CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK INC (EIN 54-0678752)
Tax period: 2015-04-01 to 2016-03-31
Filed: 2016-10-19
IRS object ID: 201612939349301121
Schema version: 2015v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-10-19T21:20:05-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-03-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KPMG LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1676 International Drive Ste 1200	AddressLine1Txt
City	McLean	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22102	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-04-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	540678752	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	The Christian Broadcasting Network Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% JAMES R BARR JR	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	CHRI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7572267000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	977 CENTERVILLE TURNPIKE	AddressLine1Txt
City	VIRGINIA BEACH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	23463	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JAMES R BARR JR	PersonNm
Person Title	VP/CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2016-10-18	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JG WHITE	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01498698	PTIN
Phone	7032868000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2016-10-18	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2017-02-10 21:41:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	GORDON ROBERTSON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	977 CENTERVILLE TURNPIKE	AddressLine1Txt
City	VIRGINIA BEACH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	23463	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$316,000,020	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.CBN.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1960	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	VA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK'S MISSION IS PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST INTO ALL THE WORLD.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	5	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1507	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$5,518,774	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$172,888,093	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$183,138,094	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$367,686	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$113,417	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	-$489,482	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	-$1,431,142	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$121,033,665	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$125,809,210	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$293,799,962	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$307,629,579	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$26,828,838	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$28,006,009	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$73,265,975	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$79,504,514	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$28,287,176	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$202,568,779	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$207,269,511	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$302,663,592	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$314,780,034	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$8,863,630	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$7,150,455	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$172,358,342	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$170,664,725	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$24,539,277	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$29,416,457	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$147,819,065	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$141,248,268	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK'S MISSION IS PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST INTO ALL THE WORLD.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$122,751,352	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$42,684,708	RevenueAmt
Desc	DOMESTIC PRODUCTION AND AIRING OF CHRISTIAN TELEVISION PROGRAMMING, INTERNET AND RADIO: THE 700 CLUB, A LIVE TELEVISION PROGRAM THAT AIRS WEEKDAYS BEFORE A STUDIO AUDIENCE 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. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE DETAILS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$116,472,343	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$14,123,598	GrantAmt
Revenue	$76,896,680	RevenueAmt
Desc	INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH: IN 2015, CBN PROGRAMS AND OTHER CONTENT WERE PRODUCED IN 67 LANGUAGES AND HAVE BEEN PRODUCED IN MORE THAN 120 FOREIGN LANGUAGES SINCE INCEPTION. CBN BROADCAST PROGRAMS WERE VIEWED IN 149 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES. ACCORDING TO AN INDEPENDENT SURVEY, A PROJECTED 338,000,000 INDIVIDUALS WATCHED AT LEAST ONE EPISODE OF A CBN INTERNATIONAL TV PROGRAM. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE DETAILS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$15,429,188	ExpenseAmt
Desc	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, SOCIAL MEDIA PORTALS, AND LIVE WEB CHAT. IT ALSO PERFORMS OUTBOUND CALLING FOR MINISTRY AND FUNDRAISING PURPOSES. IN 2015, THE PRAYER CENTER DEPARTMENT HANDLED 178,895 OUTBOUND AND 2,528,990 INBOUND PHONE CALLS. A TOTAL OF 15,180 PEOPLE PRAYED THE PRAYER OF SALVATION WITH OUR PARTNER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES AND 16,570 PEOPLE REDEDICATED THEIR LIFE TO CHRIST. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE DETAILS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (4 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	GrantGrantAmt	DescDesc
$11,153,868	$11,153,868	SUPPORT OF OPERATION BLESSING INTERNATIONAL
$2,728,543	$2,728,543	SUPPORT OF OTHER CHARITIES AND MINISTRIES
		PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTIAN
$2,393,202		MATERIALS AND EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$16,275,613	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$13,882,411	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$270,928,496	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	Yes (true)	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (true)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (true)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (true)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (true)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	Yes (true)	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part V	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document	227	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	1507	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (true)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	5	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	Yes (true)	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JAMES R BARR JR	PersonNm
Phone	7572267000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	977 CENTERVILLE TRNPK	AddressLine1Txt
City	VIRGINIA BEACH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	23463	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
AE ROBERTSON
DIRECTOR/SECRETARY	2.0	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MG ROBERTSON
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD	20.0	20.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$51,229	$0	$114,988
GORDON P ROBERTSON
DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR/CEO	60.0	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$425,077	$0	$24,799
MICHAEL D LITTLE
CHIEF REP TO ISRAEL/FMR PRES.	40.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$384,879	$0	$15,352
CHARLES F FAY
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BENNY YOUNT
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID A PENTECOST
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS M SALTSGIVER
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM L MCCONKEY
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$9,000	$0	$0
BARBARA A JOHNSON
ASSISTANT SECRETARY	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$25,279	$0	$57
BARBARA W RITTER
VICE PRESIDENT	45.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$140,457	$0	$14,844
CHRIS A MITCHELL SR
VICE PRESIDENT	45.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$100,652	$0	$2,587
DAVID K GRIFFITH
VICE PRESIDENT	50.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$252,229	$0	$17,876
EDIE L WASSERBERG
VICE PRESIDENT	50.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$157,426	$0	$9,827
GG CONLKIN
ASSISTANT SECRETARY	50.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$60,759	$0	$12,537
JAMES R BARR JR
VICE PRESIDENT/CFO	50.0	5.0		Yes (X)	$204,240	$0	$20,799
JAY L COMISKEY
VICE PRESIDENT	45.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$118,834	$0	$14,576
JOHN S TURVER
VICE PRESIDENT	50.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$252,692	$0	$12,520
MARVIN B EDWARDS
VICE PRESIDENT	55.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$164,846	$0	$15,260
MARY M ALLSBROOK
ASSISTANT SECRETARY	50.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$83,293	$0	$13,942
MICHAEL STONECYPHER
VICE PRESIDENT	50.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$190,415	$0	$21,415
RANDY J MORELL
VP/ASST SECRETARY	50.0	1.0		Yes (X)	$193,279	$0	$20,876
STEPHEN J PALSER
VICE PRESIDENT	50.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$75,621	$0	$34,197
DAVID BRODY
SR. CORRESPONDENT	45.0	0.0			$186,819	$0	$19,353	Yes (X)
JOSEPH F FITZPATRICK
ASSOC. GENERAL COUNSEL	50.0	0.0			$185,059	$0	$20,730	Yes (X)
ROBERT CURLEY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - IT	55.0	0.0			$163,022	$0	$20,202	Yes (X)
RUSSELL BREAULT
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE	45.0	0.0			$155,406	$0	$19,246	Yes (X)
TERRY MEEUWSEN
CO-HOST	55.0	0.0			$279,509	$0	$21,722	Yes (X)
G MICHAEL CARTER
USMC VICE PRESIDENT	25.0	0.0			$146,750	$0	$0		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$4,006,772	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$467,705	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	52	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
Progresso Consulting LLC
1502 Antler Circle	Virginia Beach	VA	23464	Technology Services	$355,220
Media Connect Partners LLC
PO Box 602647	Charlotte	NC	28260	Social Media Service	$286,116
Achieve I LLC
4501 Highwoods Pkwy Suite 460	Glen Allen	VA	23060	Technology Support	$261,271
KPMG LLP
440 Monticello Ave Ste 1900	Norfolk	VA	23510	Accounting	$213,130
Red Seat Ventures LLC
381 Park Avenue South Suite 1201	New York	NY	10016	Digital Management	$138,796

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	8	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$50,836	FederatedCampaignsAmt
All Other Contributions	$183,087,258	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$1,279,420	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$183,138,094	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Income from Tax-Exempt Affiliates	Desc
Business	515100	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$113,417	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$113,417	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$113,417	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,231,037	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$393,608	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$837,429	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$459,316	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$459,316	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$756,757	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$756,757	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$756,757	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$756,757	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$5,533,403	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$64,475	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$8,085,424	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$174,633	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$2,552,021	SecuritiesAmt
Other	-$110,158	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$2,662,179	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$2,662,179	ExclusionAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$191,366	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$110,384	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$80,982	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$78,190	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$2,792	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Barter/Other Air Time	515100	$118,530,366	$118,530,366
Advertising	541800	$4,860,973		$4,860,973
International Revenue (Religious)	900099	$859,415	$859,415

