Christian Broadcasting Network Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK'S MISSION IS PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST INTO ALL THE WORLD. CBN'S MISSION IS PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST INTO ALL THE WORLD. THE MISSION OF CBN AND ITS AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS IS TO PREPARE THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD FOR THE COMING OF JESUS CHRIST AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD ON EARTH. OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO ACHIEVE A TIME IN HISTORY WHEN "THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LORD WILL COVER THE EARTH AS THE WATERS COVER THE SEA."
- Income
- $282.4 million
- Spending
- $267.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- 5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 73%
- Employees
- 1,141
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $957,670, chairman / ceo / president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 43% of charities in its peer group (religion, over $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 12% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 16 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 62% of charities in its peer group (religion, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $103.0 million spent. INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH: IN 2024 CBN PRODUCED PROGRAMMING AND OTHER CONTENT IN 90 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, AND BROADCAST PROGRAMS TO AUDIENCES IN 174 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES. SINCE INCEPTION, CBN HAS WORKED IN 164 FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE DETAILS. THE GOAL OF CBN'S GLOBAL OUTREACH IS TO TAKE THE GOSPEL MESSAGE AROUND THE WORLD AND SHARE THE LOVE AND HOPE OF JESUS WITH EVERYONE On EARTH. TO ACHIEVE THIS, CBN'S INNOVATIVE APPROACH FOCUSES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL CBN CENTERS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL CHRISTIAN GROUPS. THESE CBN CENTERS, WHICH PROVIDE LOCAL OUTREACH THROUGH THE USE OF RECURRING TELEVISION, RADIO, INTERNET, AND VIDEO PROGRAMMING, ARE KEY TO THE INTEGRITY OF CBN'S WORLDWIDE EVANGELISM EFFORTS AND HAVE PROVEN A POWERFUL OUTREACH TOOL THAT BUILDS TRUST AND A SOLID VIEWERSHIP BASE. THE CULTIVATION OF PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATIONS IS ANOTHER KEY STRATEGY TO MAXIMIZE RESOURCES AND THE IMPACT OF CBN MEDIA EVANGELISM AND COMMUNITY-BASED HUMANITARIAN OUTREACHES. CBN NOW HAS 68 EPISODES OF A NEW VERSION OF THE CBN ANIMATION, SUPERBOOK, A SERIES OF ANIMATED BIBLE STORIES CBN ORIGINALLY PRODUCED IN JAPAN IN THE EARLY 1980'S. THE MODERN SUPERBOOK SERIES BRINGS THE LIFE-CHANGING STORIES OF THE BIBLE TO LIFE AND TEACHES VALUES SUCH AS COURAGE, LOYALTY AND FAITH TO THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE. IN ADDITION, CBN HAS COMPLETED 32 SUPERBOOK EXPLORER PACKAGES WHICH INCLUDE SPECIAL EDITIONS OF EPISODES PLUS SPECIAL FEATURES WHICH ALLOW FAMILIES TO BETTER STUDY THE STORIES. