2021-11-12T11:21:01-08:00 2020-12-31 Kathrine E Brugger 1415 Woodoak Dr Richardson TX 75082 990 2020-01-01 562544586 T4 Global Inc T4GL 2145493947 12655 North Central Expressway Dallas TX 75243 Mark Alegnani Treasurer 2145493947 2021-11-11 true Mark Alegnani XXX-XX-XXXX Kathrine E Brugger P01965437 5402472726 X 0 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Spoken Worldwide Ed Weaver 12655 North Central Expressway Suit Dallas TX 75243 2345936 false X spoken.org X 2005 KY Spoken is passionate about communicating truth to oral cultures (60% of the world's population). A Christian organization, it uses oral learning methodology to produce recorded stories, songs, and dramas in mother tongue languages of various people groups to evangelize, disciple, and train leaders. 7 6 13 130 0 0 1501877 2299500 34013 44134 0 771 22 1406 1535912 2345811 298949 287194 0 764489 761139 0 79459 522488 593504 1585926 1641837 -50014 703974 233063 913729 51105 27797 181958 885932 X Spoken's Mission is "Deliver Truth...Where Written Words Can't Go." Most missiologists will agree that 60-70 percent of the world is populated with "oral learners." Among this population, a person learns best by listening and interacting with stories, songs, dramas, village proverbs, poetry, or dance. If you were to remove the highly literate population of North America and Western Europe, over 80 percent of the global population learns by listening and engaging together with the information. These people, the hardest to reach with the Gospel, need to hear for the first time or in a new way the Truth that will give them life - eternal and life abundant here on earth. false false 442445 56947 0 Pastor/Leader Training: This has become the primary thrust of Spoken Worldwide's overall programs, as directed by our Board. The initial effort here is focused on a small number of national leaders (experienced pastors) in a given people group that work through worldview issues to develop a 3-year program of stories, songs and dramas based on scripture, to disciple and groom leaders. These national leaders then find other prospective leaders to disciple through the same information and the program begins to self-replicate. This allows the program to be launched in an unreached or least-reached people group and through the practical evangelism component that is required, we establish solid, well-trained leaders to guide those that come to faith in the process. Over the course of this 3 year program, we provide a Biblical theology to these leaders so that they are thoroughly equipped to shepherd and disciple a church. Pastor/Leader development programs exist now in seven countries and 37 languages with more coming on this year - over 7,700 leaders are engaged in at least the first year of discipleship. Because of its ease of replication, this creates a disciple-making movement in the countries where we work. 349090 7928 0 Oral Bible Translation: Oral Bible Translation has moved from pilot status in the past year to full programs. In 2020, 3 languages were begun with the goal to provide a full Bible translation in an oral form, without plans to put them into a text form. There are approximately 2,000 languages without any scripture available and it is estimated that as many as 2/3 of these would need an oral Bible, rather than a text Bible because of either no written language available or lack of active readers in the culture. It is our goal to greatly increase our capacity to help meet this overwhelming need. 228121 875 44134 Orality Coaching: This is one of the fastest growing initiatives of Spoken Worldwide. While having developed solid methodologies of communication strategies over the past 14 years, the problem of reaching non-reading cultures is so large that we believe coaching other organizations to recognize these issues, develop a strategic plan and execute on that plan is a way to move toward the goal of solving the issue without putting undue strain on the resources of Spoken. Now in the 5th year of this Coaching Program, we have codified our methodology and have begun equipping other organizations to use it. Currently, we have 42 new partners and are working in over 100 different languages. As partner ministries begin to see their success in using these methods to deepen their impact where they work, their efforts strengthen and they begin launching programs of their own. 223603 221444 0 Community Development: Community Development is our program in partnership with Beyond the Word Ministries, a registered non-profit in Ghana. BTWM has a small FM radio station in north easter Ghana that broadcasts, among other things, stories based on Scripture and audio recordings of the Bible. They also have a clean water distribution company that bottles and bags clean water for sale in the region. All of their "profits" go to support the radio station and educational facilities for children. 