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Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
One Billy Graham Parkway
Charlotte, NC 28201
tel: (877) 247-2426

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Billy Graham Evangelistic Association

Spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (58.41)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 87.5%    
Administrative Expenses 9.8%    
Fundraising Expenses 2.6%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.03    
Efficiency Rating    
      (38.75)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 3.9%    
Program Expenses Growth 6.9%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.49    
Capacity Rating    
      (19.66)

Income Statement     (FYE 12/2006)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $104,458,586
Other Revenue $19,979,085
Total Revenue $124,437,671
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $102,485,574
Administrative Expenses $11,555,046
Fundraising Expenses $3,045,232
Total Functional Expenses $117,085,852
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $7,351,819
   
Net Assets $195,682,412

Contact Information

Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
One Billy Graham Parkway
Charlotte, NC 28201
tel: (877) 247-2426

Contact Email
Visit Web Site

Leadership      (FYE 12/2006)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses Compensation from Affiliates
William Franklin Graham III President, CEO (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) $111,992 0.09% $380,920
Other Salaries of Note
Billy Graham Chairman (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $396,966 0.33% --
William Franklin Graham IV Board Member (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $46,894 0.04% --
Joel B. Aarsvold Secretary (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $220,418 0.18% --

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Mission

Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) 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. Billy Graham founded BGEA in 1950; BGEA was headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, until relocating to Charlotte, North Carolina in 2003. He conducts his ministry through the BGEA, including: the weekly Hour of Decision radio program broadcast around the world on Sundays for over 50 years; television specials which are broadcast in prime time on an average of 150 stations; Decision magazine, the official publication of the Association; and World Wide Pictures, which has produced and distributed over 125 productions.

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