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE 9 SUPERBOOK SPECIAL EPISODES THAT INCLUDE EXTRA RESOURCES SUCH AS ACTVITIES AND DISCUSSION GUIDES FOR FAMILIES TO ENJOY. FURTHERMORE, WE HAVE COMPLETED 377 GIZMO BIBLE BYTES THAT OFFER SHORT, EXCITING BIBLE LESSONS AND SUPERVERSES, AS WELL AS 13 SUPERBOOK EXPRESS EPISODES THAT FEATURE GIZMO AND EXPLORE A SUPERBOOK BIBLE STORY AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR US TODAY THROUGH AN ENGAGING OBJECT LESSON. CBN HAS OR IS WORKING ON 72 LANGUAGE AND DIALECT TRANSLATIONS OF ONE OR MORE EPISODES OF THIS SERIES, AS WELL AS SUPERBOOK WEBSITES IN 28 LANGUAGES, 23 SUPERBOOK APP LANGUAGES, A SUNDAY SCHOOL CURRICULUM NOW IN 21 LANGUAGES, AND OTHER CBN ANIMATION RELATED PROJECTS. CBN FOCUSES ITS GLOBAL EVANGELISTIC OUTREACH IN THE FOLLOWING REGIONS: CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, North america (including Canada and Mexico),SOUTH AMERICA, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, INDIA, INDONESIA, EUROPE, SOUTHEAST ASIA, CHINA, RUSSIA, AND THE FORMER SOVIET UNION STATES. IN 2024 CBN PROGRAMS AND OTHER CONTENT WERE PRODUCED IN 90 LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS AND HAVE BEEN PRODUCED IN 164 FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS IN TOTAL OVER THE YEARS. IN 2024, CBN PROGRAMS WERE BROADCAST TO AUDIENCES IN 174 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES. ORPHAN'S PROMISE IS CBN'S OUTREACH PROGRAM TO ORPHANED AND AT-RISK CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD. THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO MEET THE EMOTIONAL, INTELLECTUAL, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS THROUGH EDUCATION, TRAINING AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS, FEEDING SOLUTIONS, DISCIPLESHIP EFFORTS, FAMILY CARE PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION PROJECTS, AND ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROGRAMS. IN 2024, ORPHAN'S PROMISE HELPED THOUSANDS OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES AND 76 OTHER COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES THROUGHOUT AFRICA, ASIA, LATIN AMERICA, EUROPE, AND FORMER SOVIET UNION COUNTRIES. THANKS TO ITS LONGSTANDING PRESENCE IN UKRAINE, ORPHAN'S PROMISE WAS ABLE TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY TO THE RUSSIAN ASSAULT WHEN IT BEGAN IN LATE FEBRUARY 2022. THE ORGANIZATION QUICKLY TRANSFORMED ITS TRAINING CENTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY INTO MAKESHIFT REFUGEE SHELTERS TO HOUSE AND FEED DISPLACED UKRANIANS AS THEY HEADED INTO THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY AND INTO POLAND. IN ADDITION TO THE REFUGEE CRISIS RESPONSE, OP CONTINUED ITS WELL-ESTABLISHED DAILY OUTREACH EFFORTS TO CHILDREN AT THE CENTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN FY25. IN SEVERAL COMMUNITIES DESTROYED BY THE RUSSIAN ONSLAUGHT, ORPHAN'S PROMISE STAFF MEMBERS HELPED FACILITATE THE EVACUATION OF CHILDREN FROM THEIR CENTERS TO SAFETY IN OTHER UKRANIAN CITIES. AS THE WAR CONTINUED AND MORE AREAS WERE EVACUATED, ORPHAN'S PROMISE CONTINUED RECEIVING REFUGEES AND SUPPLYING THEM WITH BAGS OF FOOD AND HYGIENE ITEMS. ORPHAN'S PROMISE SERVED REFUGEES BOTH INSIDE UKRAINE AND ACROSS THE BORDER IN POLAND, HELPING THEM FIND SAFETY, SHELTER, AND SUSTENANCE.
