Samaritan's Purse is a humanitarian aid organization that helps people in need as part of its Christian missionary work. Led by Franklin Graham, this organization's name comes from the Parable of the Good Samaritan in the New Testament. Based in Boone, North Carolina, it also operates warehouses and aviation facilities in North Wilkesboro and Greensboro, NC. The organization's president is the son of renowned Christian evangelist Billy Graham.