Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$294,657,187

Total expenses

$295,273,972

Contributions and grants received

$198,221,868

Grants paid

$30,772,320

Program service revenue

$142,445

Investment income

$13,353,651

Other revenue

$82,939,223

Total assets, end of year

$233,013,283

Total liabilities, end of year

$32,643,178

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$200,370,105

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$243,743,831

Management and general expenses

$16,363,111

Fundraising expenses

$35,167,030

Program service expenses (Part III)

$243,743,831

Program services were 82.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2022

• DOMESTIC PRODUCTION AND AIRING OF CHRISTIAN TELEVISION PROGRAMMING, INTERNET AND RADIO: THE 700 CLUB, A LIVE TELEVISION PROGRAM THAT AIRS WEEKDAYS 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. CBN LAUNCHED THE CBN NEWS CHANNEL, THE FIRST 24-HOUR CHRISTIAN TELEVISION NEWS CHANNEL, ON OCTOBER 1, 2018. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE DETAILS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

  Expenses $84,020,197 · Revenue $837,310

• INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH: IN 2022, CBN PRODUCED PROGRAMMING AND OTHER CONTENT IN 86 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, AND BROADCAST PROGRAMS TO AUDIENCES IN 165 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES. SINCE INCEPTION, CBN HAS WORKED IN 157 FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE DETAILS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)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 EVERYONE OF EARTH. TO ACHIEVE THIS, CBN'S INNOVATIVE APPROACH FOCUSES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL CBN CENTERS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL CHRISTIAN GROUPS. THESE CBN CENTERS, WHICH PROVIDE LOCAL OUTREACH THROUGH THE USE OF RECURRING TELEVISION, RADIO, INTERNET, AND VIDEO PROGRAMMING, ARE KEY TO THE INTEGRITY OF CBN'S WORLDWIDE EVANGELISM EFFORTS AND HAVE 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 68 EPISODES OF A NEW VERSION OF SUPERBOOK, A SERIES OF ANIMATED BIBLE STORIES CBN ORIGINALLY PRODUCED IN JAPAN IN THE EARLY 1980'S. THE MODERN SUPERBOOK SERIES BRINGS THE LIFE-CHANGING STORIES OF THE BIBLE TO LIFE AND TEACHES VALUES SUCH AS COURAGE, LOYALTY AND FAITH TO THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE. IN ADDITION, CBN HAS COMPLETED 32 SUPERBOOK EXPLORER PACKAGES WHICH INCLUDE SPECIAL EDITIONS OF EPISODES PLUS SPECIAL FEATURES WHICH ALLOW FAMILIES TO BETTER STUDY THE STORIES. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE 8 SUPERBOOK SPECIAL EPISODES THAT INCLUDE EXTRA RESOURCES SUCH AS ACTVITIES AND DISCUSSION GUIDES FOR FAMILIES TO ENJOY. FURTHERMORE, WE HAVE COMPLETED 198 GIZMO BIBLE BYTES THAT OFFER SHORT, EXCITING BIBLE LESSONS AND SUPERVERSES, AS WELL AS 6 SUPERBOOK EXPRESS EPISODES THAT FEATURE GIZMO AND EXPLORE A SUPERBOOK BIBLE STORY AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR US TODAY THROUGH AN ENGAGING OBJECT LESSON. CBN HAS OR IS WORKING ON 71 LANGUAGE AND DIALECT TRANSLATIONS OF ONE OR MORE EPISODES OF THIS SERIES, AS WELL AS SUPERBOOK WEBSITES IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES, A SUNDAY SCHOOL CURRICULUM NOW IN 21 LANGUAGES, 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, RUSSIA, AND THE FORMER SOVIET UNION STATES. IN 2022 CBN PROGRAMS AND OTHER CONTENT WERE PRODUCED IN 86 LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS AND HAVE BEEN PRODUCED IN 157 FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS IN TOTAL OVER THE YEARS. IN 2022, CBN PROGRAMS WERE BROADCAST TO AUDIENCES IN 165 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, TRAINING AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS, FEEDING SOLUTIONS, DISCIPLESHIP EFFORTS, FAMILY CARE PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION PROJECTS, AND ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROGRAMS. IN 2022, ORPHAN'S PROMISE HELPED THOUSANDS OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES AND 68 OTHER COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT AFRICA, ASIA, LATIN AMERICA, EUROPE, AND FORMER SOVIET UNION COUNTRIES.THANKS TO ITS LONGSTANDING PRESENCE IN UKRAINE, ORPHAN'S PROMISE WAS ABLE TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY TO THE RUSSIAN ASSAULT WHEN IT BEGAN IN LATE FEBRUARY 2022. THE ORGANIZATION QUICKLY TRANSFORMED ITS TRAINING CENTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY INTO MAKESHIFT REFUGEE SHELTERS TO HOUSE AND FEED DISPLACED UKRANIANS AS THEY HEADED INTO THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY AND INTO POLAND. IN ADDITION TO THE REFUGEE CRISIS RESPONSE, OP CONTINUED ITS WELL-ESTABLISHED DAILY OUTREACH EFFORTS TO CHILDREN AT THE CENTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN SEVERAL COMMUNITIES DESTROYED BY THE RUSSIAN ONSLAUGHT, ORPHAN'S PROMISE STAFF MEMBERS HELPED FACILITATE THE EVACUATION OF CHILDREN FROM THEIR CENTERS TO SAFETY IN OTHER UKRANIAN CITIES. AS THE WAR CONTINUED AND MORE AREAS WERE EVACUATED, ORPHAN'S PROMISE CONTINUED RECEIVING REFUGEES AND SUPPLYING THEM WITH BAGS OF FOOD AND HYGIENE ITEMS. ORPHAN'S PROMISE SERVED REFUGEES BOTH INSIDE UKRAINE AND ACROSS THE BORDER IN POLAND, HELPING THEM FIND SAFETY, SHELTER, AND SUSTENANCE.