223603 221444 0 1243259 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false true true true true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 true 13 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false KY FL IL CT KS NC MI MN GA MS TN VA X Dareus Tomsa Cedarstone 6305808710 209 East Liberty Dr Wheaton IL 60187 Ed Weaver President/CEO 40.00 X X 129006 0 4275 Bill McCallister Chairman 0.75 X X 0 0 0 Mark Alegnani Treasurer 0.75 X X 0 0 0 Peter McLain Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Dan Mellema Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Neil Rogers Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Susan Wommack Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 129006 0 4275 1 false false false 0 145055 2154445 2299500 Program Consulting Income 541900 44134 0 0 44134 771 0 771 835 125 710 710 Credit card cash back 900099 696 0 0 696 696 2345811 44134 0 2177 X 15542 15542 271652 271652 149851 99956 29667 20228 1000 0 1000 0 554483 442991 83147 28345 23739 16528 6008 1203 32066 22664 6428 2974 55267 0 55267 0 174540 173964 576 0 85135 37881 33319 13935 82086 19077 61629 1380 50268 31685 13423 5160 111996 96400 13932 1664 1892 1472 270 150 20021 13447 5869 705 8584 0 8584 0 State Charitable Solicitation Registration fees 3715 0 0 3715 1641837 1243259 319119 79459 100372 116938 750726 94597 12408 2702 19086 9152 58 6335 7662 122052 115201 19905 6851 233063 913729 51105 27797 51105 27797 X 49842 146308 132116 739624 181958 885932 233063 913729 703974 X false true X true false X 0 1734494 1847802 1325339 1501877 2299500 8709012 0 0 1734494 1847802 1325339 1501877 2299500 8709012 494280 8214732 0 1075 0 0 771 1846 0 15149 18008 2057 1 696 35911 8746769 94483 0.93920 0.94900 X 0 0 0 Pt II Ln 10 Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: Gross income from fundraising events 2016: 11665. 2017: 16343. Description: Credit card cash back 2020: 696. Description: Insurance rebates 2016: 1301. 2017: 1354. 2018: 2031. Description: Other income 2016: 2183. 2017: 311. 2018: 26. 2019: 1. 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Spoken monitors the use of these funds by several means including a minimum of two field trips per year (dependent upon pandemic) to observe ministry activity for each program, and through our internal program monitoring and evaluation. Pt I Line 3 Col (F) Expenses are accounted for using the accrual method of accounting. true Northwood Church 1870 Rufe Snow Keller TX 76248 752194187 501(c)(3) 5542 Missionary support 1 Pt I Line 2 Most domestic grants made by Spoken are small, one-time payments. Larger domestic grants are monitored by Spoken by interacting with the grantee organization to confirm that the agreed upon grant purposes are accomplished. Pt VI, Line 11b Spoken Worldwide distributes its completed Form 990 to the Board of Directors for review and comment prior to filing with the IRS. Pt VI, Line 12c Members of the Spoken Board of Directors sign the conflict of interest policy annually at a board meeting. As a result, questions arise as to whether certain circumstances or events are conflicts of interest. These are discussed openly at board meetings and if there were circumstances that warranted, notice would be appropriately noted and documented and approved/disapproved at the same board meeting. Pt VI, Line 15a The Finance Committee of the Board of Directors of Spoken compares similar sized organizations via information provided by GuideStar and ECFA to determine the compensation of the President/CEO. The Finance Committee then makes recommendations to the Board of Directors, should any changes be warranted. Pt VI, Line 19 Spoken makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. Other Part IX, Line 11g - Other fees for services of $174,540 consist of: $160,938 (program) - foreign independent contractors, $13,026 (program) - program contract labor, $576 (Management and general) - graphic design contract labor. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Community Development: Community Development is our program in partnership with Beyond the Word Ministries, 223603. 221444. 0.