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(iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) |
(iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document? |
(v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support? |
(vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.? |
(vii) Amount of support? |
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| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 95,554,544 | 87,755,929 | 83,197,390 | 82,490,049 | 78,340,079 | 427,337,991 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3.. | 95,554,544 | 87,755,929 | 83,197,390 | 82,490,049 | 78,340,079 | 427,337,991 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public Support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 427,337,991 | |||||
| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 95,554,544 | 87,755,929 | 83,197,390 | 82,490,049 | 78,340,079 | 427,337,991 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 5,158,383 | 5,964,496 | 6,670,778 | 4,452,159 | 4,133,682 | 26,379,498 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | 4,142 | 4,142 | ||||
| 10 | Other income. (Explain in Part IV.) Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets.. | 192,702 | 247,433 | 58,579 | 109,154 | 91,235 | 699,103 |
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | 454,420,734 | |||||






| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public Support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
| Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.) | ||||||
| 13 | Total support (Add lines 9, 10c, 11 and 12.). | ||||||




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| ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | PART I, LINE 1, AND PART III, LINE 1 THE BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION EXISTS TO PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL MESSAGE: "GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONE AND ONLY SON, THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHALL NOT PERISH BUT HAVE ETERNAL LIFE" (JOHN 3:16). THE ASSOCIATION'S MISSION IS TO "GO INTO ALL THE WORLD AND PREACH THE GOOD NEWS TO ALL CREATION" (MARK 16:15). WE PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST GLOBALLY THROUGH A VARIETY OF COMMUNICATION TOOLS AND OUTREACH EVENTS, INCLUDING FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS, TV AND RADIO PROGRAMS, PRINT PUBLICATIONS, THE INTERNET, AND NEW CREATIVE MEDIA. SINCE 1950, THE ASSOCIATION HAS TAKEN THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH. WE BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEMS FACING OUR WORLD TODAY - ECONOMICALLY, POLITICALLY, AND RACIALLY - ARE THE DIRECT RESULT OF HUMAN SIN. THE BIBLE, WHICH WE BELIEVE IS THE ONLY INSPIRED WORD OF GOD, STATES THAT "ALL HAVE SINNED AND FALL SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD" (ROMANS 3:23). SIN SEPARATES US FROM GOD: "THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH" (ROMANS 6:23), AND AS A RESULT, THE WHOLE EARTH AND EVERYTHING IN IT ARE UNDER GOD'S CURSE. THERE IS GOOD NEWS, AND WE PROCLAIM IT TO ANYONE AND EVERYONE WHO WILL HEAR. GOD SENT HIS SON, JESUS CHRIST, FROM HEAVEN TO EARTH TO TAKE OUR SINS UPON HIMSELF. HE PAID THE PENALTY FOR OUR SINS BY DYING IN OUR PLACE ON THE CROSS, AND THEN HE ROSE AGAIN TO LIFE. JESUS OPENED THE WAY FOR US TO KNOW GOD. WE BELIEVE THAT JESUS IS THE ONLY WAY TO GOD, AND HE SAID HIMSELF, "I AM THE WAY AND THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE. NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH ME" (JOHN 14:6). NO OTHER LIFESTYLE, RELIGION, OR PHILOSOPHY CAN BRING YOU TO GOD. EVERY OUTREACH OF THE ASSOCIATION PROCLAIMS THIS PROFOUND TRUTH AND INVITES MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN ACROSS THE GLOBE TO TURN FROM THEIR SIN AND FIND FORGIVENESS AND ETERNAL LIFE IN JESUS CHRIST. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE PEACE WITH GOD, YOU CAN FIND IT RIGHT NOW. SIMPLY PRAY THIS PRAYER AND RECEIVE JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR: "DEAR LORD JESUS, I KNOW THAT I AM A SINNER, AND I ASK FOR YOUR FORGIVENESS. I BELIEVE YOU DIED FOR MY SINS AND ROSE FROM THE DEAD. I TURN FROM MY SINS AND INVITE YOU TO COME INTO MY HEART AND LIFE. I WANT TO TRUST AND FOLLOW YOU AS MY LORD AND SAVIOR. IN YOUR NAME, AMEN". IF YOU PRAYED THIS PRAYER - OR WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE ABOUT SPIRITUAL QUESTIONS - PLEASE CALL US AT 1-877-247-2426. WE HAVE SOME MATERIALS WE WOULD LIKE TO SEND TO HELP YOU ON YOUR JOURNEY OF FAITH. |