  Expenses $117,188,189 · Grants $14,291,078 · Revenue $77,067,561

• 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 EMAILS. IT ALSO PERFORMS OUTBOUND CALLING FOR MINISTRY AND FUNDRAISING PURPOSES. IN 2022, THE PRAYER CENTER DEPARTMENT HANDLED 378,301 OUTBOUND AND 1,672,862 INBOUND PHONE CALLS. A TOTAL OF 2,569 PEOPLE PRAYED THE PRAYER OF SALVATION WITH OUR PRAYER CENTER EMPLOYEES AND 3,909 PEOPLE REDEDICATED THEIR LIFE TO CHRIST. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE DETAILS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE PRAYER CENTER IS TO BASE EVERY INTERACTION IN BIBLICAL PRINCIPAL, SCRIPTURE, AND PRAYER. PRAYER CENTER EMPLOYEES MAKE OUTGOING PHONE CALLS, ANSWER INCOMING CALLS AND ENGAGE WITH THE ONLINE COMMUNITY WITH PRAYER FROM A FAITH BASED PERSPECTIVE. PRAYER CENTER EMPLOYEES ALSO PROVIDE RELEVANT LINKS TO CBN'S FREE RESOURCES FOR FURTHER MINISTRY.IN 2022, THE PRAYER CENTER DEPARTMENT HANDLED 378,301 OUTBOUND AND 1,672,862 INBOUND PHONE CALLS WITH A TOTAL OF 2,051,163 CALLS. A TOTAL OF 2,569 PEOPLE PRAYED THE PRAYER OF SALVATION WITH OUR PRAYER CENTER EMPLOYEES AND 3,909 PEOPLE REDEDICATED THEIR LIFE TO CHRIST. THE DEPARTMENT RECORDED 1,181,756 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.

