COMMUNITY BIBLE STUDY: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: COMMUNITY BIBLE STUDY (EIN 51-0233462)
Tax period: 2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed: 2023-10-25
IRS object ID: 202302989349301420
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-10-25T11:35:14-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	840884124	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BiggsKofford PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	630 Southpointe Court Suite 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	Colorado Springs	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80906	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	510233462	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Community Bible Study	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	COMM	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7199557777	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	790 Stout Rd	AddressLine1Txt
City	Colorado Springs	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80921	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Laura Alford	PersonNm
Person Title	Director of Accounting	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7199557777	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-10-23	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	Laura	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	Alford	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Bret Wichert Director	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00576888	PTIN
Phone	7195799090	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	0	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Laura Alford	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	790 Stout Rd	AddressLine1Txt
City	Colorado Springs	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80921	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$14,896,480	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.communitybiblestudy.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1978	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	VA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	Provide materials for and conduct Bible study classes.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	37	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	75000	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$10,459,837	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$12,081,146	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$2,408,952	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$2,636,213	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$6,110	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$179,121	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$100,542	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$12,975,441	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$14,896,480	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,377,878	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$2,039,024	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,236,856	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,560,057	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$35,021	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$7,341,780	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$7,820,441	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$11,956,514	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$13,419,522	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,018,927	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,476,958	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$19,076,306	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$20,779,779	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$2,184,913	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$2,048,798	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$16,891,393	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$18,730,981	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	The mission of Community Bible Study (CBS) is to make disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ in our communities through caring, in-depth Bible study, available to all.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$8,594,120	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$2,636,213	RevenueAmt
Desc	U.S. Bible Study Classes: Write, edit, print, record (audio & video), teach, and distribute Bible study lesson materials for approximately 68,000 adults and nearly 16,000 children and teens in approximately 580 classes throughout the United States.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$3,441,793	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,902,258	GrantAmt
Desc	International Entity Support: Provide Bible study lesson materials and leadership training to individuals in approximately 121 countries, which have been translated into 82 heart languages for conducting over 29,000 Bible study classes attended by nearly 764,000 people internationally.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$177,979	ExpenseAmt
Desc	Leadership Conference/Training: Continue the CBS value of leadership development and training for local class leadership and other leaders during the pandemic by shifting worldwide training online, including three annual online training events for U.S. leaders and distributed on demand "live online" trainings for leaders around the world for adult, student, children's, and in-prison programs. Additionally there is an annual in-person training conference held for North American leaders and Zone Gatherings for each class zone to provide additional support, encouragement, and community for class leaders, volunteers, and sheperds.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$136,766	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$136,766	GrantAmt
Desc	Engagement in several small, community-based ancillary programs.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$136,766	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$136,766	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$12,350,658	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	26	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	37	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	The Organization	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7199557777	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	790 Stout Rd	AddressLine1Txt
City	Colorado Springs	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80921	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Deb Crowe
Board Chair	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Curtis Eggemeyer
Vice-Chair	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
John Nally
Treasurer	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Bob Manry
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gayle Kelly
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Julie Rayburn
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John Van Elk
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Karl Kurz
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Leslie Barron
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mary Ann Harris
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Shirlonda Drummond
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Veronica Alvarez
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Louis Tucker term ended 123022
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Will Crane term ended 123022
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Debbie Crockett term ended 123022
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Kimm Carr
Executive Director	55.00		Yes (X)	$159,271	$0	$9,352
Chris Baker
Finance Director	55.00		Yes (X)	$117,342	$0	$32,534
Jacquelyn Parker
Secretary	40.00		Yes (X)	$64,950	$0	$22,771
Keith Sparzak
International Director	55.00			$118,743	$0	$19,711	Yes (X)
James Ferrier
International Operations Director	40.00			$107,471	$0	$6,568	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$567,777	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$90,936	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNm	CountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCd
Versa Press Inc
1465 Spring Bay Road	East Peoria	IL	61611	Curriculum Printing	$810,191
IGOCKI LLC
11459 Huebner Road	San Antonio	TX	78015	IT Development/Consult	$463,347
Ship My Orders Inc
4031 Industrial Center Drive	Las Vegas	NV	89030	Shipping/Fulfillment	$388,166
Safeguard World International Ltd
				Global payroll outsourcing	$228,780	Suite 16 Edwin Foden Business Centr	Sandbach	UK
Plainjoe Studios
7345 Piute Creek Drive	Corona	CA	92881	Marketing	$170,221

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	6	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$12,081,146	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$3,139	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$12,081,146	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Bible studies	611710	$2,530,007	$2,530,007
Other book sales	513130	$106,206	$106,206

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$2,636,213	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$179,121	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$179,121	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$14,896,480	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,636,213	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$179,121	ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,039,024	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,039,024	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$435,409	TotalAmt
Program Services	$371,549	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$62,701	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,159	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,423,228	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,067,822	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$348,958	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,448	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$102,789	TotalAmt
Program Services	$87,713	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,802	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$274	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$371,769	TotalAmt
Program Services	$317,243	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$53,537	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$989	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$226,862	TotalAmt
Program Services	$193,589	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,669	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$604	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,644	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,853	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,768	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$23	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,670	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,313	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,342	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,304,852	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,148,501	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$155,383	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$968	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$925,261	TotalAmt
Program Services	$818,294	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$106,446	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$521	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$348,792	TotalAmt
Program Services	$306,999	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$41,534	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$259	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$190,908	TotalAmt
Program Services	$171,629	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,279	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$659,039	TotalAmt
Program Services	$630,514	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,774	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,751	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$259,062	TotalAmt
Program Services	$189,115	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$69,947	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,445	TotalAmt
Program Services	$41,960	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,458	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$27	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Bible study classes	$3,247,106	$3,247,106	$0	$0
Bible study material	$766,248	$674,434	$91,245	$569
Other assistance	$20,414	$0	$0	$20,414

