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CBN ASSISTED IN PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE, FOOD, WATER, LIVELIHOOD ASSISTANCE AND OTHER TYPES OF HUMANITARIAN RELIEF TO OVER 8,000 BENEFICIARIES. A TOTAL OF 858,597 UNIQUE VISITORS VIEWED CBN WEBSITES. SCHEDULE F, Part I, Line 3, Column (a) IN SOUTH ASIA, CBN HAS AN OFFICE IN INDIA. IN THE MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR, CBN PROGRAMS WERE BROADCAST IN OR TO INDIA, NEPAL AND PAKISTAN ON A TOTAL OF 14 TERRESTRIAL AND SATELLITE TELEVISION STATIONS. DURING FY17, CBN STAFF HANDLED MORE THAN 60,000 INBOUND AND OUTBOUND CALLS, EMAILS, AND LETTERS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SPECIAL EVENT ATTENDEES WAS MORE THAN 180,000. CBN ALSO ASSISTED IN PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE, FOOD, WATER, DISASTER RELIEF, AND LIVELIHOOD ASSISTANCE TO OVER 190,000 BENEFICIARIES. A TOTAL OF 559,064 UNIQUE VISITORS VIEWED CBN WEBSITES. SCHEDULE F, Part I, Line 3, Column (a) IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, CBN HAS OFFICES IN GHANA, LIBERIA, KENYA, NIGERIA, SENEGAL AND SOUTH AFRICA. IN THE MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR, CBN PROGRAMS WERE BROADCAST IN 41 COUNTRIES ON A TOTAL OF 217 STATIONS, INCLUDING SATELLITE STATIONS COVERING MUCH OF THE AFRICAN CONTINENT. DURING FY17, CBN STAFF HANDLED MORE THAN 220,000 INBOUND AND OUTBOUND CALLS, EMAILS, AND LETTERS. CBN STAFF ALSO HANDLED OVER 80,000 TEXT MESSAGES. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SPECIAL EVENT ATTENDEES WAS MORE THAN 390,000. CBN ALSO ASSISTED IN PROVIDING DISASTER RELIEF, MEDICAL CARE, FOOD AND WATER TO OVER 230,000 BENEFICIARIES. A TOTAL OF 623,103 UNIQUE VISITORS VIEWED CBN WEBSITES. true OPERATION BLESSING INT'L RELIEF & DEVELOP 977 Centerville Tpke Virginia Beach VA 23463 541382657 501(c)(3) 11434345 456863 Book Services Humanitarian REGENT UNIVERSITY 1000 Regent Univ Dr Virginia Beach VA 23464 541061178 501(c)(3) 16013 Christian Education A FAMILY FOR EVERY ORPHAN PO Box 34628 Seattle WA 98124 264015124 501(c)(3) 15000 Orphan Adoption AIR MOBILE MINISTRIES 6250 N COURTENAY PARKWAY MERRITT ISLAND FL 32953 720992001 501(c)(3) 127190 Humanitarian BELOVED ATLANTA 1270 CAROLINE ST - SUITE D120-426 ATLANTA GA 30307 455548365 501(c)(3) 50000 VICTIMS' SERVICES THE BRIDGE CHURCH PO Box 12654 Norfolk VA 23541 237183482 501(c)(3) 10000 Humanitarian THE BUTTERFLY HOUSE PO BOX 3299 Virginia Beach VA 23454 472707232 501(c)(3) 15000 VICTIMS' SERVICES THE CARING PEOPLE 1338 E KINGSLEY ST STE C SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 431748286 501(c)(3) 100000 Humanitarian Christian News and Information Institute 5685 Brandon Blvd Virginia Beach VA 23464 541592294 501(c)(3) 10000 Christian Outreach Christians United for Israel PO Box 1307 San Antonio TX 78295 204413244 501(c)(3) 5500 Christian Outreach Elijah Rising 5818 Southwest Highway Houston TX 77057 461885871 501(c)(3) 49000 Christian Education Garden of Hope Inc 1317 E Brambleton Ave Norfolk VA 23504 352347834 501(c)(3) 10000 Christian Outreach HARVEST TIME 3100 Briar Cliff Ave Fort Smith AR 72908 710507970 501(c)(3) 10000 Humanitarian HOLDING HANDS CDC 2355 Jacksonburg Rd Hamilton OH 45011 113712687 501(c)(3) 10300 Humanitarian Int'l Fellowship of Christians and Jews 30 N LaSalle St Suite 4300 Chicago IL 60602 363256096 501(c)(3) 50000 Humanitarian JESUS CALLS INTERNATIONAL INC PO Box 565888 Dallas TX 75356 222996968 501(c)(3) 950000 Christian Outreach Kairos Freedom Schools of Virginia Inc 502 Appaloosa Trail Chesapeake VA 23323 474852893 501(c)(3) 10000 Christian Education Leman Academy of Excellence 7720 N Silverbell Rd Tucson AZ 87543 