when was world vision founded and by whom
World Vision International World Vision International is an Evangelical[6][7] Christian humanitarian aid, development, and advocacy organization. It prefers to present itself as interdenominational and also employs staff from non-evangelical Christian denominations.[8] It was founded in 1950 by Robert Pierce as a service organization to meet the emergency needs of missionaries.[7] In 1975 development work was added to World Vision's objectives.[7] It is active in more than 90 countries with a total revenue including grants, product and foreign donations of $1.01 billion (2016).