- $86.5 million spent. DOMESTIC PRODUCTION AND AIRING OF CHRISTIAN TELEVISION PROGRAMMING, INTERNET AND RADIO: THE 700 CLUB, A LIVE TELEVISION PROGRAM THAT AIRS WEEKDAYS FROM CBN BROADCAST FACILITIES, IS THE PRIMARY PROGRAM USED BY CBN TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. CBN IS ALSO AN INNOVATOR IN ITS USE OF CBN.COM TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS VIA THE INTERNET. CBN COMBINES BOTH FORMS OF MEDIA, TELEVISION AND INTERNET, IN THE CUTTING-EDGE PROGRAM 700 CLUB INTERACTIVE. CBN LAUNCHED THE CBN NEWS CHANNEL, THE FIRST 24-HOUR CHRISTIAN TELEVISION NEWS CHANNEL, ON OCTOBER 1, 2018. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE DETAILS. THE 700 CLUB IS A LIVE TELEVISION PROGRAM THAT AIRS WEEKDAYS FROM THE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK'S (CBN) BROADCAST FACILITIES IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA, AND IS THE PRIMARY PROGRAM USED BY CBN TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST IN THE U.S. ON THE AIR CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1966, THE 700 CLUB IS ONE OF THE LONGEST-RUNNING PROGRAMS IN BROADCAST HISTORY. HOSTED BY GORDON ROBERTSON AND TERRY MEEUWSEN, THE 700 CLUB IS A CHRISTIAN NEWS/MAGAZINE STYLE PROGRAM THAT HAS THE VARIETY AND PACING OF A MORNING SHOW WITH IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING BY THE CBN NEWS TEAM PLUS INTERVIEWS, INSPIRING STORIES, AND CHRISTIAN MINISTRY. IN THE PROGRAM, VIEWERS ARE INVITED TO ACCEPT JESUS CHRIST AS THEIR PERSONAL SAVIOR. THE 700 CLUB IS CARRIED ON 90 U.S. BROADCAST TELEVISION STATIONS, FREEFORM CABLE NETWORK, AND MOST MAJOR CHRISTIAN TELEVISION NETWORKS. THE 700 CLUB AND HAs An AVERAGE weekly VIEWING AUDIENCE OF APPROXIMATELY 2,000,000. IN ADDITION TO AIRING CBN'S PROGRAMMING ON CABLE TELEVISION NETWORKS AND LOCAL AFFILIATES, CBN ALSO STREAMS ITS PROGRAMMING ON THE INTERNET MAKING IT AVAILABLE TO THE WORLDWIDE AUDIENCE. AS PART OF THE 700 CLUB, CBN NEWS COVERS STORIES AND EVENTS AFFECTING CHRISTIANS IN THE US AND AROUND THE WORLD. THE WASHINGTON BUREAU REPORTS ON NEWS FROM THE CAPITOL AND CBN'S INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENTS REPORT ON EVENTS AND TRENDS THAT SHAPE THE WORLD. OVER THE YEARS, THE 700 CLUB HAS BECOME WELL KNOWN FOR ITS FRESH AND INSIGHTFUL INTERVIEWS, HARD-HITTING SPECIAL REPORTS, AND DRAMATIC FEATURES. SOME RECENT HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: 1) Coverage of the 2024 Presidential election, THE PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS WORLDWIDE INCLUDING THE NATIONS OF CHINA, EGYPT, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRAQ, NIGERIA, PAKISTAN AND SYRIA, tHE CHANGING POLITICAL LANDSCAPE IN THE MIDDLE EAST following the October 7, 2023 attacks, the rise of anti-semitism both in the United States and overseas and the promotion of Israel's contribution to the world. 2) CBN NEWS GUESTS HAVE INCLUDED PRESIDENTS, NUMEROUS GOVERNORS, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, CABINET SECRETARIES, AND FOREIGN HEADS OF STATE. 3) MANY CELEBRITIES APPEAR ON THE 700 CLUB TO SHARE THEIR CHRISTIAN TESTIMONIES OR DISCUSS OTHER RELEVANT TOPICS. 