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,419,522	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,350,658	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,033,843	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$35,021	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,305,235	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,639,219	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,076,588	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,181,988	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,698	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,668	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$399,729	BOYAmt
EOY	$408,575	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$103,139	BOYAmt
EOY	$206,633	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$7,421,286	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$3,933,421	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,639,716	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,487,865	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$126,717	BOYAmt
EOY	$128,581	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$344,484	BOYAmt
EOY	$705,250	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,076,306	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,779,779	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,047,850	BOYAmt
EOY	$635,548	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,137,063	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,413,250	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,184,913	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,048,798	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,173,172	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,251,628	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,718,221	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,479,353	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,891,393	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,730,981	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,076,306	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,779,779	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,476,958	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$1,864	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$360,766	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Church	Yes (X)	ChurchInd

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$11,093,437	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$10,585,202	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,055,259	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$10,549,837	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$12,081,146	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$52,364,881	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$11,093,437	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$10,585,202	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,055,259	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$10,549,837	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$12,081,146	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$52,364,881	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$52,364,881	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$107,665	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$137,301	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$102,074	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$106,652	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$179,121	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$632,813	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$52,997,694	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$13,019,734	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.98810	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.98870	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule A, Part II:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The Organization is a church as described under 170(b)(1)(A)(i) and is not required to complete a public support schedule. Schedule A, Part II is completed to verify the church can qualify under public charity status section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) and, therefore, qualifies to use the first listed special rule for Schedule B reporting.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$126,717	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,864	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$128,581	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$100,109	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$35,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$8,392	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$126,717	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributions	$100,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$109	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$100,109	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$618,153	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$618,153	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$4,421,998	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,741,061	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,680,937	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$2,349,424	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,192,360	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$157,064	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$31,711	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$31,711	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$3,487,865	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$15,259,110	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$1,864	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$360,766	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$362,630	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$14,896,480	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$14,896,480	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$13,419,522	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$13,419,522	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$13,419,522	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:	The Transformed Lives Through the Word of God Fund shall provide financial assistance to the Community Bible Study's General Fund. The purpose of the Fund is to expand and support the Vision and Mission of Community Bible Study.
Part X, Line 2:	The Organization is exempt from income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code ("Code") and is not a private foundation under Section 509(a)(2) of the Code. The Organization evaluates the effect of uncertain tax positions, if any, and provides for those positions in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 450, Contingencies. No tax accrual for uncertain tax positions has been recorded as management believes there are no uncertain tax positions for the Organization.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:	Change in beneficial interest in life estate 360,766.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the Pacific	Grants to recipients located in the region	$232,921
Europe	Grants to recipients located in the region	$203,754
Central America and Caribbean	Grants to recipients located in the region	$151,553
South Asia	Grants to recipients located in the region	$146,408
Sub-Saharan Africa	Grants to recipients located in the region	$1,103,012
Middle East and North America	Grants to recipients located in the region	$201,376

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$2,039,024	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$2,039,024	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
East Asia and the Pacific	Interational entity support	$232,921	Wire	$0
Middle East and North Africa	Interational entity support	$201,376	Wire	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	Interational entity support	$1,103,012	Wire	$0
South Asia	Interational entity support	$146,408	Wire	$0
Central America and the Caribbean	Interational entity support	$151,553	Wire	$0
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)	Interational entity support	$203,754	Wire	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 2:	Our goal is for each country to have a ministry partner organization that is self-determined, self-directed, and self-funded. Grants are made to these partner organizations to assist with startup costs and sometimes translation costs. Grants also are made to partner organizations to assist with startup costs and sometimes translation costs. Grants also are made to parter organizations assisting us in establishing these national ministries. The partner organizations are required to request funding, which must be approved by the Regional Director, and to report back to the Regional Director on how the funds were used by completing an acknowledgement of funds received document.
Part I, line 3:	Expenditures are accounted for using the accrual method of accounting.
Part III Accounting Method:

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Idemnification Gross Up Pmts	Yes (X)	IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	0	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	0	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Kimm Carr	PersonNm
Title	Executive Director	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$159,271	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$7,964	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$1,388	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$168,623	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1a:	Yearly bonuses for employees include a gross-up amount to cover taxes. Total amount is included as taxable compensation for all that receive any bonus.
Part I, Line 7:	The Organization provided non-fixed bonuses to officers and highest compensated employees. All bonus amounts were approved by independent members of the Board.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b	The Form 990 was prepared by an independent CPA firm, reviewed by the Director of Finance and Executive Director in detail, and then emailed to the full Board of Trustees for their review before it was filed with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	The Board of Trustees and officers sign conflict of interest statements annually. The Director of Finance and the Audit Committee review the statements. Should a conflict occur, the documents are sent to the Audit & Compliance Committee for further review and discussion. Should any conflicts of interest be disclosed, the board member or officer would be asked to refrain from participation in any deliberation or decision with regard to matters affected by the relationship.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15	The Compensation Committee, with approval of the independent Board of Trustees, established the compensation for the Executive Director. The compensation "package" is reviewed and adjusted annually, as appropriate, by the independent Board. A compensation survey and an independent compensation consultant were used in this process. The compensation approval is documented in the board minutes. The Executive Director sets compensation for the other officers. Comparability data and an independent compensation consultant are used in this process. The process is documented in written agreements maintained by Human Resources.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	The organization's Form 990 and financial statements are made availiable on the organization's website. The organization's conflict of interest policy and governing documents are made availiable to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:	Change in beneficial interest in life estate 360,766.