Thread by @AndyRowell

Thread of notes comparing the 990 tax forms of
- Samaritan's Purse (2019). CEO: Franklin Graham.
- World Vision (2018). CEO: Edgar Sandoval Sr., previously Rich Stearns.
- Compassion International (2018). CEO: Santiago "Jim" Mellado.
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Number of employees / total revenue / profit / net assets:
Samaritan's Purse: 3,305* / $734,112,873 / $44,985,504* / $701,956,825*
World Vision: 1,049 / $1,135,591,490* / $-13,516,839 / 193,274,099
Compassion: 1,196. / $953,223,395 / $20,603,361 / 268,592,542
* designates high.

Number of independent members of the board:
Samaritan's Purse: 12 out of 18.
World Vision: 14 out of 15.
Compassion: 10 out of 11.

Board members: Franklin Graham (father), Roy Graham (son), Cissie Jane Austin Graham Lynch (daughter) are in Schedule O. Others in Schedule L.

Was the organization a party to a business transaction with . . .
A family member of a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee?
Samaritan's Purse: Yes.
World Vision: No.
Compassion: No.

Schedule L lists for Samaritan's Purse lists the 9 people.

Franklin Graham is paid 40 hours a week at Samaritan's Purse and 40 hours at Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
Jane, wife, paid by SP
Will, son, paid by BGEA
Roy, son, paid by BGEA
Edward, son, paid by SP
Cissie Jane Austin Graham Lynch, daughter, paid by SP and BGEA.

Corey Lynch (husband of Cissie Jane Austin Graham Lynch) is also paid by Samaritan's Purse.

There are also references on the Samaritan's Purse 990 form to the other organization that Franklin Graham oversees.
- A grant of $333,310 to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association to fund Christian education.
- And revenue from BGEA Shared Services: $2,618,850.

Note that Operation Christmas Child is a large part of what Samaritan's Purse does. In 2019, it was more than half of what was spent ($310,446,976 of $605,826,881). $215,469,000 was how much they valued the donated shoeboxes were worth. 8,900,000 boxes X $24.21.

Compare their top three expenses in $ millions:
- Samaritan's Purse: Operation Christmas Child $306, U.S. Disaster Relief $41, South Sudan relief $40.
- World Vision: International Programs $834. Domestic Programs $158.
- Compassion: $764 Child Development Programs.

Franklin Graham's "Other reportable compensation" is the main thing that distinguishes his salary from the other CEOs.
Samaritan's Purse: $240,390.
World Vision: $61,683.
Compassion: $9,433.

Fixed assets (Property, buildings, land, vehicles, equipment, aircraft)
- Samaritan's Purse: $193 million. Buildings: $134 million. $88 million aircraft.
- World Vision: $45 million. Buildings: $53 million.
- Compassion: $79 million. Buildings: $83 million.

Note that the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association no longer files a 990 tax form because they consider themselves "a church or association of churches" for tax purposes. Their last 990 was in 2014.
990 forms are at the organization's website or find at:
projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/

See this about Operation Christmas Child:

https://twitter.com/AndyRowell/status/1176213588387586048?s=19

Franklin Graham's last disclosed salary from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association:

https://twitter.com/AndyRowell/status/1329181681270415361?s=20

Franklin Graham's 2019 salary from Samaritan's Purse:

https://twitter.com/AndyRowell/status/1333282287371358208?s=19