700 CLUB INTERACTIVE IS A PROGRAM THAT GIVES VIEWERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH THE HOSTS GORDON ROBERTSON AND ASHLEY KEY. THE CONTENT COMBINES BIBLE TEACHING, TESTIMONIES, AND PRAYER. VIEWERS MAY CALL IN VIA TELEPHONE, SKYPE, OR INTERNET TEXTING TO REQUEST PRAYER FOR TOUGH SITUATIONS THEY ARE DEALING WITH IN THEIR LIVES, FROM HEALTH-RELATED ISSUES AND MARRIAGE, TO COPING WITH THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE. THE PROGRAM AIRS NATIONALLY ON THE FREEFORM CABLE NETWORK IN ADDITION TO STREAMING ON CBN'S WEB PLATFORMS. CBN RECENTLY UPDATED ITS POPULAR CBN FAMILY APP. CBN FAMILY IS A FREE CHRISTIAN STREAMING APP FEATURING ON-DEMAND VIDEOS AND LIVE CHANNELS AND RADIO STATIONS. IT INCLUDES ACCESS TO THE ENTIRE CBN PREMIUM LIBRARY - INCLUDING HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARIES, SPECIAL TEACHINGS, EXCLUSIVE FEATURES AND ACCESS TO SUPERBOOK AND OTHER CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING. IT INCLUDES THREE LIVE VIDEO Streaming CHANNELS: CBN NEWS, CBN LIVE AND CBN ESPANOL WITH NO SIGN IN OR CABLE PROVIDER NEEDED, AND ONE CAN STREAM UNIQUE CHRISTIAN MUSIC STATIONS FOR FREE INCLUDING PRAISE, CONTEMPORARY, TOP HITS AND CHRISTMAS. WATCH EPISODES OF SHOWS LIKE 700 CLUB, 700 CLUB INTERACTIVE, CBN NEWSWATCH, CHRISTIAN WORLD NEWS AND FAITH NATION, AND SEE VIDEOS ON SPIRITUAL LIFE, PRAYER, HEALTH, FAMILY, FINANCE, NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT. THE CBN NEWS CHANNEL IS THE FIRST 24-HOUR TELEVISION NEWS CHANNEL FROM A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE. THE CBN NEWS CHANNEL FEATURES A MIX OF LIVE AND BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE FROM THE NETWORK'S WASHINGTON D.C. BUREAU, VIRGINIA BEACH HEADQUARTERS, JERUSALEM BUREAU AND OTHER LOCATIONS. THE NEWS CHANNEL FEATURES DAILY UPDATED VERSIONS OF CBN NEWSWATCH AND A DAILY VERSION OF FAITH NATION, THE POLITICAL TALK SHOW HOSTED BY JENNA BROWDER AND JOHN JESSUP. OTHER SHOWS INCLUDE JERUSALEM DATELINE, CHRISTIAN WORLD NEWS, HEALTHY LIVING, STUDIO 5, GLOBAL LANE AND FAITH VS. CULTURE. CBN NEWS CHANNEL IS AVAILABLE TO VIEWERS VIA MULTIPLE FORMATS INCLUDING OVER THE AIR (OTA), OVER THE TOP (OTT), CERTAIN CABLE NETWORKS, THE CBN NEWS APP AND AT CBNNEWS.COM, and videos from CBN News can be seen on the CBN NEWS YouTube Channel. Approximately 3,400,000 people access CBN News programming on a weekly basis. SINCE THE INCEPTION OF CBN.COM IN 1995, CBN HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF CHRISTIAN INTERNET COMMUNICATION WITH approximately 10 Million users, 20 million Sessions and 29 MILLION WEB PAGE VIEWS during 2024. FEATURING CONTENT FROM A HOST OF CBN AFFILIATED TELEVISION PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE 700 CLUB, 700 CLUB INTERACTIVE, CBN NEWS, AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS AS WELL AS ORIGINAL WEB EXCUSIVE CONTENT, CBN IS A LEADER IN UTILIZING THE LATEST STREAMING VIDEO TECHNOLOGY, INTERNET TELEVISION & RADIO, PODCASTS, A MOBILE FRIENDLY WEB SITE, WEB APPS, AND SOCIAL NETWORK TOOLS TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. CBN PRODUCES DOCUMENTARY FILMS ABOUT JUDEO-CHRISTIAN HISTORY AND FAITH, FROM THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE BIBLE TO THE FOUNDING OF MODERN-DAY ISRAEL. CBN RELEASED The Genius of Israel, which explores the unique religious and cultural traditions that make Israel one of the most innovative and resilient democracies on earth, in 2024. The Genius of Israel marks the 15TH FILM PRODUCED
