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SAMARITAN'S PURSE IS A NONDENOMINATIONAL EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION PROVIDING SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL AID TO HURTING PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. SINCE 1970, SAMARITAN'S PURSE HAS HELPED MEET NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE VICTIMS OF WAR, POVERTY, NATURAL DISASTERS, DISEASE, AND FAMINE WITH THE PURPOSE OF SHARING GOD'S LOVE THROUGH HIS SON, JESUS CHRIST. THE ORGANIZATION SERVES THE CHURCH WORLDWIDE TO PROMOTE THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. |
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THE MINISTRY USES VOLUNTEERS IN WORLD MEDICAL MISSION, OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD, OPERATION HEAL OUR PATRIOTS, NORTH AMERICAN MINISTRIES, AND INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. THOUSANDS MORE VOLUNTEER FROM AFAR THROUGH THEIR PRAYERS. |
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THE MISSION OF SAMARITAN'S PURSE IS TO OBEDIENTLY SERVE THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. AT THE CORE OF OUR MINISTRY IS THE BELIEF THAT MANKIND HAS BEEN SEPARATED FROM GOD BY SIN, AND OUR ONLY HOPE OF SALVATION COMES FROM THE ATONING SACRIFICE OF GOD'S SON, JESUS CHRIST. "IF YOU CONFESS WITH YOUR MOUTH THE LORD JESUS AND BELIEVE IN YOUR HEART THAT GOD HAS RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD, YOU WILL BE SAVED" (ROMANS 10:9). MANY CLAIM TO BEHAVE MERCIFULLY TOWARD THEIR NEIGHBORS OUT OF A SENSE OF SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS. AT SAMARITAN'S PURSE, WE TAKE OUR NAME AND MANDATE FROM CHRIST'S INSTRUCTION THAT WE SHOULD FIRST LOVE THE LORD WITH OUR HEARTS, SOULS, MINDS, AND STRENGTH. CARING FOR OUR NEIGHBORS THEN FLOWS FROM OUR DEEP LOVE FOR GOD. THIS COMMAND IS ILLUSTRATED IN THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN AS TOLD BY JESUS AND RECORDED IN LUKE 10:25-37 (NEW KING JAMES VERSION): AND BEHOLD, A CERTAIN LAWYER STOOD UP AND TESTED HIM, SAYING, "TEACHER, WHAT SHALL I DO TO INHERIT ETERNAL LIFE?" HE SAID TO HIM, "WHAT IS WRITTEN IN THE LAW? WHAT IS YOUR READING OF IT?" SO HE ANSWERED AND SAID, "'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND,- AND 'YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.'- AND HE SAID TO HIM, "YOU HAVE ANSWERED RIGHTLY; DO THIS AND YOU WILL LIVE." BUT HE, WANTING TO JUSTIFY HIMSELF, SAID TO JESUS, -AND WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR?" THEN JESUS ANSWERED AND SAID: "A CERTAIN MAN WENT DOWN FROM JERUSALEM TO JERICHO, AND FELL AMONG THIEVES, WHO STRIPPED HIM OF HIS CLOTHING, WOUNDED HIM, AND DEPARTED, LEAVING HIM HALF DEAD. NOW BY CHANCE A CERTAIN PRIEST CAME DOWN THAT ROAD. AND WHEN HE SAW HIM, HE PASSED BY ON THE OTHER SIDE. LIKEWISE A LEVITE, WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE PLACE, CAME AND LOOKED, AND PASSED BY ON THE OTHER SIDE. BUT A CERTAIN SAMARITAN, AS HE JOURNEYED, CAME WHERE HE WAS. AND WHEN HE SAW HIM, HE HAD COMPASSION. SO HE WENT TO HIM AND BANDAGED HIS WOUNDS, POURING ON OIL AND WINE; AND HE SET HIM ON HIS OWN ANIMAL, BROUGHT HIM TO AN INN, AND TOOK CARE OF HIM. ON THE NEXT DAY, WHEN HE DEPARTED, HE TOOK OUT TWO DENARII, GAVE THEM TO THE INNKEEPER, AND SAID TO HIM, 'TAKE CARE OF HIM; AND WHATEVER MORE YOU SPEND, WHEN I COME AGAIN, I WILL REPAY YOU.' SO WHICH OF THESE THREE DO YOU THINK WAS NEIGHBOR TO HIM WHO FELL AMONG THE THIEVES?