Grantmaking public charityEIN 540678752
The Christian Broadcasting Network Inc
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23463
Total Assets
$267.6M
FY 2024
Annual Giving
$12.1M
FY 2024
Grants Made
24
FY 2024
Avg Grant
$505K
FY 2024
Grant Range
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Typical
Deadlines
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Programs & Activities
Program 1
$86.5MDomestic 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. The 700 club is a live television program that airs weekdays from the christian broadcasting network's (cbn) broadcast facilities in virginia beach, virginia, and is the primary program used by cbn to preach the gospel of jesus christ in the u.s. On the air continuously since 1966, the 700 club is one of the longest-running programs in broadcast history. Hosted by gordon robertson and terry meeuwsen, 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 700 club is carried on 90 u.s. Broadcast television stations, freeform cable network, and most major christian television networks. The 700 club and has an average weekly viewing audience of approximately 2,000,000. 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) coverage of the 2024 presidential election, 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 following the october 7, 2023 attacks, the rise of anti-semitism both in the united states and overseas and the promotion of israel's contribution to the world. 2) cbn news guests have included presidents, numerous governors, members of congress, cabinet secretaries, 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 ashley key. The content combines bible teaching, testimonies, and prayer. Viewers may call in via telephone, skype, or internet texting to request prayer for tough situations they are dealing with in their lives, from health-related issues and marriage, to coping with the loss of a loved one. The program airs nationally on the freeform cable network in addition to streaming on cbn's web platforms. Cbn recently updated its popular cbn family app. Cbn family is a free christian streaming app featuring on-demand videos and live channels and radio stations. It includes access to the entire cbn premium library - including historical documentaries, special teachings, exclusive features and access to superbook and other children's programming. It includes three live video streaming channels: cbn news, cbn live and cbn espanol with no sign in or cable provider needed, and one can stream unique christian music stations for free including praise, contemporary, top hits and christmas. Watch episodes of shows like 700 club, 700 club interactive, cbn newswatch, christian world news and faith nation, and see videos on spiritual life, prayer, health, family, finance, news and entertainment. The cbn news channel is the first 24-hour television news channel from a christian perspective. The cbn news channel features a mix of live and breaking news coverage from the network's washington d.c. Bureau, virginia beach headquarters, jerusalem bureau and other locations. The news channel features daily updated versions of cbn newswatch and a daily version of faith nation, the political talk show hosted by jenna browder and john jessup. Other shows include jerusalem dateline, christian world news, healthy living, studio 5, global lane and faith vs. Culture. Cbn news channel is available to viewers via multiple formats including over the air (ota), over the top (ott), certain cable networks, the cbn news app and at cbnnews.com, and videos from cbn news can be seen on the cbn news youtube channel. Approximately 3,400,000 people access cbn news programming on a weekly basis. Since the inception of cbn.com in 1995, cbn has been at the forefront of christian internet communication with approximately 10 million users, 20 million sessions and 29 million web page views during 2024. 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 excusive content, cbn is a leader in utilizing the latest streaming video technology, internet television & radio, podcasts, a mobile friendly web site, web apps, and social network tools to preach the gospel of jesus christ. Cbn produces documentary films about judeo-christian history and faith, from the archaeology of the bible to the founding of modern-day israel. Cbn released the genius of israel, which explores the unique religious and cultural traditions that make israel one of the most innovative and resilient democracies on earth, in 2024. The genius of israel marks the 15th film produced by cbn, joining the emmy nominated oracles of god (2023), the asbury awakening (2023), the cbn story (2021), the four-part series written in stone, outbreak (2020), i am patrick: the patron saint of ireland (2020) (nominated for 4 emmy awards), treasures of the second temple (2019), to life (2018) (nominated for 2 emmy awards), in our hands: the battle for jerusalem (2017) (nominated for 1 emmy award), the emmy-nominated the hope: the rebirth of israel (2015), and made in israel (2014) which was nominated for three emmy awards.
Program 2
$15.5MThe 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 and digital channels. It also performs outbound calling for ministry and fundraising purposes. In 2024, the prayer center department handled 333,889 outbound and 1,699,277 inbound phone calls. A total of 1,792 people prayed the prayer of salvation with our prayer center employees and 4,530 people rededicated their life to christ. 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 texts, and engage with the online community with prayer from a faith based perspective. The goal of the prayer center is to provide compassionate prayer ministry and outstanding customer service on every interaction. Prayer center employees also provide relevant links to cbn's free resources for further ministry.
Program 3
$12.6MCbn's other program services consist 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 military families. International relief: during fy25, ob held international mobile medical clinics 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. In countries around the world, ob utilized a variety of techniques to provide access to water in communities through wells and community water systems sanitation and hygiene education. Ob's hunger strike force: in the united states, ob's fleet of hunger strike force tractor-trailers traveled throughout the country and distributed more than 27 million pounds of food and beverages to families in need during fy25. 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 disaster relief team responded to 10 u.s. Disasters in fy25. Operation blessing's disaster relief team assisted victims of wildfires in california and oklahoma; flooding in texas, tornados in nebraska and louisiana, and hurricanes beryl, francine, debby and milton, including a significant response in both north carolina and georgia to hurricane helene. Ob's disaster relief team responded to natural disasters and human crisises around the world. This includes responding to disasters in the following 12 countries: brazil, indonesia, japan, kenya, myanmar, the philippines, poland, somalia, spain, thailand, taiwan, and ukraine. In 2014, gordon robertson, ceo and president of 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 through ministries and churches near every military installation across the united states to assist active-duty military families. While the church identifies the challenges being faced and does the hands-on ministry, hhf meets the financial need to help military families with hardships and give them a fresh start.
Focus Areas
Financial Snapshot
2024 filing
Total Revenue
$282.4M
Total Expenses
$267.5M
Giving Over Time
4 years
Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.
Top Recipients
119 grants
Grant Size Distribution
119 grants
Geographic Focus
18 states
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