Biblica, the international bible society, exists to provide the bible in accurate, contemporary translations and formats so that more people around the world will have the opportunity to be transformed by jesus christ.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 16 volunteers and 64 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.4M a year · 6% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.7M
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $3.1M
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.3M
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$27.6M
+75% vs prior year
Spent
$24.1M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$9.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$27.6M
FY2021▲ +75%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$15.8M
FY2021$27.6M
Expenses
$24.1M
FY2021▲ +46%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$16.5M
FY2021$24.1M
Net assets
$9.7M
FY2021▲ +55%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.3M
FY2021$9.7M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2021. IRS ruling in Mar 1994.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $19.6M Management & general 7% · $1.8M Fundraising 11% · $2.8M

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

24 people listed on the 990; $1.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$206,154Pt VII · Sec A
Svp-Advancement & Asst Secretary
$164,140Pt VII · Sec A
SVP - Mobilization
$161,009Pt VII · Sec A
SVP - Impact
$159,997Pt VII · Sec A
CFO & Treasurer
$156,584Pt VII · Sec A
Svp-Translation
$155,917Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Digital Innovation
$144,487Pt VII · Sec A
Latin Ministry Director
$127,582Pt VII · Sec A

Geof Morin’s $206K as CEO is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 224 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Geof Morin$206,154$186,523
Tracy Thomas$164,140$159,857
Laura Fisher$161,009$139,173
Aaron Leclaire$159,997—
Bruce Trowbridge$156,584$132,909
Stephen Cave$155,917$147,973
Mark Finzel$144,487$132,066
Esteban Fernandez$127,582$122,049

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

Programs and updates

Translates and distributes Bibles worldwide for spiritual transformation.

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3 programs · $16.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Mobilize (formerly Global Ministry)

Biblica provides bibles and bible resources to ministry partners who help broaden the reach, engagement and impact of scripture worldwide. These resources serving rising generation and the frontline church, minister to at-risk youth, persecuted people, the bibleless, church-planters and pastors, trauma victims and millions of others who…

$6.9Mprogram expense
02

Equip

Biblica works to accelerate the effectiveness of the entire bible sector through activities like cutting-edge research, measurement and evaluation, and mass market donor engagement - all of which are designed to maximize bible reach and bible impact throughout the world

$5.0Mprogram expense
03

Innovate (formerly Global Innovation)

Biblica curates and creates new technologies to improve the speed, quality and accessibility of scripture translations. By utilizing artifical intelligence, machine learning and digital superhighways, biblica can exponentially increase the quantity and quality of its impact.

$4.5Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$3.1M
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $731K · 2019–2020
Biblica Ministries FoundationCO · FY2020$231,747
Unfolding WordFL · FY2020$50,000
Hope4mena INCCO · FY2020$15,000
Reaching Unreached Nations INCVA · FY2019$348,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$27.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$320K
Money outPt IX
$24.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$19.6M
Managementcol C$1.8M
Fundraisingcol D$2.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$9.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.0M
Total assetsLn 16$12.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A12
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$759K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$293K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$57K
Other incomeLn 4–11$320K
Total revenueLn 12$27.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.0M
SavingsLn 2$46K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.8M
Other assetsLn 15$93K
Total assetsLn 16$12.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M
Net assetsLn 32$9.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 564
VolunteersI 616
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M$4.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.4M$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.1M$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$10.4M$12.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.2M$3.3M
Net assetsLn 32$6.3M$9.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$453K$453K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$2.2M$2.2M
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.2M$843K$296K$90K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.0M$2.9M$518K$550K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$111K$75K$20K$17K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$900K$672K$116K$113K
Payroll taxesLn 10$318K$233K$41K$44K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$35K$11K$24K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$65K$0$65K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$996K$996K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6.2M$6.0M$195K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5.1M$4.5M$1K$619K
Office expensesLn 13$346K$243K$49K$54K
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$174K$123K$28K$23K
TravelLn 17$800K$586K$50K$164K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$22K$13K$7K$2K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$502K$391K$70K$40K
InsuranceLn 23$47K$0$47K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$585K$316K$230K$39K
Total functional expensesLn 25$24.1M$19.6M$1.8M$2.8M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $27.6M$24.1M$3.4M$9.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $15.8M$16.5M−$739K$6.3M 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 F · Foreign M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $27,586,140 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $11,969,516$21,446,885
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,484,602$5,762,219
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $62,643$57,244
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$731,245$319,792
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $15,785,516$27,586,140
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,769,368$2,629,259
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,488,858$6,564,302
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $841,940$996,369
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,424,600$13,955,671
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $16,524,766$24,145,601
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$739,250$3,440,539
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $27,586,140 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $128,440 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$50,000
VIII-1e Government grants$758,995
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$20,637,890
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$293,429
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$21,446,885
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,762,219 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,762,219
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $57,244$57,244
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,021$5,021
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $112,325$112,325
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $74,006 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$74,006
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,964,665 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $174,590$27,586,140
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $24,145,601 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $453,269$453,269
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $2,175,990$2,175,990
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $843,167 · Management $296,466 · Fundraising $90,392$1,230,025
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,936,660 · Management $517,821 · Fundraising $550,333$4,004,814
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $74,722 · Management $19,551 · Fundraising $17,210$111,483
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $672,037 · Management $115,622 · Fundraising $112,739$900,398
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $232,877 · Management $41,063 · Fundraising $43,642$317,582
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $10,842 · Management $24,104 · Fundraising $0$34,946
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $65,140 · Fundraising $0$65,140
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $996,369$996,369
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,048,982 · Management $194,967 · Fundraising $0$6,243,949
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,513,597 · Management $1,165 · Fundraising $619,451$5,134,213
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $243,201 · Management $49,439 · Fundraising $53,768$346,408
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $123,266 · Management $27,995 · Fundraising $22,856$174,117
IX-17 TravelPrograms $585,884 · Management $50,277 · Fundraising $163,896$800,057
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $12,782 · Management $6,986 · Fundraising $2,470$22,238
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $391,498 · Management $70,470 · Fundraising $40,497$502,465
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $46,747 · Fundraising $0$46,747
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $315,560 · Management $230,386 · Fundraising $39,445$585,391
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $19,634,334 · Management $1,758,199 · Fundraising $2,753,068$24,145,601
Part X · Balance sheet $12,948,977 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,935,090$3,962,170
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $46,434$46,029
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$270,997
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,138,289$1,471,046
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $65,755$196,591
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,611,239$1,640,229
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,098,672$2,834,237
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,138,730$2,184,702
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $304,543$250,312
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $90,897$92,664
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,429,649$12,948,977
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,323,700$1,722,666
X-18 Grants payable$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $282,070$78,286
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilities$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $870,789$122,209
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,172,644$3,251,433
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,328,501$6,078,485
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,928,504$3,619,059
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,257,005$9,697,544
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,429,649$12,948,977
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,697,544 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$27,586,140
XI-2 Total expenses$24,145,601
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,440,539
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,257,005
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,697,544

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