AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY (EIN 13-1623885)
Tax period: 2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed: 2020-03-05
IRS object ID: 202030659349301528
Schema version: 2018v3.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-03-05T17:40:34-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GRANT THORNTON LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2001 MARKET STREET SUITE 700	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19103	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	131623885	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	American Bible Society	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% MARK WILSON CFO	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	AMER	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2153090900	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	101 N Independence Mall E Fl 8	AddressLine1Txt
City	Philadelphia	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	191062155	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARK WILSON	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2153090900	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-03-03	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Alycia Solecki	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01272637	PTIN
Phone	2155614200	PhoneNum
Preparation	2020-03-03	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	65.229.27.130	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Federal Original Submission Id	2020-03-05	FederalOriginalSubmissionIdDt
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At Submission Filing Device Id	625C411DBE58605F0286894468ED531D2649324F	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-09-23 17:36:50Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Roy Lawrence Peterson	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	101 N Independence Mall East	AddressLine1Txt
City	Philadelphia	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	191062155	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$353,716,253	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.americanbible.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1816	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	To make the Bible available to every person in a language and format each can understand and afford, so all people may experience its life-changing message.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	17	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	16	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	426	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	225	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$76,940	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$35,372	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$59,070,385	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$59,480,874	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$31,770,772	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$27,953,608	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$4,132,277	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$4,437,302	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$94,973,434	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$91,871,784	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$5,697,061	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$37,901,326	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$33,075,676	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$33,245,455	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$943,085	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$1,805,551	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$17,151,119	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$57,074,100	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$41,636,171	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$96,789,922	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$114,588,503	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,816,488	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$22,716,719	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$784,426,446	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$770,761,415	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$97,598,786	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$103,645,354	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$686,827,660	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$667,116,061	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	SINCE 1816, AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY HAS BEEN FULFILLING ITS MISSION OF MAKING THE BIBLE AVAILABLE TO EVERY PERSON IN A LANGUAGE AND FORMAT EACH CAN UNDERSTAND AND AFFORD SO ALL PEOPLE MAY EXPERIENCE ITS LIFE-CHANGING MESSAGE. IN 2019, AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY CONTINUED ITS 203RD YEAR OF BIBLE-BASED MINISTRY AS WE FAITHFULLY MOVED AHEAD WITH OUR VISION TO SEE 100 MILLION PEOPLE LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN GOD'S WORD BY THE YEAR 2026. WE WILL REACH THIS GOAL BY WORKING CLOSELY WITH CHURCHES AND OTHER BIBLE-BASED MINISTRIES IN CITIES ACROSS THE U.S., FEATURING OUR WIDE VARIETY OF SCRIPTURE RESOURCES IN PRINT AND DIGITAL FORMATS, AS WELL AS OUR BIBLE-BASED TRAUMA HEALING MINISTRY TO EASE ALL WOUNDED HEARTS WITH THE HEALING POWER OF GOD'S WORD. WE ARE ALSO PROUD TO CONTINUE OUR GLOBAL MINISTRY AS WE SEEK TO FINISH THE BIBLE TRANSLATION WORK AND SEE SCRIPTURE TRANSLATED INTO 100% OF THE WORLD'S LANGUAGES TO PROVIDE FIRST ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE YET TO EXP	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$88,662,039	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$37,901,326	GrantAmt
Revenue	$91,871,784	RevenueAmt
Desc	AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETYS MISSION STATEMENT READS: TO MAKE THE BIBLE AVAILABLE TO EVERY PERSON IN A LANGUAGE AND FORMAT EACH CAN UNDERSTAND AND AFFORD, SO ALL PEOPLE MAY EXPERIENCE ITS LIFE-CHANGING MESSAGE. AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY IS PROUD TO CONTINUE TO CARRY OUT THIS MISSION STATEMENT IN 2019 BY CONTINUING TO CHAMPION THE BIBLE AND DAILY ENGAGEMENT WITH GODS WORD WITH UNWAVERING FOCUS AND DEDICATION. SINCE 1816, WE HAVE BEEN DRIVEN BY OUR PASSION FOR THE BIBLE. IN OUR 203RD YEAR, AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY CONTINUES TO INVITE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE GLOBE TO EXPERIENCE THE PROFOUND, LIFE-CHANGING MESSAGE OF THE BIBLE, FOCUSING ON THREE PILLARS OF WORK THAT ENABLE US TO CONTINUE TO CARRY OUT OUR MISSION: - TRANSLATION. WE MAKE THE WORD OF GOD AVAILABLE AND ALIVE FOR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE STILL WAITING FOR A BIBLE IN THEIR HEART LANGUAGE. WE WORK WITH MINISTRIES AND BIBLE SOCIETIES ACROSS THE GLOBE TO ACCELERATE BIBLE TRANSLATION THROUGH INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY, COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS, AND A SHARED SENSE OF URGENCY. BY 2026, WE WILL SEE 100% OF LANGUAGES OPEN TO SCRIPTURE ENGAGEMENT ENABLING ALL PEOPLE ACROSS THE GLOBE TO EXPERIENCE FIRST ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BIBLE IN THEIR HEART LANGUAGE. - TRAUMA HEALING. TRAUMA IS A BARRIER TO THE HOPE OF THE GOSPEL. BIBLE-BASED TRAUMA HEALING USES THE POWER OF SCRIPTURE, COMBINED WITH MENTAL HEALTH BEST PRACTICES, TO BRING JOY TO WOUNDED HEARTS. WE BRING GODS MESSAGE OF LOVE, HOPE, AND REDEMPTION TO SOME OF THE WORLD'S DARKEST PLACES-REFUGEE CAMPS, ORPHANAGES, PRISONS, AND WAR-TORN VILLAGES. - TRANSFORMING AMERICA. WE ARE HONORED TO SERVE AS THE BIBLE SOCIETY FOR THE UNITED STATES. OUR NATION CONTINUES TO LONG FOR THE HOPE AND STABILITY OF THE BIBLE AND AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY EXISTS TO HELP PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT. AMERICAN VIRTUES LIKE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE ARE DRAWN FROM THE PAGES OF SCRIPTURE. THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY FROM THE FOUNDING FATHERS TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT THE BIBLE HAS GUIDED AMERICAN HEROES IN THEIR PURSUIT OF JUSTICE. TODAY, WE INVITE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS TO ENGAGE WITH THE WORD OF GOD TO TRANSFORM OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, OUR CITIES, AND OUR COUNTRY ONE HEART AT A TIME. SINCE 2011, AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY AND THE RESEARCH FIRM, BARNA GROUP, HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY LOOKING AT THE STATE OF THE BIBLE IN THE UNITED STATES IN AN EFFORT TO BEST EQUIP US IN GAUGING THE IMPACT OF OUR WORK. IN THE STATE OF THE BIBLE 2019, THE DATA SHOWS US THAT FEWER AMERICANS THAN IN 2018 ARE DISENGAGED WITH THE BIBLE. THIS MEANS THAT IN 2018, 54% OF THOSE SURVEYED REPORTED BEING DISENGAGED WITH THE BIBLE, BUT IN 2019, THAT NUMBER HAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED WITH THE PERCENTAGE DROPPING TO 45%. AMONG THE OTHER KEY DATA POINTS THAT THE 2019 STUDY PROVIDED INCLUDE: - 49% OF BIBLE USERS SEE THEIR STEADY DIET OF ENGAGING WITH GODS WORD AS POSITIVELY