Graham Fund for Evangelism

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
363194680
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2014
Forms available
Form 990 2010, Form 990-EZ 2014, Form 990-N 2011
Location
Charlotte, NC, USA
Phone
7044012253
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Protestant
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$770
Expenses
$1,083
Assets
$31,189

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

People named in this filing

  • WM FRANKLIN GRAHAM III (DIRECTOR/PRE)
  • PAUL T SABER (DIRECTOR)
  • MELVIN F GRAHAM (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The billy graham evangelistic association exists to support and extend the evangelistic calling and ministries of billy graham and franklin graham by proclaiming the gospel of the lord jesus christ to all we can by every effective means available to us and by equipping others to do the same. Bgea proclaims 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) in mark 16:15, jesus said "go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation." 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, bgea 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

What it reported doing in 2014

The purpose of the graham fund for evangelism is to sustain, with long-term support, projects of the billy graham evangelistic association that will contribute to world evangelism.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77.3%; rating input score 77
  • Program expense ratio: 54.9%; rating input score 55

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -40.6%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 28.8; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 16.6% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -91.5% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 77.3% of revenue deployed · 54.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $595 in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2011 to 2014
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: 4 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 55/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 13/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.