Saint Johns, FL

OPERATION LIFELINE INC

EIN 88-1590047

Justice, Rights & Public Safety Veterans & First Responders Veterans & military families

Mission

Building stability, dignity, and opportunity for veterans and local families through affordable homeownership, critical home rehabilitation, permanent supportive housing, and workforce training.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About OPERATION LIFELINE INC

Operation Lifeline Inc. is a veteran-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in St. Johns / Green Cove Springs, Florida (EIN 88-1590047). Founded in 2022 by Lt. Col. Erick Saks (Ret.), the organization focuses on affordable homeownership, critical home rehabilitation, permanent supportive housing for veterans, and DoD SkillBridge workforce training for transitioning service members.

Operation Lifeline combines volunteer-built construction projects, public grants and private partnerships to deliver housing and wraparound supports (case management, benefits navigation, job placement). In the past 2–3 years the charity has opened a permanent supportive housing residence for veterans, advanced a small affordable-home subdivision project (“Lifeline Landing”), and delivered mortgage-free homes and major rehabs while training SkillBridge interns in construction trades.

The organization maintains an active Florida not-for-profit registration and a public web presence with program documentation and application materials; donations are presented as tax-deductible (EIN 88-1590047).

Notable achievements

Established veteran-focused housing programs (2022)

Founded in 2022, Operation Lifeline quickly launched four core program areas—homeownership, home rehabilitation, supportive housing, and workforce/skills training—creating a coordinated pipeline from repair and stabilization to long-term affordable ownership.

Opened Clay County’s first permanent supportive housing for veterans (May 8, 2025)

Operation Lifeline renovated a historic Green Cove Springs residence into a permanent supportive housing home with five private bedrooms and on-site wraparound services; the residence began housing veterans in May 2025.

Delivered mortgage-free homes and SkillBridge-built housing (2025–2026)

Through partnerships and its SkillBridge internship program, Operation Lifeline completed construction and accessibility-focused builds—culminating in a mortgage-free home handed to a disabled Army veteran in April 2026—and routinely places transitioning service members in hands-on construction and nonprofit-management internships.

At a glance

Total assets: $334K
Annual revenue: $79K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 88-1590047
Location: Saint Johns, FL
Website: www.oplifeline.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Candid/GuideStar profile and gold-level visibility on its organization page (organization displays a Candid seal on its website).

Featured in local media reporting (Jacksonville Today and News4JAX) for opening supportive housing and delivering mortgage-free homes to veterans.

Listed in public nonprofit directories and maintains an active Florida not-for-profit registration (Sunbiz) and basic profiles on national charity data services.

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