  Expenses $15,218,453

• CBN'S OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES CONSISTS OF HUMANITARIAN RELIEF ACTIVITIES THROUGH ITS SUPPORT OF AFFILIATE OPERATION BLESSING INTERNATIONAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (OB) AND DONATIONS TO OTHERS. SEE BELOW FOR INFORMATION REGARDING OB'S INTERNATIONAL RELIEF, HUNGER STRIKE FORCE AND DOMESTIC DISASTER RELIEF PROGRAMS PLUS CBN'S HELPING THE HOME FRONT INITIATIVE WHICH HELPS ACTIVE DUTY MILIARY FAMILIES. INTERNATIONAL RELIEF: DURING FY23, OB HELD INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL BRIGADES THAT PROVIDED FREE MEDICAL CARE INCLUDING 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 MANY LIFE-CHANGING SURGERIES SUCH AS CLEFT LIP AND PALATE, CATARACT AND MORE TO THOSE IN NEED. OB ALSO 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. 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 HONDURAS, INDIA, GUATEMALA, AND THAILAND. 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 FY23, OB RESPONDED TO NATURAL DISASTERS AND HUMAN CRISISES AROUND THE WORLD. THIS INCLUDES RESPONDING TO DISASTERS IN 10 COUNTRIES. THIS INCLUDES REPONSES IN THE PHILIPPINES, INDONESIA, KENYA, NIGERIA, POLAND, THAILAND, TURKEY, HAITI, PERU AND UKRAINE. OPERATION BLESSING FORMALLY OPENED ITS POLAND OFFICE IN JUNE 2022 AND CONTINUED LONG TERM RECOVERY EFFORTS FOR REFUGEES THROUGH FOOD AND NON-FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS, PROVISION OF HOT MEALS AND THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION OF HEATERS AND SOLID FUEL. OPERATION BLESSING RESPONDED QUICKLY TO THE DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY. JUST DAYS AFTER EARTHQUAKES DECIMATED A HUGE SWATH OF TURKEY, AN OPERATION BLESSING CONVOY DROVE THROUGH THE NIGHT TO REACH OUR DISASTER RELIEF TEAM ON THE GROUND WITH TRUCKLOADS OF VITAL RELIEF SUPPLIES. OPERATION BLESSING WAS QUICKLY ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE VITAL SUPPLIES IN SOME OF THE HARDEST-HIT AREAS. WE SET UP DISTRIBUTION CENTERS AND KITCHENS WITH STOVES TO COOK HOT MEALS. WE HANDED OUT RELIEF ITEMS LIKE FOOD, DRINKS, DIAPERS, FUEL, AND SOLAR LIGHTS. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, OPERATION BLESSING PROVIDED HELP, MEDICAL CARE, COMFORT, AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, HOPE. IN 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 THE UNITED STATES, OB'S FLEET OF HUNGER STRIKE FORCE TRACTOR-TRAILERS TRAVELED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 22 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD AND BEVERAGES TO FAMILIES IN NEED. BY WORKING CLOSELY WITH FOOD PROCESSING COMPANIES, GROWERS AND MANUFACTURERS, OB TAPS INTO AMERICA'S SURPLUS AND ACQUIRES CORPORATE DONATIONS OF FOOD STAPLES AND RELIEF PRODUCTS, DELIVERING MUCH-NEEDED FOOD AND RELIEF SUPPLIES TO DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES AND DISASTER VICTIMS. A FIRST RESPONDER IN TIMES OF DISASTER, OPERATION BLESSING'S DOMESTIC DISASTER RELIEF TEAM RESPONDED TO 10 U.S. DISASTERS IN FY23. OPERATION BLESSING'S DOMESTIC DISASTER RELIEF TEAM ASSISTED VICTIMS OF HURRICANES IAN AND FIONA, FLOODS IN KENTUCKY, MISSISSIPPI, AND VIRGINIA, TORNADOS IN KENTUCKY AND TWO EVENTS IN THE GULF STATES, A TRAIN DERAILMENT IN OHIO, AND FIRES IN NEW MEXICO. IN 2014, GORDON ROBERTSON, CEO AND PRESIDENT THE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK (CBN), RECOGNIZED THE NEED TO HELP MILITARY FAMILIES. "WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE NEEDS, I WENT TO THE LORD AND ASKED, 'WHAT CAN WE DO? HOW CAN WE START MEETING THE NEEDS?'" AS A MINISTRY ARM OF CBN, HELPING THE HOME FRONT WAS LAUNCHED, PARTNERING WITH LOCAL CHURCHES AND MINISTRIES TO SUPPORT MILITARY FAMILIES. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE MILITARY, WE ARE REMINDED OF THOSE WHO PROTECT OUR COUNTRY. HERE AT HOME, THEIR FAMILIES ARE SERVING, TOO. WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THEIR SERVICE. OUR VISION IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO MINISTRIES AND CHURCHES NEAR EVERY MILITARY INSTALLATION ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, TO BETTER ENABLE THEM TO SUPPORT MILITARY FAMILIES IN THEIR COMMUNITY. HELPING THE HOME FRONT HAS RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO HELP MILITARY FAMILIES WITH HARDSHIPS AND GIVE THEM A FRESH START.

