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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (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 monetary support | |||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 82,490,049 | 78,340,079 | 79,514,697 | 85,404,093 | 88,969,535 | 414,718,453 |
| 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 | 82,490,049 | 78,340,079 | 79,514,697 | 85,404,093 | 88,969,535 | 414,718,453 |
| 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. | 414,718,453 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 82,490,049 | 78,340,079 | 79,514,697 | 85,404,093 | 88,969,535 | 414,718,453 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 4,452,159 | 4,133,682 | 4,336,251 | 4,917,827 | 7,181,371 | 25,021,290 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.).. | 109,154 | 91,235 | 132,524 | 66,096 | 67,424 | 466,433 |
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | 440,206,176 | |||||






Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (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) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (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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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OR MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES 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 WORK 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. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 | THE ASSOCIATION USES VOLUNTEERS AT CRUSADE EVENTS, MY HOPE OUTREACH, TELEVISION TELEPHONE MINISTRY, RAPID RESPONSE TEAM, THE COVE AND THE BILLY GRAHAM LIBRARY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | MILLION HOUSEHOLDS WATCHED THE GOSPEL PRESENTATION TITLED THE CROSS. THE CROSS AIRED ON FOX NEWS, TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK AND OTHER CHRISTIAN NETWORKS. IT WAS ALSO ON YOUTUBE'S HOME PAGE, SHARED ON FACEBOOK AND DISTRIBUTED ON DVD IN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF HOMES, CHURCHES, PRISONS, RESCUE MISSIONS, AND AUDITORIUMS. MORE THAN 1,200 PREPARATION MEETINGS TOOK PLACE WITH MORE THAN 91,300 CHURCH LEADERS AND INDIVIDUALS REGISTERED TO PARTICIPATE. THE INTERNET PROVED A VITAL METHOD FOR REACHING PEOPLE WITH MORE THAN 1 MILLION UNIQUE VISITORS TO THE MY HOPE AMERICA WEBSITE. 25 MILLION WERE REACHED THROUGH FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE RESULTING IN MORE THAN 685,000 VIEWS. AS A RESULT OF MY HOPE AMERICA, MORE THAN 112,200 INDIVIDUALS MADE COMMITMENTS TO JESUS CHRIST. BGEA'S CRUSADES BEGIN WITH BELIEVERS WHO ARE BURDENED FOR THE SALVATION OF THEIR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL CHURCHES FOR MONTHS OF PRAYER, PLANNING, AND TRAINING LEADING UP TO THE MULTI-DAY OUTREACH IN A STADIUM, ARENA, OR PARK. EACH EVENT FEATURES PROCLAMATIONS OF THE GOSPEL, COUPLED WITH ENERGETIC AND INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC. AFTERWARD, BGEA ASSISTS THE LOCAL BODY IN FOLLOW UP WITH THOSE WHO MADE COMMITMENTS TO CHRIST. BGEA PARTNERED TO HOST FRANKLIN GRAHAM FESTIVALS IN BOLIVIA, ICELAND, AND THAILAND. THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS CHRIST WAS PREACHED TO A COMBINED AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 170,000 PEOPLE, AND OVER 8,300 OF THEM RESPONDED BY PROFESSING FAITH IN HIM AS THEIR LORD AND SAVIOR. WILL GRAHAM PROCLAIMED THE GOSPEL NUMEROUS TIMES IN AFRICA, JAPAN, THAILAND, AND THE UNITED STATES. THE TOTAL ATTENDANCE AT HIS CELEBRATIONS AND EVENTS SURPASSED 46,300 PEOPLE, WITH NEARLY 4,200 OF THEM MAKING PUBLIC COMMITMENTS TO CHRIST. BGEA ASSOCIATE EVANGELIST ROBERT CUNVILLE PREACHED TO NEARLY 330,200 PEOPLE AT 16 EVANGELISTIC OUTREACHES IN REGIONS OF INDIA. MORE THAN 25,400 PEOPLE MADE