471237723 501(c)(3) 50000 Classical Education Lifeline International Ministries PO Box 40256 Pasadena CA 91114 953869143 501(c)(3) 50000 Christian Outreach LOOM INTERNATIONAL 17 SE 3rd Ave - Suite 404 Portland OR 97214 272924621 501(c)(3) 20000 Humanitarian MERCY CHEFS INC 4240 Portsmouth Blvd Chesapeake VA 23321 205050449 501(c)(3) 7000 Humanitarian Mighty Oaks Foundation 27919 Jefferson Ave Temecula CA 92590 453159170 501(c)(3) 20000 Military Assistance Mission Force PO Box 1787 Brentwood TN 37024 330698386 501(c)(3) 17000 Military Assistance Movieguide 1151 Avenida Acaso Camarillo CA 93012 132965038 501(c)(3) 100000 Christian Movieguides Park Place School 509 W 35th Street Norfolk VA 23508 541965765 501(c)(3) 10000 Education PROCLAIMING JUSTICE TO THE NATIONS INC PO Box 682711 Franklin TN 37068 203144206 501(c)(3) 10000 Christian Outreach The Salvation Army 1420 BOA Center Norfolk VA 23510 222406433 501(c)(3) 10000 Christian Outreach THE SHEPHERD'S CROOK MINISTRIES 6515 Taylor Trace Lane Hamilton OH 45011 010561554 501(c)(3) 12000 Orphan Adoption Shield of Faith Missions PO Box 5747 Navarre FL 32266 453565213 501(c)(3) 30000 Military Assistance TMCJ International Productions Inc PO Box 1799 Virginia Beach VA 23467 541826718 501(c)(3) 40000 Christian Outreach UNITED IN HIM PO Box 6003 Virginia Beach VA 23456 134220002 501(c)(3) 19400 Humanitarian United Jewish Federation of Tidewater 5000 Corporate Woods Drive - Suite Virginia Beach VA 23462 540535603 501(c)(3) 55000 Religious Outreach United Way of South Hampton Roads 2515 Walmer Ave Norfolk VA 23541 540506322 501(c)(3) 275000 Humanitarian Virginia Beach ADAPTIVE WATERSPORTS 3007 CAPE HENRY CT Virginia Beach VA 23451 474842495 501(c)(3) 10000 Rehab. 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SCHEDULE J, 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. SCHEDULE J, 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 TO HIM AS TAXABLE INCOME. 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 REPORTED AS TAXABLE INCOME TO THE RECIPIENT. SCHEDULE J, 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 5A: RUSSELL BREAULT RECEIVED $71,164 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. 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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 BE SEEN IN 97 PERCENT OF U.S. HOMES AND HAS AN 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 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 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. 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 65 MILLION SITE VISITS IN 2016, 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 120 MILLION WEB PAGES IN 2016. 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. CBN PRODUCES DOCUMENTARIES OF EVENTS CENTRAL TO THE CHRISTIAN FAITH SUCH AS THE HISTORY OF POCAHONTAS AND THE FOUNDING OF MODERN-DAY ISRAEL. JUNE 5, 2017 MARKED THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ISRAEL'S BATTLE TO RECLAIM ITS BIBLICAL HEARTLAND. THE SIX-DAY WAR IS A CRITICAL PERIOD IN THE COUNTRY'S HISTORY, AND CBN PRODUCED A FILM CALLED "IN OUR HANDS: THE BATTLE FOR JERUSALEM" TO BRING THE HEART OF THE STORY TO THE BIG SCREEN. THIS FILM AIRED IN 782 THEATERS IN NORTH AMERICA DURING MAY AND JUNE 2017. 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 40 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 54 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 187 MILLION VIEWERS IN 93 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, 88 MILLION PEOPLE ARE PROJECTED TO HAVE PRAYED DURING A TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD TO RECEIVE JESUS AS THEIR SAVIOR THROUGH CBN'S TELEVISION BROADCASTS AND 38 MILLION TO HAVE JOINED A CHURCH OR FELLOWSHIP. IN 2016 CBN PROGRAMS AND OTHER CONTENT WERE PRODUCED IN 75 LANGUAGES AND HAVE BEEN PRODUCED IN 127 FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN TOTAL OVER THE YEARS. IN 2016, CBN PROGRAMS WERE SEEN IN 154 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES. ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT INDEPENDENT SURVEY, A PROJECTED 360,000,000 INDIVIDUALS VIEWED AT LEAST ONE EPISODE OF A CBN INTERNATIONAL TV PROGRAM. IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2017, CBN, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OPERATION BLESSING, BUILT 879 FRESH WATER WELLS IN INDIA, THE PHILIPPINES, NIGERIA, NIGER, PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, VIETNAM, GHANA, PERU, SENEGAL, AND MYANMAR, AND CONSTRUCTED 35 CISTERNS IN CHINA. WE PROVIDED MORE THAN 580,000 OF FOOD FOR PEOPLE IN DESPERATE NEED, AND CONDUCTED 692 MEDICAL AND DENTAL MISSIONS AROUND THE WORLD, AS WELL AS 31 PERMANENT CLINICS, TREATING MORE THAN 230,000 PEOPLE. THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 2017, MORE THAN 100,000 IN-HOME CELL GROUPS ARE NOW OPERATING IN RUSSIA AND THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES (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 FY2017 ORPHAN'S PROMISE HELPED THOUSANDS OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES AND 59 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 2016, THE PRAYER CENTER DEPARTMENT EXPERIENCED 65,392 OUTBOUND AND 2,831,710 INBOUND PHONE CALLS WITH A TOTAL OF 2,897,102 CONTACTS. A TOTAL OF 11,956 PEOPLE PRAYED THE PRAYER OF SALVATION WITH OUR PARTNER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES AND 13,424 PEOPLE REDEDICATED THEIR LIFE TO CHRIST. THE DEPARTMENT RECORDED 2,334,394 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 (OBI) 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 OVER 12 MILLION PEOPLE AND SECURED GIFT-IN-KIND DONATIONS TOTALING $322,197,268 DURING FISCAL YEAR 2017. DURING FY17, OBI HELD 845 INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL MISSIONS THAT PROVIDED FREE MEDICAL CARE SUCH AS GENERAL MEDICAL, OPTICAL, DENTAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL SERVICES BENEFITING 136,635 INDIVIDUALS. OBI ALSO PROVIDED OVER 3,500 LIFE CHANGING SURGERIES TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN COUNTRIES LIKE NICARAGUA, ECUADOR, MADAGASCAR, KENYA, INDIA AND BRAZIL. SURGERIES PROVIDED RANGED FROM CLEFT REPAIRS TO CLUB FOOT CORRECTION. YEAR-ROUND, OBI PROVIDES FREE 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 AND MONITORS 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 FY17, OBI COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS SERVED OVER 8,000 INDIVIDUALS IN KENYA, PERU, HONDURAS, HAITI AND LIBERIA. OPERATION BLESSING CARRIED OUT RELIEF EFFORTS ON THE FRONT LINES OF SUFFERING ORIENTED AT AIDING INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE IN IRAQ. OBI ALSO AIDED REFUGEES FLEEING WAR ZONES TO GREECE BY PROVIDING FOOD, MEDICAL SERVICES AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES. OPERATION BLESSING WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN FEEDING HUNGRY PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD IN FY17, INCLUDING FEEDING PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN IN HAITI, KENYA, RWANDA, AND UGANDA. ALSO, OBI RESPONDED TO THE FAMINE IN SOUTH SUDAN BY PROVIDING FLOUR, BEANS AND COOKING OIL TO 405 FAMILIES. IN FY17, OPERATION BLESSING EQUIPPED INDIVIDUALS WITH MARKETABLE JOB SKILLS AND SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS ECUADOR, PAKISTAN, NEPAL, HONDURAS, PERU, EL SALVADOR, CUBA, ISRAEL, JORDAN, THE