CORRELATING TO DEEPER SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND A MORE RELATIONAL JOURNEY - 61% OF THOSE SURVEYED STATE THAT THEY ALWAYS EXPERIENCE A GREATER AWARENESS OF HOW MUCH THEY NEED GOD IN THEIR LIVES AFTER READING AND ENGAGING WITH THE BIBLE. - 6 IN 10 AMERICANS BELIEVE THAT THE BIBLE HAS TRANSFORMED THEIR LIVES. WE ARE PLEASED TO SAY THAT THIS ENCOURAGING POINT WAS ALSO AT A CONSISTENT THRESHOLD IN 2018. ADDITIONAL FINDINGS FROM THE 2019 STATE OF THE BIBLE SURVEY INCLUDE: - 73% OF AMERICANS POSSESS SOME KNOWLEDGE OF THE BIBLE. - ONE IN SIX ADULTS IN THE U.S. REPORT USING THE BIBLE EACH DAY, WHILE 14% USE IT SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. - ANOTHER 9% OF THE POPULATION USES THE BIBLE ONCE A WEEK. - 56% OF ADULT AMERICANS EXPRESS A DESIRE TO USE THE BIBLE IN THEIR DAILY LIVES ON A MORE FREQUENT BASIS, BUT CANT SEEM TO FIND THE TIME WITH THEIR BUSY LIVES AND HECTIC SCHEDULES. TO HELP WITH THIS CHALLENGE, AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY HAS DEVELOPED MANY SIMPLE AND STREAMLINED BIBLE READING AND STUDY TOOLS ALL FREE OF CHARGE THROUGH OUR ONLINE BIBLE RESOURCE CENTER. IN ADDITION, AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY HAS BEEN WORKING ON A SCRIPTURE ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM TO HELP AMERICANS BUILD IN TIME TO READ, ENGAGE, AND REFLECT WITH THE BIBLE AS THE FIRST THING WE DO EACH MORNING. STARTING THE DAY WITH GODS WORD WILL HELP EQUIP US AND SET A POSITIVE AND CALMING TONE SO WE CAN BE AT OUR BEST, EVERY DAY. IN ADDTION, THE 2019 STATE OF THE BIBLE DATA TELLS US THAT: - 76% OF THOSE SURVEYED WHO IDENTIFY AS BIBLE CENTERED STRONGLY AGREE THAT ENGAGEMENT WITH SCRIPTURE HAS RESULTED IN A WILLINGNESS TO MORE MEANINGFULLY ENGAGE IN THEIR FAITH. IN ADDITION, 71% SHOW MORE LOVING BEHAVIOR TO OTHERS. - 59% OF AMERICANS AGREE THAT THE BIBLE HAS TRANSFORMED THEIR LIVES. - 91% OF AMERICANS PREFER TO ENGAGE WITH THE BIBLE VIA A PRINT COPY. - ALTHOUGH THE BIBLE IN PRINT CONTINUES TO BE A PREFERENCE FOR THOSE IN THE U.S., MORE THAN HALF OF BIBLE USERS TODAY ALSO ACCESS GODS WORD ON A COMPUTER OR SMART PHONE. IN ADDITION, 44% OF THESE USERS DOWNLOADED THE BIBLE TO THEIR SMART PHONE OR MOBILE DEVICE. - 55% OF AMERICANS SURVEYED SAID THAT OUR COUNTRY WOULD BE WORSE OFF WITHOUT THE BIBLE. AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY IS HONORED TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THE UNITED STATES AND ALL THOSE WHO SEEK GODS WORD. WITHIN THESE DATAPOINTS LIE REAL OPPORTUNTIES THAT ENABLE AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY TO NURTURE SCRIPTURE ENGAGEMENT WITH THOSE WHO ARE CURIOUS ABOUT THE BIBLE AND TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SCRIPTURE ENGAGEMENT RESOURCES TO THOSE WHO WANT TO GROW IN GODS WORD. WE SEE THAT THE HUNGER IN THE U.S. FOR GODS WORD IS GROWING BY MANY PEOPLE AND IN MANY WAYS. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE GODS WORD FOR ALL WHO SEEK IT AND ENCOURAGE SUSTAINED ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BIBLES LIFE-CHANGING MESSAGE. THROUGH THE POWER OF GODS WORD, WE ARE SEEKING SUSTAINED BIBLE ENGAGEMENT FOR ALL THOSE WHO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE BIBLE. BIBLE ENGAGEMENT IS CONSISTENT INTERACTION WITH THE BIBLE THAT QUANTIFIABLY SHAPES PEOPLES CHOICES AND TRANSFORMS THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH GOD AND OTHERS. IN ADDITION TO OUR WORK HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, WE ARE ALSO PROUD TO CONTINUE OUR GLOBAL MINISTRY AS WE SEEK TO FINISH BIBLE TRANSLATION OF THE REMAINING 1,500 LANGUAGES THAT DO NOT HAVE AT LEAST A PORTION OF SCRIPTURE IN THEIR HEART LANGUAGE. MORE THAN ONE BILLION PEOPLE ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE FIRST BIBLE IN THEIR HEART LANGUAGE. OUR GOAL IS TO GIVE A BIBLE TO EVERY WAITING PERSON IN THE WORLD BY 2026. IN 2019, AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY INVESTED IN 113 TRANSLATION PROJECTS WORLD-WIDE. WHEN FINISHED, THEY WILL OPEN ACCESS TO GODS WORD TO 320 MILLION SPEAKERS ACROSS THE GLOBE. SINCE PROVIDING GODS WORD IN A LANGUAGE EACH PERSON CAN READ AND UNDERSTAND IS A KEY COMPONENT OF OUR MISSION STATEMENT, OUR WORK IN BIBLE TRANSLATION IS ESSENTIAL. THIS IS THE CALL THAT AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY AND ITS PARTNERS HAVE MOBILIZED TO ANSWER. OUR WORK IN THIS MINISTRY IS KNOWN AS EVERY TRIBE, EVERY NATION/ILLUMINATIONSAN ALLIANCE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER THE LARGEST BIBLE AGENCIES IN THE WORLD, INCLUDING AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, BIBLICA, AND WYCLIFFE. TOGETHER, THIS ALLIANCE PROVIDES THE TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES TO UNIFY OUR WORK AND MOST EFFICIENTLY DISTRIBUTE GOD'S WORD TO WAITING PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD. ONCE A LANGUAGE IS TRANSLATED USING OUR CURRENT STANDARDS OF ACCELERATED TRANSLATION, THE TEXT IS DIGITIZED AND STORED IN A DIGITAL REPOSITORY KNOWN AS THE DIGITAL BIBLE LIBRARY. THROUGH THIS COLLABORATIVE MINISTRY, OVER 2,300 TEXTS ARE NOW SAFEGUARDED IN THAT LIBRARY. FROM THAT POINT, THE BIBLE IN EACH HEART LANGUAGE CAN BE PRINTED, SLOTTED FOR PRINT ON DEMAND, OR USED ON A MOBILE PHONE, WEBSITE, OR COMPUTER. IT CAN ALSO BE DOWNLOADED AND TRANSFERRED IN AUDIO FORMAT. DURING 2019, WE ADDED 423 NEW TEXTS IN 292 LANGUAGES, MEANING THE DIGITAL BIBLE LIBRARY IS NOT ONLY HOME TO 2,316 BIBLICAL TEXTS, IT ALSO REPRESENTS OVER 1,500 UNIQUE LANGUAGES SPOKEN ACROSS THE WORLD. ANOTHER KEY COMPONENT OF OUR WORK IN TRANSLATION IS OUR ONGOING AFFILIATION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH UNITED BIBLE SOCIETIES, WHICH REPRESENTS NEARLY 150 NATIONAL BIBLE SOCIETIES WORKING IN OVER 200 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES. THE BIBLE SOCIETIES PROVIDE ON-THE-GROUND STAFF AND EXPERTISE IN TRANSLATING, PUBLISHING, AND DISTRIBUTING SCRIPTURE. AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH UNITED BIBLE SOCIETIES ON OVER 400 SCRIPTURE ENGAGEMENT PROJECTS ACROSS THE GLOBE. THE COMPLETION OF GLOBAL TRANSLATION PROJECTS ENABLE VARIOUS OTHER SCRIPTURE RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS TO GROW. FOR EXAMPLE, OUR END-TO-END PROGRAM THAT WE DEPLOY ACROSS THE GLOBE, LEVERAGES VIDEO, AUDIO, AND VARIOUS SCRIPTURE ENGAGEMENT TOOLS IN THE HEART LANGUAGES OF THE SPEAKERS IN EACH PARTICULAR REGION. IN 2019, WE ADDED SEVEN COUNTRIES TO THE END-TO-END PROGRAM TO REACH OVER 670,000 PEOPLE AND PLANT MORE THAN 300 NEW CHURCHES, AS A RESULT OF THE NEWFOUND ENGAGEMENT WITH GODS WORD. AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY IS ALSO PROUD TO CONTINUE TO OFFER OUR NIDA INSTITUTE FOR BIBLICAL SCHOLARSHIP, LOCATED AT AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY'S HEADQUARTERS IN PHILADELPHIA. IT SERVES THOSE WORKING IN THE WORLD OF BIBLE TRANSLATION THROUGH LEADING RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, TRAINING, AND PUBLISHING SERVICES. CLIENTS INCLUDE UNITED BIB	Desc
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Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Person	MARK WILSON CFO	PersonNm
Phone	2153090900	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	101 N INDEPENDENCE MALL E FL 8	AddressLine1Txt
City	Philadelphia	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	191062155	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (36 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Jeff Brown
Chariman	11.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Karen Louie
Vice Chairperson	6.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Angela Williams
Vice Chairperson (End 1/31/19)	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Hanson
Treasurer (End 6/13/19)	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Katherine Barnhart
Recording Secretary	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Nick Athens
Director	6.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Thomas Bindley
Director (End 6/13/19)	9.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Tessie DeVore
Director	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Peter Handal
Director (end 1/31/19)	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ed Kobel
Director	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
George Kovoor
Director	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mark Matlock
Director	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Karen McDonald
Director	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Theodore Nicolakis
Director	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mario Paredes
Director	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Georganna Perkins
Director	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
David Wills
Director	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mary E Banks
Director	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Yolanda Hegngi
Director	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Kenneth Volpert
Director	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Roy L Peterson
President & CEO	40.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$389,777	$0	$64,116
