Billy Graham Evangelistic Association

What it reported doing in 2014

Television, radio, and video: (expenses 7,965,748) during 2014, bgea produced more than 300 tv programs, website features, and ministry videos, including two short films in the my hope 2014 with billy graham series - heaven and its spanish counterpart, el cielo. In all of these we declared the lordship of jesus christ to a lost world. "this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come." (matthew 24:14) bgea also produced five new episodes of the nationally televised program always good news during the year, which showed the power of the gospel changing people's lives through the ministries of bgea. Two new documentary dvds were produced - 7 days in the holy land and louis zamperini: captured by grace. Television and online showings of our programs and videos proved fruitful, as bgea's call centers received more than 30,300 spiritual inquiries during 2014. Over 13,800 of these callers made personal commitments to jesus christ. Our weekly radio staple the hour of decision became a web-exclusive program on billygraham.org and continued to feature insights from longtime billy graham team member cliff barrows. Simultaneously, a new bgea radio program, peace with god, debuted during the year on stations worldwide. Both programs proclaimed the timeless message of jesus christ as the only hope for our lost world. Our third program, decision minute, continued to offer 15 real-life illustrations each month that show people's need for jesus christ. It aired on more than 660 stations coast-to-coast, including in eight of america's 10 largest cities. Also in 2014, the billy graham audio archives hosted nearly 27,000 individual visitors who accessed mr. Graham's messages on demand at billygraham.org. Globally, our radio outreach continues in five languages, including spanish, mandarin, and farsi. Rapid response team and world emergency fund: (expenses 1,907,929) in a world where disaster is certain, the billy graham rapid response team (rrt) shares the hope of christ in the midst of crisis. "the lord is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves such as have a contrite spirit." (psalm 34:18) rrt responds to crises in two ways: by training a nationwide force of believers to respond with spiritual and emotional care, and by deploying chaplains at a moment's notice anywhere in the world to offer god's hope to both victims and first-responders. During 2014, bgea responded to ice storms, mudslides, tornadoes, floods, shootings, and civil unrest with 342 rrt chaplain deployments to 17 different disaster sites. Our chaplains assisted more than 43,000 victims by year's end and personally prayed with over 10,000 individuals. We are grateful to god and give him all the glory for the thousands of people comforted in jesus' name and for the 415 people who responded to the hope of the gospel with "repentance toward god and faith in our lord jesus christ." (acts 20:21) the rapid response team's growth continued during 2014 as we recruited 162 chaplains and equipped more than 1,900 people at 11 regional seminars throughout the united states. Rrt also worked with its bgea counterparts in canada, australia, and the united kingdom to train 100 individuals at four training sites. Rrt-canada rrt-australia had 38 chaplain deployments to three locations. These chaplains prayed with 135 individuals, two of whom sought forgiveness of sin and committed their lives in faith to jesus. Children's and youth evangelism: (expenses 712,537) the focus of bgea's youth ministries remains reaching youth to reach their friends. In matthew 11:25, jesus said "i thank you, father, lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children." in 2014, bgea launched the greatest journey in the united states, the united kingdom, and australia. This 12-session bible study was created to help children ages 6-10 become faithful followers of j

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 89.8%; rating input score 90
• Program expense ratio: 85.4%; rating input score 85
• Fundraising efficiency: $14.83 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Fail
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Fail
  • Conducts site visits: Pass
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 98.8%; rating input score 99; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 71.4%; rating input score 71; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -3.9%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.02; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.6%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: Limited
• Revenue growth: Limited
• Asset growth: Limited