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$261,401	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$261,401	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$124,512,155	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$307,629,579	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$119,581,388	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$5,518,774	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$608,677	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,665,486	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,665,486	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$216,925	TotalAmt
Program Services	$216,925	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,123,598	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,123,598	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,220,616	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,485,376	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,503,162	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$232,078	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$556,950	TotalAmt
Program Services	$346,355	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$146,750	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$63,845	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,595,651	TotalAmt
Program Services	$47,092,167	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,567,502	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,935,982	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,476,287	TotalAmt
Program Services	$974,727	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$335,370	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$166,190	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,891,598	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,123,020	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,455,156	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,313,422	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,763,412	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,659,807	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$456,580	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$647,025	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$211,053	TotalAmt
Program Services	$121,121	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$74,499	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,433	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$316,272	TotalAmt
Program Services	$97,465	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$218,807	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,329,874	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,865,870	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$775,419	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$688,585	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,327,396	TotalAmt
Program Services	$681,861	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,279	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$633,256	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,699,519	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,165,065	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$267,263	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$267,191	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,887,976	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,902,705	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$610,353	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$374,918	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$100	TotalAmt
Program Services	$100	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,296,032	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,960,112	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,121,059	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$214,861	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,284,535	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,400,197	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$232,816	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$651,522	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$817,954	TotalAmt
Program Services	$456,848	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$70,409	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$290,697	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$846,696	TotalAmt
Program Services	$534,251	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$309,619	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,826	FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,066,123	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,631,350	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,678,716	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$756,057	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,677,904	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,146,354	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$336,802	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$194,748	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Affiliate Airtime	$147,346,498	$141,632,743	$5,713,755
Postage / Printing / Supplies	$6,274,956	$982,598	$5,247,607	$44,751
Production / Cast & Talent	$4,669,628	$4,507,627	$162,001
Small Equipment & Parts	$1,796,355	$1,547,049	$190,525	$58,781

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,420,640	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,607,719	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$288,269	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,524,652	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$314,780,034	TotalAmt
Program Services	$270,928,496	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,564,362	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$28,287,176	FundraisingAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Joint Costs	Yes (X)	JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$115,121,253	TotalAmt
Program Services	$83,559,421	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,512,936	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25,048,896	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,673,700	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,239,304	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,833,405	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,764,364	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$61,252,306	BOYAmt
EOY	$56,785,733	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,486,802	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,601,996	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,000,215	BOYAmt
EOY	$836,267	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,605,644	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,759,536	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$175,373,799	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$139,374,654	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,013,062	BOYAmt
EOY	$35,999,145	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,753,658	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,228,390	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,910,174	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,066,878	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,326,626	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,873,565	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,502,750	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,509,547	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$172,358,342	BOYAmt
EOY	$170,664,725	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,691,615	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,972,459	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$663,332	BOYAmt
EOY	$237,710	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,108,325	BOYAmt
EOY	$663,669	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,076,005	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,542,619	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,539,277	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,416,457	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$130,922,399	BOYAmt
EOY	$74,642,823	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,090,857	BOYAmt
EOY	$65,861,297	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$805,809	BOYAmt
EOY	$744,148	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$147,819,065	BOYAmt
EOY	$141,248,268	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$172,358,342	BOYAmt
EOY	$170,664,725	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$7,150,455	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$1,908,782	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$2,488,440	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$177,773,182	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$181,034,723	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$181,596,648	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$172,888,093	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$183,138,094	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$896,430,740	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$177,773,182	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$181,034,723	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$181,596,648	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$172,888,093	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$183,138,094	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$896,430,740	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$0	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$896,430,740	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,860,883	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,913,090	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,082,540	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,622,672	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,447,110	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,926,295	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$911,357,035	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.98362	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.98323	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp
Total Direct Lobbying		TotalDirectLobbyingGrp
Total Lobbying Expend		TotalLobbyingExpendGrp
Other Exempt Purpose Expend		OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Total Exempt Purpose Expend		TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Lobbying Nontaxable Amount		LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
Grassroots Nontaxable		GrassrootsNontaxableGrp
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx		TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx		TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
Volunteers	false	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	false	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	false	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (true)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$1,000	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$1,000	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-B, LINE 1I	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	During its tax year ended March 31, 2016, The Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc. sent two lobbying emails to certain of its email subscribers on matters of importance to the ministry.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	false	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$805,809	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$37,706	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$23,955	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$744,148	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$855,413	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$1,979	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$47,625	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$805,809	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$804,496	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$80,917	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$30,000	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$855,413	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$324,793	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$485,739	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$23,964	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$30,000	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$804,496	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$346,820	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,973	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$25,000	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$324,793	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	1.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (true)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$32,000	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$13,602,427	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$13,634,427	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$34,411,615	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$27,006,798	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,404,817	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$11,218,044	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$7,211,260	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$4,006,784	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$106,728,727	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$96,872,616	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$9,856,111	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$9,380,986	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$8,283,980	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,097,006	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$35,999,145	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PRODUCTION COSTS	Desc
Book Value	$13,873,565	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	C	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd	$13,873,565	TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
FIDUCIARY ASSETS	$10,587,511
CASH VALUE - LIFE INSURANCE	$2,191,769
A/R - ESTATE DISTRIBUTIONS	$2,280,053
OTHER	$450,214

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$15,509,547	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED FIDUCIARY INCOME	$6,833,641
LIFE LOAN AGREEMENTS	$966,928
CAPITAL LEASES	$299,421
OTHER	$442,629

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$8,542,619	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Form Sch D Part X Line 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	CBN RECOGNIZES OR DERECOGNIZES ITS TAX POSITIONS BASED ON A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THRESHOLD. THIS APPLIES TO POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. CBN DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE OR REFLECT ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (9 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	OfficesOfficesCnt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Central America and the Caribbean	2	24	Program Services	SEE PART V	$7,630,512
East Asia and the Pacific	15	678	Program Services	SEE PART V	$23,459,115
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	2	38	Program Services	SEE PART V	$17,957,941
Middle East and North Africa	2	15	Program Services	SEE PART V	$9,879,791
North America	2	17	Program Services	SEE PART V	$1,236,706
Russia and the Newly Independent States	5	255	Program Services	SEE PART V	$6,734,318
South America	1	4	Program Services	SEE PART V	$27,741,214
South Asia	2	160	Program Services	SEE PART V	$5,580,510
Sub-Saharan Africa	6	65	Program Services	SEE PART V	$16,252,236

