Public Charity

The Christian Broadcasting Network Inc

The Christian Broadcasting Network Inc, of VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $282.4M in revenue, $267.5M in expenses, $267.6M in total assets. 168 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $21.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 540678752 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA Religious Media & Communications NTEE: X80 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$282.4M
Total Expenses$267.5M
Total Assets$267.6M
Grant Records168
Funding Total$21.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK'S MISSION IS PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST INTO ALL THE WORLD. CBN'S MISSION IS PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST INTO ALL THE WORLD. THE MISSION OF CBN AND ITS AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS IS TO PREPARE THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD FOR THE COMING OF JESUS CHRIST AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD ON EARTH. OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO ACHIEVE A TIME IN HISTORY WHEN "THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LORD WILL COVER THE EARTH AS THE WATERS COVER THE SEA."

Where $100 goes at The Christian Broadcasting Network Inc

How The Christian Broadcasting Network Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$84 Programs the work itself
$5 Management running the organization
$11 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $84 for programs

$40
International outreach
47% of program spending
$33
Domestic 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…
40% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 3,400,000 people; 20 sessions
$6
The 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…
7% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,699,277 calls; 1,792 people; 4,530 people

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

VICE PRESIDENT Andrew W Knox
Director Benny Yount
Executive Director, CBN Animation Bryant Richardson
VICE PRESIDENT Caroline Everett
VICE PRESIDENT Chris A Mitchell Sr
Managing Editor CBN News Digital Dan Andros

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$11,532,601 107 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$5,940,853 34 grants
Arts & Culture
$1,630,546 6 grants
Human & Social Services
$911,709 3 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$68,871 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $282.4M $267.5M $267.6M
2024 $300.1M $283.4M $252.5M
2023 $294.7M $295.3M $233.0M
2022 — — $225.8M
2021 $313.1M $269.6M $190.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $313.1M to $282.4M (-10%), with total assets most recently reported at $267.6M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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