Good News Publishers: Financials & Form 990

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$28.7M
FY2022	$30.6M
FY2023	$31.1M
FY2024	$43.6M
FY2025	$62.2M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$21.5M
FY2022	$26.5M
FY2023	$28.3M
FY2024	$37.2M
FY2025	$51.9M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$31.5M
FY2022	$35.6M
FY2023	$38.4M
FY2024	$44.8M
FY2025	$55.1M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1942.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

87%

12%

Program services 87% · $45.3M Management & general 12% · $6.2M Fundraising 1% · $405K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

24 people listed on the 990; $4.0M paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Josh Dennis

Chairman of the Board, President, CEO

$455,580Pt VII · Sec A

Donald Jones

Board Member, Chief Publishing Officer

$293,949Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Tebbe

Chief Communications Officer (part Year)

$289,655Pt VII · Sec A

Justin Taylor

Exec. VP Book Publishing

$278,090Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel Bush

Chief Communications Officer

$275,750Pt VII · Sec A

Dan Kok

Secretary, Exec. VP Operations

$263,812Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Thomas

SR. VP Finance & Asst. Treasurer

$253,688Pt VII · Sec A

Randall D Jahns

SR. VP Global Ministry

$246,788Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021
Josh Dennis	$455,580	$316,199	$308,828	$322,338	$226,685
Donald Jones	$293,949	$232,656	$250,905	$263,844	$182,673
Andrew Tebbe	$289,655	$228,938	$243,796	$233,852	$171,351
Justin Taylor	$278,090	$219,019	$233,882	$249,831	$187,131
Daniel Bush	$275,750	$218,136	$231,031	$232,353	$172,139
Anthony Gosling	$242,211	$229,212	$247,177	$263,956	$191,789
Dan Kok	$263,812	$220,174	$219,508	$229,223	$185,610
Paul Thomas	$253,688	$216,370	$215,186	$221,312	$187,737

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

See Good News Publishers executive salaries →

8 open jobs right now. See them →

Hiring here? Featured for 30 days, a role is pinned on this page and on the 990 pages of nonprofits like yours. No claim needed.

Software Developer Feature this role, $199
Ministry Licensing Coordinator Feature this role, $199
Web Developer (Django) Feature this role, $199

Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Spreads the gospel and God's Word through publishing and other outreach.

Questions for Good News Publishers

Tap to ask. Good News Publishers sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Good News Publishers answers here, for everyone.

3 programs · $45.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Bible Publishing The Bible Division publishes the English Standard Version (ESV) Bible and related resources to serve the needs of the global church. The ESV is an "essentially literal" translation created by more than 100 leading evangelical scholars and pastors, emphasizing word-for-word accuracy, literary excellence, and depth of…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-1143987) · Dispute this line

$29.4Mprogram expense

02

Book Publishing Crossway's book division, launched in 1979, publishes gospel-centered books in print, ebook, and audio formats, focused on proclaiming the gospel and applying God's Word to every area of life.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-1143987) · Dispute this line

$14.9Mprogram expense

03

Tract Publishing Founded in 1938 as Good News Publishers, Crossway began by printing evangelistic tracts and continues to distribute them worldwide to churches, ministries, and individuals engaged in gospel outreach.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-1143987) · Dispute this line

$952Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

The Independent Charitable Gift FundFY2025$120K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$120K

Grants paid · 6 grants · $111K · 2020–2024

Kregel PublicationsFY2024$19,908

Kregel PublicationsFY2023$17,792

Kregel PublicationsFY2022$8,529

9marksFY2020$25,000

The Charles Simeon TrustFY2020$25,000

NeopolisIL · FY2020$15,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

Download 990

from philanthropy.org

1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$62.2M

Ln 12

Other incomeLn 4–11$60.4M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M

Investment incomeLn 3$389K

Money outPt IX

$51.9M

Ln 25

Programscol B$45.3M

Managementcol C$6.2M

Fundraisingcol D$405K

Owns and owesPt X

$55.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.9M

Total assetsLn 16$76.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$21.6M

PeoplePt VI, VII

24

listed · VII A

PaidVII A20

Voting boardVI 1a11

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$51K

Investment incomeLn 3$389K

Other incomeLn 4–11$60.4M

Total revenueLn 12$62.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$1K

SavingsLn 2$5.9M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.9M

Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$320K

Accounts receivableLn 4$19.7M

Inventories for sale or useLn 8$30.7M

Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$3.8M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.9M

Other assetsLn 15$7.4M

Total assetsLn 16$76.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$21.6M

Net assetsLn 32$55.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5177

VolunteersI 68

Fiscal year endsHeaderMay

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3More from this return

Abroad and in kindSch F, M

Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$298K

EndowmentSch D · Pt V

Line	FY25	FY24	FY23	FY22	FY21
End of yearLn 1g	$450K	$450K	$450K	$450K	$450K
SpentLn 1d–1f	$20K	$18K	$9K	$789	$3K