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	37	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	1256	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office	37	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	1256	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$116,472,343	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$116,472,343	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (187 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Description Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
Central America and the Caribbean	Christian Outreach	$103,619
Central America and the Caribbean	Christian Outreach	$9,000
Central America and the Caribbean	Christian Outreach	$8,500
Central America and the Caribbean	Humanitarian	$147,145
Central America and the Caribbean	Humanitarian Outreach	$57,980
Central America and the Caribbean	Humanitarian	$56,104
Central America and the Caribbean	Humanitarian	$47,629
Central America and the Caribbean	Humanitarian	$46,200
Central America and the Caribbean	Humanitarian	$24,514
Central America and the Caribbean	Humanitarian	$15,000
Central America and the Caribbean	Humanitarian	$13,390
Central America and the Caribbean	Humanitarian	$10,156
Central America and the Caribbean	Humanitarian	$9,240
Central America and the Caribbean	Humanitarian	$8,350
Central America and the Caribbean	Humanitarian	$7,500
Central America and the Caribbean	Humanitarian	$7,200
Central America and the Caribbean	Humanitiarian	$6,900
East Asia and the Pacific	Christian Outreach	$394,752
East Asia and the Pacific	Christian Outreach	$287,292
East Asia and the Pacific	Christian outreach	$41,000
East Asia and the Pacific	Christian Outreach	$23,944
East Asia and the Pacific	Christian Outreach	$11,473
East Asia and the Pacific	Christian Outreach	$11,000
East Asia and the Pacific	Christian Outreach	$9,246
East Asia and the Pacific	Christian Outreach	$7,352
East Asia and the Pacific	Christian Outreach	$6,503
East Asia and the Pacific	Humanitarian	$273,418
East Asia and the Pacific	Humanitarian	$144,010
East Asia and the Pacific	Humanitarian	$136,776
East Asia and the Pacific	Humanitarian	$134,158
East Asia and the Pacific	Humanitarian Broadcasting	$67,519
East Asia and the Pacific	Humanitarian Broadcasting	$50,000
East Asia and the Pacific	Humanitarian Outreach	$27,536
East Asia and the Pacific	Humanitarian Outreach	$24,311
East Asia and the Pacific	Humanitarian Outreach	$19,076
East Asia and the Pacific	Humanitarian Outreach	$18,000
East Asia and the Pacific	Humanitarian	$16,700
East Asia and the Pacific	Humanitarian	$13,945
East Asia and the Pacific	Humanitarian	$12,820
East Asia and the Pacific	Humanitarian	$12,800
East Asia and the Pacific	Humanitarian Outreach	$11,896
East Asia and the Pacific	Humanitarian Outreach	$11,130
East Asia and the Pacific	Humanitarian Outreach	$9,866
East Asia and the Pacific	Humanitarian Outreach	$8,028
East Asia and the Pacific	Humanitarian Outreach	$7,000
East Asia and the Pacific	Humanitarian Outreach	$6,708
East Asia and the Pacific	Humanitarian Outreach	$5,500
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Christian Outreach	$25,000
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Christian Outreach	$15,000
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Christian Outreach	$10,840
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Christian Outreach Outreach	$5,841
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Christian Outreach Outreach	$5,841
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Christian Outreach	$5,375
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Humanitarian	$28,500
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Humanitarian	$25,000
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Humanitarian	$24,751
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Humanitarian	$22,500
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Humanitarian	$15,000
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Humanitarian	$15,000
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Humanitarian	$11,366
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Humanitarian	$7,420
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Humanitarian	$7,301
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Humanitarian	$6,000
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Humanitarian	$6,000
Middle East and North Africa	Christian Outreach	$110,395
Middle East and North Africa	Christian Outreach	$38,763
Middle East and North Africa	Christian Outreach	$31,895
Middle East and North Africa	Christian Outreach	$26,316
Middle East and North Africa	Christian Outreach	$23,684
Middle East and North Africa	Christian Outreach	$20,000
Middle East and North Africa	Christian Outreach	$15,395
Middle East and North Africa	Christian Outreach	$15,000
Middle East and North Africa	Christian Outreach	$13,854
Middle East and North Africa	Christian Outreach Outreach	$10,263
Middle East and North Africa	Christian Outreach Outreach	$10,184
Middle East and North Africa	Christian Outreach	$7,605
Middle East and North Africa	Christian Outreach	$5,658
Middle East and North Africa	Humanitarian Outreach	$220,000
Middle East and North Africa	Humanitarian Outreach	$80,000
Middle East and North Africa	Humanitarian Outreach	$57,500
Middle East and North Africa	Humanitarian Outreach	$50,000
Middle East and North Africa	Humanitarian Outreach	$20,000
Middle East and North Africa	Humanitarian Outreach	$18,322
Middle East and North Africa	Humanitarian Outreach	$12,000
Middle East and North Africa	Humanitarian Outreach	$10,000
North America	Christian Outreach Outreach		$48,428	SERVICES	BOOK
North America	Christian Outreach Outreach	$30,670
North America	Christian Outreach	$11,733
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Christian Outreach	$79,045
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Christian Outreach	$58,268
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Christian Outreach	$40,199
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Christian Outreach	$33,191
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Christian Outreach	$31,741
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Christian Outreach	$20,000
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Christian Outreach	$19,295
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Christian Outreach	$16,728
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Christian Outreach	$9,340
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Christian Outreach	$6,000
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Christian Outreach=	$5,322
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Humanitarian	$205,532
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Humanitarian	$185,141
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Humanitarian	$83,952
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Humanitarian	$55,214
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Humanitarian	$45,680
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Humanitarian	$45,284
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Humanitarian	$40,235
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Humanitarian	$37,212
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Humanitarian	$30,400
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Humanitarian	$29,256
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Humanitarian	$23,681
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Humanitarian	$23,502
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Humanitarian	$22,000
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Humanitarian	$21,620
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Humanitarian	$20,000
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Humanitarian	$15,500
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Humanitarian	$11,772
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Humanitarian	$11,769
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Humanitarian	$11,425
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Humanitarian	$7,005
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Humanitarian	$6,546
South America	Humanitarian	$133,380
South America	Humanitarian	$28,376
South America	Humanitarian	$14,967
South Asia	Christian Outreach	$41,333
South Asia	Christian Outreach	$9,180
South Asia	Christian Outreach Outreach	$5,406
South Asia	Humanitarian Outreach	$210,000
South Asia	Humanitarian Outreach	$100,000
South Asia	Humanitarian Outreach	$46,417
South Asia	Humanitarian Outreach	$44,235
South Asia	Humanitarian Outreach	$40,000
South Asia	Humanitarian	$35,933
South Asia	Humanitarian	$35,828
South Asia	Humanitarian	$30,100
South Asia	Humanitarian	$25,000
South Asia	Humanitarian	$17,100
South Asia	Humanitarian	$15,218
South Asia	Humanitarian	$11,964
South Asia	Humanitarian Outreach	$9,220
South Asia	Humanitarian	$8,667
South Asia	Humanitarian	$6,067
Sub-Saharan Africa	Christian Outreach	$109,458
Sub-Saharan Africa	Christian Outreach	$107,000
Sub-Saharan Africa	Christian Outreach	$92,000
Sub-Saharan Africa	Christian Outreach	$69,254
Sub-Saharan Africa	Christian Outreach Outreach	$41,000
Sub-Saharan Africa	Christian Outreach	$37,406
Sub-Saharan Africa	Christian Outreach	$36,000
Sub-Saharan Africa	Christian Outreach	$25,000
Sub-Saharan Africa	Christian Outreach	$18,750
Sub-Saharan Africa	Christian Outreach	$13,000
Sub-Saharan Africa	Christian Outreach	$12,500
Sub-Saharan Africa	Christian Outreach	$10,000
Sub-Saharan Africa	Christian Outreach	$9,380
Sub-Saharan Africa	Christian Outreach	$9,200
Sub-Saharan Africa	Christian Outreach	$8,000
Sub-Saharan Africa	Christian Outreach	$6,164
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$250,000
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$208,609
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$175,906
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$114,980
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$109,978
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$43,492
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$43,400
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$40,424
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$34,592
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$25,000
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$23,604
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$20,771
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$18,550
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$17,748
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$16,665
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$15,771
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$15,000
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$13,100
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$11,506
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$11,000
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$10,000
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$10,000
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$10,000
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$9,900
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$9,850
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$8,950
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$7,750
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$7,597
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$6,000
Sub-Saharan Africa	Humanitarian	$5,286

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (6 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Description Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
Humanitarian Relief	East Asia and the Pacific	230179	$2,899,939	See Part V	Book
Humanitarian Relief	Middle East and North Africa	4000	$455,731	See Part V	Book
Humanitarian Relief	Russia and the Newly Independent States	161124	$1,334,076	See Part V	Book
Humanitarian Relief	South America	115000	$327,402	See Part V	Book
Humanitarian Relief	South Asia	179911	$699,252	See Part V	Book
Humanitarian Relief	Sub-Saharan Africa	195001	$503,190	See Part V	Book