Robert Briggs
SVP	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$245,713	$0	$46,731
Laura Dabkowski
SVP	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$243,405	$0	$55,997
Andrew L Hood
VP	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$190,849	$0	$52,025
Steven Kao
VP/General Counsel	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$204,790	$0	$47,635
Whitney Kuniholm
SVP	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$174,862	$0	$40,206
Mark Wilson
CFO	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$209,155	$0	$53,292
Marco Herrea
Director	40.0	0.0			$189,426	$0	$41,270	Yes (X)
Herbert Lee Manis
Director	40.0	0.0			$196,514	$0	$42,595	Yes (X)
Nicholas Pagano
Director	40.0	0.0			$193,028	$0	$65,152	Yes (X)
James Puchy
Director	40.0	0.0			$225,453	$0	$44,126	Yes (X)
Mark Forshaw
Director	40.0	0.0			$183,475	$0	$52,342		Yes (X)
Nikolaos Garbidakis
Director	40.0	0.0			$195,489	$0	$53,033		Yes (X)
Janet Grell
Director	40.0	0.0			$191,584	$0	$29,493		Yes (X)
Jason Malec
Director	40.0	0.0			$179,472	$0	$51,013		Yes (X)
Philip H Towner
Director	40.0	0.0			$188,807	$0	$40,757		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$3,401,799	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$779,783	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	75	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
RKD Group Inc
3400 Waterview Pkwy Ste 250	RICHARDSON	TX	750801560	Direct Mail	$10,595,704
DICKINSON PRESS INC
5100 33rd St SE	GRAND RAPIDS	MI	495122062	Bible Printing/Produ	$2,664,301
Richards Group Inc
25801 N Central Expy Ste 100	DALLAS	TX	752043663	Marketing/promotions	$2,156,729
Word 4 Asia
PO Box 18448	ANAHEIM HILLS	CA	92817	Bible Distribution	$1,993,078
Recource One
PO Box 839	TULSA	OK	74101	Warehousing/Logistic	$1,448,334

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	70	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$59,480,874	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$59,480,874	TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$11,640,119	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$76,940	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$11,563,179	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,034,076	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,034,076	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$276,486,263	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$260,172,774	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$16,313,489	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$16,313,489	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$16,313,489	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$0	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$3,359,566	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$1,671,695	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,687,871	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,687,871	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$715,355	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$715,355	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$715,355	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$91,871,784	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,403,226	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$76,940	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$29,910,744	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,781,714	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,781,714	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,119,612	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,119,612	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,434,994	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,633,375	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$289,218	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$512,401	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,932,182	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,370,351	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,367,458	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,194,373	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,350,266	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,542,368	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$309,435	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$498,463	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,058,568	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,064,040	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$719,611	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,274,917	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,469,445	TotalAmt
Program Services	$985,692	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$174,534	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$309,219	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$356,059	TotalAmt
Program Services	$320,237	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$35,822	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$88,071	TotalAmt
Management And General	$88,071	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,805,551	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$1,805,551	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,950,267	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,950,267	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,100,221	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,741,736	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$358,485	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,459,321	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,874,228	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$315,283	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$269,810	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,479,099	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,624,222	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$236,452	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$618,425	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,802,605	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,027,078	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$453,883	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$321,644	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,418,651	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,868,011	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$139,735	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$410,905	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$432,738	TotalAmt
Program Services	$348,126	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$61,112	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,149,351	TotalAmt
Program Services	$842,574	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$157,447	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$149,330	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$439,679	TotalAmt
Program Services	$217,293	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$116,069	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$106,317	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS	$9,237,260	$5,108,861	$7,621	$4,120,778
POSTAGE & MAILINGS	$4,236,035	$1,928,094	$5,670	$2,302,271
BANK FEES & COMPLIANCE	$281,630	$129,785	$48,481	$103,364
ALL OTHER EXPENSES	$205,184	$134,642	$14,125	$56,417

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$114,588,503	TotalAmt
Program Services	$88,662,039	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,775,345	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$17,151,119	FundraisingAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Joint Costs	Yes (X)	JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,492,375	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,359,229	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,133,146	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,788,846	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,313,347	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$65,145,970	BOYAmt
EOY	$52,464,969	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,346,752	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,060,244	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,699,816	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,453,145	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,353,069	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,401,033	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$31,980,709	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$12,220,737	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,559,127	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,759,972	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$212,210,544	BOYAmt
EOY	$181,590,043	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$446,384,366	BOYAmt
EOY	$465,143,604	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,937,956	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,575,058	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$784,426,446	BOYAmt