What an endowment is and how boards run one

4Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$13.4M	$5.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$7.8M	$8.9M
Total assetsLn 16	$63.0M	$76.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$18.2M	$21.6M
Net assetsLn 32	$44.8M	$55.1M

5Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$20K	$20K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$380K	$380K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4	$0	$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5	$3.5M	$1.6M	$1.8M	$49K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$758K	$738K	$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$11.6M	$10.7M	$722K	$210K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$689K	$582K	$94K	$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$2.3M	$1.9M	$339K	$39K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$1.1M	$932K	$153K	$16K
Legal feesLn 11b	$153K		$153K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$44K		$44K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$4.8M	$3.9M	$861K	$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$14.1M	$13.9M	$115K
Office expensesLn 13	$863K	$464K	$394K	$5K
Information technologyLn 14	$351K		$351K
RoyaltiesLn 15	$526K	$526K
OccupancyLn 16	$2.4M	$2.3M	$17K	$3K
TravelLn 17	$1.2M	$1.1M	$111K	$43K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$791K	$791K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$727K	$673K	$46K	$7K
InsuranceLn 23	$247K	$228K	$16K	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$4.7M	$4.3M	$423K	$529
All other expensesLn 24e	$695K	$138K	$538K	$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$51.9M	$45.3M	$6.2M	$405K

The full sourced 990Scout+ report on Good News Publishers

Everything above stays free. The full report adds:

Full 990 data with the filed return attached
Revenue quality
Key people and pay
Compliance checks run against 4 federal lists
Red flags with the evaluator crosswalk
Peer measures

$150 one time, for this organization

Buy this report

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 8, 2025	$62.2M	$51.9M	$10.3M	$55.1M	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 15, 2024	$43.6M	$37.2M	$6.4M	$44.8M	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 6, 2023	$31.1M	$28.3M	$2.8M	$38.4M	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 10, 2022	$30.6M	$26.5M	$4.1M	$35.6M	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 4, 2021	$28.7M	$21.5M	$7.2M	$31.5M	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments F · Foreign I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations

See the full FY2025 990

Part I · Summary $62,229,488 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,953,304$1,431,300

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $73,509$51,159

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $529,577$389,355

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $41,045,307$60,357,674

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $43,601,697$62,229,488

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $493,415$399,642

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $17,329,164$19,954,580

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $19,401,797$31,525,460

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $37,224,376$51,879,682

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,377,321$10,349,806

Part VI · Governance 5 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11

VI-1b Independent voting members5

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $62,229,488 across 7 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $57,678,747 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,431,300

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,431,300

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $51,159$51,159

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $389,355$389,355

VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $2,678,927$2,678,927

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $57,697,086 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,101,102$62,229,488

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $51,879,682 across 23 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $19,908$19,908

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $379,734$379,734

IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0

IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $1,635,733 · Management $1,793,879 · Fundraising $48,775$3,478,387

IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $737,761 · Management $20,398$758,159

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $10,671,958 · Management $721,782 · Fundraising $210,366$11,604,106

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $581,656 · Management $94,336 · Fundraising $12,586$688,578

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,945,976 · Management $339,340 · Fundraising $38,859$2,324,175

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $932,275 · Management $152,979 · Fundraising $15,921$1,101,175

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $153,143$153,143

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $43,854$43,854

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,917,398 · Management $860,759 · Fundraising $0$4,778,157

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,949,089 · Management $114,743$14,063,832

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $463,815 · Management $394,411 · Fundraising $4,751$862,977

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $351,356$351,356

IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $526,169$526,169

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,334,564 · Management $16,734 · Fundraising $2,583$2,353,881

IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,075,814 · Management $111,486 · Fundraising $42,568$1,229,868

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $791,123$791,123

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $673,131 · Management $46,381 · Fundraising $7,158$726,670

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $228,373 · Management $15,736 · Fundraising $2,428$246,537

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,279,145 · Management $423,034 · Fundraising $529$4,702,708

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $137,994 · Management $538,387 · Fundraising $18,804$695,185

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $45,281,616 · Management $6,192,738 · Fundraising $405,328$51,879,682

Part X · Balance sheet $76,782,842 assets, 19 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $926$1,398

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $13,416,164$5,946,778

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $480,000$320,000

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $14,649,698$19,722,203

X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0

X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $14,378,865$30,720,946

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,881,004$3,826,851

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,760,800$8,864,983

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,448,322$7,379,683

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $63,015,779$76,782,842

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,278,819$12,339,291

X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,951,726$9,308,511

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,230,545$21,647,802

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $42,652,168$53,597,160

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,133,066$1,537,880

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $44,785,234$55,135,040

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $63,015,779$76,782,842

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $55,135,040 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$62,229,488

XI-2 Total expenses$51,879,682

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,349,806

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$44,785,234

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$55,135,040

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

The names, titles, and financial information shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records. More

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown. A filing can only be corrected by the organization filing an amended return with the IRS; the corrected information appears here at our next update.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing, and less than the filing contains. Our pages do not display home addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, contact the filing organization or the IRS directly.