Samaritans Purse: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 58-1437002)

William Franklin Graham III’s $874K as Bd Mem/Chr/P is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 18 $100M+ religion nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
William Franklin Graham III	$873,868	$812,909	$767,911	$738,045	$670,731
Meredith Collie	$424,422	$394,107	$331,368	$304,972	—
Christopher Weeks	$314,268	$391,092	$378,552	$353,079	$293,822
James Harrelson	$360,013	$345,868	$330,060	$297,245	$291,529
Kenneth Isaacs	$359,930	$345,103	$330,077	$297,021	$291,504
Brian Gresham	—	$353,464	$344,194	$342,322	$281,871
Edward Graham	$340,547	$269,005	—	—	—
Paula Woodring	$338,304	$321,576	$303,088	$271,401	$275,558

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides spiritual and physical aid, emergency disaster relief, and volunteer support to hurting communities and households worldwide to share Christian love.

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3 programs · $580.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Operation Christmas Child (occ)

Samaritan's purse collects and delivers gift-filled shoeboxes to children around the world. We do this to demonstrate god's love, gain a hearing for the gospel, and share the true meaning of christmas-the birth of jesus christ, our lord and savior. Jesus told us, "go therefore and make disciples of all the nations" (matthew 28:19).

$453.8Mprogram expense

02

South Sudan Relief

In 2024, samaritans purse continued its support for refugees, internally displaced persons, and vulnerable members of host communities in south sudan. As the country faced an influx of refugees fleeing civil war in sudan, we organized airdrops and convoys to deliver food and nutritional supplements to more than 600,000 people, including…

$78.2Mprogram expense

03

U.s. Disaster Relief

In 2024, we responded to 32 disasters across the U.S., and we thank god for the more than 50,500 volunteers who served alongside us. Among these responses was hurricane helene, which prompted the largest domestic disaster relief effort in the history of samaritan's purse.

$48.8Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving INCFY2025$514K

Lakeshore Community Foundation INCFY2025$160K

The Ayco Charitable FoundationFY2025$93K

Charlotte Steeplechase Foundation INCFY2025$82K

Markham Family FoundationFY2025$77K

Give Lively Foundation INCFY2025$74K

Pinebelt FoundationFY2025$45K

America's CharitiesFY2025$38K

Total grants receivedfrom 96 funders$1.9M

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Grants paid · 367 grants · $50.2M · 2020–2024

Servinghim Healthcare International MinistriesTX · FY2024$3,000,000

Jaars INCNC · FY2024$2,800,000

The Mailbox Club INCGA · FY2024$2,000,000

Missionary Flights & Service INCFL · FY2024$1,000,000

Billy Graham Evangelistic AssociationNC · FY2024$650,000

Alliance Defending FreedomAZ · FY2024$500,000

WorldventureCO · FY2024$493,094

Unitemized GrantFY2024$475,490

Unitemized GrantFY2024$267,997

Rio Grande Bible Institute INCTX · FY2024$250,000

Kenai Classical INCAK · FY2024$250,000

Christian Health Service Corps INCTX · FY2024$227,908

Goodword PartnershipMN · FY2024$210,000

Montreat CollegeNC · FY2024$195,000

Serge Global INCPA · FY2024$172,341

Frontiers USAAZ · FY2024$150,000

World Gospel MissionIN · FY2024$116,010

Unitemized GrantFY2024$103,372

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.8B

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8B

Investment incomeLn 3$69.2M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.4M

Money outPt IX

$1.1B

Ln 25

Programscol B$922.5M

Managementcol C$76.8M

Fundraisingcol D$93.9M

Owns and owesPt X

$2.5B

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4B

Total assetsLn 16$2.6B

LiabilitiesLn 26$124.5M

PeoplePt VI, VII

35

listed · VII A

PaidVII A20

Voting boardVI 1a19

IndependentVI 1b13

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8B

Government grantsLn 1e$75.7M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$360.4M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.4M

Investment incomeLn 3$69.2M

Other incomeLn 4–11$836K

Gains on assetsLn 7$8.3M

Total revenueLn 12$1.8B

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$1.35B

SavingsLn 2$2.0M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4B

InvestmentsLn 11–13$728.5M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$386.0M

Other assetsLn 15$16.7M

Total assetsLn 16$2.6B

LiabilitiesLn 26$124.5M

Net assetsLn 32$2.5B

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 54,039

VolunteersI 6154,400

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$729.5M	$1.36B
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$662.9M	$728.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$327.9M	$386.0M
Total assetsLn 16	$1.83B	$2.59B
LiabilitiesLn 26	$112.2M	$124.5M
Net assetsLn 32	$1.71B	$2.46B