- AND HE SAID, "HE WHO SHOWED MERCY ON HIM." THEN JESUS SAID TO HIM, "GO AND DO LIKEWISE." AT SAMARITAN'S PURSE, WE ARE RESPONDING TO CHRIST'S COMMAND TO DO LIKEWISE AS WE MINISTER TO THOSE SUFFERING FROM THE RESULTS OF SIN IN OUR WORLD: WAR, POVERTY, DISASTER, DISEASE, AND FAMINE. THE BIBLE TELLS US, "THE HEART IS DECEITFUL ABOVE ALL THINGS, AND DESPERATELY WICKED; WHO CAN KNOW IT?" (JEREMIAH 17:9). IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, WE READ THAT "THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH" (ROMANS 6:23). BECAUSE OF ADAM AND EVE'S DISOBEDIENCE, EVERY HUMAN BEING IS BORN WITH THE STAIN OF SIN, WHICH, WITHOUT THE CLEANSING BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST, ULTIMATELY LEADS TO PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL DEATH. THE LORD, IN HIS MERCY, SENT HIS BELOVED SON, JESUS CHRIST, FROM HEAVEN TO THIS EARTH ON A RESCUE MISSION. JOHN 3:16 SAYS, "FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH, BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE." JESUS TOOK OUR SINS UPON HIMSELF, SUFFERING AND DYING ON A ROMAN CROSS. HE TOOK OUR SINS TO THE GRAVE, AND ON THE THIRD DAY, HE AROSE AGAIN. THROUGH HIS DEATH AND RESURRECTION, JESUS BECAME THE WAY FOR US TO BE RECONCILED TO GOD. HE SAID, "I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE. NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH ME" (JOHN 14:6). IF YOU CHOOSE TO REMAIN IN YOUR SINS, YOU WILL BE SEPARATED FROM GOD FOREVER. BUT, IF YOU PLACE YOUR FAITH AND TRUST IN WHAT JESUS HAS DONE, YOU WILL BE SAVED BY GOD'S GRACE. THIS IS THE GOOD NEWS: "HE WHO BELIEVES IN HIM IS NOT CONDEMNED; BUT HE WHO DOES NOT BELIEVE IS CONDEMNED ALREADY, BECAUSE HE HAS NOT BELIEVED IN THE NAME OF THE ONLY BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD" (JOHN 3:18). IF YOU WANT TO RECEIVE GOD'S FREE GIFT OF SALVATION, YOU CAN PRAY A SIMPLE PRAYER LIKE THIS ONE: DEAR GOD, I AM A SINNER. I AM SORRY FOR MY SINS. PLEASE FORGIVE ME. HELP ME TO TURN FROM MY SINFUL LIFE. I BELIEVE BY FAITH THAT JESUS CHRIST IS YOUR SON WHO DIED FOR MY SINS, AND WHOM YOU HAVE RAISED TO LIFE. I WANT TO TRUST JESUS AS MY SAVIOR AND FOLLOW HIM AS MY LORD FROM THIS DAY FORWARD AND FOREVERMORE. AMEN. IF YOU HAVE PRAYED THIS, OR WOULD LIKE SOME SPIRITUAL HELP, PLEASE CALL THE FOLLOWING NUMBER TO SPEAK WITH A COUNSELOR: 1-877-247-2426. YOU CAN TRUST THESE WORDS ARE TRUE: "FOR BY GRACE YOU HAVE BEEN SAVED THROUGH FAITH, AND THAT NOT OF YOURSELVES; IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD, NOT OF WORKS, LEST ANYONE SHOULD BOAST" (EPHESIANS 2:8-9). AT SAMARITAN'S PURSE, WE TAKE PRAYER SERIOUSLY. THANKS TO WHAT JESUS CHRIST HAS DONE, WE CAN TAKE OUR PRAYER CONCERNS DIRECTLY TO OUR GOD IN HEAVEN. WE CAN ASK HIM TO INTERVENE IMMEDIATELY ON BEHALF OF THOSE WHOSE LIVES ARE IN DANGER, AND WE TRUST HIM TO PROVIDE THE RESOURCES FOR US TO SWIFTLY ACCOMPLISH HIS WORK AND HIS WILL. THE QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF SAMARITAN'S PURSE, PRAYERPOINT, IS DEVOTED ENTIRELY TO PRAYER FOR OUR PROJECTS AROUND THE WORLD. WE TRUST THAT AS GOD ANSWERS PRAYERS, HE WILL MEET THE NEEDS OF HIS PEOPLE. IN ADDITION TO THE MINISTRIES LISTED IN PART III, THE FOLLOWING MINISTRIES ARE OUR RESPONSE TO THE EFFECTS OF SIN ON HUMANITY AND THE NATURAL WORLD. OUR MISSION IS TO BRING GOD'S LOVE, HEALING, AND COMPASSION TO THOSE WHO ARE HURTING OR LOST. HURRICANE MATTHEW RELIEF: SAMARITAN'S PURSE WORKED IN THE CARIBBEAN AND THE CAROLINAS TO HELP SURVIVORS OF THE DEADLIEST ATLANTIC HURRICANE IN 10 YEARS. OUR DC-8 MADE NINE FLIGHTS TO HAITI AND ONE TO THE BAHAMAS TO DELIVER MORE THAN 200 TONS OF URGENTLY NEEDED SUPPLIES, INCLUDING 8,000 BLANKETS, 31,756 TARPS, AND 11,375 WATER FILTRATION UNITS. OUR MEDICAL TEAMS TREATED 400 CHOLERA PATIENTS TO SAVE LIVES AND PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE. MEANWHILE, OUR U.S. DISASTER RELIEF TEAMS HELPED 708 FAMILIES IN THREE LOCATIONS IN NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA. U.S. DISASTER RELIEF: IN ADDITION TO THE HURRICANE MATTHEW DEPLOYMENTS, SAMARITAN'S PURSE RESPONDED TO FLOODS IN LOUISIANA, WEST VIRGINIA, AND TEXAS; AS WELL AS WILDFIRES IN TENNESSEE. HOME RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WERE LAUNCHED IN LOUISIANA, WEST VIRGINIA, AND NORTH CAROLINA. A TOTAL OF 14,647 VOLUNTEERS SERVED WITH SAMARITAN'S PURSE DISASTER RELIEF TEAMS IN 2016, MINISTERING TO 3,243 FAMILIES. WE PRAISE GOD THAT NEARLY 900 INDIVIDUALS MADE DECISIONS FOR CHRIST THROUGH THESE