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (true)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 2	CBN MONITORS ITS INTERNATIONAL GRANTS IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS TO DETERMINE THAT THE GRANTEE IS PERFORMING WORK CONSISTENT WITH CBN'S TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES: 1) REVIEWING WRITTEN REPORTS FROM GRANTEES ON THE USE OF THE FUNDS; 2) PERSONNEL VISITS TO SELECTED PROJECTS FUNDED BY GRANTS; 3) PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF GRANTEE'S USE OF FUNDS AND 4) INTERNAL AUDIT TESTS ON A SAMPLE BASIS.
Part I, Line 3, Column (a)	IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, CBN HAS OFFICES IN COSTA RICA AND GUATEMALA. IN THE FISCAL YEAR, WHICH ENDED MARCH 31, 2016, IN THIS REGION CBN TELEVISION PROGRAMS WERE BROADCAST IN COSTA RICA, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, NICARAGUA, PANAMA AND THE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS ON A TOTAL OF 52 TELEVISION STATIONS. CBN STAFF RESPONDED TO MORE THAN 94,000 PERSONS THROUGH TELEPHONE CALLS, MAILINGS, EMAILS, SMS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS. CBN ALSO ASSISTED IN PROVIDING DISASTER RELIEF, MEDICAL CARE AND FOOD, WATER, LIVELIHOOD ASSISTANCE AND OTHER TYPES OF HUMANITARIAN RELIEF TO OVER 86,000 BENEFICIARIES. A TOTAL OF 806,622 UNIQUE VISITORS VIEWED CBN WEBSITES.
Part I, Line 3, Column (a)	IN EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, CBN HAS OFFICES LOCATED IN CAMBODIA, CHINA, HONG KONG, INDONESIA, MYANMAR, PHILIPPINES AND THAILAND. IN THIS REGION, IN THE MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR, CBN TELEVISION PROGRAMS WERE BROADCAST IN AUSTRALIA, CAMBODIA, HONG KONG, INDONESIA, MYANMAR, NEW ZEALAND, PHILIPPINES, THAILAND AND TAIWAN ON A TOTAL OF 26 TELEVISION STATIONS, CABLE AND SATELLITE NETWORKS. CBN STAFF RESPONDED TO OVER 1,900,000 PERSONS THROUGH TELEPHONE CALLS, EMAILS, SMS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS. CBN HAS ALSO ASSISTED IN PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE, FOOD, WATER, DISASTER RELIEF, AND LIVELIHOOD ASSISTANCE TO OVER 321,000 BENEFICIARIES. A TOTAL OF 3,804,755 UNIQUE VISITORS VIEWED CBN WEBSITES.
Part I, Line 3, Column (a)	IN EUROPE, CBN HAS OFFICES IN ENGLAND AND GERMANY. IN THE MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR, CBN TELEVISION PROGRAMS WERE BROADCAST ON 78 STATIONS AND SATELLITE CHANNELS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. CBN STAFF RESPONDED TO OVER 48,000 PERSONS THROUGH TELEPHONE CALLS, MAILINGS, EMAILS, SMS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS. A TOTAL OF 2,267,269 UNIQUE VISITORS FROM THIS REGION VISITED CBN INTERNATIONAL WEBSITES.
Part I, Line 3, Column (a)	IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, CBN HAS AN OFFICE IN ISRAEL AND BROADCASTS TELEVISION PROGRAMS ON 11 BROADCAST AND SATELLITE STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. IN THE MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR, CBN STAFF RESPONDED TO MORE THAN 275,000 VIEWERS THROUGH TELEPHONE CALLS, MAILINGS AND EMAILS. CBN ASSISTED WITH PROVIDING AID TO 4,000 BENEFICIARIES. A TOTAL OF 2,409,791 UNIQUE VISITORS VIEWED CBN WEBSITES. Part I, Line 3, Column (a) IN NORTH AMERICA, CBN HAS OFFICES IN MEXICO AND CANADA. IN THE MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR, CBN TELEVISION PROGRAMS WERE BROADCAST ON 15 STATIONS IN MEXICO AND 5 STATIONS IN CANADA AND COULD BE SEEN ON SATELLITE IN BOTH COUNTRIES. CBN MEXICO STAFF RESPONDED TO OVER 90,000 PERSONS THROUGH TELEPHONE CALLS, MAILINGS, EMAILS AND SPECIAL EVENTS. CBN ALSO ASSISTED IN PROVIDING DISASTER RELIEF, MEDICAL CARE AND FOOD TO OVER 43,000 BENEFICIARIES IN MEXICO. A TOTAL OF 113,279 UNIQUE VISITORS VIEWED CBN WEBSITES.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (30 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
OPERATION BLESSING INT'L RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT
977 Centerville Tpke	Virginia Beach	VA	23463	541382657	501(c)(3)	$10,711,801	$442,067	Book	Services	Humanitarian
REGENT UNIVERSITY
1000 Regent Univ Dr	Virginia Beach	VA	23464	541061178	501(c)(3)	$27,053				Christian Education
A FAMILY FOR EVERY ORPHAN
PO Box 34628	Seattle	WA	98124	264015124	501(c)(3)	$51,500				Orphan Adoption
Catch the Fire Ministries Inc
2304 Page Road	Raleigh	NC	27703	470863999	501(c)(3)	$25,000				Christian Outreach
CHRIST FOR ALL NATIONS
6880 Lake Ellenor Dr	Orlando	FL	32809	942742504	501(c)(3)	$10,000				Christian Outreach
Christian Hope Ministries Inc
6251 Ammendale Rd	Beltsville	MD	20705	521165775	501(c)(3)	$10,000				Christian Outreach
Church of Joy Inc
2000 WESTERN AVE	Waukegan	IL	60087	364184910	501(c)(3)	$50,000				Christian Outreach
Conexus
11618 Busy St	Richmond	VA	23236	465257732	501(c)(3)	$100,000				Humanitarian
Elijah Rising
5818 Southwest Highway	Houston	TX	77057	461885871	501(c)(3)	$75,000				Christian Education
GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD
1445 N Boonville Ave	Springfield	MO	65802	440577787	501(c)(3)	$20,000				Christian Missions
Good News Communications Inc
1151 Avenida Acaso	Camarillo	CA	93012	132965038	501(c)(3)	$10,000				Christian Outreach
Harvest Assembly of God
525 Kempsville Rd	Chesapeake	VA	23320	541220527	501(c)(3)	$6,000				Christian Outreach
HARVEST TIME
3100 Briar Cliff Ave	Fort Smith	AR	72908	710507970	501(c)(3)	$10,150				Humanitarian
HOLDING HANDS CDC
2355 Jacksonburg Rd	Hamilton	OH	45011	113712687	501(c)(3)	$12,500				Humanitarian
Homestead Ranch
PO Box 1176	Suffolk	VA	23439	541220527	501(c)(3)	$80,000				Youth Services
JESUS CALLS INTERNATIONAL INC
PO Box 565888	Dallas	TX	75356	222996968	501(c)(3)	$1,650,000				Christian Outreach
Johns Hopkins University
3910 Keswick Road Suite N2100	Baltimore	MD	21211	520595110	501(c)(3)	$10,000				Educational
LOOM INTERNATIONAL
17 SE 3rd Ave - Suite 404	Portland	OR	97214	272924621	501(c)(3)	$15,000				Humanitarian
Loving and Caring for the Homeless
2804 Salem Road	Virginia Beach	VA	23456	541759035	501(c)(3)	$19,200				Humanitarian
Masterworks Inc
904 Oak Grove Rd	Chesapeake	VA	23320	541743172	501(c)(3)	$10,000				Christian Outreach
MERCY CHEFS INC
4240 Portsmouth Blvd	Chesapeake	VA	23321	205050449	501(c)(3)	$7,000				Humanitarian
NEW OAKS COMMUNITY
615 Crescent Rd	Hamilton	OH	45013	272834260	501(c)(3)	$20,000				Humanitarian
PROCLAIMING JUSTICE TO THE NATIONS INC
PO Box 682711	Franklin	TN	37068	203144206	501(c)(3)	$10,000				Christian Outreach
The Salvation Army
1420 BOA Center	Norfolk	VA	23510	222406433	501(c)(3)	$20,000				Christian Outreach
THE SHEPHERD'S CROOK MINISTRIES
6515 Taylor Trace Lane	Hamilton	OH	45011	010561554	501(c)(3)	$12,000				Orphan Adoption
Sonrise Ministries Inc
PO Box 8061	Virginia Beach	VA	23450	462161776	501(c)(3)	$10,000				Christian Outreach
TMCJ International Productions Inc
PO Box 1799	Virginia Beach	VA	23467	541826718	501(c)(3)	$20,000				Christian Outreach
UNION MISSION MINISTRIES
5100 E Virginia Beach Blvd	Norfolk	VA	23502	540506427	501(c)(3)	$50,000				Humanitarian
UNITED IN HIM
PO Box 6003	Virginia Beach	VA	23456	134220002	501(c)(3)	$19,700				Humanitarian Outreach
United Way of South Hampton Roads
2515 Walmer Ave	Norfolk	VA	23541	540506322	501(c)(3)	$78,500				Humanitarian Outreach

