2020-11-18T08:50:23-06:00 2020-06-30 580692043 MAULDIN & JENKINS LLC 200 GALLERIA PKWY SE STE 1700 ATLANTA GA 303395946 990 2019-07-01 236390716 SOCIETY OF BIBLICAL LITERATURE SOCI 4047273100 825 HOUSTON MILL ROAD NE NO 350 ATLANTA GA 30329 JOHN F KUTSKO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4047273038 2020-11-10 1 MARY JO ALEXANDER P00002534 7709558600 2020-11-10 50.192.51.169 2020-11-10 10:31:39 ES P 265D4F14325C0FC743FCDF554FB40509FD9CC07A 31CC8ACFADCAC42803C42F7080BDB902D21C5AEC 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z JOHN F KUTSKO 825 HOUSTON MILL ROAD NE NO 350 ATLANTA GA 30329 4247657 0 X WWW.SBL-SITE.ORG X 1980 VA THE ORGANIZATION MISSION IS TO FOSTER BIBLICAL SCHOLARSHIP. WE PROVIDE MEMBERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR MUTUAL SUPPORT, INTELLECTUAL GROWTH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. 14 14 23 1200 21061 16118 181350 300207 2625144 2623604 315423 152522 543467 516291 3665384 3592624 9960 9500 0 0 1479509 1552888 0 0 17591 1581024 1667790 3070493 3230178 594891 362446 9160745 9096824 2351885 1801013 6808860 7295811 X SEE SCHEDULE O FOR COMPLETE DESCRIPTION.SBL'S MISSION IS TO FOSTER BIBLICAL SCHOLARSHIP. THE SOCIETY OFFERS ITS MEMBERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR MUTUAL SUPPORT, INTELLECTUAL GROWTH, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ADVANCING ACADEMIC STUDY OF BIBLICAL TEXTS AND THEIR CONTEXTS AS WELL AS OF THE TRADITIONS AND CONTEXTS OF BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION. 0 0 1160816 1465415 CONFERENCES. SBL ORGANIZES TWO MAJOR ANNUAL ACADEMIC CONFERENCES EACH YEAR, ONE IN THE UNITED STATES AND ONE OUTSIDE THE U.S. IT ALSO SPONSORS REGIONAL MEETINGS IN THE U.S. THE MAJOR U.S. MEETING BRINGS TOGETHER MORE THAN HALF OF ITS MEMBERS AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS TO PRESENT OVER 1,000 SCHOLARLY PAPERS OF NEW RESEARCH IN HUNDREDS OF PROGRAM UNIT SESSIONS. THE CONFERENCE ALSO PROVIDES AN EXHIBIT HALL FOR ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS AND A JOB SERVICE FOR ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS WHO INTERVIEW AND HIRE MEMBERS. THESE ANNUAL CONFERENCES ARE HELD IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH SBL'S STRATEGIC VISION STATEMENTS: ORGANIZING CONGRESSES FOR SCHOLARLY EXCHANGE; FACILITATING BROAD AND OPEN DISCUSSION FROM A VARIETY OF CRITICAL PERSEPCTIVES; AND PROMOTING COOPERATION ACROSS GLOBAL BOUNDARIES. 1355137 865024 PRESS. SBL PRESS, THE PUBLISHING DEPARTMENT OF THE SOCIETY, IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PRESSES, AND PUBLISHES PEER-REVIEWED BOOKS AND JOURNALS FOR THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY AND LIBRARIES. THE PRESS ACQUIRES, DEVELOPS, PRODUCES, AND MARKETS 27 BOOK SERIES, THE FLAGSHIP JOURNAL OF THE FIELD, AND A JOURNAL FOR BOOK REVIEWS. TO DO SO THE PRESS HAS PROFESSIONAL STAFF AND OVER 130 VOLUNTEER MEMBERS WHO SERVE AS GENERAL EDITORS, AS SERIES EDITORS, AND ON EDITORIAL BOARDS. SBL PRESS'S ANNUAL BOOK OUTPUT IS 35 TITLES, IN ADDITION TO THE TWO MAJOR JOURNALS. THE PRESS ALSO PARTNERS WITH OTHER PRESSES TO PUBLISH MAJOR RESOURCES AND REFERENCE WORKS. 285066 9500 61585 PROFESSIONS. SBL OFFERS A BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT ITS MEMBERS' PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ADVOCATE FOR THE ACADEMIC FIELD IN HIGHER EDUCATION. IT HOSTS AN EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, PROVIDES WORKSHOPS AT ITS MEETINGS, PARTNERS WITH RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, COLLABORATES WITH ORGANIZATIONS IN HUMANITIES AND HIGHER EDUCATION (SUCH AS THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES ALLIANCE AND THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES), AND FOSTERS PARTICIPATION THROUGH PROGRAM UNITS THAT ENLIST OVER 3,000 OF ITS 8,500 MEMBERS AS CHAIRS, PRESENTERS, PRESIDERS, OR PANELISTS. SUPPORTED BY A GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES, IN 2014 SBL LAUNCHED AN INTERACTIVE WEBSITE CALLED BIBLE ODYSSEY TO PROVIDE THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH ACCURATE AND ENGAGING INFORMATION ABOUT THE BIBLE, ITS CONTENTS, ITS BACKGROUND, AND ITS CULTURAL IMPACT. 