WEST BANK AND GUATEMALA. FROM TRAINING IN FOOD PRODUCTION AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY TO BEAUTICIAN SKILLS 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 FISCAL YEAR 2017, OPERATION BLESSING BENEFITED 317,291 PEOPLE WITH SANITATION AND SAFE DRINKING WATER. WELLS WERE DRILLED IN KENYA, GHANA, CAMBODIA, INDIA, NIGERIA, PHILIPPINES, THAILAND AND ZAMBIA IN COMMUNITIES LACKING SAFE DRINKING WATER. IN 12 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, OBI WATER PROGRAMS USED A COMBINATION OF TECHNIQUES TO BRING SAFE WATER TO COMMUNITIES SUCH AS POINT OF USE CHLORINE GENERATION DEVICES AND WATER FILTRATION. IN HAITI AND LIBERIA, CHLORINE PRODUCTION HELPED DISINFECT WATER AND PREVENT THE SPREAD OF DISEASE. OBI PROVIDES CARE FOR ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN RESCUED FROM HUMAN TRAFFICKING, THROUGH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND PROGRAMS TO COMBAT MALNUTRITION. OBI OPERATES, BUILDS, AND RENOVATES SCHOOLS, PROVIDES SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS, TRAINS TEENS IN VOCATIONAL SKILLS, AND INCORPORATES FEEDING PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO SUCCEED. OBI ALSO HELPS SUPPORT ORPHANS LIVING WITH EXTENDED FAMILY OR CAREGIVERS. ADDITIONALLY, OBI WORKS TO COMBAT CHILD TRAFFICKING THROUGH PREVENTION PROGRAMS, INTERVENES TO SUPPORT RESCUE MISSIONS, AND PROVIDES RESTORATION FOR THOSE WHO ARE RESCUED OUT OF SLAVERY WITH VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, COUNSELING, AND RENOVATING SAFE HOMES. IN FY17, OBI BENEFITTED CHILDREN IN PERU, GUATEMALA, EL SALVADOR, MEXICO, HONDURAS, HAITI, KENYA, LIBERIA, LESOTHO, ETHIOPIA, UGANDA, RWANDA, NIGERIA, PAKISTAN, NEPAL, NICARAGUA, COSTA RICA, INDIA, CAMBODIA, INDIA, TANZANIA, IRAQ, JORDAN, ISRAEL, CUBA, AND THE WEST BANK OBI'S HUNGER STRIKE FORCE: IN THE UNITED STATES, OBI'S FLEET OF HUNGER STRIKE FORCE TRACTOR-TRAILERS TRAVELED ALMOST 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, DRINKS 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, DRINKS AND OTHER RELIEF SUPPLIES TO DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES AND DISASTER VICTIMS. DURING FY17, OPERATION BLESSING'S DOMESTIC DISASTER RELIEF TEAMS HELPED COMMUNITIES IN CRISIS BY PROVIDING RELIEF TO TORNADO VICTIMS IN GEORGIA, LOUISIANA AND MISSOURI, VICTIMS OF FLOODING IN TEXAS, LOUISIANA AND WEST VIRGINIA, ASSISTING IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE MATTHEW IN NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA, BRINGING RELIEF TO THE VICTIMS OF THE WILDFIRES IN TENNESSEE, PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO FLOODING VICTIMS IN TEXAS AND ASSISTING WITH SNOW REMOVAL IN VIRGINIA. 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, GUATEMALA, HONG KONG, INDIA, INDONESIA, ISRAEL, KENYA, LAOS, MEXICO, NIGERIA, PERU, PHILIPPINES, RUSSIA, SENEGAL, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA, THAILAND, UKRAINE, UNITED KINGDOM. Form 990, Part VI-A, 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-B, 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-B, Line 12c THE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY DURING PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS OF OFFICERS AND THE REVIEW OF ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRES FOR ALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. Form 990, Part VI-B, Line 15 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-C, 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-C, 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 $(2,423,485). 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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