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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, 2015, in this region CBN television programs were broadcast in Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama and the Caribbean islands on a total of 53 television stations. CBN staff responded to 92,691 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 2,653,000 beneficiaries. A total of 373,206 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, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines and Thailand. In this region, in the most recent fiscal year, CBN television programs were broadcast in Australia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand and Taiwan on a total of 27 television stations, cable and satellite networks. CBN staff responded to over 2,200,000 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 925,000 beneficiaries. A total of 5,302,377 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 75 stations and satellite channels throughout the region. CBN staff responded to over 36,000 persons through telephone calls, mailings, emails, SMS, and special events. A total of 611,763 unique visitors from this region visited CBN International websites. Part I, Line 3, Column (a) In the Middle East and North Africa, CBN television programs are broadcast on 9 broadcast and satellite stations throughout the region. In the most recent fiscal year, CBN staff responded to more than 252,000 viewers through telephone calls, mailings and emails. CBN assisted with providing aid to 1,941 beneficiaries. 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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, CEO, OR PRESIDENT. 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 PRESIDENT WILL DESIGNATE EACH ALLOWANCE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. Part I, Line 5a John Turver, VP Marketing, received compensation based on the amount of advertising revenue. These payments were $57,336 in 2014. Russell Breault also received $63,723 in compensation based on the amount of advertising revenue. Part I, Line 7 CBN OCCASIONALLY PROVIDES BONUSES TO EMPLOYEES TO RECOGNIZE EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION. Jesse Wasserberg Son of VP 100649 Wages and Benefits false Aaron Little Son of President 75400 Wages and Benefits false Michael Leal Son-in-law of VP 62000 Wages and Benefits false Rhonda Palser Wife of VP 51640 Wages and Benefits false Jordan Palser Son of VP 47289 Wages and Benefits false Chris A Mitchell Jr Son of VP 38880 Wages and Benefits false Patrick Robertson Son of CEO 4950 Wages false X 4094 WHOLESALE ESTIMATE X 80457 WHOLESALE ESTIMATE X 53 506547 MARKET QUOTE X 79 46087 WHOLESALE ESTIMATE X 33 63904 WHOLESALE ESTIMATE X Miscellaneous 54 68439 WHOLESALE ESTIMATE false true false 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 89 U.S. BROADCAST TELEVISION STATIONS, ABC FAMILY CHANNEL 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 THE ABC FAMILY CHANNEL 9:30-10AM EST. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1995, CBN.COM HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF INTERNET COMMUNICATION. WITH MORE THAN 53 MILLION SITE VISITS IN 2014, 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 NEARLY 119 MILLION WEB PAGES IN 2014. 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" WHICH HAS 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 MORE THAN 30 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. FOR THE FIRST TIME, OUR INDEPENDENT VIEWERSHIP SURVEY ALSO STUDIED SUPERBOOK VIEWERSHIP AROUND THE WORLD. BASED ON ITS FINDINGS, A PROJECTED 94 MILLION VIEWERS IN 65 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 (NIS). SOME KEY MINISTRY ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR CBN ARE AS FOLLOWS: IN THE MOST RECENT SURVEY FOR WHICH INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE, MORE THAN 76 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 21 MILLION TO HAVE JOINED A CHURCH OR FELLOWSHIP. IN 2014 CBN PROGRAMS AND OTHER CONTENT WERE PRODUCED IN 62 LANGUAGES AND HAVE BEEN PRODUCED IN NEARLY 120 FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN TOTAL OVER THE YEARS. IN 2014, CBN PROGRAMS WERE SEEN IN 147 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES. ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT INDEPENDENT SURVEY, A PROJECTED 316,000,000 INDIVIDUALS VIEWED AT LEAST ONE EPISODE OF A CBN INTERNATIONAL TV PROGRAM. THESE PROGRAMS MAKE UP APPROXIMATELY 82% OF CBN'S TOTAL GLOBAL TELEVISION AUDIENCE. IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2015, CBN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OPERATION BLESSING DUG MORE THAN 1155 FRESH WATER WELLS IN INDIA, THE PHILIPPINES, CAMBODIA, THAILAND, NIGERIA, GHANA, LAOS, PERU, SENEGAL, GUATEMALA, UKRAINE, CHINA AND NIGER AND CONSTRUCTED 127 CISTERNS IN CHINA AND SENEGAL, ALTOGETHER SERVING MORE THAN 369,000 PEOPLE IN TOTAL. THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH OPERATION BLESSING PROVIDED MORE THAN 102,000 POUNDS OF FOOD FOR PEOPLE IN DESPERATE NEED, AND CONDUCTED 924 MEDICAL, DENTAL AND SURGICAL MISSIONS AROUND THE WORLD TREATING MORE