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	30	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	BENEVOLENCE	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	81	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$216,925	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCH I, PART I, LINE 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	CBN MONITORS ITS DOMESTIC GRANTS IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS TO DETERMINE THAT THE GRANTEE IS PERFORMING WORK CONSISTENT WITH CBN'S TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES: 1) REVIEWING WRITTEN REPORTS FROM GRANTEES ON THE USE OF THE FUNDS; 2) PERSONNEL VISITS TO SELECTED PROJECTS FUNDED BY GRANTS; 3) PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF GRANTEE'S USE OF FUNDS AND 4) INTERNAL AUDIT TESTS ON A SAMPLE BASIS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	Yes (X)	FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Housing Allowance Or Residence	Yes (X)	HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (true)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	Yes (true)	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (true)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
MG ROBERTSON
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD	$51,229	$78,945	$36,043	$130,174	$36,043
GORDON P ROBERTSON
DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR/CEO	$2,322	$17,876		$449,876		$422,456	$299	$6,923
MICHAEL D LITTLE
CHIEF REP TO ISRAEL/FMR PRES.	$8,464	$12,721		$400,231		$214,816	$161,599	$2,631
G MICHAEL CARTER
USMC VICE PRESIDENT				$146,750		$146,750
BARBARA W RITTER
VICE PRESIDENT	$3,215	$12,721		$155,301		$132,077	$5,165	$2,123
DAVID K GRIFFITH
VICE PRESIDENT	$2,224	$17,876		$270,105		$234,957	$15,048
EDIE L WASSERBERG
VICE PRESIDENT	$1,798	$7,704		$167,253		$135,852	$19,776	$2,123
JAMES R BARR JR
VICE PRESIDENT/CFO	$914	$17,876		$225,039		$184,957	$18,369	$2,923
JOHN S TURVER
VICE PRESIDENT	$102,346	$12,520		$265,212		$103,549	$46,797
MARVIN B EDWARDS
VICE PRESIDENT	$4,394	$12,721		$180,106		$160,157	$295	$2,539
MICHAEL STONECYPHER
VICE PRESIDENT	$1,585	$17,876		$211,830		$184,110	$4,720	$3,539
RANDY J MORELL
VP/ASST SECRETARY	$5,181	$17,876		$214,155		$187,803	$295	$3,000
DAVID BRODY
SR. CORRESPONDENT	$917	$17,876		$206,172		$185,630	$272	$1,477
JOSEPH F FITZPATRICK
ASSOC. GENERAL COUNSEL	$4,908	$17,876		$205,789		$179,856	$295	$2,854
ROBERT CURLEY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - IT	$700	$17,876		$183,224		$145,793	$16,529	$2,326
RUSSELL BREAULT
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE	$1,121	$17,773		$174,652		$89,182	$65,103	$1,473
TERRY MEEUWSEN
CO-HOST	$6,858	$17,876		$301,231		$242,457	$30,194	$3,846

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1A	FIRST CLASS OR CHARTER TRAVEL: TO FACILITATE ITS 24 HOUR SECURITY COVERAGE OF DR. ROBERTSON, CBN PROVIDES CHARTER AIR SERVICE FOR HIS BUSINESS AND PERSONAL FLIGHTS. CBN REPORTS THE TAXABLE INCOME FOR DR. ROBERTSON'S PERSONAL FLIGHTS ON HIS FORM 1099. IT USES THE STANDARD INDUSTRY FARE LEVEL (SIFL) METHOD AS ALLOWED UNDER IRS RULES TO VALUE THE PERSONAL FLIGHTS.
Part I, Line 1A	CBN MAY OCCASIONALLY PROVIDE CHARTER TRAVEL FOR CERTAIN OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES WHEN TRAVEL COSTS WILL BE REDUCED OR OTHER BUSINESS CONDITIONS WARRANT THE NEED FOR CHARTER TRAVEL. CBN MAY ALSO OCCASIONALLY PROVIDE FIRST CLASS TRAVEL FOR CERTAIN OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES WHEN BUSINESS CONDITIONS WARRANT THE NEED FOR FIRST CLASS TRAVEL. ALL SUCH TRAVEL MUST BE APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY THE CHAIRMAN OR CEO.
Part I, Line 1A	TRAVEL FOR COMPANIONS: CBN MAY PROVIDE COMPANION AIR TRAVEL FOR DR. ROBERTSON WHEN MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY ARE REQUIRED TO TRAVEL OR TEMPORARILY RELOCATE FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES. IT MAY ALSO PROVIDE NON-BUSINESS COMPANION AIR TRAVEL FOR DR. ROBERTSON AND WILL REPORT THE SIFL VALUE OF ANY SUCH NON-BUSINESS FLIGHTS ON HIS FORM 1099. CBN MAY PROVIDE COMPANION AIR TRAVEL FOR ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES WHEN THEIR FAMILIES ARE REQUIRED TO TRAVEL FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES, REQUIRED TO LIVE OUTSIDE THE U.S. FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES, OR REQUIRED TO TEMPORARILY RELOCATE FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES. IT MAY ALSO OCCASIONALLY PROVIDE NON-BUSINESS COMPANION AIR TRAVEL FOR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, OR KEY EMPLOYEES. THE SIFL VALUE ON ANY SUCH FLIGHTS WILL BE ADDED TO FORM W-2 FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES AND FORM 1099 FOR DIRECTORS.
Part I, Line 1A	HOUSING ALLOWANCE OR RESIDENCE FOR PERSONAL USE: TO FACILITATE ITS 24 HOUR SECURITY OF DR. ROBERTSON, CBN PROVIDES HOUSING IN THE FORM OF THE CHANCELLORY. CBN MAY PROVIDE A TAX FREE HOUSING ALLOWANCE TO ORDAINED MINISTERS OF THE GOSPEL WHO SERVE IN CHAPLAINCY POSITIONS FOR CBN. THE VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES WILL DETERMINE WHAT CHAPLAINCY POSITIONS QUALIFY TO RECEIVE AN ALLOWANCE AND THE CEO WILL DESIGNATE EACH ALLOWANCE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4A:	JOHN TURVER, FORMER VP MARKETING, RECEIVED SEVERANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,968 IN 2015.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 5A:	JOHN TURVER, FORMER VP MARKETING, RECEIVED COMPENSATION BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF ADVERTISING REVENUE. THESE PAYMENTS WERE $46,797 IN 2015. RUSSELL BREAULT ALSO RECEIVED $64,823 IN COMPENSATION BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF ADVERTISING REVENUE.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7	CBN OCCASIONALLY PROVIDES BONUSES TO EMPLOYEES TO RECOGNIZE EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (7 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Jesse Wasserberg
Son of VP	$102,694	Wages and Benefits	false
Aaron Little
Son of Former President	$78,939	Wages and Benefits	false
Michael Leal
Son-in-law of VP	$63,845	Wages and Benefits	false
Abigail Robertson
Granddaughter of Chairman	$57,820	Wages and Benefits	false
Rhonda Palser
Wife of VP	$53,481	Wages and Benefits	false
Jordan Palser
Son of VP	$47,520	Wages and Benefits	false
Patrick Robertson
Son of CEO	$5,901	Wages	false

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Works Of Art		WorksOfArtGrp
Art Historical Treasures		ArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional Interest		ArtFractionalInterestGrp

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$33,720	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Wholesale Estimate	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$52,431	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Wholesale Estimate	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cars And Other Vehicles		CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And Planes		BoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual Property		IntellectualPropertyGrp

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	64	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$816,198	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Market Quote	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held Stock		SecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts		SecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities Miscellaneous		SecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist Struct		QualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib Other		QualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate Residential		RealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate Commercial		RealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate Other		RealEstateOtherGrp
Collectibles		CollectiblesGrp