EOY	$770,761,415	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,573,067	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,559,929	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,106,146	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,902,720	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

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

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

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

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$83,919,573	BOYAmt
EOY	$81,182,705	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$97,598,786	BOYAmt
EOY	$103,645,354	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$578,738,455	BOYAmt
EOY	$557,276,937	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$66,600,447	BOYAmt
EOY	$68,647,176	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$41,488,758	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,191,948	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$686,827,660	BOYAmt
EOY	$667,116,061	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$784,426,446	BOYAmt
EOY	$770,761,415	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$22,716,719	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$3,829,449	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$824,329	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	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 (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$59,321,159	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$48,563,452	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$47,537,766	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$59,070,385	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$59,480,874	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$273,973,636	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$59,321,159	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$48,563,452	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$47,537,766	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$59,070,385	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$59,480,874	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$273,973,636	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,005,476	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$272,968,160	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$11,499,250	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$9,905,509	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$10,839,913	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$12,838,100	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$13,597,255	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$58,680,027	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$330,794	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$65,755	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$131,802	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$36,372	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$564,723	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,109,508	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$916,886	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,085,024	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$960,424	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$715,355	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,787,197	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$338,005,583	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$22,827,426	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.80758	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.80256	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Donor Advised Funds Held	3	DonorAdvisedFundsHeldCnt
Donor Advised Funds Contri	$3,120	DonorAdvisedFundsContriAmt
Donor Advised Funds Grants	$224,940	DonorAdvisedFundsGrantsAmt
Donor Advised Funds Vl EOY	$285,888	DonorAdvisedFundsVlEOYAmt
Disclosed Org Leg Ctrl	Yes (true)	DisclosedOrgLegCtrlInd
Disclosed For Charitable Prps	Yes (true)	DisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch Prog	Yes (X)	CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$588,257,493	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	-$3,467,214	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$29,221,072	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$39,717,871	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$2,879,942	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$571,413,538	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$577,144,005	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	-$5,995,128	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$52,861,007	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$32,791,320	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$2,961,071	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$588,257,493	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$544,380,899	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	-$3,449,385	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$71,621,930	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$32,954,255	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$2,455,184	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$577,144,005	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$592,320,835	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,789,700	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$11,548,409	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$36,742,639	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,438,588	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$544,380,899	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$329,193,203	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$17,854,164	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$301,461,750	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$53,911,443	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$2,276,839	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$592,320,835	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.94020	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.03460	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.02520	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (true)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Land		LandGrp
Buildings		BuildingsGrp

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$18,819,731	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,948,092	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$16,871,639	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$7,803,504	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,323,704	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,479,800	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,357,474	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$4,948,941	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$408,533	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$19,759,972	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Financial Derivatives		FinancialDerivativesGrp
Closely Held Equity Interests		CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
EQUITIES	$219,341,350	F
ABSOLUTE RETURN	$93,239,649	F
FIXED INCOME	$67,137,956	F
REAL ASSETS	$44,800,988	F
PRIVATE EQUITY	$40,623,661	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$465,143,604	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
PAYABLE UNDER SECURITIES LOAN AGREE	$2,802,709
DEFERRED ALLOWANCE FROM LEASE ACTIVITIES	$16,769,867
OBLIGATIONS UNDER CHARITABLE REMIND	$5,673,748
ANNUITIES PAYABLE	$21,891,526
ACCRUED POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS	$34,044,855

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$81,182,705	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$93,598,332	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$3,829,449	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$847,366	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$4,676,815	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$88,921,517	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$2,950,267	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$2,950,267	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$91,871,784	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$113,309,932	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$1,671,695	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$1,671,695	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$111,638,237	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$2,950,266	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$2,950,266	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$114,588,503	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PART III, LINE 1A	AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY MAINTAINS A RARE SCRIPTURE COLLECTION THAT HAS BEEN ACQUIRED THROUGH PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS SINCE AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY'S INCEPTION. THE COLLECTION PRESERVES HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT SCRIPTURES, PROVIDES FOR SCHOLARLY RESEARCH, AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE PUBLIC GOOD THROUGH EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITIONS.
