2021-05-10T18:09:54-07:00 2020-09-30 990 2019-10-01 841194554 BIBLICA INC BIBL 7198672688 1820 Jet Stream Drive Colorado Springs CO 80921 Bruce Trowbridge Chief Financial Officer 7198672620 2021-04-15 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Geof Morin 1820 Jet Stream Drive Colorado Springs CO 80921 17385054 0 X https://www.biblica.com/ X 1992 CO 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. 16 15 64 16 0 0 8850924 11969516 6144230 4484602 285991 62643 85475 -731245 15366620 15785516 4028117 3769368 0 0 4831760 5488858 536688 841940 1847639 5270859 6424600 14667424 16524766 699196 -739250 11084809 10429649 4088554 4172644 6996255 6257005 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. 0 0 2222931 834969 0 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. 5013410 273227 4485000 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. 6138390 2661172 172000 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. THESE INCLUDE TRAINING PASTORS AND CHURCH LEADERS TO UNDERSTAND AND TEACH THE BIBLE ACCURATELY, INTRODUCING YOUNG PEOPLE TO CHRIST, AND ENCOURAGING CHURCH CONGREGATIONS TO STUDY SCRIPTURE TOGETHER. 0 0 0 13374731 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 69 0 1 64 1 0 1 CA KE SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AR CA CO DC FL GA HI IL LA MA MD MN MS ND NH SC TN UT VA WA WI WV X X BRUCE TROWBRIDGE 7198672620 1820 JET STREAM DRIVE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80921 Geof Morin CEO 39 1 X X 186523 0 82292 Stephen Cave SVP-Translation 39 1 X 147973 0 25718 Tracy Thomas SVP-Advancement & Asst Secretary 39 1 X 159857 0 8018 Mark Finzel VP of Digital Innovation 40 0 X 132066 0 28548 Bruce Trowbridge CFO & Treasurer (effective Apr 1, 2019) 39 1 X 132909 0 18480 Esteban Fernandez Latin Ministry Director 40 0 X 122049 0 28175 Richard Loh Sr. Ministry Director - EAP 40 0 X 126968 0 23247 Laura Fisher SVP - Global Ministry 39 1 X 139173 0 5794 Jim Bridges Chairman 4 1 X 0 0 0 Ramses Khalil Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Andy Goodwin Director 1 1 X 0 0 0 Robert Gluskin Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Roger Quy Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Pablo Deiros Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Gene Dewhurst Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Michael Fitch Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Barry Flynn Director 1 2 X 0 0 0 Vicki Garza Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Craig Hovda Director 2 1 X 0 0 0 Steve Manz Director 1 1 X 0 0 0 Bruce McKenzie Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Hank Smith Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Bill Scott Director 1 1 X 0 0 0 1147518 0 220272 11 0 1 0 The Pursuant Group 15660 North Dallas Pkwy Suite100 Dallas TX 75248 Fundraising and Consulting 879400 Operational Systems Inc 4450 Arapahoe Avenue Suite 100 Boulder CO 80303 IT Consulting 533927 Fuller Theological Seminary 135 North Oakland Avenue Pasadena CA 91182 Digital Content Strategist 400764 RJ Dunham and Company 6111 West Plano Parkway Plano TX 75093 Fundraising and Consulting 334572 4 0 0 1216271 750000 0 10003245 355271 11969516 Bible Royalties 511130 4484602 4484602 0 0 0 0 0 0 4484602 62643 62643 0 1974 1974 394309 0 325871 0 68438 0 68438 68438 0 0 0 1216271 973363 -973363 0 -973363 472010 300304 171706 171706 0 15785516 4656308 0 -840308 X 661505 661505 3107863 3107863 668169 283045 293484 91640 3574809 2783870 338696 452243 128069 92571 19082 16416 762674 551277 113634 97763 355137 256701 52913 45523 21929 21929 60083 60083 841940 841940 3733708 3630170 103538 543986 518064 993 24929 389527 273358 59688 56481 268129 140995 99728 27406 789016 593276 49684 146056 26976 15311 8360 3305 476956 381407 73886 21663 Freight, shipping and postage 119654 91054 6576 22024 Other Expenses -5364 -5736 122 250 16524766 13374731 1302396 1847639 X 1967000 1254000 0 713000 2642457 1935090 296852 46434 1130304 1138289 37271 65755 1607662 1611239 6883260 3784588 2505331 3098672 2473554 2138730 302514 304543 88864 90897 11084809 10429649 1442594 1323700 623511 282070 1928604 1696085 93845 870789 4088554 4172644 X 3377196 2328501 3619059 3928504 6996255 6257005 11084809 10429649 -739250 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 8812243 8046639 8278771 8850924 11969516 45958093 6733967 5921791 5539419 6419658 4956612 29571447 0 15546210 13968430 13818190 15270582 16926128 75529540 2540566 2292844 1820079 1031761 1030159 8715409 4181576 4290517 3634937 4894424 3450842 20452296 6722142 6583361 5455016 5926185 4481001 29167705 46361835 265860 273083 379724 425264 458927 1802858 0 265860 273083 379724 425264 458927 1802858 -17993 7250 594 0 0 -10149 15794077 14248763 14198508 15695846 17385055 77322249 0.59959 0.5545 0.02332 0.0201 X Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 Miscellaneous Income. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 775281 775281 0 4136615 2793849 1342766 0 0 0 0 0 1946783 966158 980625 0 24581 24581 0 3098672 Deferred Compensation 111794 PPP Loan 758995 870789 1 Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) Grantmaking 753241 Middle East and North Africa Grantmaking 601321 North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) Grantmaking 57578 South America Grantmaking 89861 South Asia Grantmaking 606182 Sub-Saharan Africa Grantmaking 956830 East Asia and the Pacific Grantmaking Bible Programs 42850 Sub-Saharan Africa Program Services Travel 60706 Central America and the Caribbean Program Services Travel 32320 North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) Program Services Travel 1127 East Asia and the Pacific Program Services Travel 16980 Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) Program Services Travel 102143 Middle East and North Africa Program Services Travel 26414 Russia and the newly independent States Program Services Travel 614 South America Program Services Travel 23644 South Asia Program Services Travel 25112 East Asia and the Pacific Program Services Bible Printing 223606 South Asia Program Services Bible Printing 201112 Sub-Saharan Africa 1 3 Program Services Professional Services 133445 Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) 1 Program Services Professional Services 84884 East Asia and the Pacific 2 Program Services Professional Services 132048 South America Program Services Professional Services 52210 South Asia Program Services Professional Services 15128 1 6 4239356 South America Bible Program 10000 Wire Transfer South America Bible Program 17083 Wire Transfer South America Bible Program 8383 NIV Bibles Cost South America Bible Program 22118 NIV Bibles Cost South America Bible Programs 27120 NIV Bibles Cost South America Bible Programs 5157 NIV Bibles Cost North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) Bible Programs 52331 Wire Transfer Middle East and North Africa Bible Programs 75000 Wire Transfer Middle East and North Africa Bible Programs 509890 Wire Transfer Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) Bible Programs 747052 Wire Transfer East Asia and the Pacific Bible Programs 42850 Wire Transfer Sub-Saharan Africa Bible Programs 956830 Wire Transfer 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 Biblica carries out the international portion of its global translation, global innovation, and global ministry programs principally through the related Biblica affiliated organizations. Funds and scripture resources granted to Biblica affiliates are monitored through regular stewardship reports, regular financial reports, personal visits to the ministry programs conducted, and periodic field audits. Biblica also grants funds and scripture resources to non-affiliated partners servicing regions where Biblica has no active ministry programs. Partner ministry organizations receiving grants from Biblica are required to provide stewardship reports to Biblica, accounting for the use of funds and scripture resources provided. X X X X X 1 Pursuant Group 15660 North Dallas Parkway Suite 100 Dallas TX 75248 Fundraising Consulting 0 1665975 771940 894035 Dickerson Bakker and Assoc Inc 1998 Hendersonville Road Suite 23 Asheville NC 28803 Grant proposal consulting 0 0 60000 -60000 PhilanthroCorp Inc 111 South Tejon Street Suite 520 Colorado Springs CO 80903 Planned Giving Consulting 0 0 10000 -10000 1665975 841940 824035 AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY President's Gathering 1216271 1216271 0 0 0 296443 152770 164726 359424 0 0 1216271 1216271 0 0 0 296443 152770 164726 359424 973363 -973363 Schedule G, Part I, Line 2b(v) PURSUANT GROUP CONSULTS ON GENERAL DONOR FUND-RAISING STRATEGIES FOR DIRECT MAIL, RADIO, WEB, AND DONOR ACQUISITION. THE PROFESSIONAL FEES PAID OF $771,940 DO NOT INCLUDE $363,397 PAID TO PURSUANT FOR PRINTING, POSTAGE, SOCIAL MEDIA, TRAVEL AND DIRECT EXPENSES SEPARATELY BILLED. 1 Reaching Unreached Nations PO Box 6543 Virginia Beach VA 23456 541563242 501c3 348000 Bible Ministry Biblica Ministries Foundation 1820 Jet Stream Drive Colorado Springs CO 80921 841190575 501c3 85992 Bible Ministry Shield 616 5575 Molly Court Colorado Springs CO 80908 474347589 501c3 22084 FMV 1,002 Shield 616 Bibles Bible Ministry 81st Sryker Brigade 5267 Crane Ave East Port Orchard WA 98366 359991111 U.S. Military 5080 FMV 2,000 Military Bibles Bible Ministry Navigators 3820 North 30th St Colorado Springs CO 80904 846007896 501c3 32986 FMV 8,620 Military Bibles Bible Ministry CRU Military 22 Cedar Creek Cir Beufort SC 29906 359991111 501c3 9700 FMV 10,000 Greatest Warrior NTs Bible Ministry 6 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 BIBLICA GRANTS FUNDS AND SCRIPTURE RESOURCES TO NON-AFFILIATED