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	45	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$149,912	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Wholesale Estimate	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Drugs And Medical Supplies DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	28	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$104,217	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Wholesale Estimate	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Taxidermy		TaxidermyGrp
Historical Artifacts		HistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific Specimens		ScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological Artifacts		ArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	Miscellaneous	Desc
Contribution	25	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$122,942	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Wholesale Estimate	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	1	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (13 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990 Part III Line 4a	THE 700 CLUB IS A LIVE TELEVISION PROGRAM THAT AIRS WEEKDAYS BEFORE A STUDIO AUDIENCE 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 PAT ROBERTSON, TERRY MEEUWSEN, WENDY GRIFFITH AND GORDON ROBERTSON, WITH NEWS ANCHOR JOHN JESSUP, 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 PROGRAM IS CARRIED ON 87 U.S. BROADCAST TELEVISION STATIONS, FREEFORM CABLE NETWORK, AND MOST MAJOR CHRISTIAN TELEVISION NETWORKS. THE 700 CLUB CAN NOW BE SEEN IN OVER 110 MILLION HOMES AND AVERAGES NEARLY ONE MILLION VIEWERS ON A DAILY BASIS. OVER 60 MILLION UNIQUE VIEWERS WATCHED THE 700 CLUB AT LEAST ONCE IN THE PAST YEAR. 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) INTERNATIONAL NEWS COVERAGE ON 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 AND THE NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION IN IRAN AND NORTH KOREA. 2) CBN NEWS GUESTS HAVE INCLUDED NUMEROUS GOVERNORS, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS 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 AN EXCITING NEW PROGRAM THAT GIVES VIEWERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH THE HOSTS GORDON ROBERTSON AND TERRY MEEUWSEN. THE PROGRAM CONTENT IS A COMBINATION OF BIBLE TEACHING, TESTIMONIES, AND PRAYER. VIEWERS MAY CALL IN VIA TELEPHONE, SKYPE, OR INTERNET TEXTING TO REQUEST PRAYER FOR VARIOUS SITUATIONS IN THEIR LIVES. THE PRAYER REQUESTS RANGE FROM HEALTH RELATED ISSUES, MARRIAGE, AND HEART-RENDING STORIES OF CALLERS TRYING TO COPE WITH THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE. IT'S A COMBINATION OF THE SURPRISE ELEMENTS OF "REALITY TELEVISION" WITH SOLID BIBLICAL TEACHING. 700 CLUB INTERACTIVE AIRS WEEKDAYS ON FREEFORM 9:30-10:00AM EST. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1995, CBN.COM HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF INTERNET COMMUNICATION. WITH NEARLY 54 MILLION SITE VISITS IN 2015, CBN.COM CONSISTENTLY RANKS AMONG THE TOP CHRISTIAN SITES IN THE WORLD. 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 EXCLUSIVE CONTENT, PEOPLE VIEWED MORE THAN 115 MILLION WEB PAGES IN 2015. CBN.COM ALSO UTILIZES THE LATEST STREAMING VIDEO TECHNOLOGY, INTERNET TELEVISION & RADIO, PODCASTS, A MOBILE WEB SITE, WEB APPS, AND SOCIAL NETWORK TOOLS TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST.
Form 990 Part III Line 4b	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 THOSE IN NEED. CBN DEMONSTRATES INNOVATION AND INTEGRITY AS IT DEVELOPS INDIGENOUS CENTERS AND PARTNERS WITH NATIVE CHRISTIAN GROUPS TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL BY THE STRATEGIC USE OF: TELEVISION, VIDEO EVANGELISM, INTERNET EVANGELISM, CELL CHURCH PLANTING, COMMUNITY-BASED HUMANITARIAN OUTREACHES, AND DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS. CBN USES SEVERAL KEY STRATEGIES IN ITS WORLDWIDE EVANGELISM EFFORTS. THE KEY STRATEGY IS TO DEVELOP INDIGENOUS CBN CENTERS THAT PROVIDE LOCAL OUTREACH THROUGH THE USE OF TELEVISION, RADIO, INTERNET, AND VIDEO PROGRAMMING. ANOTHER IMPORTANT STRATEGY IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATIONS TO MAXIMIZE RESOURCES AND IMPACT. THE USE OF INDIGENOUS, RECURRING TELEVISION PROGRAMMING IN A COUNTRY IS A POWERFUL OUTREACH TOOL THAT WILL BUILD A SOLID VIEWERSHIP BASE. PERIODICALLY, CBN ALSO EMPLOYS A "MEDIA BLITZ" APPROACH WHICH HAS ALSO PROVEN AN EFFECTIVE MINISTRY TOOL TO SHARE CHRISTIAN, FAMILY-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING. MEDIA BLITZES USE ANIMATION SPECIALS AND OTHER CULTURALLY-RELEVANT TELEVISION SHOWS BROADCAST IN PRIME TIME, RADIO PROGRAMS, INTERNET, AND LITERATURE ON AS MANY OUTLETS AS POSSIBLE IN A TARGETED COUNTRY IN A SHORT PERIOD, TYPICALLY ONE TO TWO WEEKS. CBN NOW HAS 35 EPISODES OF A NEW VERSION OF SUPERBOOK, A SERIES OF ANIMATED BIBLE STORIES CBN ORIGINALLY PRODUCED IN JAPAN IN THE EARLY 1980'S. CBN IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON MORE THAN 40 LANGUAGE TRANSLATIONS OF ONE OR MORE EPISODES OF THIS SERIES, AS WELL AS SUPERBOOK WEBSITES IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES, A SUNDAY SCHOOL CURRICULUM, AND OTHER SUPERBOOK-RELATED PRODUCTS. OUR INDEPENDENT VIEWERSHIP SURVEY ALSO STUDIED SUPERBOOK VIEWERSHIP AROUND THE WORLD. BASED ON ITS FINDINGS, A PROJECTED 133 MILLION VIEWERS IN 88 COUNTRIES WATCHED AT LEAST ONE EPISODE OF SUPERBOOK DURING THE YEAR. CBN FOCUSES ITS GLOBAL EVANGELISTIC OUTREACH IN THE FOLLOWING REGIONS: CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, SOUTH AMERICA, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, INDIA, INDONESIA, EUROPE, SOUTHEAST ASIA, CHINA, AND RUSSIA AND THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES. SOME KEY MINISTRY ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR CBN ARE AS FOLLOWS: IN THE MOST RECENT VIEWERSHIP SURVEY FOR WHICH INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE, MORE THAN 77 MILLION PEOPLE ARE PROJECTED TO HAVE PRAYED DURING A TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD TO RECEIVE JESUS AS THEIR SAVIOR THROUGH CBN'S TELEVISION BROADCASTS AND MORE THAN 26 MILLION TO HAVE JOINED A CHURCH OR FELLOWSHIP. IN 2015 CBN PROGRAMS AND OTHER CONTENT WERE PRODUCED IN 67 LANGUAGES AND HAVE BEEN PRODUCED IN MORE THAN 120 FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN TOTAL OVER THE YEARS. IN 2015, CBN PROGRAMS WERE SEEN IN 149 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES. ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT INDEPENDENT SURVEY, A PROJECTED 338,000,000 INDIVIDUALS VIEWED AT LEAST ONE EPISODE OF A CBN INTERNATIONAL TV PROGRAM. THESE PROGRAMS MAKE UP APPROXIMATELY 85% OF CBN'S TOTAL GLOBAL TELEVISION AUDIENCE. IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2016, CBN, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OPERATION BLESSING, DUG MORE THAN 1,000 FRESH WATER WELLS IN INDIA, THE PHILIPPINES, CAMBODIA, THAILAND, NIGERIA, GHANA, PERU, SENEGAL, GUATEMALA, UKRAINE, CHINA AND MYANMAR, AND CONSTRUCTED 35 CISTERNS IN CHINA. WE PROVIDED MORE THAN 996,000 POUNDS OF FOOD FOR PEOPLE IN DESPERATE NEED, AND CONDUCTED 912 MEDICAL, DENTAL AND SURGICAL MISSIONS AROUND THE WORLD TREATING MORE THAN 230,000 PEOPLE. THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 2016 MORE THAN 108,000 IN-HOME CELL GROUPS ARE NOW OPERATING IN THE NIS. ORPHAN'S PROMISE IS A SPECIAL PROJECT OF CBNS THAT IS AIMED AT HELPING ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH LIFE SKILLS TRAINING AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS; SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT; MENTORING AND CAREER PREPARATION; HOUSING, FOOD AND CLOTHING ASSISTANCE; HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS; AS WELL AS ORPHAN CARE AND ADOPTION ADVOCACY. IN FY2016 ORPHAN'S PROMISE HELPED THOUSANDS OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES AND 55 OTHER COUNTRIES IN AFRICA, ASIA, LATIN AMERICA, EUROPE AND RUSSIA AND THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES.
Form 990 Part III Line 4c	THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE 700 CLUB PRAYER CENTER IS BASING EVERY CONTACT EXPERIENCE IN SCRIPTURE AND PRAYER. THE PRAYER CENTER IS STAFFED BY PARTNER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES WHO ARE TRAINED IN OFFERING ENCOURAGEMENT FROM A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE. ADDITIONALLY, THE PRAYER CENTER ACCEPTS PLEDGES AND ADDRESSES ACCOUNT RELATED QUESTIONS OR ISSUES. THE PARTNER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE LISTENS WITH COMPASSION TO INDIVIDUAL CONCERNS, OFFERS ENCOURAGING WORDS FROM A BIBLICAL CONTEXT, AND PRAYS FOR GOD'S PROVISION IN THEIR LIVES. PRAYER CENTER STAFF MEMBERS EXTEND MINISTRY TIME BY PROVIDING FREE DIGITAL LITERATURE AND RELEVANT LINKS TO CBN.COM RESOURCES. IN 2015, THE PRAYER CENTER DEPARTMENT EXPERIENCED 178,895 OUTBOUND AND 2,528,990 INBOUND PHONE CALLS WITH A TOTAL OF 2,707,885 CONTACTS. A TOTAL OF 15,180 PEOPLE PRAYED THE PRAYER OF SALVATION WITH OUR PARTNER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES AND 16,570 PEOPLE REDEDICATED THEIR LIFE TO CHRIST. THE DEPARTMENT RECORDED 2,160,334 PRAYER REQUESTS WHICH WERE COMMUNICATED THROUGH MULTIPLE CBN OUTREACH CHANNELS. THE GOAL OF CBN IS TO SHINE THE LIGHT OF JESUS CHRIST THROUGHOUT THE NATIONS.