- $15.5 million spent. THE PRAYER CENTER IS A DEPARTMENT OF CBN THAT PROVIDES SCRIPTURE BASED PRAYER, BIBLICAL LITERATURE, ACCOUNT SERVICE, AND PRODUCT ORDERS TO PEOPLE THROUGH CBN'S TELEPHONE PRAYER LINE AND DIGITAL CHANNELS. IT ALSO PERFORMS OUTBOUND CALLING FOR MINISTRY AND FUNDRAISING PURPOSES. IN 2024, THE PRAYER CENTER DEPARTMENT HANDLED 333,889 OUTBOUND AND 1,699,277 INBOUND PHONE CALLS. A TOTAL OF 1,792 PEOPLE PRAYED THE PRAYER OF SALVATION WITH OUR PRAYER CENTER EMPLOYEES AND 4,530 PEOPLE REDEDICATED THEIR LIFE TO CHRIST. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE PRAYER CENTER IS TO BASE EVERY INTERACTION IN BIBLICAL PRINCIPAL, SCRIPTURE, AND PRAYER. PRAYER CENTER EMPLOYEES MAKE OUTGOING PHONE CALLS, ANSWER INCOMING CALLS AND TEXTS, AND ENGAGE WITH THE ONLINE COMMUNITY WITH PRAYER FROM A FAITH BASED PERSPECTIVE. THE GOAL OF THE PRAYER CENTER IS TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE PRAYER MINISTRY AND OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE ON EVERY INTERACTION. PRAYER CENTER EMPLOYEES ALSO PROVIDE RELEVANT LINKS TO CBN'S FREE RESOURCES FOR FURTHER MINISTRY.
- $12.6 million spent. CBN'S OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES CONSIST OF HUMANITARIAN RELIEF ACTIVITIES THROUGH ITS SUPPORT OF AFFILIATE OPERATION BLESSING INTERNATIONAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (OB) AND DONATIONS TO OTHERS. SEE BELOW FOR INFORMATION REGARDING OB'S INTERNATIONAL RELIEF, HUNGER STRIKE FORCE AND DOMESTIC DISASTER RELIEF PROGRAMS PLUS CBN'S HELPING THE HOME FRONT INITIATIVE WHICH HELPS ACTIVE DUTY MILItARY FAMILIES. INTERNATIONAL RELIEF: DURING FY25, OB HELD INTERNATIONAL MOBILE MEDICAL CLINICS THAT PROVIDED FREE MEDICAL CARE INCLUDING GENERAL MEDICAL AND DENTAL SERVICES. OB ALSO DISTRIBUTED MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO PARTNERS AROUND THE WORLD, WHICH WENT TO OUTFIT RESOURCE POOR AREAS BENEFITING CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE . OB PROVIDED MANY LIFE-CHANGING SURGERIES SUCH AS CLEFT LIP AND PALATE, CATARACT AND MORE TO THOSE IN NEED. OB ALSO EQUIPS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BECOME COMMUNITY HEALTH VOLUNTEERS WHO CAN PROVIDE BASIC LIFESAVING SKILLS TO MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITY FOR INJURY, ILLNESS, AND MORE. OPERATION BLESSING WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN FEEDING HUNGRY PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. TO HELP PEOPLE PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE, OPERATION BLESSING EQUIPPED INDIVIDUALS WITH MARKETABLE JOB SKILLS, SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, AND LIFESKILLS IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS HONDURAS, INDIA, GUATEMALA, AND THAILAND. FROM TRAINING IN FOOD PRODUCTION AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY TO BEAUTICIAN SKILLS AND SEWING CENTERS, OB PROVIDED THOSE IN NEED WITH THE RESOURCES AND SKILLS TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES THROUGH INCOME GENERATION. IN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, OB UTILIZED A VARIETY OF TECHNIQUES TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO WATER IN COMMUNITIES THROUGH WELLS AND COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS SANITATION AND HYGIENE EDUCATION. OB'S HUNGER STRIKE FORCE: IN THE UNITED STATES, OB'S FLEET OF HUNGER STRIKE FORCE TRACTOR-TRAILERS TRAVELED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 27 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD AND BEVERAGES TO FAMILIES IN NEED During FY25. BY WORKING CLOSELY WITH FOOD PROCESSING COMPANIES, GROWERS