MINISTRY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE USA. PARTNER MINISTRY ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING GRANTS FROM BIBLICA ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE STEWARDSHIP REPORTS TO BIBLICA, ACCOUNTING FOR THEIR USE OF THE FUNDS AND SCRIPTURE RESOURCES RECEIVED. X X X 1 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Geof Morin CEO 185685 0 0 0 837 0 14002 0 68291 0 268815 0 0 0 Stephen Cave SVP-Translation 147973 0 0 0 0 0 6659 0 19059 0 173691 0 0 0 Tracy Thomas SVP-Advancement & Asst Secretary 158995 0 0 0 861 0 6405 0 1613 0 167874 0 0 0 Mark Finzel VP of Digital Innovation 131892 0 0 0 174 0 5635 0 22913 0 160614 0 0 0 Bruce Trowbridge CFO & Treasurer (effective Apr 1, 2019) 103741 0 0 0 29169 0 1453 0 17026 0 151389 0 0 0 Esteban Fernandez Latin Ministry Director 119098 0 0 0 2951 0 4336 0 23839 0 150224 0 0 0 Richard Loh Sr. Ministry Director - EAP 125701 0 0 0 1267 0 5600 0 17647 0 150215 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a SPOUSAL TRAVEL: IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES, A SPOUSE OR FAMILY MEMBER MAY ACCOMPANY AN EMPLOYEE ON A TRIP, PARTICULARLY IF AN EMPLOYEE IS EXPECTED TO SPEND SIGNIFICANT TIME TRAVELING. TAX GROSS-UPS: OCCASIONALLY PROVIDED TO EMPLOYEES FOR TAXABLE COMPENSATION, SUCH AS COMPANY REQUIRED MOVING EXPENSES, WHEN APPLICABLE. HOUSING ALLOWANCE: THE CEO IS AN ORDAINED MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL, AND HAS ELECTED TO DESIGNATE A PORTION OF COMPENSATION AS HOUSING ALLOWANCE. Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO IS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER CONSIDERATION OF COMPENSATION GIVEN TO CEO'S OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OF LIKE KIND AND SIZE. COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY POSITIONS ARE ESTABLISHED BY THE CEO AFTER CONSIDERING COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND LEVELS OF EXPERTISE. Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR, CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED REIMBURSABLE MOVING EXPENSES THAT WERE REPORTED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION. X 4 355271 Selling Price 0 0 1 1 Schedule M, Part I, Line 9 THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED IS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED, NOT THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL ITEMS CONTRIBUTED. Schedule M, Part I, Line 32b CORNERSTONE MANAGEMENT SELLS NONCASH CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED ON BEHALF OF BIBLICA THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD WITH COPIES PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD IN ADVANCE OF FILING Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND SIGN A STATEMENT, ANNUALLY, INDICATING THAT EITHER THERE ARE NO KNOWN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, OR DISCLOSING POTENTIAL AREAS WHERE A KNOWN CONFLICT EXISTS. ANY FINANCIAL TRANSACTION WITH A RELATED PARTY OR INVOLVING ANY OFFICER OR DIRECTOR WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST REQUIRES COMPETITIVE BIDS, WHERE POSSIBLE, AND APPROVAL WITH FULL DISCLOSURE OF THE CONFLICT, TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS WITH ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE PRECLUDED FROM PARTICIPATING IN ANY VOTING OR APPROVING ON MATTERS WHERE A CONFLICT EXISTS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 THE COMPENSATION OF THE BIBLICA CEO IS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER CONSIDERATION OF COMPENSATION GIVEN TO OTHER CEOS OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OF LIKE KIND AND SIZE. COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY POSITIONS IS ESTABLISHED BY THE CEO AFTER CONSIDERING COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND LEVELS OF EXPERTISE. AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION WAS PERFORMED DURING TAX YEAR 2020 IN SETTING COMPENSATION FOR THE TAX YEAR REPORTED ON THIS RETURN. THE COMPENSATION SETTING PROCESS AND DECISIONS REACHED ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEES' PERSONNEL FILES. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: 1) ACCESSING THEM DIRECTLY ON WWW.BIBLICA.COM OR 2) REQUESTING COPIES IN WRITING ADDRESSED TO BIBLICA INC., 1820 JET STREAM DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80921. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g IT and Digital Services (A) $1,755,774 (B) $1,705,861 (C) $49,913; Translation Services (A) $145,682 (B) $145,682; Ministry Services (A) $312,662 (B) $312,662; Publishing Services (A) $415,614 (B) $415,614; Donor Services (A) $491,301 (B) $491,301; Marketing/Communications (A) $559,050 (B) $559,050; Recruiting (A) $22,141 (C) $22,141; Statutory Compliance (A) $10,107 (C) $10,107; Misc. 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