  Expenses $27,316,992 · Grants $16,481,242

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

• OPERATION BLESSING INT'L RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT

  $14,518,972

  HUMANITARIAN

• REGENT UNIVERSITY

  $259,851

  CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

• REBOOT COMBAT RECOVERY

  $140,000

  MILITARY SUPPORT

• WARRIORS JOURNEY

  $116,642

  MILITARY SUPPORT

• SOUL SURVIVOR FOUNDATION

  $95,000

  MILITARY SUPPORT

• UNITED WAY OF SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS

  $75,000

  HUMANITARIAN

• BATTLEGROUND PERAZIM

  $63,500

  MILITARY SUPPORT

• VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

  $50,000

  ARTS

• UNION MISSION

  $45,000

  HUMANITARIAN

• MIGHTY OAKS FOUNDATION

  $45,000

  MILITARY SUPPORT

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• OPERATION BLESSING INTERNATIONAL

  501(C)(3) · HUMANITARIAN · VA · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

• REGENT UNIVERSITY

  501(C)(3) · EDUCATIONAL · VA · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

• CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING ASSOCIATES

  RELIGIOUS · CA · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

• CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK (UK) LTD

  RELIGIOUS · UK · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

• CBN DEUTSCHLAND EV

  RELIGIOUS · GM · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

• CBN AFRICA

  RELIGIOUS · NI · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

• CBN ASIA

  RELIGIOUS · RP · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

• CBN HONG KONG

  RELIGIOUS · HK · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

• OB HONG KONG LIMITED

  HUMANITARIAN · HK · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

• ASSOCIATION CENTRO DE COM Y CON

  RELIGIOUS · CS · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

• CLUB 700 MEXICO AC

  RELIGIOUS · MX · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

• CBN AFRIQUE

  RELIGIOUS · SG · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

• CHARITY ASSOCIATION EMMANUEL

  RELIGIOUS · UP · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

• ASSOCIACAO WORLDREACH BRASIL

  RELIGIOUS · BR · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

• CBN ISRAEL INC

  501(C)(3) · HUMANITARIAN · VA · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

• CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK ASSOCIA

  RELIGIOUS · SF · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

• CBN FOUNDATION

  RELIGIOUS · IN · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

• OB FOUNDATION PHILIPPINES

  HUMANITARIAN · RP · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

• ASOCIACION CBN GUATEMALA

  RELIGIOUS · GT · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

• 32 NORTH MEDIA INC

  501(C)(3) · RELIGIOUS · VA · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

• CBN GHANA

  RELIGIOUS · GH · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

• CBN KOREA

  RELIGIOUS · KS · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

• CBN KENYA

  RELIGIOUS · KE · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

• CBN KENYA LTD

  RELIGIOUS · KE · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

• OPERATION BLESSING FOUNDATION

  HUMANITARIAN · ID · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

• CBN INDONESIA FOUNDATION

  RELIGIOUS · ID · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

• VZW CBN BELGIUM

  RELIGIOUS · BE · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

• CBN MYANMAR

  RELIGIOUS · BM · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CBN

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

15 December 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202410199349300216

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