Form 990 Part III Line 4d	OPERATION BLESSING INTERNATIONAL IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT, HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION TO DEMONSTRATE GOD'S LOVE BY ALLEVIATING HUMAN NEED AND SUFFERING IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD. IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE DISASTER RELIEF, MEDICAL AID, HUNGER RELIEF, ORPHAN CARE, CLEAN WATER AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, OBI MADE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN THE LIVES OF ALMOST 12.6 MILLION PEOPLE AND SECURED GIFT-IN-KIND DONATIONS TOTALING $286,270,434 DURING FISCAL YEAR 2016. DURING FY16, OBI HELD 1,036 INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL MISSIONS THAT PROVIDED FREE MEDICAL CARE SUCH AS GENERAL MEDICAL, OPTICAL, DENTAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL SERVICES BENEFITING 295,478 INDIVIDUALS. OBI ALSO PROVIDED 2,646 LIFE CHANGING SURGERIES TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN COUNTRIES LIKE INDONESIA, HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, NEPAL AND BRAZIL. THEY PROVIDED SURGERIES SUCH AS CLEFT LIP AND PALATE, CATARACT, CLUB FOOT CORRECTION AND MORE. YEAR-ROUND, OBI PROVIDES MEDICINE, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES TO HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN DEVELOPING AREAS WHERE ADEQUATE SUPPLIES ARE SPARCE AND EQUIPMENT IS DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN. OBI ALSO TRAINS COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO PROVIDE FREE CARE TO INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR OWN VILLAGES AS A WAY TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN RURAL LIVING AND ACCESS TO QUALITY SERVICES. IN FY16, OBI COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS SERVED OVER 6,000 INDIVIDUALS WORLDWIDE. OPERATION BLESSING CARRIED OUT MANY MISSIONS ON THE FRONT LINES OF SUFFERING ORIENTED AT AIDING REFUGEES IN IRAQ AND SYRIA. OBI ALSO AIDED REFUGEES FLEEING WAR ZONES BY PROVIDING FOOD, MEDICAL SERVICES AND LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES. OPERATION BLESSING WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN FEEDING MILLIONS OF HUNGRY PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD IN FY16, INCLUDING FEEDING PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN IN HAITI, KENYA, RWANDA, AND UGANDA. IN FY16, OPERATION BLESSING EQUIPPED INDIVIDUALS WITH MARKETABLE JOB SKILLS AND SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS HONDURAS, KENYA, PERU, EL SALVADOR, MEXICO, AND ISRAEL. FROM TRAINING IN FOOD PRODUCTION TO GARDENS AND CROP PRODUCTION AND SEWING CENTERS, OBI IS PROVIDING THOSE IN NEED WITH THE RESOURCES AND SKILLS TO SUSTAIN THEIR FAMILIES AND DEVELOP STRONGER COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION, DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, OPERATION BLESSING BENEFITED 320,745 PEOPLE WITH SAFE DRINKING WATER. WELLS WERE DRILLED IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS PERU, AFGHANISTAN AND MYANMAR IN COMMUNITIES LACKING SAFE DRINKING WATER. IN 15 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, OBI WATER PROGRAMS USED A COMBINATION OF TECHNIQUES TO BRING SAFE WATER TO COMMUNITIES INCLUDING POINT OF USE CHLORINE GENERATION DEVICES AND WATER FILTRATION. IN HAITI AND LIBERIA, ONGOING CHLORINE PRODUCTION IS HELPING DISINFECT WATER AND PREVENT THE SPREAD OF DISEASE. THROUGH FEEDING PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, MEDICAL CARE AND MORE, OBI IS REACHING ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN SUCH AS STREET KIDS, CHILD TRAFFICKING VICTIMS, AND CHILDREN BATTLING POVERTY AND MALNUTRITION. IN FY16, OBI HELPED AT-RISK CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS MEXICO, RWANDA, HONDURAS, PERU, ETHIOPIA, UGANDA, COSTA RICA, GUATEMALA, LESOTHO, SOUTH SUDAN, NICARAGUA, THAILAND, GHANA, INDIA, BOLIVIA, NEPAL, LIBERIA AND PAKISTAN BY BUILDING AND RENOVATING SCHOOLS, PROVIDING PLACEMENT SUPPORT FOR ORPHANS IN EXTENDED FAMILY OR FOSTER HOMES, DAYCARE PROGRAMS AND VOCATIONAL TRAININGS FOR IMPOVERISHED FAMILIES AND COUNSELING. IN ADDITION, OBI PROVIDED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS. OBI'S HUNGER STRIKE FORCE: IN THE UNITED STATES, OBI'S FLEET OF HUNGER STRIKE FORCE TRACTOR-TRAILERS TRAVELED MORE THAN 1.6 MILLION MILES AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 45 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD AND DONATED PRODUCTS TO FAMILIES IN NEED. BY WORKING CLOSELY WITH FOOD PROCESSING COMPANIES, GROWERS AND MANUFACTURERS, OBI TAPS INTO AMERICA'S SURPLUS AND GATHERS CORPORATE DONATIONS OF FOOD STAPLES AND RELIEF PRODUCTS, DELIVERING MUCH-NEEDED FOOD AND RELIEF SUPPLIES TO DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES AND DISASTER VICTIMS. OPERATION BLESSINGS FLEET OF TRACTOR-TRAILER TRUCKS TRANSPORTS MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF FOOD, RELIEF PRODUCTS AND DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLIES TO A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 90 COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS IN DOZENS OF CITIES ACROSS THE U.S. THESE PARTNERS IN TURN SERVE ROUGHLY 5,000 LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES AND HUNGER RELIEF AGENCIES NATIONWIDE. CURRENTLY, OBI HAS A 65,000 SQUARE FOOT DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA; A 45,000 SQUARE-FOOT WAREHOUSE IN GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS; A 60,000 SQUARE-FOOT STORM HEADQUARTERS WAREHOUSE IN OCALA, FLORIDA; AND A 23,000 SQUARE-FOOT FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN BRISTOL, VIRGINIA, TO HELP REACH IMPOVERISHED FAMILIES IN APPALACHIA. THESE DISTRIBUTION CENTERS MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO STRATEGICALLY SHIP MIXED LOADS OF FOOD AND OTHER RELIEF SUPPLIES TO DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES AND DISASTER VICTIMS. DURING FY16, OPERATION BLESSING'S DOMESTIC DISASTER RELIEF TEAMS HELPED COMMUNITIES IN CRISIS BY PROVIDING RELIEF TO TORNADO VICTIMS IN ILLINOIS, TEXAS AND VIRGINIA AND ASSISTING FLOOD VICTIMS IN TEXAS, SOUTH CAROLINA AND LOUISIANA. SUPPORT FOR OTHER CHARITIES AND MINISTRIES AND DOMESTIC HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITY: CBN SUPPORTS VARIOUS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. THEY INCLUDE MINISTRIES, EDUCATIONAL ENTITIES, HUMANITARIAN AGENCIES, AND VARIOUS OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. CBN HAS LAUNCHED A NEW INITIATIVE NAMED HELPING THE HOME FRONT TO HELP ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY FAMILIES. AS AMERICANS WE OWE A GREAT DEBT TO THOSE WHO PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE FOR OUR FREEDOM, AND TO THEIR FAMILIES WHO BEAR THE BURDEN ON THE HOME FRONT. WE ARE COMING ALONGSIDE LOCAL CHURCHES BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP CONGREGATIONS MEET THE NEEDS OF THEIR MILITARY FAMILIES. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTIAN MATERIALS: CBN'S GOAL IS THAT THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTIAN MATERIALS WILL BRING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TO RICHER RELATIONSHIPS WITH CHRIST.
Form 990 Part V Line 4b	BRAZIL, CAMBODIA, CANADA, CHINA, COSTA RICA, GERMANY, GHANA, HONG KONG, INDIA, INDONESIA, ISRAEL, LAOS, MEXICO, NIGERIA, PERU, PHILIPPINES, RUSSIA, SENEGAL, SOUTH AFRICA, THAILAND, UKRAINE, UNITED KINGDOM.
Form 990 Part VI Line 2	M.G. ROBERTSON, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, AND A.E. ROBERTSON, SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR, ARE MARRIED. THEIR SON, GORDON ROBERTSON, SERVES AS CEO AND VICE-CHAIRMAN.
Form 990 Part VI Line 11a	THE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK PREPARES A DRAFT OF THE 990 WHICH IS REVIEWED BY KPMG AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT. THE REVISED 990 IS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW. FURTHER REVISIONS ARE CONFIRMED BY KPMG.
Form 990 Part VI Line 12c	THE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY DURING PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS AND THE REVIEW OF ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRES.
Form 990 Part VI Line 15a	THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF COMPENSATION WHICH INCLUDES THE CHAIRMAN, CEO, PRESIDENT, ALL VICE PRESIDENTS AND KEY EMPLOYEES EVERY THREE YEARS. THIS PROCESS INCLUDES SECURING COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA FROM AN INDEPENDENT SOURCE, REVIEWING THE DATA TO ENSURE THAT THE COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION.
Form 990 Part VI Line 17	CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, HAWAII, LOUISIANA, MARYLAND, MINNESOTA, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NORTH DAKOTA, OREGON, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN.
Form 990 Part VI Line 19	THE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK MAKES ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE BY PROVIDING COPIES ON REQUEST AND ALSO POSTS THE STATEMENTS ON CBN.COM.
Form 990 Part XI Line 9	OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCE WERE AS FOLLOWS: DISALLOWED INCOME ON SUB $2,488,440.
Form 990 Part XII Line 2c	THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS OVERSIGHT AND APPOINTMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AUDIT AND INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (21 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd	Address Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityForeignAddress/CityNm	CountryForeignAddress/CountryCd	Legal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd	Province Or StateForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNm
OPERATION BLESSING INTERNATIONAL
977 CENTERVILLE TURNPIKE	VIRGINIA BEACH	VA	23463	541382657	HUMANITARIAN	VA	501(C)(3)	7	CBN	Yes (true)
REGENT UNIVERSITY
1000 REGENT UNIVERSITY DRIVE	VIRGINIA BEACH	VA	23464	541061178	EDUCATIONAL	VA	501(C)(3)	2	CBN	Yes (true)
BEHIND THE SCENES INC
732 EDEN WAY NORTH 510	CHESAPEAKE	VA	23320	203577760	RELIGIOUS	VA	501(C)(3)	7	CBN	Yes (true)
CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING ASSOCIATES
					RELIGIOUS	CA			CBN	Yes (true)	PO BOX 700	SCARBOROUGH	CA
CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK (UK) LTD
					RELIGIOUS				CBN	Yes (true)	PO BOX 700	HEREFORD	UK	UK
CBN DEUTSCHLAND EV
					RELIGIOUS				CBN	Yes (true)	KATTJAHREN 8	HAMBURG	GM	GM
CBN AFRICA
					RELIGIOUS				CBN	Yes (true)	NO 31	NDOLA CRESCENT, ABUJA	NI	NI
CBN ASIA
					RELIGIOUS				CBN	Yes (true)	HV DELA COSTA ST	MAKATI CITY	RP	RP
CBN HONG KONG LIMITED
					RELIGIOUS				CBN	Yes (true)	62 WONG CHUK HANG ROAD	ABERDEEN	HK	HK
OB HONG KONG LIMITED
					HUMANITARIAN				CBN	Yes (true)	62 WONG CHUK HANG ROAD	ABERDEEN	HK	HK
ASSOCIATION CENTRO DE COM Y CON
					RELIGIOUS				CBN	Yes (true)	EDIFICIO CENTRO TURNON PISO 3	SAN JOSE	CS	CS	CS
CLUB 700 MEXICO AC
					RELIGIOUS				CBN	Yes (true)	AV DEL IMAN NO 801	MEXICO D.F.	MX	MX
CBN AFRIQUE
					RELIGIOUS				CBN	Yes (true)	SACRE COEUR 2 NO 8559	DAKAR	SG	SG
CHARITY ASSOCIATION EMMANUEL
					RELIGIOUS				CBN	Yes (true)	131a BOLSHAYA VASYLKOVSKAYA	KIEV	UP	UP
ASSOCIACAO WORLDREACH BRASIL
					RELIGIOUS				CBN	Yes (true)	628 CJ - PINHEIROS	SAO PAULO	BR	BR
E L Y ISRAEL INC
977 CENTERVILLE TURNPIKE	VIRGINIA BEACH	VA	23463	452507635	HUMANITARIAN	VA	501 (C)(3)	7	CBN	Yes (true)
CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK ASSOCIA
					RELIGIOUS				CBN	Yes (true)	33 ARTERIAL ROAD BEDFORDVIEW	JOHANNESBURG	SF	SF
CBN FOUNDATION
					RELIGIOUS				CBN	Yes (true)	SF 207-210 BLOCK C SUSHANT LOK 1	GURGAON	IN	IN
OB FOUNDATION PHILIPPINES
					HUMANITARIAN				CBN	Yes (true)	PO BOX 2572 MCPO 1265	MAKATI CITY	RP	RP	RP
ASOCIACION CBN GUATEMALA
					RELIGIOUS				CBN	Yes (true)	15 AVENIDA 18-28 ZONA 13 01013	GUATEMALA CITY	GT	GT
32 NORTH MEDIA INC
732 N EDEN WAY 506	CHESAPEAKE	VA	23320	471811583	RELIGIOUS	VA	501(C)(3)	7	CBN	Yes (true)