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$16.9M	$16.9M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$1.2M	$1.2M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$383.6M	$383.6M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$4.1M	$2.0M	$1.3M	$834K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$950K	$577K	$117K	$255K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$189.3M	$123.9M	$34.4M	$31.1M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$9.4M	$5.0M	$2.3M	$2.1M
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$44.2M	$28.6M	$8.5M	$7.2M
Payroll taxesLn 10	$13.0M	$8.1M	$2.5M	$2.3M
Legal feesLn 11b	$787K	$304K	$482K	$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$406K	$257K	$148K	$192
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$28.5M	$24.1M	$2.1M	$2.2M
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$27.1M	$10.6M	$969K	$15.6M
Office expensesLn 13	$35.8M	$16.5M	$4.2M	$15.1M
Information technologyLn 14	$12.6M	$4.5M	$6.7M	$1.4M
RoyaltiesLn 15	$330K	$330K
OccupancyLn 16	$21.4M	$17.9M	$1.9M	$1.6M
TravelLn 17	$70.2M	$61.3M	$3.4M	$5.4M
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$4.3M	$3.5M	$105K	$714K
InterestLn 20	$908	$610	$298
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$37.3M	$22.7M	$7.4M	$7.2M
InsuranceLn 23	$337K	$179K	$78K	$81K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$174.2M	$173.6M	$225K	$430K
All other expensesLn 24e	$17.3M	$17.0M	−$159K	$426K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.09B	$922.5M	$76.8M	$93.9M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$1.8B	$1.1B	$746.3M	$2.5B	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.2B	$1.0B	$164.4M	$1.7B	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.3B	$981.5M	$331.0M	$1.5B	990 PDF
FY2021	$1.0B	$706.4M	$301.2M	$1.2B	990 PDF
FY2020	$894.3M	$670.0M	$224.3M	$923.7M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,839,497,527 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,149,814,059$1,765,101,897

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,168,979$4,388,347

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $41,950,919$69,171,413

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,976,299$835,870

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,201,910,256$1,839,497,527

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $381,902,222$401,666,871

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $232,279,170$260,978,989

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $423,332,429$430,549,841

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,037,513,821$1,093,195,701

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $164,396,435$746,301,826

Part VI · Governance 13 of 19 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19

VI-1b Independent voting members13

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,839,497,527 across 12 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $753,541 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$2,674,721

VIII-1e Government grants$75,657,200

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,686,769,976

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$360,425,993

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,765,101,897

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,388,347$4,388,347

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $60,895,810$60,895,810

VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $52$52

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $47,895$47,895

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $8,275,603$8,275,603

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $34,382$34,382

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,176,270 · Excluded from tax $69,219,360$1,839,497,527

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,093,195,701 across 24 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $16,872,963$16,872,963

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,198,952$1,198,952

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $383,594,956$383,594,956

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,007,263 · Management $1,257,907 · Fundraising $833,747$4,098,917

IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $577,478 · Management $117,151 · Fundraising $255,464$950,093

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $123,875,498 · Management $34,355,052 · Fundraising $31,102,560$189,333,110

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,981,058 · Management $2,320,192 · Fundraising $2,093,111$9,394,361

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $28,555,455 · Management $8,494,378 · Fundraising $7,187,667$44,237,500

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,099,642 · Management $2,522,508 · Fundraising $2,342,858$12,965,008

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $303,699 · Management $481,704 · Fundraising $1,616$787,019

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $257,135 · Management $148,470 · Fundraising $192$405,797

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $24,127,698 · Management $2,123,504 · Fundraising $2,205,109$28,456,311

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,558,717 · Management $968,930 · Fundraising $15,589,192$27,116,839

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,514,013 · Management $4,225,323 · Fundraising $15,089,982$35,829,318

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,481,690 · Management $6,735,948 · Fundraising $1,402,837$12,620,475

IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $329,541$329,541

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,871,609 · Management $1,923,338 · Fundraising $1,574,603$21,369,550

IX-17 TravelPrograms $61,335,228 · Management $3,418,561 · Fundraising $5,413,569$70,167,358

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,503,607 · Management $105,299 · Fundraising $713,876$4,322,782

IX-20 InterestPrograms $610 · Management $298$908

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,666,127 · Management $7,433,158 · Fundraising $7,199,109$37,298,394

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $178,843 · Management $77,611 · Fundraising $80,986$337,440

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $173,571,620 · Management $224,854 · Fundraising $429,787$174,226,261

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,013,965 · Management −$158,573 · Fundraising $426,456$17,281,848

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $922,477,367 · Management $76,775,613 · Fundraising $93,942,721$1,093,195,701

Part X · Balance sheet $2,589,307,799 assets, 17 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $727,867,600$1,354,628,370

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,621,984$1,970,181

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $10,889,586$12,752,304

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,000,589$13,331,495

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $55,841,942$54,788,638

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,565,862$20,566,646

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $327,939,960$386,003,884

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $662,899,652$728,534,800

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $15,846,154$16,731,481

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,826,473,329$2,589,307,799

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $66,900,768$74,223,856

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $45,269,590$50,313,130

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $112,170,358$124,536,986

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,182,792,399$1,450,329,407

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $531,510,572$1,014,441,406

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,714,302,971$2,464,770,813

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,826,473,329$2,589,307,799

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,464,770,813 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,839,497,527

XI-2 Total expenses$1,093,195,701

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$746,301,826

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,714,302,971

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$8,638,993

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$4,472,977

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,464,770,813

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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