The Christian Broadcasting Network Inc

“M.g. Robertson, chairman of the board, and a.e. Robertson, secretary and director, are married. Their son, gordon robertson, serves as ceo, president and vice-chairman.”

“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.”

“Each officer and director is required to report any conflicts of interest to the chairman or ceo as soon as practical after they become aware of such a conflict. The chairman and ceo report any conflicts to the audit committee of the board of directors. Each officer and director is also required to annually complete the conflict of interest questionnaire. Cbn will monitor compliance with its conflict of interest policy by determining whether conflicts exist during the review of annual questionnaires completed by officers, directors, and key employees. The board of directors, excluding any conflicted persons, will have final approval of any corrective measures or imposed restrictions for conflicts of interest. Such restrictions will require excluding conflicted persons from discussion and approval of transactions benefitting them, directly or indirectly.”

“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.”

“California, florida, hawaii, louisiana, maryland, minnesota, mississippi, missouri, new hampshire, north dakota, oregon, south carolina, tennessee, virginia, washington, west virginia, wisconsin.”

“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 baalnce were as follows: disallowed loss on subsidiaries ($1,955,652).”

“The 700 club is a live television program that airs weekdays 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 101 u.s. Broadcast television stations, freeform cable network, and most major christian television networks. The 700 club can be seen in 97 percent of u.s. Homes. The 700 club and 700 club interactive have a combined average daily viewing audience of approximately 650,000 households. 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 presidents, numerous governors, members of congress, cabinet secretaries, 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 a 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. Cbn returned to network broadcast programming october 1, 2018 with the launch of cbn news channel, the first 24-hour christian television news channel. The news channel features a mix of live and breaking news coverage from the network's washington d.c. Bureau, virginia beach headquarters, jerusalem bureau and other locations. The news channel features daily updated versions of cbn newswatch and a daily version of faith nation (6:00 pm est), the political talk show hosted by jenna browder and john jessup. Other shows include jerusalem dateline, christian world news, healthy living, on the homefront, global lane and faithwire. Cbn news channel is available to viewers via multiple formats including over the air (ota), over the top (ott), certain cable networks, the cbn news app and at cbnnews.com. Since its inception in 1995, cbn has been at the forefront of christian internet communication with over 88 million site visits in 2019. 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 excusive content, people viewed over 155 million we”

“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 across the globe. The development of indigenous cbn centers that provide local outreach through the use of television, radio, internet, and video programming is key in cbns worldwide evangelism efforts. The use of indigenous, recurring television programming in a country has proven a powerful outreach tool that builds trust and a solid viewership base. The cultivation of partnerships with local christian organizations is another key strategy to maximize resources and the impact of cbn media evangelism and community-based humanitarian outreaches. Cbn now has 59 episodes of a new version of superbook, a series of animated bible stories cbn originally produced in japan in the early 1980's. Superbook brings the life-changing stories of the bible to life and teaches values like courage, loyalty and faith to the children of the world in their native language. In addition, we have developed 24 superbook explorer packages which include special editions of episodes plus special features which allow families to better study the stories. Cbn has or is working on 64 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 projects. 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. In 2019 cbn programs and other content were produced in 70 languages and have been produced in 144 foreign languages in total over the years. In 2019, cbn programs were broadcast to audiences in 159 countries and territories. Orphan's promise is cbn's outreach program to orphaned and at-risk children around the world. The organization seeks to meet the emotional, intellectual, physical, social and spiritual needs through education and training programs, nutrition and feeding solutions, discipleship efforts, family care programs, community transformation projects, and anti-trafficking programs. In 2019, orphan's promise helped thousands of vulnerable children in the united states and 64 other countries throughout africa, asia, latin america, europe, russia and the newly independent states.”

“The primary focus of the prayer center is to base every interaction in biblical principal, scripture, and prayer. This is done through fundraising efforts, account management, online community engagement, and encouragement through prayer from a faith based perspective. Prayer center employees also provide relevant links to cbn's free resources for further ministry. In 2019, the prayer center department handled 258,349 outbound and 1,908,952 inbound phone calls with a total of 2,167,301 calls. A total of 6,291 people prayed the prayer of salvation with our prayer center employees and 8,213 people rededicated their life to christ. The department recorded 1,690,727 prayer requests which were taken through inbound and outbound calls. The goal of the prayer center is to provide compassionate prayer, ministry, and outstanding customer service to callers.”