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Entity TypeEntityTypeTxt	Share Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmt	Share Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmt	OwnershipOwnershipPct	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
United States Media Corp
977 CENTERVILLE TPKE	VIRGINIA BEACH	VA	23463	541578400	HOLDING COMPANY	VA	CBN	C Corp	$17,251,276	$52,895,302	1.00000	Yes (true)
CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (21)
							NA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (true)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	Yes (true)	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	Yes (true)	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	Yes (true)	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	Yes (true)	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	false	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	Yes (true)	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	Yes (true)	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (16 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
CBN ASIA
b	$1,100,237	CASH
OB FOUNDATION PHILIPPINES
b	$773,701	CASH
CBN HONG KONG LIMITED
b	$362,371	CASH
ASSOCIATION CENTRO DE COM Y CON
b	$741,069	CASH
CLUB 700 MEXICO AC
b	$220,866	CASH
CBN AFRICA
b	$796,614	CASH
CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK ASSOCIA
b	$341,522	CASH
CHARITY ASSOCIATION EMMANUEL
b	$3,645,780	CASH
ASOCIACION CBN GUATEMALA
b	$327,147	CASH
CBN UK LTD
b	$70,483	CASH
USMC & SUBS
f	$308,250	CASH
USMC & SUBS
k	$100,023	CASH
USMC & SUBS
l	$72,500	CASH
USMC & SUBS
m	$377,984	CASH
USMC & SUBS
r	$74,584	BOOK VALUE
USMC & SUBS
s	$4,486,695	CASH