Luis Palau Association
Luis Palau Association reported $18.1 million in revenue and $17.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $76.54 went to program services, $13.22 to management and general costs and $10.24 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $350,598 (President/Director). 11 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 35% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17MFor context, the median across 290 covered religion-related charities: $88.39 programs, $9.62 management, $1.99 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $18M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$96.26 $18M
- Program service revenue$1.14 $215K
- Investment income$2.60 $488K
Other revenue was negative: −$692K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 76.5% | 86.0% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 13.2% | 9.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 10.2% | 1.9% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.10 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.9% | 83.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.2% | 2.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $350,598 | $276,040 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.01% | 1.40% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 11 | 4 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 10.2 | 12.7 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 17 | 90.9% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseINTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS Fun in the Son Festival (Kingston, Jamaica) Joining with our good friends at Jamaica Broilers, and hundreds of local churches, our effort together proclaimed the Gospel on a massive scale, introducing tens of thousands of people to Jesus Christ in Kingston and throughout the entire region. This was a special campaign for Andrew and Wendy. Returning to the stadium where Andrew responded to the Good News felt full circle. The Lord reached out to Andrew back in 1993 as he listened to Luis share the Gospel with the crowd. As he stood on the stage and shared the…
DIGITAL MINISTRY INVITING THE WHOLE WORLD TO KNOW JESUS Our Digital Evangelism Strategy: HOPE WITH GOD & SI HAY ESPERANZA Imagine with us...what if every person on earth had immediate access to the Gospel and Christian community? In 2024, we sent the Gospel to nearly every nation on earth! Every day, our Gospel invitations are sent to over two million people on social media, in English and Spanish. This is unprecedented access to broadcast the Gospel on major advertising platforms. No one knows how long it will last. Through partners like you, we are taking full advantage of this tremendous…
GLOBAL NETWORK OF EVANGELISTS Creating communities of evangelists committed to completing the Great Commission together. As a young evangelist, Luis Palau was invited to glean from the experience and wisdom of Billy Graham. As his ministry progressed, Luis committed to do the same for others, knowing that in God's Kingdom, we are better together. Through that vision, the Global Network of Evangelists (GNE) was born. The vision of GNE is to create communities of evangelists around the globe who are committed to completing the Great Commission together. Palau does this by identifying…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President/Director Director/trustee, officer, 45.0 hrs/week | $197,616 | $0 | $152,982 | $350,598 |
| Chief Evangelist Director/trustee, officer, 45.0 hrs/week | $178,409 | $0 | $138,137 | $316,546 |
| Chief Development Officer Officer, 45.0 hrs/week | $281,812 | $0 | $34,199 | $316,011 |
| CFO/Treasurer Officer, 45.0 hrs/week | $180,077 | $0 | $48,993 | $229,070 |
| Chief Ministry Officer Officer, 45.0 hrs/week | $133,577 | $0 | $87,925 | $221,502 |
| Chief Communications Officer Officer, 45.0 hrs/week | $159,193 | $0 | $51,422 | $210,615 |
| Director of Donor Relations Highest compensated employee, 45.0 hrs/week | $147,818 | $0 | $50,385 | $198,203 |
| IT Director Highest compensated employee, 45.0 hrs/week | $131,000 | $0 | $38,657 | $169,657 |
11 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Luis Palau Association (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.6M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b17 · 15 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 572
- Volunteers Part I, line 615,677
Private foundation grants it received
31 private foundations reported grants to Luis Palau Association totaling $1.7M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Luis Palau Association's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Luis Palau Association reported that 76.5% of its $17.4 million in expenses went to program services, 13.2% to management and general and 10.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Luis Palau Association pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Luis Palau Association reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $350,598, for the role of President/Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Luis Palau Association get its money?
Of $18.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 99.9% came from contributions and grants and 1.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Luis Palau Association a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 93-0713827 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543179349303794 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423139349302262 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303189349318200 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202232919349301458 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202112929349300841 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033209349301438 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 93-0713827: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.