Samaritan's Purse CEO salary and executive pay
The highest-paid person on Samaritan's Purse's return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 was WILLIAM FRANKLIN GRAHAM III, at $945,493. That is up $63,337 (7.2%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. Samaritan's Purse ranks 28th of 46 major nonprofits on this site by top pay. Samaritan's Purse has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 58-1437002, Boone, NC.
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending December 2024
$945,493
No one on this filing has a chief executive title, so this shows the highest-paid person.
- Total revenue
- $1,839,497,527
- Top pay vs. peers
- Higher than 8%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202522489349300607.View the filing
Peers: the 179 other organizations on this site with revenue of $500 million to $5 billion. Ranked 165th of 180 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.05% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Samaritan's Purse is a religious organization that is not required to file a Form 990 but files one anyway. The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is a separate organization.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 1 person was paid more than $500,000 and no one more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| WILLIAM FRANKLIN GRAHAM IIIBD MEM/CHR/P | $945,493 |
| MEREDITH COLLIECFO AFFILIAT | $451,272 |
| KENNETH ISAACSVP-PROG/GOVT | $423,355 |
| JAMES HARRELSONVP-OP CHRIST | $418,652 |
| WILLIAM MAUPINVP-INFO TECH | $396,699 |
Top pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return, or the highest-paid person where no one has a chief executive title.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2024 | WILLIAM FRANKLIN GRAHAM IIIBD MEM/CHR/P (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $945,493 | $1,839,497,527 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | WILLIAM FRANKLIN GRAHAM IIIBD MEM/CHR/P (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $882,156 | $1,201,910,256 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | WILLIAM FRANKLIN GRAHAM IIIBD MEM/CHR/P (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $832,738 | $1,312,445,801 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending December 2024.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202522489349300607.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| WILLIAM FRANKLIN GRAHAM IIIBD MEM/CHR/P | $873,868 | $71,625 | $466,325 | – | $407,543 | $47,750 | $23,875 | $945,493 |
| MEREDITH COLLIECFO AFFILIAT | $424,422 | $26,850 | $179,093 | – | $245,329 | $11,807 | $15,043 | $451,272 |
| KENNETH ISAACSVP-PROG/GOVT | $359,930 | $63,425 | $353,603 | – | $6,327 | $27,550 | $35,875 | $423,355 |
| JAMES HARRELSONVP-OP CHRIST | $360,013 | $58,639 | $352,452 | – | $7,561 | $23,837 | $34,802 | $418,652 |
| WILLIAM MAUPINVP-INFO TECH | $337,913 | $58,786 | $329,344 | – | $8,569 | $26,676 | $32,110 | $396,699 |
These figures come from Samaritan's Purse's Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How Samaritan's Purse compares
Ranked 28th of 46 major nonprofits by top pay.
Closest in revenue among the organizations on this site with revenue of $500 million to $5 billion:
Children's Hospital Los Angeles$1,888,151 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Maimonides Medical Center$1,815,126 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Children's National Hospital$2,644,721 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Main Line Health$3,302,622 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Temple University$1,120,249 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
The fiscal year ending December 2024 filing does not list anyone with a chief executive title. The highest-paid person, WILLIAM FRANKLIN GRAHAM III (BD MEM/CHR/P), was paid $945,493. Samaritan's Purse ranks 28th of 46 major nonprofits on this site by top pay.
The highest-paid person on the latest return was WILLIAM FRANKLIN GRAHAM III (BD MEM/CHR/P), at $945,493. Next was MEREDITH COLLIE (CFO AFFILIAT), at $451,272. On the latest return, 1 person was paid more than $500,000 and no one more than $1 million.
Samaritan's Purse is a religious organization that is not required to file a Form 990 but files one anyway. The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is a separate organization.
The highest-paid person on Samaritan's Purse's return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 was WILLIAM FRANKLIN GRAHAM III, at $945,493. That is up $63,337 (7.2%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the highest-paid person was WILLIAM FRANKLIN GRAHAM III, paid $832,738. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $832,738 (WILLIAM FRANKLIN GRAHAM III); December 2023, $882,156; December 2024, $945,493.
From the 3 Form 990 returns Samaritan's Purse filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above. The methodology page explains how they're chosen.