THAN 278,000 PEOPLE. THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 2015 MORE THAN 100,000 IN-HOME CELL GROUPS ARE NOW OPERATING IN THE NIS. ORPHAN'S PROMISE IS A SPECIAL PROJECT OF CBN 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 FY2015 ORPHAN'S PROMISE HELPED THOUSANDS OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN 51 COUNTRIES IN AFRICA, ASIA, LATIN AMERICA, EUROPE 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 2014, THE PRAYER CENTER DEPARTMENT EXPERIENCED 275,050 Outbound AND 2,481,499 INBOUND PHONE CALLS FOR A TOTAL OF 2,756,549 CONTACTS. A TOTAL OF 20,831 PEOPLE PRAYED THE PRAYER OF SALVATION WITH OUR PARTNER SERVICE REPRESENATIVES AND 20,485 PEOPLE REDEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO CHRIST. THE DEPARTMENT RECORDED 2,228,853 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 10.1 MILLION PEOPLE AND SECURED GIFT-IN-KIND DONATIONS TOTALING $235,871,880 DURING FISCAL YEAR 2015. DURING FY15, OBI HELD 1,150 INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL MISSIONS THAT PROVIDED FREE MEDICAL CARE SUCH AS GENERAL MEDICAL, OPTICAL, DENTAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL SERVICES. OBI ALSO PROVIDED LIFE CHANGING SURGERIES TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN COUNTRIES LIKE HONDURAS, EL SALVADOR, KENYA, BRAZIL, LIBERIA, AND HAITI. They provided SURGERIES SUCH AS CLEFT LIP AND PALATE, CATARACT, TUMOR EXTRACTION AND MORE, TO THOSE IN CRITICAL NEED. YEAR-ROUND, OBI PROVIDES MEDICINE, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES TO HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN DEVELOPING AREAS WHERE SUPPLIES RUN LOW 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 SEPTEMBER 2014, OBI PROVIDED RELIEF FOR IRAQI INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDP'S) LIVING IN NORTHERN IRAQ BY DISTRIBUTING SAFE WATER, FOOD AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS. OPERATION BLESSING WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN FEEDING MILLIONS OF HUNGRY PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD IN FY15, INCLUDING RESTOCKING LAKES WITH TILAPIA FINGERLINGS IN HAITI, AND FEEDING PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN IN PERU, KENYA AND GUATEMALA. IN FY15, OPERATION BLESSING EQUIPPED INDIVIDUALS WITH MARKETABLE JOB SKILLS AND SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS HONDURAS, KENYA, PERU, MEXICO, AND ISRAEL. FROM TRAINING IN ELECTRICAL WORK AND BAKING TO COMMUNITY VEGETABLE GARDENS AND SEWING CENTERS, OBI IS PROVIDING THOSE IN NEED WITH THE RESOURCES AND SKILLS TO SUSTAIN THEIR FAMILIES AND DEVELOP STRONGER COMMUNITIES. IN THE SPRING OF 2014, OBI RESPONDED TO THE DEADLY OUTBREAK OF THE EBOLA VIRUS THAT DECIMATED SEVERAL COUNTRIES IN WEST AFRICA. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR AID WORKERS AS WELL AS CHLORINE GENERATORS TO MASS PRODUCE CHLORINE TO AID IN STOPPING THE DISEASE were QUICKLY ASSEMBLED AND DISTRIBUTED IN LIBERIA. THE CHLORINE PROVIDED DISINFECTANT AND SAFE DRINKING WATER FOR THOUSANDS OF SUFFERING PEOPLE. IN ADDITION, DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, OPERATION BLESSING BENEFITED 349,257 PEOPLE WITH SAFE DRINKING WATER. WELLS WERE DRILLED IN LIBERIA, PERU, KENYA AND HAITI IN COMMUNITIES LACKING CLEAN DRINKING WATER AND COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND FILTERS WERE PLACED IN COMMUNITIES IN HONDURAS AND KENYA. IN HAITI, ONGOING CHLORINE PRODUCTION IS HELPING DISINFECT WATER AND PREVENT THE SPREAD OF CHOLERA. 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 FY15, OBI HELPED AT-RISK CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS MEXICO, RWANDA, HONDURAS, PERU, 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 1.5 MILLION MILES AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 63 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. THE HSF'S FLEET OF EIGHTEEN-WHEELER, TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCKS TRANSPORTS MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF FOOD, RELIEF PRODUCTS AND DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLIES TO A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 120 COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS IN DOZENS OF CITIES ACROSS THE U.S. THESE PARTNERS IN TURN SERVE ROUGHLY 4,400 LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES AND HUNGER RELIEF AGENCIES NATIONWIDE. CURRENTLY, OBI HAS A 90,000 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 FY15, OPERATION BLESSING'S DOMESTIC DISASTER RELIEF TEAMS HELPED COMMUNITIES IN CRISIS BY PROVIDING RELIEF TO TORNADO VICTIMS IN MISSISSIPPI AND VIRGINIA, FLOOD VICTIMS IN FLORIDA, EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS IN CALIFORNIA AND RESIDENTS OF VIRGINIA IN RESPONSE TO SEVERE WINTER SNOWSTORMS. 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 CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, OREGON, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, 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 / LOSS ON SUB ($4,470,583). 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. 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