270224 614858 THE SOCIETY HAS APPROXIMATELY 7,500 MEMBERS. THE MEMBERSHIP FEE PROVIDES A MYRIAD OF MEMBER SERVICES. MEMBERS RECEIVE DISCOUNTS ON JOURNALS, MEETING REGISTRATIONS, AND BOOKS. MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN THE GOVERNANCE AND PROVIDE DIRECTION THROUGH THEIR WORK ON COMMITTEES. OVER 3,000 MEMBERS PARTICIPATE AS CHAIRS, PRESENTERS, PRESIDERS, OR PANELISTS AT THE ELEVEN REGIONAL MEETINGS, THE INTERNATIONAL MEETING, AND THE ANNUAL MEETING; OVER 5,700 MEMBERS ATTEND THOSE MEETINGS. THE SOCIETY OF BIBLICAL LITERATURE IS MADE UP OF A COMMUNITY OF MEMBER SCHOLARS VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME AND TALENTS TO FURTHER BIBLICAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR MANY YEARS TO COME AND TO PASS ALONG THEIR KNOWLEDGE TO THOSE WHO WILL FOLLOW IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS. 270224 614858 3071243 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 136 0 1 23 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 GA X X PAM KENNEMORE 4047273103 825 HOUSTON MILL ROAD STE 350 ATLANTA GA 30329 GALE A YEE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ADELE REINHARTZ PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JUDITH NEWMAN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 EFRAIN AGOSTO CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 EHUD BEN ZVI MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARC BRETTLER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GAY BYRON MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JORUNN OKLAND MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SIDNIE WHITE CRAWFORD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MONICA JYOTSNA MELANCHTHON MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS ROLLSTON MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAT-SIONG BENNY LIEW MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA NASRALLAH MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES C VANDERKAM VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTIAN BRADY MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HUGH ROWLAND PAGE JR MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN F KUTSKO TREASURER, EXEC DIRECTOR 60.00 X 179718 0 45128 PAM KENNEMORE DIRECTOR FINANCE/ADMIN 45.00 X 108350 0 29898 288068 0 75026 2 0 1 0 SOLTECH INC 950 E PACES FERRY RD NE STE 2400 ATLANTA GA 30326 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 251070 COGENT GLOBAL SOLUTIONS 1550 LARIMER ST SUITE 1082 DENVER CO 80202 AUDIO VISUAL SERVICES 192286 2 300207 300207 CONGRESSES 611600 1465415 1465415 MEMBERSHIP DUES 611600 626903 605963 20940 PRESS 323100 460806 446309 14497 PROFESSIONS 541900 61585 61585 REGIONAL MEETINGS 541900 8895 8895 2623604 191481 21061 170420 118473 118473 138770 159667 -20897 -20897 -20897 444219 483178 -38959 -38959 -38959 430903 12188 418715 418715 3592624 3006882 21061 264474 9500 9500 228896 204861 19960 4075 988102 958764 26304 3034 99677 96830 2539 308 154846 150733 3614 499 81367 78130 2793 444 6109 6014 95 19450 19450 37672 37672 68630 63199 2122 3309 10230 10230 80588 76845 2204 1539 155624 146639 8985 26732 26732 66001 63361 2640 87777 82879 4234 664 544957 542844 1136 977 64109 61196 625 2288 23220 