AND MANUFACTURERS, OB TAPS INTO AMERICA'S SURPLUS AND ACQUIRES CORPORATE DONATIONS OF FOOD STAPLES AND RELIEF PRODUCTS, DELIVERING MUCH-NEEDED FOOD AND RELIEF SUPPLIES TO DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES AND DISASTER VICTIMS. A FIRST RESPONDER IN TIMES OF DISASTER, OPERATION BLESSING'S DISASTER RELIEF TEAM RESPONDED TO 10 U.S. DISASTERS IN FY25. OPERATION BLESSING'S DISASTER RELIEF TEAM ASSISTED VICTIMS OF WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA AND OKLAHOMA; FLOODING IN TEXAS, TORNADOS IN NEBRASKA AND LOUISIANA, AND HURRICANES BERYL, FRANCINE, DEBBY AND MILTON, INCLUDING A SIGNIFICANT RESPONSE IN BOTH NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA TO HURRICANE HELENE. OB's Disaster Relief team RESPONDED TO NATURAL DISASTERS AND HUMAN CRISISES AROUND THE WORLD. THIS INCLUDES RESPONDING TO DISASTERS IN the following 12 COUNTRIES: BRAZIL, Indonesia, Japan, KENYA, Myanmar, the Philippines, POLAND, Somalia, Spain, Thailand, Taiwan, AND UKRAINE. IN 2014, GORDON ROBERTSON, CEO AND PRESIDENT OF THE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK (CBN), RECOGNIZED THE NEED TO HELP MILITARY FAMILIES. "WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE NEEDS, I WENT TO THE LORD AND ASKED, 'WHAT CAN WE DO? HOW CAN WE START MEETING THE NEEDS?'" AS A MINISTRY ARM OF CBN, HELPING THE HOME FRONT WAS LAUNCHED, PARTNERING WITH LOCAL CHURCHES AND MINISTRIES TO SUPPORT MILITARY FAMILIES. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE MILITARY, WE ARE REMINDED OF THOSE WHO PROTECT OUR COUNTRY. HERE AT HOME, THEIR FAMILIES ARE SERVING, TOO. WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THEIR SERVICE. OUR VISION IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH MINISTRIES AND CHURCHES NEAR EVERY MILITARY INSTALLATION ACROSS THE UNITED STATES TO ASSIST ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY FAMILIES. WHILE THE CHURCH IDENTIFIES THE CHALLENGES BEING FACED AND DOES THE HANDS-ON MINISTRY, HHF MEETS THE FINANCIAL NEED TO HELP MILITARY FAMILIES WITH HARDSHIPS AND GIVE THEM A FRESH START.
- (Expenses $ 12,631,978 including grants of $ 12,631,978)(Revenue $ 0) CBN'S OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES CONSIST OF HUMANITARIAN RELIEF ACTIVITIES THROUGH ITS SUPPORT OF AFFILIATE OPERATION BLESSING INTERNATIONAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (OB) AND DONATIONS TO OTHERS. SEE BELOW FOR INFORMATION REGARDING OB'S INTERNATIONAL RELIEF, HUNGER STRIKE FORCE AND DOMESTIC DISASTER RELIEF PROGRAMS PLUS CBN'S HELPING THE HOME FRONT INITIATIVE WHICH HELPS ACTIVE DUTY MILItARY FAMILIES. INTERNATIONAL RELIEF: DURING FY25, OB HELD INTERNATIONAL MOBILE MEDICAL CLINICS THAT PROVIDED FREE MEDICAL CARE INCLUDING GENERAL MEDICAL AND DENTAL SERVICES. OB ALSO DISTRIBUTED MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO PARTNERS AROUND THE WORLD, WHICH WENT TO OUTFIT RESOURCE POOR AREAS BENEFITING CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE . OB PROVIDED MANY LIFE-CHANGING SURGERIES SUCH AS CLEFT LIP AND PALATE, CATARACT AND MORE TO THOSE IN NEED. OB ALSO EQUIPS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BECOME COMMUNITY HEALTH VOLUNTEERS WHO CAN PROVIDE BASIC LIFESAVING SKILLS TO MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITY FOR INJURY, ILLNESS, AND MORE. OPERATION BLESSING WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN FEEDING HUNGRY PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. TO