lefile GRAPHIC print - DO NOT PROCESS I As Filed Data - I DLN: 934932190107851 990 Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax OMB No 1545-0047 Form Under section 501 (c), 527, or 4947 ( a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code ( except private foundations) 201 4 Department of the Treasury Do not enter social security numbers on this form as it may be made public Internal Revenue Service 1-Information about Form 990 and its instructions is at www.IRS.gov/form990 A For the 2014 calendar year, or tax year beginning 01-01-2014 , and ending 12-31-2014 rganization B Check if applicable D Employer identification number LBG R AHHAMA EVANGELISTIC F Address change ION 45-2588350 F Name change iness as 1 Initial return E Telephone number Final nd street (or P 0 box if mail is not delivered to street address ) Room/suite AHAM PARKWAY fl return/terminated (704) 401-2432 1 Amended return n, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code E, NC 28201 G Gross receipts $ 114,561,340 1 Application pending F Name and address of principal officer H(a) Is this a group return for FRANKLIN GRAHAM subordinates? (-Yes No 1 BILLY GRAHAM PARKWAY CHARLOTTE,NC 28201 H(b) Are all subordinates 1Yes(-No included? I Tax - exempt status F 501(c)(3) 1 501( c) ( ) I (insert no ) (- 4947(a)(1) or F_ 527 If "No," attach a list (see instructions) J Website :1- WWWBILLYGRAHAM ORG H ( c) Groupexemptionnumber - K Form of organization F Corporation 1 Trust F_ Association (- Other 0- L Year of formation 2013 M State of legal domicile NC Summary 1 Briefly describe the organization 's mission or most significant activities FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OR MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES PART I, LINE 1, AND PART III, LINE 1 THE BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION EXISTS TO SUPPORT AND EXTEND THE EVANGELISTIC CALLING AND MINISTRIES OF BILLY GRAHAM AND FRANKLIN GRAHAM BY PROCLAIMING THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST TO ALL WE CAN BY EVERY EFFECTIVE MEANS AVAILABLE TO US AND BY EQUIPPING OTHERS TO DO THE SAME BGEA PROCLAIMS THE GOSPEL MESSAGE "GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONE AND ONLY SON, THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHALL NOT PERISH BUT HAVE ETERNAL LIFE " (JOHN 3 16) IN MARK 16 15, JESUS SAID "GO INTO ALL THE WORLD AND PREACH THE GOOD NEWS TO ALL CREATION " WE PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST GLOBALLY THROUGH A VARIETY OF COMMUNICATION TOOLS AND OUTREACH EVENTS, INCLUDING FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS, TV AND RADIO PROGRAMS, PRINT PUBLICATIONS, THE INTERNET, AND NEW CREATIVE MEDIA SINCE 1950, BGEA HAS TAKEN THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH WE BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEMS of 2 Check this box Of- if the organization discontinued its operations or disposed of more than 25% of its net assets 3 Number of voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1a) . 3 14 4 Number of independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1b ) . 4 10 5 Total number of individuals employed in calendar year 2014 (Part V, line 2a) . 5 1,056 6 Total number of volunteers ( estimate if necessary) 6 44,846 7aTotal unrelated business revenue from Part VIII, column (C), line 12 . 7a 0 b Net unrelated business taxable income from Form 990-T, line 34 . 7b Prior Year Current Year 8 Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line 1h) . 90,917,875 9 Program service revenue (Part VIII, line 2g) . 8,217,305 N 10 Investment income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d . -114,050 11 Other revenue (Part VIII, column (A), lines 5, 6d, 8c , 9c, 10c, and 11e) 7,929,604 12 Total revenue - add lines 8 through 11 (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12) . 106,950,734 13 Grants and similar amounts paid (Part IX , column (A), lines 1-3) . 955,461 14 Benefits paid to or for members (Part IX, column (A), line 4) . 0 Salaries , other compensation, employee benefits (Part IX, column (A), lines 15 42,152,703 5-10) 16a Professional fundraising fees (Part IX, column (A), line 11e) 0 b Total fundraising expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) 0-6,130,268 LLJ 17 Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines 11a-11d, 11f-24e) . 68,031,614 18 Total expenses Add lines 13- 17 (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25) 111,139,778 19 Revenue less expenses Subtract line 18 from line 12 -4,189,044 Beginning of Current End of Year Year 20 Total assets (Part X, line 16) . 