Franklin Graham

William Franklin Graham III is the President and CEO of Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief and evangelism organization, and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) which proclaims the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ around the world.

Founded in 1970, Samaritan’s Purse is based in Boone, North Carolina, and has corporate offices in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Germany with activities in more than 130 countries.

Franklin is an evangelist and missionary in the evangelical movement. He frequently engages in Christian revival tours and political commentary. The son of Billy Graham, he is president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) and of Samaritan's Purse, an international evangelical Christian humanitarian aid organization. Under his leadership, Samaritan's Purse has become a leading global Christian relief organization, providing emergency assistance in crisis zones worldwide, including large-scale responses in Ukraine, Pakistan, and other regions affected by conflict or natural disasters. Graham has been considered as one of the most influential and best-known evangelicals in America, leading one of the largest charitable organizations in the United States, with $1.111 billion in private donations. Graham became a "committed Christian" in 1974 and was ordained in 1982 and has since become a public speaker and author.

Samaritan's Purse has an extensive history of humanitarian work in Ethiopia since the 1980s, including drilling water wells and responding to the war in Tigray by providing life-saving aid to nearly 300,000 people and distributing over 51,000 tons of food.