HELP PEOPLE PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE, OPERATION BLESSING EQUIPPED INDIVIDUALS WITH MARKETABLE JOB SKILLS, SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, AND LIFESKILLS IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS HONDURAS, INDIA, GUATEMALA, AND THAILAND. FROM TRAINING IN FOOD PRODUCTION AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY TO BEAUTICIAN SKILLS AND SEWING CENTERS, OB PROVIDED THOSE IN NEED WITH THE RESOURCES AND SKILLS TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES THROUGH INCOME GENERATION. IN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, OB UTILIZED A VARIETY OF TECHNIQUES TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO WATER IN COMMUNITIES THROUGH WELLS AND COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS SANITATION AND HYGIENE EDUCATION. OB'S HUNGER STRIKE FORCE: IN THE UNITED STATES, OB'S FLEET OF HUNGER STRIKE FORCE TRACTOR-TRAILERS TRAVELED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 27 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD AND BEVERAGES TO FAMILIES IN NEED During FY25. BY WORKING CLOSELY WITH FOOD PROCESSING COMPANIES, GROWERS AND MANUFACTURERS, OB TAPS INTO AMERICA'S SURPLUS AND ACQUIRES CORPORATE DONATIONS OF FOOD STAPLES AND RELIEF PRODUCTS, DELIVERING MUCH-NEEDED FOOD AND RELIEF SUPPLIES TO DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES AND DISASTER VICTIMS. A FIRST RESPONDER IN TIMES OF DISASTER, OPERATION BLESSING'S DISASTER RELIEF TEAM RESPONDED TO 10 U.S. DISASTERS IN FY25. OPERATION BLESSING'S DISASTER RELIEF TEAM ASSISTED VICTIMS OF WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA AND OKLAHOMA; FLOODING IN TEXAS, TORNADOS IN NEBRASKA AND LOUISIANA, AND HURRICANES BERYL, FRANCINE, DEBBY AND MILTON, INCLUDING A SIGNIFICANT RESPONSE IN BOTH NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA TO HURRICANE HELENE. OB's Disaster Relief team RESPONDED TO NATURAL DISASTERS AND HUMAN CRISISES AROUND THE WORLD. THIS INCLUDES RESPONDING TO DISASTERS IN the following 12 COUNTRIES: BRAZIL, Indonesia, Japan, KENYA, Myanmar, the Philippines, POLAND, Somalia, Spain, Thailand, Taiwan, AND UKRAINE. IN 2014, GORDON ROBERTSON, CEO AND PRESIDENT OF THE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK (CBN), RECOGNIZED THE NEED TO HELP MILITARY FAMILIES. "WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE NEEDS, I WENT TO THE LORD AND ASKED, 'WHAT CAN WE DO? HOW CAN WE START MEETING THE NEEDS?'" AS A MINISTRY ARM OF CBN, HELPING THE HOME FRONT WAS LAUNCHED, PARTNERING WITH LOCAL CHURCHES AND MINISTRIES TO SUPPORT MILITARY FAMILIES. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE MILITARY, WE ARE REMINDED OF THOSE WHO PROTECT OUR COUNTRY. HERE AT HOME, THEIR FAMILIES ARE SERVING, TOO. WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THEIR SERVICE. OUR VISION IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH MINISTRIES AND CHURCHES NEAR EVERY MILITARY INSTALLATION ACROSS THE UNITED STATES TO ASSIST ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY FAMILIES. WHILE THE CHURCH IDENTIFIES THE CHALLENGES BEING FACED AND DOES THE HANDS-ON MINISTRY, HHF MEETS THE FINANCIAL NEED TO HELP MILITARY FAMILIES WITH HARDSHIPS AND GIVE THEM A FRESH START.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 1961.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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