Biblica INC: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 84-1194554)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$15.8M
FY2021	$27.6M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$16.5M
FY2021	$24.1M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$6.3M
FY2021	$9.7M

Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

81%

Program services 81% · $13.4M Management & general 8% · $1.3M Fundraising 11% · $1.8M

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

23 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII

Geof Morin

CEO

$186,523Pt VII · Sec A

Tracy Thomas

Svp-Advancement & Asst Secretary

$159,857Pt VII · Sec A

Stephen Cave

Svp-Translation

$147,973Pt VII · Sec A

Laura Fisher

SVP - Global Ministry

$139,173Pt VII · Sec A

Bruce Trowbridge

CFO & Treasurer (effective Apr 1, 2019)

$132,909Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Finzel

VP of Digital Innovation

$132,066Pt VII · Sec A

Richard Loh

SR. Ministry Director - Eap

$126,968Pt VII · Sec A

Esteban Fernandez

Latin Ministry Director

$122,049Pt 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

Name	FY2021	FY2020
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

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

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 · $13.4M · in their own filed words · FY2019

01

Global Ministry

Having access to the bible is not enough. In order for god's word to transform a life, it must be read, understood, and obeyed. Biblica develops programs that encourage bible reading and help people engage with god's word in a meaningful way.

$6.1Mprogram expense

02

Global Innovation

Biblica is leveraging today's technologies to accelerate: the speed of bible translation, online bible translation training, the digital reach for those in communities without access to adequate broadband, and the free licensing of bible texts and audio to mission partners through OPEN.BIBLE.

$5.0Mprogram expense

03

Global Translation

Biblica is focused on providing accurate, contemporary bible translations for the top 100 most strategic languages. By providing quality versions for 80% of the world's population, biblica is accelerating bible translation efforts for the smaller related languages using these source texts.

$2.2Mprogram 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

Illuminations Foundation INCFY2025$3.1M

Perry Family FoundationFY2025$50K

The Stauffer Family FoundationFY2025$3K

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

Biblica Ministries FoundationCO · FY2019$85,992

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$15.8M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.0M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.5M

Investment incomeLn 3$63K

Money outPt IX

$16.5M

Ln 25

Programscol B$13.4M

Managementcol C$1.3M

Fundraisingcol D$1.8M

Owns and owesPt X

$6.3M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M

Total assetsLn 16$10.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$4.2M

PeoplePt VI, VII

23

listed · VII A

PaidVII A8

Voting boardVI 1a16

IndependentVI 1b15

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.0M

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$355K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.2M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.5M

Investment incomeLn 3$63K

Total revenueLn 12$15.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$1.9M

SavingsLn 2$46K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.0M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.4M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.1M

Other assetsLn 15$91K

Total assetsLn 16$10.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$4.2M

Net assetsLn 32$6.3M

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.9M	$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$2.8M	$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$2.5M	$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16	$11.1M	$10.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$4.1M	$4.2M
Net assetsLn 32	$7.0M	$6.3M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$662K	$662K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$3.1M	$3.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$668K	$283K	$293K	$92K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$3.6M	$2.8M	$339K	$452K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$128K	$93K	$19K	$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$763K	$551K	$114K	$98K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$355K	$257K	$53K	$46K
Legal feesLn 11b	$22K		$22K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$60K		$60K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$842K			$842K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$3.7M	$3.6M	$104K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$544K	$518K	$993	$25K
Office expensesLn 13	$390K	$273K	$60K	$56K
OccupancyLn 16	$268K	$141K	$100K	$27K
TravelLn 17	$789K	$593K	$50K	$146K
InterestLn 20	$27K	$15K	$8K	$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$477K	$381K	$74K	$22K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$114K	$85K	$7K	$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$16.5M	$13.4M	$1.3M	$1.8M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2021 Latest	$27.6M	$24.1M	$3.4M	$9.7M	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$15.8M	$16.5M	−$739K	$6.3M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $15,785,516 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,850,924$11,969,516

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,144,230$4,484,602

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $285,991$62,643

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $85,475−$731,245

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $15,366,620$15,785,516

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,028,117$3,769,368

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,831,760$5,488,858

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $536,688$841,940

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,270,859$6,424,600

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $14,667,424$16,524,766

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $699,196−$739,250

Part VI · Governance 15 of 16 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16

VI-1b Independent voting members15

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 $15,785,516 across 14 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $171,706 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,216,271

VIII-1d Related organizations$750,000

VIII-1e Government grants$0

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,003,245

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$355,271

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,969,516

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,484,602 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,484,602

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $62,643$62,643

VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $1,974$1,974

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $68,438$68,438

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$973,363−$973,363

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,656,308 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$840,308$15,785,516

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $16,524,766 across 18 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $661,505$661,505

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $3,107,863$3,107,863

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $283,045 · Management $293,484 · Fundraising $91,640$668,169

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,783,870 · Management $338,696 · Fundraising $452,243$3,574,809

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $92,571 · Management $19,082 · Fundraising $16,416$128,069

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $551,277 · Management $113,634 · Fundraising $97,763$762,674

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $256,701 · Management $52,913 · Fundraising $45,523$355,137

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $21,929$21,929

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $60,083$60,083

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $841,940$841,940

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,630,170 · Management $103,538$3,733,708

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $518,064 · Management $993 · Fundraising $24,929$543,986

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $273,358 · Management $59,688 · Fundraising $56,481$389,527

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $140,995 · Management $99,728 · Fundraising $27,406$268,129

IX-17 TravelPrograms $593,276 · Management $49,684 · Fundraising $146,056$789,016

IX-20 InterestPrograms $15,311 · Management $8,360 · Fundraising $3,305$26,976

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $381,407 · Management $73,886 · Fundraising $21,663$476,956

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $85,318 · Management $6,698 · Fundraising $22,274$114,290

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $13,374,731 · Management $1,302,396 · Fundraising $1,847,639$16,524,766

Part X · Balance sheet $10,429,649 assets, 18 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,642,457$1,935,090

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $296,852$46,434

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,130,304$1,138,289

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $37,271$65,755

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,607,662$1,611,239

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,505,331$3,098,672

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,473,554$2,138,730

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $302,514$304,543

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $88,864$90,897

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,084,809$10,429,649

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,442,594$1,323,700

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $623,511$282,070

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $93,845$870,789

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,088,554$4,172,644

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,377,196$2,328,501

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,619,059$3,928,504

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,996,255$6,257,005

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,084,809$10,429,649

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,257,005 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$15,785,516

XI-2 Total expenses$16,524,766

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$739,250

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,996,255

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,257,005

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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