OUTREACHES. NORTHERN IRAQ RELIEF: ON CHRISTMAS DAY, SAMARITAN'S PURSE AIRLIFTED AN EMERGENCY FIELD HOSPITAL INTO IRAQ TO TREAT VICTIMS OF THE BATTLE TO LIBERATE THE CITY OF MOSUL FROM THE GRIPS OF ISIS TERRORISTS. WORKING IN THE NAME OF JESUS, OUR TEAMS DISTRIBUTED 20,000 BLANKETS, 5,000 TARPS, AND MORE THAN 2,000 TONS OF FOOD DURING 2016 TO FAMILIES DISPLACED BY FIGHTING OR PERSECUTION. ECUADOR EARTHQUAKE RELIEF: THIS WAS THE FIRST DEPLOYMENT OF THE SAMARITAN'S PURSE EMERGENCY FIELD HOSPITAL AS WELL AS THE DC-8 PLANE THAT CARRIES IT. OUR MEDICAL TEAMS CARED FOR OVER 1,200 PATIENTS IN THE TOWN OF CHONE, WHERE THE LOCAL HOSPITAL WAS DESTROYED BY THE 7.8-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE. OUR TEAMS PROVIDED CLEAN WATER FOR 50,000 PEOPLE AND PROVIDED EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR 5,000 FAMILIES. WORLD MEDICAL MISSION: THE MEDICAL ARM OF SAMARITAN'S PURSE HELPED STAFF MISSION HOSPITALS IN 34 COUNTRIES IN 2016. WORLD MEDICAL MISSION ARRANGED SHORT-TERM VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENTS FOR MORE THAN 725 DOCTORS, DENTISTS, NURSES, AND OTHER MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. ANOTHER 19 DOCTORS WERE COMMISSIONED FOR TWO-YEAR ASSIGNMENTS THROUGH OUR POST-RESIDENCY PROGRAM, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO PREPARE THEM TO BECOME CAREER MEDICAL MISSIONARIES. OUR MEDICAL WAREHOUSE SHIPPED 227 TONS OF EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES TO 20 COUNTRIES, AND OUR MEDICAL TECHNICIANS VISITED 10 COUNTRIES TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT. WE PRAISE GOD FOR HOW HE USES THESE PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITALS TO SAVE LIVES AND SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, THE GREAT PHYSICIAN. THE GREATEST JOURNEY: THIS IS A DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY SAMARITAN'S PURSE FOR CHILDREN WHO RECEIVE SHOEBOX GIFTS FROM OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD. THE GOALS ARE EFFECTIVE EVANGELISM, DISCIPLESHIP, AND PURPOSEFUL MULTIPLICATION OF THE GOSPEL MESSAGE. WE PROVIDE LESSON BOOKS IN 78 LANGUAGES AS WELL AS NEW TESTAMENTS FOR CHILDREN WHO GRADUATE FROM THE 12-LESSON COURSE. IN 2016, A TOTAL OF 3,555,115 CHILDREN ENROLLED, 1,619,266 MADE DECISIONS TO TRUST CHRIST AS THEIR LORD AND SAVIOR, AND 1,832,625 COMMITTED TO PRAY FOR AND SHARE THE GOSPEL WITH THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. SINCE 2010, 11 MILLION CHILDREN HAVE ENROLLED AND 5 MILLION HAVE COME TO FAITH IN CHRIST. "SO SHALL MY WORD BE THAT IT GOES FORTH FROM MY MOUTH; IT SHALL NOT RETURN TO ME VOID, BUT IT SHALL ACCOMPLISH WHAT I PLEASE, AND IT SHALL PROSPER IN THE THING FOR WHICH I SENT IT" (ISAIAH 55:11). OPERATION HEAL OUR PATRIOTS: SAMARITAN'S PURSE ESTABLISHED OPERATION HEAL OUR PATRIOTS IN 2012 AS A MINISTRY TO HE |
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BOLIVIA, CAMBODIA, CONGO (KINSHASA), HAITI, IRAQ, JAPAN, KENYA, LIBERIA, MONGOLIA, NIGER, PHILIPPINES, SOUTH SUDAN, SRI LANKA, UGANDA, VIETNAM, NEPAL, CROATIA |
| FORM 990, PART VI |
PART VI-A, LINE 1A EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEE - THE MINISTRY'S BYLAWS PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF AT LEAST THREE (3) AND UP TO SEVEN (7) BOARD MEMBERS APPOINTED OR REMOVED BY THE BOARD CHAIRMAN AND RATIFIED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CURRENT COMPOSITION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS THREE (3) WITH TWO (2) BEING INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS. SCOPE OF COMMITTEE'S AUTHORITY - PURSUANT TO THE MINISTRY'S BYLAWS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY HOLD MEETINGS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY ACT ON MATTERS OF BUSINESS, FINANCIAL, OR SPIRITUAL CONCERN EXCEPT FOR MATTERS PRECLUDED BY THE BYLAWS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DOES NOT HAVE POWER TO AMEND THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS OF THE MINISTRY, AND MAY NOT AUTHORIZE THE DISSOLUTION OR MERGER OF THE MINISTRY, REMOVE OR ELECT NEW BOARD MEMBERS, HIRE OR DISMISS THE CEO, DISTRIBUTE OR SELL SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ASSETS OF THE MINISTRY, OR TAKE ANY OTHER ACTION IN CONFLICT WITH THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS OF THE MINISTRY. ALL ACTIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ARE RATIFIED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