SCHEDULE D, PART V	ENDOWMENT FUNDS AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS (QUASI & TRUE PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT) EXIST TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. THE UNRESTRICTED FUNDS (QUASI-ENDOWMENT) HELP SUBSIDIZE THE OPERATING BUDGET VIA AN ANNUAL SPENDING FORMULA, WHICH ALLOWS MORE CURRENT DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO DIRECTLY FUND PROGRAMS. A SPENDING FORMULA IS ALSO APPLIED TO THE RESTRICTED FUNDS (TRUE ENDOWMENT) WHICH ARE APPROPRIATED FOR BOTH GENERAL AND SPECIFIC PURPOSES AS DESIGNATED BY ORIGINAL DONOR INTENT. AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY HAS MAINTAINED THE HISTORICAL PRINCIPAL VALUE ON TRUE ENDOWMENTS. ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2010, NEW YORK STATE PASSED THE NEW YORK STATE UNIFORM PRUDENT MANAGEMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS ACT. ALL NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FORMED IN NEW YORK, INCLUDING THE SOCIETY, MUST COMPLY WITH THIS LAW, COMMENCING WITH THE SOCIETY'S 2011 FISCAL YEAR. FROM TIME TO TIME, THE FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INDIVIDUAL DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUND MAY FALL BELOW THE FUND'S HISTORIC DOLLAR VALUE.
SCHEDULE D, PART XI	RECONCILIATION OF REVENUE LINE 2D, DETAIL COST OF GOODS SOLD $1,671,695 CHANGE IN VALUE SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS $ (274,219) PENSION RELATED ACTIVITY $ (550,110) ---------- TOTAL PART XI, LINE 2(D) $ 847,366 ==========
SCHEDULE D, PART XII	RECONCILIATION OF EXPENSES Line 2D, DETAIL COST OF GOODS SOLD $ 1,671,695
SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2	FIN 48 (ASC 740) IN JULY 2006, GUIDANCE WAS ISSUED IN THE AREA OF "ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES." THE STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, INCLUDING ISSUES RELATING TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT. THIS STANDARD PROVIDES THAT THE TAX EFFECTS FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION CAN BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ONLY IF THE POSITION IS "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" TO BE SUSTAINED IF THE POSITION WERE TO BE CHALLENGED BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. THE STANDARD ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON MEASUREMENT, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, AND DISCLOSURE. IT WAS EFFECTIVE FOR THE BIBLE SOCIETY ON JULY 1, 2009, AND HAD NO MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON THE BIBLE SOCIETY'S U.S. FEDERAL AND STATE RETURNS REMAINS OPEN FOR THREE YEARS FOLLOWING THE YEAR THEY ARE FILED. THE BIBLE SOCIETY HAS PROCESSES PRESENTLY IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE MAINTENANCE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS; TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT UNRELATED INCOME; TO DETERMINE ITS FILING AND TAX OBLIGATIONS IN JURISDICTIONS FOR WHICH IT HAS NEXUS; AND, TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED TAX POSITIONS.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (11 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Central America and the Caribbean	Grantmaking	$1,937,279
East Asia and the Pacific	Grantmaking	$1,379,327
North America	Grantmaking	$46,580
Middle East and North Africa	Grantmaking	$1,303,219
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Grantmaking	$107,500
South America	Grantmaking	$2,273,261
South Asia	Grantmaking	$299,285
Sub-Saharan Africa	Grantmaking	$9,233,143
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Grantmaking	$9,540,019
South America	Investments	$17,553
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Investments	$387,061

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent	$26,524,227	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$26,524,227	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (11 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
Central America and the Caribbean	Grant Making	$1,937,279	$0
East Asia and the Pacific	Grant Making	$1,379,327	$0
Europe including Iceland and Greenland	Grant Making	$9,540,019	$0
Middle East and North Africa	Grant Making	$1,303,219	$0
North America	Grant Making	$46,580	$0
Russia and Neighboring States	Grant Making	$107,500	$0
South America	Grant Making	$1,773,261	$0
South America	Grant Making	$500,000	$0
South Asia	Grant Making	$298,840	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	Grant Making	$9,137,954	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	Grant Making	$23,189	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	6	Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (true)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (true)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	Yes (true)	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	Yes (true)	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	American Bible Society ("ABS") is a member of the United Bible Societies ("UBS"), a world-wide fellowship of national Bible societies. ABS program services, in conjunction with UBS, include Bible distribution, translation, engagement and advocacy. The UBS solicits and researches various Bible distribution projects proposed by the national Bible societies and makes such projects available to the fellowship (including ABS) for funding. ABS signs a research and funding agreement with beneficiaries of ABS grants. This allows us to monitor and evaluate funds sent to each country. ABS researches projects before funding for project impact (life change), goal alignment, financial risk, environmental risk, managerial risks (implementer on the ground) and other possibly inherent risks. ABS receives and reviews progress reports to monitor the use of funds as a project progresses. At the end of the project, ABS or the partner conducts an assessment of results to compare with plan and budget. Information on results is relayed to management and the donor constituency. Unused funds are retrieved from the implementer and the donor's permission is obtained to redirect funds to similar projects in other countries. ABS conducts field visits to validate and document information. Some of these visits are done with participation of the major donors of these ministry projects. Our overall international program expenditure is closely monitored internally by different specially appointed groups (task forces, ad hoc groups or committees) and duly reported to our board on a quarterly basis.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (true)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
Ameridial
480 West Tuscarawas Ave	Barberton	OH	44203	directresp	false	$152,953	$211,110
MDS Communications Corp
545 West Juanita Ave	Meza	AZ	85210	directresp	false	$371,413	$227,600	$143,813
RKD Group
855 E Collins Blvd	Richardson	TX	75081	directresp	false	$23,148,319	$11,904,732	$11,243,587

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$23,672,685	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$12,343,442	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$11,387,400	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ID	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TX	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WY	LicensedStatesCd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (90 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