PUBLIC PROFESSIONS OF FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST AT THESE EVENTS. THE BGEA CHRISTIAN LIFE AND WITNESS COURSE HELPS PEOPLE GROW IN THEIR FAITH, LEARN TO SHARE IT, AND DISCIPLE OTHERS. DURING 2013, THESE COURSES WERE HELD IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN THE LEAD-UP TO FRANKLIN GRAHAM FESTIVALS AND WILL GRAHAM CELEBRATIONS. MORE THAN 12,000 PEOPLE COMPLETED THE TRAINING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | GRAHAM LIBRARY, THE COVE, AND MY HOPE AMERICA WITH BILLY GRAHAM, HOSTED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILLION ADDITIONAL VISITS DURING THE YEAR. OF THE 10.5 MILLION WEB VISITS VIA MOBILE DEVICES AND MULTIMEDIA ON SMARTPHONES AND TABLETS, ALMOST 100,000 CLICKED THROUGH TO SEE PRESENTATIONS OF THE GOSPEL ON BGEA'S SEARCH FOR JESUS SITE PEACEWITHGOD.NET. IN SUPPORT OF MY HOPE AMERICA WITH BILLY GRAHAM, WE HOSTED MORE THAN 1 MILLION VISITORS ON OUR MYHOPEWITHBILLYGRAHAM.ORG SITE, INCLUDING MORE THAN 650,000 ONLINE VIEWS OF THE CROSS. BGEA'S ONLINE OUTREACH RANSOM.TV OFFERED EVANGELISTIC AND DISCIPLESHIP MATERIALS TO NEARLY 90,000 INQUIRERS AND BELIEVERS. APPROXIMATELY 1,200 OF OUR VISITORS CLICKED THROUGH TO SEE PRESENTATIONS OF THE GOSPEL. THROUGH BGEA'S SEARCH FOR JESUS INTERNET EVANGELISM MINISTRY, WE ARE CONNECTING WITH MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHILE THEY ARE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS AND INVITE THEM TO DISCOVER REAL HOPE AND SURRENDER THEIR LIVES TO JESUS CHRIST. DURING 2013, NEARLY 10.5 MILLION PEOPLE VISITED THE SEARCH FOR JESUS EVANGELISTIC SITE PEACEWITHGOD.NET. IN RESPONSE TO OUR GOSPEL PRESENTATIONS, APPROXIMATELY 2 MILLION OF THEM INDICATED THEY HAD PRAYED TO RECEIVE JESUS CHRIST AS THEIR LORD AND SAVIOR. SEARCH FOR JESUS HAS 317 TRAINED VOLUNTEERS WHO SERVE AS E-COUNSELORS, DISCIPLESHIP COACHES AND EMAIL RESPONDERS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | WERE TRANSMITTED LIVE, WITH 4,250 HOME VIEWERS IN 116 COUNTRIES. THE COVE WITNESSED ALMOST 4,000 RECORDED COMMITMENTS IN 2013. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | TELEVISION, RADIO, AND VIDEO: (EXPENSES 8,163,323) BGEA PRODUCED MORE THAN 525 TV PROGRAMS, WEBSITE FEATURES, AND MINISTRY VIDEOS DURING 2013 - MOST NOTABLY, THREE HALF-HOUR EVANGELISTIC PROGRAMS FOR THE MY HOPE AMERICA WITH BILLY GRAHAM OUTREACH. FOUR NEW EPISODES OF THE NATIONALLY TELEVISED ALWAYS GOOD NEWS WERE PRODUCED. THIS MONTHLY HALF-HOUR PROGRAM VIVIDLY PORTRAYS THE POWER OF GOD'S WORD TO CHANGE PEOPLE'S LIVES WORLDWIDE AND REVEALS THE BREADTH OF BGEA'S MINISTRIES. EPISODES OF ALWAYS GOOD NEWS WERE SHOWN ON PREDOMINANTLY CHRISTIAN CABLE NETWORKS AND SELECT LOCAL AFFILIATES. THE WEEKLY PROGRAM THE HOUR OF DECISION CONTINUED TO BUILD CONNECTION WITH LISTENERS THROUGH ITS TIMELESS PRESENTATIONS OF BILLY GRAHAM'S MESSAGES. NEARLY 6,000 PEOPLE HAVE CALLED US IN RESPONSE TO SOMETHING THEY HEARD ON THE PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO OUR STANDARD PROGRAMMING, BGEA PRODUCED A HALF-HOUR MY HOPE AMERICA WITH BILLY GRAHAM RADIO SPECIAL. ALL 593 OF THE HOUR OF DECISION PARTNER STATIONS AIRED THE PROGRAM. DECISION MINUTE, WHICH OFFERS 15 REAL-LIFE ILLUSTRATIONS EACH MONTH THAT SHOW PEOPLE'S NEED FOR JESUS CHRIST AIRED ON MORE THAN 609 STATIONS. ALSO IN 2013, THE BILLY GRAHAM AUDIO ARCHIVES HOSTED OVER 37,500 INDIVIDUAL VISITORS WHO ACCESSED MR. GRAHAM'S MESSAGES ON DEMAND AT BILLYGRAHM.ORG. THE BILLY GRAHAM LIBRARY: (EXPENSES 6,769,101) THE BILLY GRAHAM LIBRARY HAS USED STATE-OF-THE-ART EXHIBITS DESIGNED TO REFLECT BILLY GRAHAM'S JOURNEY FROM A HUMBLE FARM BOY TO AN INTERNATIONAL AMBASSADOR OF GOD'S LOVE. THE BARN-SHAPED BUILDING IS SITUATED ON 20 LANDSCAPED ACRES, ONLY FOUR MILES FROM WHERE HE GREW UP IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA. THE LIBRARY SHARED THE GOOD NEWS WITH A GROWING AUDIENCE IN 2013, WELCOMING MORE THAN 140,000 PEOPLE. WE CONTINUED TO WELCOME DIVERSE AUDIENCES BY HOSTING SEVERAL SPECIAL EVENTS SUCH AS BOOK SIGNINGS DURING THE YEAR AND THE LIBRARY'S MANY ANNUAL EVENTS SUCH AS CHRISTMAS AT THE LIBRARY WHICH DREW NEARLY 33,900 GUESTS. MOST OF THE LIBRARY'S VISITORS EXPERIENCED THE JOURNEY OF FAITH TOUR, AND WE GIVE ALL HONOR AND PRAISE TO GOD FOR THE MORE THAN 1,760 OF THEM WHO MADE VARIOUS COMMITMENTS TO JESUS CHRIST AS A RESULT. |
| FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B | BRAZIL, CANADA, CAYMAN ISLANDS, GEORGIA, INDIA, JAPAN, NETHERLANDS, POLAND, RUSSIA, SINGAPORE, THAILAND, GREAT BRITAIN (UK) |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 1A | THE ASSOCIATION PURSUANT TO ITS BYLAWS HAS APPOINTED AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF TEN MEMBERS, TO INCLUDE THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND FOUR MEMBERS WHO ARE NON- VOTING EMERITUS BOARD MEMBERS. THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN IS AN INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBER. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HOLDS PERIODIC MEETINGS BETWEEN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EXCEPT FOR MATTERS PRECLUDED BY THE BYLAWS. THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS RATIFIES ANY ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. |
| 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 |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 4 | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED CHANGES TO THE CORPORATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS SO THAT, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2014, IT IS UNDER THE DIRECTION AND CONTROL OF A NORTH CAROLINA NONPROFIT CORPORATION (45- 2588350) THAT HAD BEEN CREATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALIGNING THE MINISTRY'S LEGAL EXISTENCE WITH THE STATE WHERE ITS HEADQUARTERS IS LOCATED. PURSUANT TO THOSE CHANGES, THE NORTH CAROLINA NONPROFIT CORPORATION (45-2588350) BECAME THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION (41-0692230). ALSO EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2014, THE MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION (41- 0692230) WAS RENAMED "BGEA, MN", WHILE THE NORTH CAROLINA NONPROFIT CORPORATION (45-2588350) TOOK THE HISTORIC NAME "BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION". |
| 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 LLP. THE RETURN IS NEXT REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND PROVIDED AND RECEIPT CONFIRMED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. |
| 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 IS 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 OF DIRECTORS 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 INTEREST 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 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 REVIEW AND RATIFICATION. |
| 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. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | SEE THE RESPONSE FOR LINE 15A. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 | TENNESSEE, UTAH, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN |
| 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. |
| 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. THE REPORTABLE COMPENSATION FOR BILLY GRAHAM INCLUDES SUPPORT COSTS OF 57,735 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 JOSEPH M. STOWELL, III IS A PAYMENT FOR WORK USED IN THE DECISION MAGAZINE. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | CHANGE IN VALUE OF ANNUITIES AND TRUSTS -2,309,973 |
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