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The 990 read · EIN 54-0678752 · VA · Fiscal year FY ending Mar 2025

The Christian Broadcasting Network

The Christian Broadcasting Network Inc: CEO salary, finances and where donations go

In its own words

“Cbn's mission is preaching the gospel of jesus christ into all the world.”

Data only Figures straight from the filing, screened by our rules. Not yet reviewed in depth by a CPA.

Methodology by Amir Arani, CPA, CA · Updated

Top pay
$934K Gordon P Robertson, 0.3% of spending
Revenue
$282.4M 72.7% from donations and grants
Spent
$267.5M 81.4% on programs, as reported
Net assets
$234.8M end of FY ending Mar 2025
Savings
10.5 months of spending, net assets ÷ spending
People
1,141 employees
Form 990 (FY ending Mar 2025), Parts I, VII, IX, X
01 · Red flags

1 thing to look at.

We screen every filing against twelve rules. A flag is a prompt for a closer look, not a finding of wrongdoing.

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Business transactions with insiders or their companies

Part IV line 28a, 28b answered yes.

Form 990 Part IV, lines 28a–28c; Schedule L Part IV
02 · Where $1 goes · FY ending Mar 2025

Of each dollar it spent, 81.4¢ went to programs, as reported.

The split the charity filed.
81.4¢
Programs, $217.6M
12.5¢
Fundraising, $33.3M
6.2¢
Admin, $16.5M
Form 990 (FY ending Mar 2025), Part IX, line 25
Cost to raise $1
16¢
as reported
36¢
counting the shared mail

For each dollar donated, The Christian Broadcasting Network spent 16¢ on fundraising, or about 36¢ counting joint costs.

Fundraising ÷ $205.3M contributions · Form 990 Parts VIII, IX
03 · What it does

What it told the IRS it spent on.

The charity's own description of its largest programs, with what each cost.

Program 1 · 39.8% of program spending $86.5M

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 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…

Program 2 · 7.1% of program spending $15.5M

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 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…

Program 3 · 5.8% of program spending · $12.6M in grants $12.6M

Cbn'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…

Form 990 (FY ending Mar 2025), Part III
04 · The savings

Net assets: $163.7M to $234.8M in 11 years.

Net assets at each fiscal year end, 2014 to 2025.

Net assets at year end, $ millions
164
148
141
143
144
137
120
167
201
200
218
235
Form 990 history via ProPublicaForm 990 (FY ending Mar 2025)
05 · Who gets paid

The 8 highest-paid people.

Reportable pay in FY ending Mar 2025, from the charity and related organizations.

Gordon P Robertson
Chairman / CEO / President
$933,780
Terry Meeuwsen
Co-Host
$356,359
James R Barr Jr
Vice President / CFO
$299,367
Marvin B Edwards
Vice President
$286,036
Michael Stonecypher
Vice President
$274,377
Robert L Allman
Vice President
$272,661
David K Griffith
Vice President
$272,625
Randy J Morell
VP / Secretary
$229,975
Form 990 (FY ending Mar 2025), Part VII, Section A
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Form 990 (FY ending Mar 2025), Part VII, Section B
06 · Questions

The questions people ask about the The Christian Broadcasting Network.

Short, sourced answers. Each one stands on its own.

How much does the The Christian Broadcasting Network CEO make?

Gordon P Robertson, Chairman / CEO / President, received $933,780 in reportable compensation in FY ending Mar 2025, 0.3% of The Christian Broadcasting Network's $267.5M in spending.

Form 990 (FY ending Mar 2025), Part VII

What percentage of The Christian Broadcasting Network donations go to programs?

The Christian Broadcasting Network reported 81.4% of FY ending Mar 2025 spending as programs, 12.5% as fundraising and 6.2% as management. That includes $40.0M of joint mail and ad costs counted as programs; without them, programs were 66.4%.

Form 990 (FY ending Mar 2025), Part IX

How much money does The Christian Broadcasting Network have?

Net assets were $234.8M at the end of FY ending Mar 2025, about 10.5 months of spending.

Form 990 (FY ending Mar 2025), Part X

Does The Christian Broadcasting Network have any red flags in its filing?

Its latest Form 990 triggered 1 of our twelve screening rules: business transactions with insiders or their companies. A flag is a prompt for a closer look, not a finding of wrongdoing.

Form 990 (FY ending Mar 2025)
07 · Sources and citing

Every number, traced.

  1. The Christian Broadcasting Network Form 990, FY ending Mar 2025 (IRS e-file)
  2. The Christian Broadcasting Network Form 990 history (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
Cite this page

Amir Arani, “The Christian Broadcasting Network: CEO salary, finances and where your dollar goes,” Charity Math, updated 2026-11-07. https://charitymath.com/charities/the-christian-broadcasting-network/