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FRANKLIN GRAHAM ROY GRAHAM BD/CHAIR/CEO BOARD MEMBER FAMILY/BUSINESS JAMES FURMAN RICHARD FURMAN ASSTTREAS BOARD MEMBER FAMILY |
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THE MINISTRY'S FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE MINISTRY WITH ASSISTANCE AND REVIEW BY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE/CFO, VICE PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS, VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS, VICE PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC POLICY AND CORPORATE COUNSEL. THE RETURN IS ALSO REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM, INTERNAL AUDIT, THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, BOARD-APPOINTED CONSULTANTS AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. AFTER THIS REVIEW, THE RETURN IS REVIEWED AND ACCEPTED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE RETURN IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
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THE MINISTRY'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ALL "RESPONSIBLE PERSONS," WHICH INCLUDES ANY BOARD MEMBER, OFFICER, VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT OR MEMBER OF THE PURCHASING AND TRAVEL DEPARTMENTS. ANNUALLY, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PROVIDED TO EACH RESPONSIBLE PERSON, AND THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON MUST COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT WHETHER OR NOT INVOLVED IN A TRANSACTION WITH THE MINISTRY. THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE SUBMITTED BY THESE INDIVIDUALS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, AS WELL AS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS A TRANSACTION MAY ARISE. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS AND FINANCE DEPARTMENTS MONITOR THE ADDITION OF NEW RESPONSIBLE PERSONS WHOSE POSITIONS MAY ALLOW THEM TO HAVE MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST IN A TRANSACTION. A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCLOSED BY RESPONSIBLE PERSONS IS REVIEWED BY INTERNAL AUDIT AND REPORTED TO THE BOARD AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN TRANSACTIONS WITH A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST INCLUDE PROHIBITING THEM FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE DELIBERATIONS AND APPROVAL OF THE TRANSACTION. THE PROCESS FOR REVIEW OF TRANSACTIONS WITH POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST 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 MINISTRY. 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 PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO 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 OF INTEREST 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 MINISTRY BY USE OF 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 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 INTEREST OF THE MINISTRY. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL PRESENT THE MATERIAL FACTS OF THE TRANSACTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR RATIFICATION. IF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST INVOLVES A GRANT, PAYMENT OR BENEFIT TO ANOTHER 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE MINISTRY, THE MATERIAL TERMS OF SUCH TRANSACTIONS WILL BE ANNUALLY SUBMITTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND RATIFICATION. THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT REVIEWS THE SUMMARY OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCLOSED BY RESPONSIBLE PERSONS AND MONITORS POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST TRANSACTIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. |