113,116,309 %TS 21 Total liabilities (Part X, line 26) . ap U. 22 Net assets or fund balances Subtract line 21 from line 20 lijaW Signature Block Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return, includin my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and complete Declaration of preps preparer has any knowledge Signature of officer Sign Here STEVE DOBBINS CFO Type or print name and title Print/Type preparer' s name Preparers signature Paid Firm's name 0- Pre pare r Use Only Firm's address May the IRS discuss this return with the preparer shown above? ( see instructs For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the separate instructions. Form 990 ( 2014) Page 2 Statement of Program Service Accomplishments Check if Schedule 0 contains a response or note to any line in this Part III .F 1 Briefly describe the organization 's mission FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OR MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES PART I, LINE 1, AND PART III, LINE 1 THE BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION EXISTS TO SUPPORT AND EXTEND THE EVANGELISTIC CALLING AND MINISTRIES OF BILLY GRAHAM AND FRANKLIN GRAHAM BY PROCLAIMING THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST TO ALL WE CAN BY EVERY EFFECTIVE MEANS AVAILABLE TO US AND BY EQUIPPING OTHERS TO DO THE SAME BGEA PROCLAIMS THE GOSPEL MESSAGE "GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONE AND ONLY SON, THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHALL NOT PERISH BUT HAVE ETERNAL LIFE " (JOHN 3 16) IN MARK 16 15, JESUS SAID "GO INTO ALL THE WORLD AND PREACH THE GOOD NEWS TO ALL CREATION " WE PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST GLOBALLY THROUGH A VARIETY OF COMMUNICATION TOOLS AND OUTREACH EVENTS, INCLUDING FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS, TV AND RADIO PROGRAMS, PRINT PUBLICATIONS, THE INTERNET, AND NEW CREATIVE MEDIA SINCE 1950, BGEA HAS TAKEN THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH WE BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEMS 2 Did the organization undertake any significant program services during the year which were not listed on the prior Form 990 or 990-EZ? . fl Yes F No If "Yes," describe these new services on Schedule 0 3 Did the organization cease conducting, or make significant changes in how it conducts , any program services? . F Yes F No If "Yes," describe these changes on Schedule 0 4 Describe the organization 's program service accomplishments for each of its three largest program services, as measured by expenses Section 501(c)(3) and 501( c)(4) organizations are required to report the amount of grants and allocations to others, the total expenses , and revenue , if any, for each program service reported 4a (Code ) ( Expenses $ 31,578,283 including grants of $ 34,200 ) (Revenue $ 855,712 CRUSADE EVANGELISM AND MY HOPE WE BELIEVE THAT THE MINISTRY OF EVANGELISM (SHARING AND PROCLAIMING THE MESSAGE OF SALVATION ONLY POSSIBLE BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST) AND DISCIPLESHIP (HELPING FOLLOWERS OF CHRIST GROW UP INTO MATURITY IN CHRIST) IS A RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL FOLLOWERS OF JESUS CHRIST (MATTHEW 28 18-20, ACTS 1 8, ROMANS 10 9-15, 1 PETER 3 15) ACCORDINGLY, BGEA'S CRUSADES AND MY HOPE MINISTRIES BEGIN WITH BELIEVERS WHO ARE BURDENED FOR THE SALVATION OF THEIR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS IN CRUSADES, WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL CHURCHES FOR MONTHS OF PRAYER, PLANNING, AND TRAINING LEADING UP TO THE MULTI-DAY EVANGELISTIC OUTREACH EVENTS CALLED FESTIVALS OR CELEBRATIONS, TYPICALLY HELD IN A STADIUM, ARENA, OR PARK EACH EVENT FEATURES PROCLAMATIONS OF THE GOSPEL, COUPLED WITH ENERGETIC AND INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC AFTERWARD, BGEA ASSISTS PARTICIPATING CHURCHES IN FOLLOW-UP WITH THOSE WHO MADE COMMITMENTS TO CHRIST DURING 2014, FRANKLIN GRAHAM RESPONDED TO INVITATIONS FROM LOCAL CHURCHES BY HOLDING FESTIVALS IN EL PASO, TEXAS, SAPPORO, JAPAN, TBILISI, GEORGIA, WARSAW, POLAND, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, TORONTO, ONTARIO, AND ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA AFTER MONTHS OF PREPARATION IN EACH CITY BY THE FESTIVAL TEAM AND LOCAL CHRISTIANS, MORE THAN 159,200 ATTENDEES HEARD THE GOOD NEWS THROUGH THESE OUTREACHES, AND OVER 8,900 OF THEM RESPONDED BY PUBLICLY COMMITTING THEIR LIVES TO JESUS CHRIST FROM THE OUTBACK OF AUSTRALIA TO THE REMOTE MOUNTAINS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA AND THE FAR CORNERS OF ASIA, WILL GRAHAM - THE THIRD GENERATION OF THE GRAHAM FAMILY TO PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL UNDER THE BGEA BANNER - CONDUCTED NUMEROUS EVANGELISTIC EVENTS IN 2014 ALL TOLD, MORE THAN 84,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED WILL'S CELEBRATIONS, WHILE MORE THAN 10,500 OF THEM OPENLY RESPONDED BY SURRENDERING THEIR LIVES TO CHRIST BGEA ASSOCIATE EVANGELIST ROBERT CUNVILLE SPENT MUCH OF 2014 TIRELESSLY PREACHING THE GOSPEL ACROSS INDIA AN ESTIMATED 121,800 PEOPLE HEARD THE MESSAGE OF SALVATION THROUGH CHRIST DURING THE YEAR AT ROBERT'S 12 FESTIVALS OF PEACE OVER 8,340 OF THEM MADE LIFE-CHANGING COMMITMENTS TO CHRIST THE BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION PLACES GREAT IMPORTANCE ON DISCIPLESHIP AFTER THE MOMENT A PERSON MAKES A DECISION FOR CHRIST JESUS SAID ALL AUTHORITY IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH HAS BEEN GIVEN TO ME THEREFORE GO AND MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL NATIONS, BAPTIZING THEM IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND OF THE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND TEACHING THEM TO OBEY EVERYTHING I HAVE COMMANDED YOU AND SURELY I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS, TO THE VERY END OF THE AGE " (MATTHEW 28 18-20) FOR MORE THAN 55 YEARS, WE HAVE USED THE CHRISTIAN LIFE AND WITNESS COURSE TO TRAIN AND EQUIP