198th IN BDE Soldiers Chapel
2nd Infantry Division Rd	Fort Benning	GA	31905	359990000	Gvmt	$0	$51,337	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
American Rehabilitation Ministries
3605 N Main St	Joplin	MO	648017665	431037106	501(c)(3)	$0	$48,631	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Edgewood Baptist Church
3564 Forrest Rd	Columbus	GA	319072599	580908581	501(c)(3)	$0	$46,445	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Life Point Church
1915 Rossview Rd	Clarksville	TN	370431510	320136581	501(c)(3)	$0	$37,288	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
1500 Iwojima Ave Bldg 28	SAN DIEGO	CA	921405696	539990000	Gvmt	$0	$35,459	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Operation Compassion
1120 Urbane Rd NE	Cleveland	TN	373124742	261152111	501(c)(3)	$0	$24,570	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Convoy of Hope Distribution Center
330 S Patterson Ave	Springfield	MO	658022213	680051386	501(c)(3)	$0	$23,847	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Recruit Training CommandChapel
3355 Illinois St	Great Lakes	IL	600883115	349990000	Gvmt	$0	$22,809	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
MCRD Parris Island Religious Ministries Center
854 Blvd de France	Parris Island	SC	29905	359990000	gvmt	$0	$18,454	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Hopkins County Honor Guard
Po Box 279	Nebo	KY	424410279	359990000	501(c)(3)	$0	$18,213	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Oklahoma City VA Medical Center
921 NE 13TH St	Oklahoma City	OK	731045007	731097102	gvmt	$0	$18,115	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Overton Brooks VAMC
510 E Stoner Ave	Shreveport	LA	711014243	720422366	gvmt	$0	$16,957	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Washington Hilton
1919 Connecticut Ave NW	Washington	DC	200095701	200408543	501(c)(3)	$0	$16,825	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Support Military Spouses
10177 N Kings Hwy Unit E9	Myrtle Beach	SC	295724033	272266879	501(c)(3)	$0	$16,769	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Gateway Chapel
1850 N Barnes Ave Bldg 6300	Lackland A F B	TX	782365542	849990000	gvmt	$0	$16,285	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Enchanted Island Amusement Park
1202 W Encanto Blvd	Phoenix	AZ	850071300	020651198	501(c)(3)	$0	$16,283	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Orlando VA Medical Center
13800 Veterans Way	Orlando	FL	32827	801394976	gvmt	$0	$14,304	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Cross Church
1709 Johnson Rd	Springdale	AR	727626022	710496820		$0	$14,260	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Main Post Chapel (Garrison)
13566 Minnesota Ave Bldg 608	Fort Leonard Wood	MO	654739170	359990000	gvmt	$0	$14,192	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Wilmington VAMC
1601 Kirkwood Hwy	Wilmington	DE	198054917	510065004	gvmt	$0	$13,103	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Knit - Rite Inc
120 Osage Ave	Kansas City	KS	661051415	169946900		$0	$12,598	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
VA Administration Medical Center
400 Veterans Ave Building 1 Room 1C	Biloxi	MS	39531	311575142	501(c)(3)	$0	$12,295	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
43D AG Battalion Reception
ATT Unit Ministry Team 4566 Oklahom	Fort Leonard Wood	MO	654731638	359990000	gvmt	$0	$11,832	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Audie L Murphy VA Hospital
7400 Merton Minter St	San Antonio	TX	782294404	741612229	gvmt	$0	$11,353	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Hunter Homes McGuire VAMC
1201 Broad Rock Blvd	Richmond	VA	232490001	540515611	gvmt	$0	$11,154	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
AME Zion Church Christian Education Dept
3900 Ford Rd Apt 6C	Philadelphia	PA	191312005	232934954	501(c)(3)	$0	$10,907	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Central Texas Veterans HCS (125T)
1901 S 1ST St	Temple	TX	765047451	742623309	501(c)(3)	$0	$10,457	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Atlanta VA Medical Center
1670 Clairmont Rd	Decatur	GA	300334004	582091280	gvmt	$0	$10,417	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
The BayonetLightning Chapel
9476 Kemper St	Fort Jackson	SC	29207	359990000	gvmt	$0	$10,090	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Nebraska Western Iowa VAHCS
4101 Woolworth Ave	Omaha	NE	681051850	470376487	gvmt	$0	$9,486	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Hampton VA Medical Center
100 Emancipation Dr	Hampton	VA	236670001	541172096	gvmt	$0	$9,057	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Veterans Medical Center
1500 E Woodrow Wilson Ave	Jackson	MS	392165116	359990000	gvmt	$0	$8,968	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
United States Army Cadet Command
ATT SSG Bradley R Sage - 201 1ST C	Fort Knox	KY	40121	359990000	gvmt	$0	$8,889	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
The Warriors Journey
3003 E Chestnut Expy Ste 2001	Springfield	MO	658022565	752772633	501(c)(3)	$0	$8,818	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Mita Management
2501 Seaport Dr Ste SH400	Chester	PA	190132230	010478709	501(c)(3)	$0	$8,704	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Kids Community Bible Studies
204 N Potter St	Freeburg	IL	622431032	371376944	501(c)(3)	$0	$8,701	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
US Army Center & School
10100 Lee Rd	Columbia	SC	292077000	359990000	gvmt	$0	$8,586	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
2nd BN 13th IN Regt
4380 Magruder Ave Bldg 4380	Columbia	SC	292076809	359990000	gvmt	$0	$8,400	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Saturate NYC
77 Alaska St	Staten Island	NY	103101203	473197166	501(c)(3)	$0	$8,386	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
VA Medical Center
2300 Ramsey St	Fayetteville	NC	283013856	561303855	gvmt	$0	$8,087	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Triple JAA Ministries
3875 Cambridge St Apt 808	Las Vegas	NV	891197487	574131873		$0	$8,027	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
502 ABWHC JBSA-Lackland
1850 Barnes Ave Bldg 6300	Lackland AFB	TX	78236	849990000	gvmt	$0	$8,019	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Ft Benning Religous Support Office
7030 Lincoln Ave Bldg 974	Fort Benning	GA	319050000	359990000	gvmt	$0	$7,711	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Scott Hageman
8443 Woodreed Dr	West Chester	OH	450695890	465436621	501(c)(3)	$0	$7,579	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Beds for Kids
2519 S Tryon St	Charlotte	NC	282034965	274153074	501(c)(3)	$0	$6,860	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Fellowship Alliance Chapel
199 Church Rd	Medford	NJ	080559512	131623940	501(c)(3)	$0	$6,594	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
USASMDCARSTRAT
Von Braun Complex Building 5220	Redstone Arsenal	AL	35807	359990000	gvmt	$0	$6,583	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Chapel of Hope
1172 Vaughan St	Newport	RI	028411506	349990000	gvmt	$0	$6,394	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
