Samaritan's Purse
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Samaritan's Purse is an international Christian relief and evangelism organization known for providing emergency aid and humanitarian assistance in crisis regions around the world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samaritan's Purse canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6466314 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samaritan's Purse Context triple: [Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, affiliation, Samaritan's Purse]
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A.
Union Rescue Mission
Union Rescue Mission is a prominent faith-based homeless services organization in Los Angeles that provides shelter, meals, recovery programs, and support to individuals and families in need, particularly in the Skid Row area.
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B.
Habitat for Humanity International
Habitat for Humanity International is a global nonprofit organization that partners with communities and volunteers to build and improve affordable housing for people in need.
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C.
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization in the United States that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and education in communities nationwide.
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D.
Elemosineria Apostolica
The Elemosineria Apostolica is the Vatican office responsible for administering the pope’s charitable works and distributing alms to the poor on his behalf.
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E.
People in Need
People in Need is a Czech humanitarian and human rights organization that provides aid in crisis regions, supports civil society, and promotes social inclusion and education worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samaritan's Purse Target entity description: Samaritan's Purse is an international Christian relief and evangelism organization known for providing emergency aid and humanitarian assistance in crisis regions around the world.
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A.
Union Rescue Mission
Union Rescue Mission is a prominent faith-based homeless services organization in Los Angeles that provides shelter, meals, recovery programs, and support to individuals and families in need, particularly in the Skid Row area.
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B.
Habitat for Humanity International
Habitat for Humanity International is a global nonprofit organization that partners with communities and volunteers to build and improve affordable housing for people in need.
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C.
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization in the United States that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and education in communities nationwide.
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D.
Elemosineria Apostolica
The Elemosineria Apostolica is the Vatican office responsible for administering the pope’s charitable works and distributing alms to the poor on his behalf.
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E.
People in Need
People in Need is a Czech humanitarian and human rights organization that provides aid in crisis regions, supports civil society, and promotes social inclusion and education worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Christian humanitarian organization ⓘ |
| activity |
children’s ministry
ⓘ
community development ⓘ disaster response ⓘ emergency relief ⓘ evangelism ⓘ medical missions ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Billy Graham Evangelistic Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairman | Franklin Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| focusArea |
clean water projects
ⓘ
emergency medical care ⓘ evangelistic outreach ⓘ food distribution ⓘ health and nutrition ⓘ humanitarian aid ⓘ shelter assistance ⓘ |
| founded | 1970 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Bob Pierce
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Franklin Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Pierce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
church partnerships
ⓘ
individual donors ⓘ private donations ⓘ |
| hasMobileFacility | field hospital ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| headquartersLocation | Boone, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader | Franklin Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | 501(c)(3) organization ⓘ |
| mission | to provide spiritual and physical aid to victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine ⓘ |
| motto | Helping in Jesus’ Name ⓘ |
| notableProgram |
Children’s Heart Project
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
International Disaster Response ⓘ Operation Christmas Child NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Heal Our Patriots NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Disaster Relief ⓘ World Medical Mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Latin America ⓘ Middle East ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| president | Franklin Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Evangelical Christian ⓘ |
| typeOfEvangelism | relief-based evangelism ⓘ |
| website | https://www.samaritanspurse.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Samaritan's Purse Description of subject: Samaritan's Purse is an international Christian relief and evangelism organization known for providing emergency aid and humanitarian assistance in crisis regions around the world.
Referenced by (1)
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