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THE COMPENSATION FOR ALL DISQUALIFIED PERSONS, AS DEFINED IN IRC SECTION 4958 (INCLUDING THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, VP OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS, VP OF OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD, VP OF PROGRAMS AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, AND VP OF FINANCE/CFO), IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IN PRACTICE, THE MINISTRY PURPOSELY SELECTED MEMBERS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE HAVING NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS DEFINED IN THE IRC SECTION 4958 REGULATIONS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE 2016 COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2016, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RELIED ON AND REVIEWED APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY DATA COMPILED BY AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT IN MAKING A DETERMINATION. CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS ARE CONTAINED IN THE MINUTES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETING. COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN ADVANCE OF THE PAYMENT OF SUCH COMPENSATION. |
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THE COMPENSATION FOR DISQUALIFIED PERSONS, AS DEFINED IN IRC SECTION 4958 (INCLUDING THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, VP OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS, VP OF OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD, VP OF PROGRAMS AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, VP OF FINANCE/CFO, AND DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS) IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FOR THESE DISQUALIFIED PERSONS, A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF DIRECTORS WITH NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT PERFORMED THE COMPENSATION REVIEW. FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2016, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RELIED ON AND REVIEWED COMPARABILITY DATA COMPILED BY AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT IN MAKING A DETERMINATION. CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS ARE CONTAINED IN THE MINUTES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETING. COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN ADVANCE OF THE PAYMENT OF SUCH COMPENSATION. |
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NORTH DAKOTA, PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN |
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THE MINISTRY'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, IRS LETTER OF DETERMINATION, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND THE ANNUAL MINISTRY REPORT ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT OUR OFFICE IN BOONE, NC. THE ANNUAL MINISTRY REPORT AND THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO POSTED ON THE MINISTRY'S WEBSITE. |
| FORM 990, PART VIII |
PART VIII, LINE 1E GOVERNMENT GRANTS GOVERNMENT GRANTS ARE USED ONLY FOR THE CHARITABLE AND HUMANITARIAN PURPOSES PERMITTED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND REGULATIONS. FUNDS FROM GOVERNMENT GRANTS ARE NOT EXPENDED FOR CHRISTIAN EVANGELISM OR RELIGIOUS PROGRAMS. |
| FORM 990, PART X |
INVENTORY CONSISTS OF OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD SHOEBOX GIFTS, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR USE IN PROGRAMS. |
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-1,987,486 PLANNED GIVING ADMIN FEES -204,312 PLANNED GIVING ADMIN FEES 204,312 TOTAL 1,987,486 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.