“DURING FY20, OB HELD HUNDREDS OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL BRIGADES THAT PROVIDED FREE MEDICAL CARE SUCH AS GENERAL MEDICAL AND DENTAL SERVICES. OB ALSO DISTRIBUTED MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO PARTNERS AROUND THE WORLD, WHICH WENT TO OUTFIT RESOURCE POOR AREAS BENEFITING CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE. OB PROVIDED OVER TWO THOUSAND LIFE-CHANGING SURGERIES SUCH AS CLEFT LIP AND PALATE, CATARACT AND MORE TO THOSE IN NEED. IN ADDITION TO MEDICAL AND DENTAL BRIGADES, OB EQUIPS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BECOME COMMUNITY HEALTH VOLUNTEERS WHO CAN PROVIDE BASIC LIFESAVING SKILLS TO MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITY FOR INJURY, ILLNESS, AND MORE. OPERATION BLESSING WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN FEEDING HUNGRY PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD IN FY20, INCLUDING SUPPORTING NUTRITIONAL FEEDING PROGRAMS IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS EL SALVADOR, HAITI, ISRAEL, KENYA, COLOMBIA, SOUTH AFRICA, THAILAND, AND UGANDA. TO HELP PEOPLE PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE, OPERATION BLESSING EQUIPPED INDIVIDUALS WITH MARKETABLE JOB SKILLS, SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, AND LIFESKILLS IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS EL SALVADOR, MEXICO, HONDURAS, PAKISTAN, PERU, KENYA, CHINA, INDIA, MYANMAR, PHILIPPINES, SENEGAL, THAILAND, AND ISRAEL. FROM TRAINING IN FOOD PRODUCTION AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY TO BEAUTICIAN SKILLS AND SEWING CENTERS, OB PROVIDED THOSE IN NEED WITH THE RESOURCES AND SKILLS TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES THROUGH INCOME GENERATION. DURING FY20, OB RESPONDED TO NATURAL DISASTERS AND HUMAN CRISISES AROUND THE WORLD. THIS INCLUDES RESPONDING TO DISASTERS FROM LOCAL OFFICES IN 10 COUNTRIES AS WELL AS SUPPORTING PARTNERS IN RESPONDING IN AN ADDITIONAL 5 COUNTRIES. OB DEPLOYED INTERNATIONALLY IN RESPONSE TO HURRICANE DORIAN IN THE BAHAMAS AND THE VENEZUELAN REFUGEE CRISIS IN COLOMBIA. IN 15 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, OB UTILIZED A VARIETY OF TECHNIQUES TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO WATER IN COMMUNITIES THROUGH WELLS AND COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS, DISINFECTING WATER THROUGH POINT OF USE CHLORINE GENERATION DEVICES, AND WATER FILTRATION. IN HAITI, CHLORINE PRODUCTION HELPED DISINFECT WATER AND PREVENT THE SPREAD OF DISEASE. IN THE UNITED STATES, OBI'S FLEET OF HUNGER STRIKE FORCE TRACTOR-TRAILERS TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILLION MILES AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 37 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD, BEVERAGES AND OTHER DONATED PRODUCTS TO FAMILIES IN NEED. THE HSF'S FLEET OF TRACTOR-TRAILER TRUCKS TRANSPORTS MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF FOOD, BEVERAGES, OTHER RELIEF PRODUCTS AND DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLIES TO A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 80 COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS IN DOZENS OF CITIES ACROSS THE U.S. THESE PARTNERS IN TURN SERVE more than 3,900 LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES AND HUNGER RELIEF AGENCIES NATIONWIDE. MILLIONS BENEFITTED DURING FY20 FROM THE FOOD, BEVERAGES AND OTHER PRODUCTS THAT OBI DISTRIBUTED TO ITS NETWORK. A FIRST RESPONDER IN TIMES OF DISASTER, OPERATION BLESSING'S DOMESTIC DISASTER RELIEF TEAM RESPONDED TO 3 U.S. DISASTERS IN FY20. OPERATION BLESSING'S DOMESTIC DISASTER RELIEF TEAM ASSISTED DEVASTATED FLOOD VICTIMS IN BEAUMONT, TX AND OCRACOKE, NC. THEY ALSO ASSISTED TORNADO VICTIMS IN MT. JULIET, TN. IN THE WAKE OF THE COVID19 PANDEMIC, OPERATION BLESSING'S DOMESTIC DISASTER RELIEF TEAM HELPED FIRST RESPONDER COMMUNITIES IN 3 STATES BY PROVIDING CRITICAL SUPPLIES SUCH AS N95 MASKS AND SANITATION KITS. OPERATION BLESSING'S DOMESTIC DISASTER RELIEF TEAM ALSO PROVIDED N95 MASKS TO OUR CHURCH PARTNER NETWORK IN 8 STATES IN ORDER TO ASSIST WITH THEIR RE-OPENINGS. SUPPORT OF OTHER DOMESTIC CHARITIES AND INDIVIDUALS: 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 C”

“Belgium, brazil, cambodia, canada, china, costa rica, germany, ghana, guatemala, hong kong, india, indonesia, israel, kenya, laos, mexico, myanmar, nigeria, peru, philippines, russia, senegal, south africa, south korea, thailand, ukraine, united kingdom.”

“The audit committee of the board of directors has oversight and appointment responsibility for the audit and independent auditors.”