8M |
| 2022 | $10.9M | $8.3M | $16.4M |
| 2021 | $7.4M | $6.4M | $14.9M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $7.4M to $4.3M (-42%), with total assets most recently reported at $17.5M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.