VA Medical Center
1540 Spring Valley Dr	Huntington	WV	257049300	550357745	gvmt	$0	$6,378	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Veterans Affairs Medical Ctr
2121 Lake Ave	Fort Wayne	IN	468055100	995191789	gvmt	$0	$6,367	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
USAG Humphreys RSO
Unit 15228	Apo	AP	962715228	900608782	gvmt	$0	$6,353	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
JFHQ - Army National Guard
ATT State Chaplains Office - 2433	Lincoln	NE	685241801	359990000	gvmt	$0	$6,328	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Charles George Medical Center
1100 Tunnel Rd	Asheville	NC	288052576	561853237	gvmt	$0	$5,993	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
KWC Ministires
181 Azalea Dr	Waynesville	NC	287864609	900608782	501(c)(3)	$0	$5,950	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
VA Med CntrNY Harbor Healthcare System
800 Poly Pl	Brooklyn	NY	112097104	741612229	gvmt	$0	$5,944	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Religious Ministries
Bldg 854 Blvd DeFrance	Parris Island	SC	29905	870798687	501(c)(3)	$0	$5,836	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
VA Martinsburg West Virginia
510 Butler Ave - Bldg 500 2nd Floor	Martinsburg	WV	254059991	550357747	gvmt	$0	$5,559	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
31st Engineer Battalion
6140 Indiana Ave	Fort Leonard Wood	MO	65473	359990000	gvmt	$0	$5,533	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Walking with Warriors
302 W Kennedy Blvd	Tampa	FL	336061412	832568057	501(c)(3)	$0	$5,521	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
HHC 326 BEB 1BCT101ST ABN (AASLT)
Headquarters and Headquarters Compa	Fort Campbell	KY	422235906	359990000	gvmt	$0	$5,513	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Durham VA Medical Center
508 Fulton St	Durham	NC	277053875	561932832	gvmt	$0	$5,418	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Carl Vinson VA Medical Center
1826 Veterans Blvd	Dublin	GA	310213620	582080668	gvmt	$0	$5,310	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Campus Crusade Provision
ATT Bobby Criollo - 2401 W Commerc	San Antonio	TX	782073832	956006123	501(c)(3)	$0	$5,271	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Veterans of Foreign War
9705 Bar B Rd	Fountain	CO	808173302	846043739	501(c)(3)	$0	$5,183	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Good News Jail & Prison Ministry
attn Janet Nepomuceno - Po Box 976	Henrico	VA	232280760	540703077	501(c)(3)	$0	$5,158	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
1-61 IN REG BN
11901 Golden Arrow Rd	Columbia	SC	292076830	359990000	gvmt	$0	$5,095	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
DVA Maryland HCS
10 N Greene St	Baltimore	MD	212011524	359990000	gvmt	$0	$5,034	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
CNVA Medical Center
1 Freedom Way	Augusta	GA	309046285	741612229	gvmt	$0	$5,012	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Hosanna Faith Comes by Hearing
2421 Aztec Road NE	Albuquerque	NM	871074200	850223225	501(c)(3)	$495,000	$0	Program Services
Tyndale House Publishers
351 Executive Drive	Carol Stream	IL	601882420	822635353	501(c)(3)	$230,000	$0	Program Services
ELAM MINISTRIES
5755 North Point Parkway Suite 217	Alpharetta	GA	30022	582134253	501(c)(3)	$150,000	$0	Program Services
SAT 7
PO Box 2770	Easton	MD	216018952	232964829	501(c)(3)	$136,500	$0	Program Services
NEW YORK CITY LEADERSHIP CENTER INC
2 Washington St FL 20	New York	NY	100043411	208991671	501(c)(3)	$1,000,000	$0	Program Services
WORD 4 ASIA -
5625 E Santa Ana Canyon Rd	Anaheim	CA	928073125	531588858		$1,266,008	$0	Program Services
DAVAR PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL
6300 Bridge Point Pkwy Bldg 1	Austin	TX	787305073	270642468	501(c)(3)	$38,000	$0	Program Services
REACHING UNREACHED NATIONS
1732 S Park Ct	Chesapeake	VA	233208934	541563242	501(c)(3)	$1,320,002	$0	Program Services
Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District
3 Betjesda Metro Ctr Ste 1000	Bethesda	MD	208146347	452185518		$10,583	$0	Program Services
Stephen L Walter
1211 Staller Dr	Duncanville	TX	751162043	182385710		$8,319	$0	Program Services
Global Bible Initiative Inc
2719 Pine Dunes Dr SW	Wyoming	MI	494189216	812408473	501(c)(3)	$909,996	$0	Program Services
Renew World Outreach Inc
3225 Wycliffe Way	Stone Mountain	GA	300874148	461197184	501(c)(3)	$440,794	$0	Program Services
Deaf Bible Society Inc
2820 Richmond Dr NE	Albuquerque	NM	871071919	474285852	501(c)(3)	$149,261	$0	Program Services
Deaf Missions
21199 Greenview Rd	Council Bluffs	IA	515034125	420981263	501(c)(3)	$723,233	$0	Program Services
DOOR International
135 N State St Ste 200	Zeeland	MI	494641283	561251149	501(c)(3)	$278,703	$0	Program Services
The Museum of the Bible
7507 SW 44th Street	Oklahoma City	OK	731794312	273444987	501(c)(3)	$100,000	$0	Program Services
Global Generosity dba illumiNations
PO Box 511	Alpharetta	GA	300090511	475209151	501(c)(3)	$100,000	$0	Program Services
Good News Center Inc
PO Box 2135	Duluth	GA	300960037	270977686	501(c)(3)	$70,000	$0	Program Services
Radiant Global Logistics
PO Box 3627	Bellevue	WA	980093627	751548752		$12,751	$0	Program Services
Residence Inn By Marriott Washington DC Capital
333 E St SW	Washington	DC	200243221	760704532		$5,352	$0	Program Services
Talking Books International Inc
419 E Grand Ave	Escondido	CA	920253303	330975333		$170,000	$0	Program Services
Cooperacion Misionera Iberoamericana Inc
613 Ave Ponce de Leon	San Juan	PR	00917	660771386	501(c)(3)	$15,000	$0	Program Services

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	81	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	9	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	EACH GRANT REQUEST IS CAREFULLY REVIEWED, AND AN AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY GRANT APPLICATION KIT, COMPLETE WITH TESTIMONIAL FORMS/OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEEDBACK ON HOW THE SCRIPTURE WILL BE USED IS ISSUED TO THOSE REQUESTING THE FREE SCRIPTURE RESOURCES. ONCE REVIEWED AND APPROVED, AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY SHIPS THE BIBLE BASED RESOURCES AND RECORDS THE FULL DETAIL OF THE END RECIPIENT, HOW THEY PLAN ON USING THE SCRIPTURES IN MINISTRY/IN OUTREACH; ALONG WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE ONGOING REPORTS ON USAGE AND SUSTAINED SCRIPTURE ENGAGEMENT.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Housing Allowance Or Residence	Yes (X)	HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Roy L Peterson
President & CEO	$386,213	$0	$0	$0	$3,564	$0	$31,049	$0	$33,067	$0	$453,893	$0	$0	$0
Robert Briggs
SVP	$242,069	$0	$0	$0	$3,644	$0	$19,707	$0	$27,024	$0	$292,444	$0	$0	$0
Laura Dabkowski
SVP	$241,119	$0	$0	$0	$2,286	$0	$19,707	$0	$36,290	$0	$299,402	$0	$0	$0
Andrew L Hood
VP	$190,433	$0	$0	$0	$416	$0	$15,882	$0	$36,143	$0	$242,874	$0	$0	$0
Steven Kao
VP/General Counsel	$202,870	$0	$0	$0	$1,920	$0	$10,558	$0	$37,077	$0	$252,425	$0	$0	$0
Whitney Kuniholm
SVP	$172,462	$0	$0	$0	$2,400	$0	$14,115	$0	$26,091	$0	$215,068	$0	$0	$0
Mark Wilson
CFO	$208,112	$0	$0	$0	$1,043	$0	$17,136	$0	$36,156	$0	$262,447	$0	$0	$0
Marco Herrea
Director	$184,549	$0	$0	$0	$4,877	$0	$14,810	$0	$26,460	$0	$230,696	$0	$0	$0
Herbert Lee Manis
Director	$193,527	$0	$0	$0	$2,987	$0	$15,778	$0	$26,817	$0	$239,109	$0	$0	$0
