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List of Articles

  • Trinity Foundation Investigation: $78.6 Million in Government Guaranteed Loans Given to Televangelists
  • Inside Edition Examines Vacation Use of Televangelist Jet
  • Investigative Reporters Examine Religious Fraud Across Latin America
  • Brazilian Church Accused of Money Laundering $1 Billion
  • Taxing Jerry Falwell’s Golden Parachute Payments (severance over $10M)
  • Televangelist Morris Cerullo Dead at 88
  • Warning Signs When Reviewing Church or Ministry Financial Statements
  • When the Church Parsonage Looks Like a Mansion
  • Jim Bakker Recovers From Stroke, His Comeback Dreams on Hold
  • Coontz Tax Evasion Conviction Upheld, FINALLY
  • Coronavirus + Televangelists = Deadly Mix
  • Seven Year Court Battle with TBN Comes to an End
  • The Big Failure at This Week’s NRB Convention
  • How Criminals Target Wealthy Believers
  • Televangelist Court Cases to Watch in 2020
  • MinistryWatch Publishes List of Highly Paid Ministry Leaders
  • Church and Ministry Leaders to Steal $53 Billion in 2020
  • Becoming a Millionaire on a Pastor’s Salary
  • Pilgrimages to Israel Are Profitable Business for Ministries
  • Paula White-Cain to work at White House? Heaven help us!!
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THE PROBLEM

The Problem of Religious Fraud
Trinity Foundation's original mission was to creatively explore multiple media to communicate the message of the cross of Christ. But we found there was an obstacle that was keeping many people from hearing the true gospel.

PROFESSOR TELLS WHY IRS IS LEAVING CHURCHES ALONE

Religion News Service’s Mark Silk, Professor of Religion in Public Life at Trinity College, explains why the IRS is leaving churches alone for now… and this includes the fakes as well, as far as we can tell !

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• How much money is involved in religious fraud?
• What are the different ways fraudulent ministries get funds?
• Specifically, how does this break the law?
• So why hasn't the government stopped these practices?
• What can I do?

WHY WE INVESTIGATE

Trinity Foundation is sometimes criticized for investigating religious fraud. Some say our investigations are an attack on Christianity itself. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Read more here.

SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE

In 2007 we began furnishing the committee information for its investigation into televangelists' finances and tax-exempt status. We were disappointed when, in 2011, the chairman Sen. Charles Grassley made recommendations that didn’t include any new legislation.

MEDIA INVESTIGATIONS

A sample of the investigations we have participated in and other findings on religious fraud.

OFFSHORE TAX HAVENS?

The state of Delaware provides the least transparency and the most secrecy for creating shell corporations, according to The New York Times. And the televangelists have taken notice.

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