| EXPLANATION ON VOLUNTEERS AND TYPES OF SERVICES OR BENEFITS | FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 | THE ASSOCIATION USES VOLUNTEERS AT THE MY HOPE TELEVISION EVENTS, CRUSADES, TELEVISION TELEPHONE MINISTRY, RAPID RESPONSE TEAM, THE COVE AND THE BILLY GRAHAM LIBRARY. |
| FIRST ACHIEVEMENT DESCRIPTION | FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | TO MORE THAN 80,000 PEOPLE AND 6,619 OF THEM PUBLICLY DECLARED COMMITMENTS TO CHRIST. ASSOCIATE EVANGELISTS ALSO PREACHED IN SEVERAL EVANGELISTIC OUTREACHES ALL ACROSS THE WORLD. WITH THE GOAL OF PENETRATING EVERY COUNTRY OF THE WORLD WITH CULTURALLY SENSITIVE GOSPEL BROADCASTS, THE WORLD EVANGELISM THROUGH TELEVISION PROJECT , MY HOPE, IS PARTNERING WITH THOUSANDS OF CHURCHES WORLDWIDE TO BRING LARGE NUMBERS OF FRIENDS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND NEIGHBORS INTO A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST. IN PREPARATION FOR EACH NATIONWIDE EVENT, WE WORK WITH LOCAL PASTORS WHO WILL TRAIN THEIR CONGREGATIONS. CHRISTIANS LEARN HOW TO OPEN THEIR HOMES AND SHARE THEIR FAITH WITH PEOPLE THEY KNOW THROUGH TRANSLATED AND DUBBED BILLY GRAHAM AND FRANKLIN GRAHAM MESSAGES, WHICH ARE COMBINED WITH LOCAL TESTIMONIES AND MUSIC, THEN PLACED ON NATIONWIDE TV OR DISTRIBUTED ON DVDS. DURING 2010, NEARLY 225,000 PEOPLE RECORDED DECISIONS TO FOLLOW JESUS CHRIST THROUGH MY HOPE IN FIVE COUNTRIES AND THE U.S. TERRITORY OF PUERTO RICO. SINCE OUR EMPHASIS IS ON DISCIPLESHIP AS WELL AS THE MOMENT OF DECISION, THE ASSOCIATION HAS USED THE CHRISTIAN LIFE AND WITNESS COURSE (CLWC) FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS TO HELP PEOPLE GROW IN THEIR FAITH, LEARN TO SHARE IT WITH OTHERS, AND MAKE DISCIPLES. DURING 2010, ALMOST 27,000 PEOPLE WERE TRAINED THROUGH CLWC AND ITS YOUTH EQUIVALENT, FM419 TAKEN FROM MATTHEW 4:19, IN FESTIVAL CITIES AROUND THE WORLD. |
| SECOND ACHIEVEMENT DESCRIPTION | FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | PRESENTATION, "STEPS TO PEACE WITH GOD," WAS ACCESSED MORE THAN 100,000 TIMES AND MORE THAN 3,600 PEOPLE CHOSE TO RECORD THEIR DECISIONS FOR CHRIST ONLINE. DECISION MAGAZINE CONTINUED TO FAITHFULLY BLEND EVANGELISM, DISCIPLESHIP, AND PERSONAL STORIES OF GOD AT WORK IN PEOPLE'S LIVES IN AN ENGAGING PUBLICATION THAT CHALLENGED AND INSPIRED READERS IN MORE THAN 80 COUNTRIES. DECISION PRINTED MORE THAN 3.7 MILLION COPIES IN 2010 WITH SOME 24,500 COPIES SENT EACH MONTH TO PRISON CHAPLAINS. THE DECISION E-MAIL DEVOTIONAL WAS SENT TO 62,000 SUBSCRIBERS EACH WEEK AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS ON ONLINE DIGITAL EDITION WITH RICH CONTENT SUCH AS AUDIO AND VIDEO. AS A PRIMARY VOICE OF THE MINISTRY, THE ASSOCIATION'S RESPONSE CENTER ANSWERED MORE THAN 230,000 CALLS AND E-MAILS DURING 2010. OUR REPRESENTATIVES RESPONDED WITH WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT, THE COMPASSION AND LOVE OF CHRIST, AND THE LATEST INFORMATION ON MANY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS UPCOMING FESTIVALS AND OTHER EVENTS. OF THE MORE THAN 49,000 PRAYER REQUESTS RECEIVED, RESPONSE CENTER REPRESENTATIVES PRAYED WITH MORE THAN 600 PEOPLE AS THEY MADE DECISIONS TO FOLLOW JESUS CHRIST. THE CHRISTIAN GUIDANCE MINISTRY ASSISTED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD LAST YEAR BY ANSWERING MORE THAN 70,000 LETTERS AND E-MAILS THAT CONTAINED SPIRITUAL QUESTIONS AND BY PRAYING FOR THE HUNDREDS OF NEEDS THAT WERE SHARED. CHRISTIAN GUIDANCE ALSO SUPPLIED TIMELY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION AND DISCIPLESHIP MATERIALS TO THOSE WHO RESPONDED DURING EVANGELISTIC OUTREACHES. |
| ALL OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS DESCRIPTION | FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | RADIO, TELEVISION, AND FILM: (EXPENSES 8,727,716) THE TELEVISON AND EVENT PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT HAD A TREMENDOUS YEAR IN 2010 AS WE DEVELOPED MORE THAN 500 VIDEO FEATURES AND PROGRAMS. WE PRODUCED SIX NEW EPISODES OF THE MONTHLY PROGRAM, ALWAYS GOOD NEWS, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE WAYS GOD IS AT WORK THROUGH OUR MINISTRIES. THE SHOW AIRED CONTINUOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON PREDOMINATELY CHRISTIAN CABLE NETWORKS AND SELECT LOCAL NETWORK AFFILIATES. THE BILLY GRAHAM LIBRARY: (EXPENSES 5,675,461) THE BILLY GRAHAM LIBRARY-AN INNOVATIVE MULTIMEDIA CENTER THAT SHARES THE GOSPEL MESSAGE WITH THOUSANDS OF VISITORS EACH YEAR-EXPERIENCED EXCITING CHANGES AND A GROWING AUDIENCE IN 2010. NUMEROUS ADDITIONS RESULTED IN AN EVEN STRONGER PRESENTATION OF THE GOSPEL. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE ADDITION OF THOUSANDS OF BOOKS FROM MR. GRAHAM'S PRIVATE COLLECTION; A 15' X 31' MURAL, THE CROSS, BY THOMAS KINKADE; NEW FILMS THAT PROFILE THE ASSOCIATION'S CURRENT MINISTRIES; AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, A PRAYER ROOM WHERE VOLUNTEERS ENCOURAGE VISITORS BY SHARING SCRIPTURE AND PRAYING WITH THEM. OF THE NEARLY 98,000 GUESTS WHO EXPERIENCED THE JOURNEY OF FAITH TOUR IN 2010, MORE THAN 1,000 MADE FIRST-TIME DECISIONS FOR CHRIST. RAPID RESPONSE TEAM AND WORLD EMERGENCY FUND: (EXPENSES 676,742) THE BILLY GRAHAM RAPID RESPONSE TEAM (RRT) EXISTS TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL CARE TO THOSE WHO ARE WALKING THROUGH THEIR DARKEST DAYS. OUR NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF TRAINED CHAPLAINS IS READY TO DEPLOY AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE IN RESPONSE TO NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS, GIVING CARE TO VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES, ALONG WITH SUPPORT TO PASTORS AND CHURCHES MINISTERING IN DEVASTATED COMMUNITIES. THE ULTIMATE PURPOSE OF THIS OUTREACH IS TO INTRODUCE PEOPLE TO THE ETERNAL HOPE AND COMFORT OF JESUS CHRIST. DURING 2010, RRT CONTINUED EXPANDING INTERNATIONALLY AS IT DEPLOYED 118 CHAPLAINS TO 16 DISASTER LOCATIONS, INCLUDING AN ONGOING MISSION IN EARTHQUAKE-DEVASTATED HAITI. RRT TRAINED MORE THAN 3,100 INDIVIDUALS AT 22 TRAINING SITES IN THE U.S., ENGLAND, AND HAITI DURING 2010. BY YEAR'S END, RRT CHAPLAINS ASSISTED MORE THAN 88,300 VICTIMS AND PRAYED WITH MORE THAN 22,000 INDIVIDUALS AND 2,056 PEOPLE RESPONDED TO INVITATIONS TO KNOW CHRIST. DARE TO BE A DANIEL: (EXPENSES 357,050) STUDENTS IN AN INCREASING NUMBER OF COUNTRIES HAVE ENROLLED IN THE MOST IMPORTANT COURSE THEY MAY EVER TAKE-THE DARE TO BE A DANIEL YOUTH EVANGELISM TRAINING PROGRAM. THOUSANDS OF CHRISTIAN TWEENS (AGES 9-14) WERE EQUIPPED IN 2010 TO KNOW WHAT THEY BELIEVE AND TO SHARE THAT WITH FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES. DURING THE YEAR, WE DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 800 GROUP TRAINING KITS TO INSTRUCTORS AND MORE THAN 3,300 INDIVIDUAL TRAINING KITS TO PARENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE. IN RESPONSE, WE WELCOMED MORE THAN 2,900 NEWLY TRAINED EVANGELISTS IN 2010. |
| FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES | FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B | AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL, CANADA, ESTONIA, INDIA, LATVIA, NETHERLANDS, RUSSIA, SINGAPORE, THAILAND, UNITED KINGDOM |
| AUTHORITY DELEGATED TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EXPLANATION | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI | THE ASSOCIATION PURSUANT TO ITS BYLAWS HAS APPOINTED AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF 10 MEMBERS, TO INCLUDE THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND TWO MEMBERS WHO ARE NON-VOTING EMERITUS BOARD MEMBERS. THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN IS AN INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBER. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HOLDS REGULAR MEETINGS BETWEEN THE BOARD MEETINGS TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, EXCEPT FOR MATTERS PRECLUDED BY THE BYLAWS. THE FULL BOARD RATIFIES ANY ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. |
| RELATED PARTY INFORMATION AMONG OFFICERS | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 | BILLY GRAHAM WM. FRANKLIN GRAHAM, III CHAIRMAN BD PRES/CEO FAMILY RELATIONSHIP BILLY GRAHAM WM. FRANKLIN GRAHAM, IV CHAIRMAN BD DIRECTOR FAMILY RELATIONSHIP BILLY GRAHAM ANNE GRAHAM LOTZ CHAIRMAN BD DIRECTOR FAMILY RELATIONSHIP WM. FRANKLIN GRAHAM, III WM. FRANKLIN GRAHAM, IV PRES/CEO DIRECTOR FAMILY RELATIONSHIP WM. FRANKLIN GRAHAM, III ANNE GRAHAM LOTZ PRES/CEO DIRECTOR FAMILY RELATIONSHIP ANNE GRAHAM LOTZ DENTON LOTZ DIRECTOR DIRECTOR FAMILY RELATIONSHIP |
| ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE ASSOCIATION'S RETURN IS PREPARED AND REVIEWED BY MEMBERS OF THE STAFF INCLUDING THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT, INTERNAL AUDIT, CFO, VP OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENTS, AND THE CEO. THE RETURN IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE INDEPENDENT AUDIT FIRM OF CHERRY BEKAERT & HOLLAND, L.L.P. THE RETURN IS NEXT REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. |
| ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | THE ASSOCIATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ALL "RESPONSIBLE PERSONS", WHICH INCLUDES ANY BOARD MEMBER, OFFICER, DIVISIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS OR MEMBER OF MANAGEMENT STAFF WHO HAVE A MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THE TRANSACTION. DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE SUBMITTED BY THESE INDIVIDUALS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, AS WELL AS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS A SITUATION MAY ARISE. A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS DISCLOSED BY BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND DIVISIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS ARE REPORTED TO THE BOARD AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON PERSONS INVOLVED IN TRANSACTIONS WITH A POTENTIAL CONFLICT INCLUDE PROHIBITING THEM FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE DELIBERATIONS AND APPROVAL OF THE TRANSACTION. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INTERNAL AUDIT AND LEGAL STAFF MONITOR THE ADDITION OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND THE HIRING OF NEW EMPLOYEES WHOSE POSITION MAY ALLOW THEM TO HAVE A MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST IN A TRANSACTION. DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED FROM THESE INDIVIDUALS. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, IF ANY, ARE REPORTED TO THE BOARD AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE PROCESS FOR REVIEW OF TRANSACTIONS WITH POTENTIAL CONFLICTS VARIES BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL WITH THE CONFLICT. IF A PERSON IS A STAFF MEMBER AND IS NOT A DISQUALIFIED PERSON, ANY PROPOSED TRANSACTION THAT MAY BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MUST BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CEO OR HIS DESIGNEE. ALL MATERIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE TRANSACTION SHALL BE DESCRIBED IN WRITING AND PROVIDED TO THE CEO PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO THE TRANSACTION. THE CEO WILL REVIEW THE TRANSACTION TO DETERMINE IF IT IS FAIR AND IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE ASSOCIATION. IF THE PERSON WITH THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS A DISQUALIFIED PERSON, THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON WILL PROVIDE ALL MATERIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO THE CEO IN WRITING. THE CEO WILL FORWARD SUCH INFORMATION TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN FOR REVIEW AND DECISION BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE PRIOR TO CONSUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTION. THE TRANSACTION SHALL ONLY BE PERMITTED IF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DETERMINES THAT: THE CONFLICTING INTEREST IS FULLY DISCLOSED; THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT IS EXCLUDED FROM THE DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF SUCH TRANSACTION BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE; AND THE TRANSACTION IS FAIR AND IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ASSOCIATION BY THE USE OF A COMPARABLE VALUATION OR COMPETITIVE BID. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN WILL PRESENT THE MATERIAL FACTS OF THE TRANSACTION TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR RATIFICATION. IF THE CEO OR HIS FAMILY MEMBER IS THE ONE WITH THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THEN THE INITIAL DISCLOSURE SHALL BE MADE DIRECTLY TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN BY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS. USING THE SAME CRITERIA LISTED ABOVE, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW AND DECIDE IF THE TRANSACTION IS FAIR AND IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE ASSOCIATION. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN WILL PRESENT THE MATERIAL FACTS OF THE TRANSACTION TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR RATIFICATION. IF THE CONFLICT INVOLVES A GRANT, PAYMENT OR BENEFIT TO ANOTHER 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE ASSOCIATION, THE MATERIAL TERMS OF SUCH TRANSACTIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AT SUCH COMMITTEE'S PERIODIC MEETINGS AND ANNUALLY SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REIEW AND RATIFICATION. |
| COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS APPOINTED A CORPORATE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, OTHER OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES. IN ADDITION, THE COMMITTEE, AS IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE, REVIEWS AND ESTABLISHES THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER EMPLOYEES. THE COMMITTEE UTILIZES THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT. IN DETERMINING LEVELS OF REASONABLE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR EACH POSITION, OUTSIDE DATA IS UTILIZED WHICH MAY INCLUDE FORM 990 INFORMATION FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND STUDIES, AND OTHER AVAILABLE INFORMATION. INTERNAL DATA THAT IS UTILIZED INCLUDES JOB RESPONSIBILITIES, JOB PERFORMANCE, AND OTHER FACTORS AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE. THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT REPORTS TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE REASONABLENESS OF COMPENSATION BASED ON THE STUDIES PERFORMED. THE COMMITTEE ANNUALLY REVIEWS AND DETERMINES THE REASONABLENESS OF COMPENSATION FOR EACH OF THE POSITIONS LISTED ABOVE. THE DECISIONS OF THE COMMITTEE, INCLUDING THE INDIVIDUALS THAT APPROVED THE COMPENSATION AND THE COMPARABILITY DATA UPON WHICH THE COMMITTEE RELIED, ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING. |
| COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | SEE THE RESPONSE FOR LINE 15A. |
| STATES WHERE COPY OF RETURN IS FILED | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 | UTAH, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN |
| GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE ASSOCIATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND THE AUDITED ANNUAL REPORT ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST AND AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT OUR OFFICE IN CHARLOTTE, NC. THE AUDITED ANNUAL REPORT IS ALSO POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE. |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | FORM 990, PART VII | THE OTHER COMPENSATION REPORTED IN COLUMN F INCLUDES MINISTERS HOUSING ALLOWANCE WHICH IS NON-TAXABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: BILLY GRAHAM, DAVID P. BRUCE, WM. FRANKLIN GRAHAM, IV, CLIFFORD B. BARROWS, AND PRESTON PARRISH. THE REPORTABLE COMPENSATION FOR BILLY GRAHAM INCLUDES SUPPORT COSTS OF 58,291 FOR DR. GRAHAM THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR HIM TO CONTINUE TO SERVE AND PERFORM HIS DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION, AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE REPORTABLE COMPENSATION FOR WM. FRANKLIN GRAHAM, III IS FOR PERSONAL USE OF AUTOMOBILE THAT IS REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED ON HIS W-2. THE REPORTABLE COMPENSATION FOR JOSEPH M. STOWELL IS A FEE FOR SPEAKING AT A SEMINAR HELD AT THE COVE AND WAS REPORTED ON A 1099-MISC FORM. THE REPORTABLE COMPENSATION FOR PAUL T. SABER IS FOR EXPENSES THAT DID NOT FULLY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF AN ACCOUNTABLE REIMBURSEMENT PLAN AND REPORTED ON A 1099-MISC FORM. |
| OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS EXPLANATION | FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5 | UNREALIZED INVESTMENT GAINS 457,485 DECREASE IN VALUE OF ANNUITIES AND TRUSTS 3,595,111 ASSETS IN THE AMOUNT OF 47,401,796 WERE TRANSFERED TO THE BILLY GRAHAM LIBRARY ENDOWMENT TRUST FUND, TO ESTABLISH A NEW 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE AN ONGOING AND PERPETUAL SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR THE OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENTS OF THE LIBRARY LOCATED IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA. |
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