Nicholas Pagano
Director	$191,206	$0	$0	$0	$1,822	$0	$28,144	$0	$37,008	$0	$258,180	$0	$0	$0
James Puchy
Director	$222,435	$0	$0	$0	$3,018	$0	$17,222	$0	$26,904	$0	$269,579	$0	$0	$0
Mark Forshaw
Director	$182,553	$0	$0	$0	$922	$0	$15,372	$0	$36,970	$0	$235,817	$0	$0	$0
Nikolaos Garbidakis
Director	$193,683	$0	$0	$0	$1,806	$0	$16,000	$0	$37,033	$0	$248,522	$0	$0	$0
Janet Grell
Director	$188,952	$0	$0	$0	$2,632	$0	$15,232	$0	$14,261	$0	$221,077	$0	$0	$0
Jason Malec
Director	$178,906	$0	$0	$0	$566	$0	$14,106	$0	$36,907	$0	$230,485	$0	$0	$0
Philip H Towner
Director	$184,204	$0	$0	$0	$4,603	$0	$14,074	$0	$26,683	$0	$229,564	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1A	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY'S ("BIBLE SOCIETY") TRAVEL POLICY PROVIDES FOR SPOUSAL TRAVEL IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THERE IS A PRE-APPROVED, DEFINED/MEASUREABLE BIBLE SOCIETY BUSINESS PURPOSE. THE BIBLE SOCIETY DOES PROVIDE A CLERGY HOUSING ALLOWANCE TO SEVERAL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS REPORTED ON PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THE FORM 990. THE CLERGY ALLOWANCE IS PROVIDED TO ORDAINED STAFF MEMBERS AND IS REPORTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(I).	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Works Of Art		WorksOfArtGrp
Art Historical Treasures		ArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional Interest		ArtFractionalInterestGrp
Books And Publications		BooksAndPublicationsGrp
Clothing And Household Goods		ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other Vehicles		CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And Planes		BoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual Property		IntellectualPropertyGrp

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	29	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$490,182	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Market Value	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held Stock		SecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts		SecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities Miscellaneous		SecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist Struct		QualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib Other		QualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate Residential		RealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate Commercial		RealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate Other		RealEstateOtherGrp
Collectibles		CollectiblesGrp
Food Inventory		FoodInventoryGrp
Drugs And Medical Supplies		DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
Taxidermy		TaxidermyGrp
Historical Artifacts		HistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific Specimens		ScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological Artifacts		ArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	Yes (true)	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE M, PART I, LINE 32	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ALL CONTRIBUTED SECURITIES ARE TRANSFERRED INTO A BROKERAGE ACCOUNT FOR TIMELY AND EXPEDITIOUS SALE BY AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY'S INVESTMENT BROKERS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B	POLICIES LINE 11: THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED AND REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM, GRANT THORNTON LLP, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT. A COPY OF THE DRAFT FORM 990 WAS CIRCULATED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR DISCUSSION AND COMMENT. EACH BOARD MEMBER WAS PROVIDED AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. LINE 12: EMPLOYEES ARE REGULARLY COUNSELED BY THE LEGAL STAFF IN CONFLICT OF INTEREST AWARENESS AND ARE REQUIRED TO FILE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ANNUALLY. CONFLICTS IDENTIFIED ARE INVESTIGATED BY THE INTERNAL AUDIT STAFF FOR RESOLUTION WITH MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD AUDIT COMMITTEE. LINE 15: COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO IS DETERMINED BY A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RELIES ON A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SOURCES TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COMPENSATION BENCHMARK SURVEYS AND STUDIES, COMPENSATION PAID TO SIMILAR OFFICER AT SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS (I.E. BY REVIEWING THE FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS), INCLUDING THOSE IN MAJOR URBAN CENTERS. RECOMMENDATIONS WERE BASED ON A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY LEVERAGING EXTERNAL, INDEPENDENT RESEARCH BY GUIDE STAR AND OTHER 3RD PARTY CONSULTING ORGANIZATIONS. THE OFFICERS OF THE BOARD RECOMMEND THE CEO COMPENSATION TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ITS APPROVAL. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' APPROVAL IS DOCUMENTED IN MINUTES. COMPENSATION FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION IS DETERMINED USING VARIOUS SOURCES BY HUMAN RESOURCES SUCH AS COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND STUDIES, INCLUDING INFORMATION ON FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION STUDIES. HUMAN RESOURCES THEN OBTAINS APPROVAL FOR THE RECOMMENDED COMPENSATION FROM THE OFFICERSKEY EMPLOYEES' NEXT HIGHER LEVEL MANAGER. FINAL COMPENSATION AMOUNT IS THEN COMMUNICATED TO THE OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE BY HUMAN RESOURCES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C LINE 19: AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY ("THE BIBLE SOCIETY") MAKES ITS FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE, WWW.AMERICANBIBLE.ORG. THE BIBLE SOCIETY'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND AT MANAGEMENT'S DISCRETION.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 1A & 1B AND PART VII	THE BIBLE SOCIETY IS REPORTING 17 MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SINCE ONE MEMBER OF THE BOARD WAS COMPENSATED, THE BIBLE SOCIETY IS REPORTING 16 INDEPENDENT VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE END OF THE TAX YEAR. THERE IS AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD WHICH HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE FULL BOARD WHEN APPLICABLE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS PENSION RELATED ACTIVITY ($ 550,110) CHANGE IN VALUE IN SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS ($ 274,219) --------------- TOTAL ($ 824,329) ===============

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Faith and Liberty Discovery Center	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	101 N Independence Mall E	AddressLine1Txt
City	Philadelphia	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19106	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	832372645	EIN
Primary Activities	Museum	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	PA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(c)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	Type 7	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	Yes (true)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	false	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd