Bible Translation and acts of Christian Service

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$98K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $63K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$98K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $21K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$633K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$597K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$426K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$633K
FY2023▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$441K
FY2021$609K
FY2022$657K
FY2023$633K
FY2024$620K
Expenses
$597K
FY2023▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$367K
FY2021$453K
FY2022$588K
FY2023$597K
FY2024$642K
Net assets
$426K
FY2023▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$180K
FY2021$334K
FY2022$397K
FY2023$426K
FY2024$405K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2017.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $416K Management & general 14% · $84K Fundraising 16% · $98K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $98K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$98,500Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard Mattocks’s $108K as President is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Richard Mattocks$107,935$98,500$98,454$87,856$78,000
Kim Washkow————$16,800

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.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · $416K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Bible Translation in Papua New Guinea

The Kamano Kafe translation team has completed translating the Bible. Kamano Kafe is now working on dictionary translation, sales of bibles and other literary materials. One team member oversees other language translation projects.

$231Kprogram expense
02

Teaching and Training

Tyndale Bible Translators supplied teaching staff to Ukarumpa International school in Papua New Guinea and to Faith Academy in the Philippines. These schools support other teaching work across multiple Asian countries. This past year, another TBT member trained dozens of adult students, mostly in Asian countries, via online courses.

$135Kprogram expense
03

Bible Translation in Africa

Translation and administration services were provided to support Bible translation in two language projects. Administrative support was provided for other translation projects in the area.

$50Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$21K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$633K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$625K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$61
Money outPt IX
$597K
Ln 25
Programscol B$416K
Managementcol C$84K
Fundraisingcol D$98K
Owns and owesPt X
$426K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$382K
Total assetsLn 16$436K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$625K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$61
Total revenueLn 12$633K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$382K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$382K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49K
Total assetsLn 16$436K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$426K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$378K$382K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$44K$49K
Total assetsLn 16$433K$436K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$397K$426K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$98K$59K$20K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$283K$211K$12K$60K
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$21K$3K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$16K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$2K$9K$165
Advertising and promotionLn 12$739$739
Office expensesLn 13$4K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$4K$2K$40
TravelLn 17$14K$11K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$363$363
InsuranceLn 23$13K$11K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$110K$86K$19K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$597K$416K$84K$98K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $620K$642K−$21K$405K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $633K$597K$35K$426K 990 PDF
FY2022 $657K$588K$69K$397K 990 PDF
FY2021 $609K$453K$156K$334K 990 PDF
FY2020 $441K$367K$74K$180K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $632,633 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $656,732$625,031
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$7,541
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$61
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $656,732$632,633
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $27,842$2,136
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $388,536$411,812
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $171,223$183,500
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $587,601$597,448
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $69,131$35,185
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $632,633 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$625,031
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$625,031
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,541$7,541
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $61$61
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,541 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $61$632,633
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $597,448 across 14 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $2,136$2,136
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $59,100 · Management $19,700 · Fundraising $19,700$98,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $211,368 · Management $11,944 · Fundraising $60,102$283,414
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,768 · Management $2,635 · Fundraising $6,495$29,898
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,876 · Fundraising $2,360$18,236
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,643 · Management $8,514 · Fundraising $165$10,322
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $739$739
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,381 · Management $1,567$3,948
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,199 · Management $1,895 · Fundraising $40$6,134
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,980 · Fundraising $3,094$14,074
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,065 · Management $363 · Fundraising $363$2,791
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,665 · Management $2,135$12,800
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $86,216 · Management $19,471 · Fundraising $4,578$110,265
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,191$4,191
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $415,712 · Management $84,100 · Fundraising $97,636$597,448
Part X · Balance sheet $436,121 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $377,522$381,945
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,440$5,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $43,842$49,176
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $432,571$436,121
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $30,898$9,740
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $35,398$9,740
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $62,368$82,604
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $334,805$343,777
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $397,173$426,381
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $432,571$436,121
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $426,381 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$632,633
XI-2 Total expenses$597,448
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$35,185
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$397,173
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$4,544
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$10,521
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$426,381

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