| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
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 RELIEF: IN 2017, SAMARITAN'S PURSE RESPONDED SIMULTANEOUSLY TO THREE OF THE MOST DEVASTATING HURRICANES EVER SEEN IN THE ATLANTIC, DEPLOYING CREWS TO NINE U.S. CITIES AND SIX CARIBBEAN ISLANDS. VOLUNTEER CREWS CLEANED OR REPAIRED OVER 2,900 HOUSES IN TEXAS FOLLOWING HURRICANE HARVEY AND ANOTHER 900 IN FLORIDA AFTER HURRICANE IRMA. IN THE CARIBBEAN, SAMARITAN'S PURSE SHIPPED OVER 2,000 TONS OF EMERGENCY SUPPLIES BY AIR AND SEA, IN ORDER TO HELP MORE THAN 200,000 VICTIMS OF HURRICANES IRMA AND MARIA WITH TARPS, BLANKETS, FOOD, WATER FILTERS, GENERATORS, MEDICAL CARE, AND OTHER ESSENTIALS. "GOD IS OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH, A VERY PRESENT HELP IN TROUBLE" (PSALM 46:1). U.S. DISASTER RELIEF: INCLUDING THE HURRICANES, SAMARITAN'S PURSE RESPONDED TO STORMS AND OTHER DISASTERS IN 14 STATES DURING 2017. THIS WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF 20,860 VOLUNTEERS-OUR MOST EVER-WHO WORKED ON OVER 5,600 HOUSES. WE PRAISE GOD THAT 1,076 INDIVIDUALS MADE DECISIONS FOR CHRIST THROUGH THIS MINISTRY. "FOR ALL THE LAW IS FULFILLED IN ONE WORD, EVEN IN THIS: "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF" (GALATIANS 5:14). WORLD MEDICAL MISSION: THE MEDICAL ARM OF SAMARITAN'S PURSE MARKED ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2017, SENDING 878 MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS TO 61 MISSION HOSPITALS IN 37 COUNTRIES. WORLD MEDICAL MISSION ALSO SHIPPED 169 TONS OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES OVERSEAS AND SENT MEDICAL TECHNICIANS AROUND THE WORLD TO MAINTAIN AND INSTALL LIFE-SAVING 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 LORD IS NEAR TO ALL WHO CALL UPON HIM, TO ALL WHO CALL UPON HIM IN TRUTH" (PSALM 145:18). THE GREATEST JOURNEY: THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY SAMARITAN'S PURSE ESPECIALLY 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 2017, A TOTAL OF 3,917,875 CHILDREN ENROLLED, 1,915,780 MADE DECISIONS TO TRUST CHRIST AS THEIR LORD AND SAVIOR, AND 1,984,694 COMMITTED TO PRAY FOR AND SHARE THE GOSPEL WITH THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. SINCE 2010, 14.9 MILLION CHILDREN HAVE ENROLLED AND 6.9 MILLION HAVE COME TO FAITH IN CHRIST. "BUT JESUS SAID, 'LET THE LITTLE CHILDREN COME TO ME, AND DO NOT FORBID THEM; FOR OF SUCH IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN'" (MATTHEW 19:14). OPERATION HEAL OUR PATRIOTS: SAMARITAN'S PURSE ESTABLISHED OPERATION HEAL OUR PATRIOTS IN 2012 AS A MINISTRY TO HELP STRENGTHEN THE MARRIAGES OF WOUNDED VETERANS. DURING THE 2017 SUMMER SEASON, 157 MILITARY COUPLES SPENT A WEEK AS OUR GUESTS IN ALASKA, WHERE THEY PARTICIPATED IN MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT LESSONS LED BY RETIRED MILITARY CHAPLAINS AND ALSO ENJOYED OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO DRAW THEM CLOSER TO GOD AND CLOSER TO EACH OTHER. IN SIX YEARS, 843 COUPLES HAVE PARTICIPATED, 398 HAVE REDEDICATED THEIR MARRIAGES, AND 342 INDIVIDUALS HAVE TRUSTED JESUS CHRIST AS THEIR LORD AND SAVIOR. SAMARITAN'S PURSE HAS MADE A COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE AFTERCARE FOR EACH COUPLE AS LONG AS THEY NEED IT. "YET IN ALL THESE THINGS WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS THROUGH HIM WHO LOVED US" (ROMANS 8:37). CHILDREN'S HEART PROJECT: THIS IS A PROJECT OF SAMARITAN'S PURSE THAT BRINGS CHILDREN TO NORTH AMERICA FOR CARDIAC SURGERY THAT IS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTRIES WHERE THEY LIVE. SINCE 1997, WE HAVE PROVIDED SURGERY FOR 1,240 CH |
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BOLIVIA, CAMBODIA, CONGO (KINSHASA), HAITI, IRAQ, JAPAN, KENYA, LIBERIA, MONGOLIA, NIGER, PHILIPPINES, SOUTH SUDAN, SRI LANKA, UGANDA, VIETNAM, NEPAL, GREECE, BURMA, TURKEY |
| 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 |
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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, VP OF FINANCE/CFO AND DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS), 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 2017 COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2017, 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 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, 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 2017, 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, ARIZONA, MASSACHUSETTS |
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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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COST OF GOODS SOLD 1,990,775 PLANNED GIVING BENEFICIARY PAYMENTS -2,122,589 PLANNED GIVING ADMIN. FEES -234,627 COST OF GOODS SOLD -1,990,775 PLANNED GIVING ADMIN. FEES 234,627 TOTAL -2,122,589 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.