22101 1119 PUBLISHING COSTS 458278 458278 DUES, MEMBERSHIPS AND S 14101 12107 1540 454 UNRELATED BUSINESS TAX 4312 4312 3230178 3071243 141344 17591 2041684 1501040 86753 32441 25000 0 174278 229996 101636 55772 311842 463838 161762 151041 9309 10721 3854592 4270436 373142 358556 230051 229340 1952458 1944684 9160745 9096824 364423 257427 1985116 1259209 2346 2777 281600 2351885 1801013 X 5740569 5915993 1068291 1379818 6808860 7295811 9160745 9096824 362446 124505 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 90269 79042 55592 181350 300207 706460 2891907 3212453 3269710 3062337 3019070 15455477 63475 69919 57141 42360 35437 268332 3045651 3361414 3382443 3286047 3354714 16430269 2656 7050 11770 4695 5040 31211 211966 211966 2656 7050 11770 4695 217006 243177 16187092 367785 337238 427476 463701 427663 2023863 12027 24938 21061 58026 367785 337238 439503 488639 448724 2081889 3413436 3698652 3821946 3774686 3803438 18512158 0.87440 0.88960 0.11250 0.10870 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 2346 24476 24045 2777 1 X 970220 250 57893 2000 1537 1024826 820692 80100 71563 1000 1135 970220 736818 450 85337 1000 913 820692 642854 200 95579 1000 815 736818 577546 50485 16134 1000 311 642854 0.00000 0.24000 0.76000 0 0 161762 151041 10721 10721 LUCE CENTER FIXED ASSETS 1147653 LUCE CENTER ENDOWMENT FUND 796315 OTHER 716 1944684 X 3768499 124505 124505 3643994 37672 -89042 -51370 3592624 3281548 89042 89042 3192506 37672 37672 3230178 PART IV, LINE 1B: SBL SELLS PUBLICATIONS FOR BROWN JUDAIC STUDIES, WILLIAM CAREY UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL PRESS,SHEFFIELD PHOENIX AND NIDA. FUNDS FROM THESE SALES, NET OF FEES, ARE REMITTED TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS ON VARYING SCHEDULES, USUALLY QUARTERLY OR ANNUALLY. IN ADDITION, SBL ACCOUNTS FOR FUNDS OF TWO REGIONAL GROUPS WHICH CONDUCT MEETINGS RELATED TO SBL'S MISSION. THE FUNDS OF THESE VARYING ORGANIZATIONS DO NOT BELONG TO SBL AND ARE THUS, NOT INCLUDED IN THE SBL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART IV, LINE 2B: SBL SELLS PUBLICATIONS FOR BROWN JUDAIC STUDIES, WILLIAM CAREY UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL PRESS,SHEFFIELD PHOENIX AND NIDA. FUNDS FROM THESE SALES, NET OF FEES, ARE REMITTED TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS ON VARYING SCHEDULES, USUALLY QUARTERLY OR ANNUALLY. PART V, LINE 4: ENDOWMENT IS HELD FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE LUCE CENTER BUILDING WHICH IS JOINTLY OWNED WITH AMERICAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION. ONLY THE PORTION ATTRIBUTABLE TO SBL IS INCLUDED HERE AND IN SBL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SECOND ENDOWMENT IS HELD FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF BIBLICAL SCHOLARSHIP. THIRD ENDOWMENT IS HELD TO PUBLISH CONTENT TO OUR BIBLE ODYSSEY WEBSITE. PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE SOCIETY DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND ASSOCIATED UNRECOGNIZED BENEFITS THAT MATERIALLY IMPACT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR RELATED DISCLOSURES. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RECLASS COST OF GOODS SOLD AGAINST REVENUE -12,188. RECLASS DECLINE IN INVENTORY -7,529. RECLASS EXPENSE AGAINST RENTAL INCOME -69,325. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RECLASS COST OF GOODS SOLD AGAINST REVENUE 12,188. RECLASS DECLINE IN INVENTORY 7,529. 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PART I, LINE 3: PAYMENTS TO VENDORS FOR INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: X 1 1 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 JOHN F KUTSKO TREASURER, EXEC DIRECTOR 176416 0 3044 0 258 0 18546 0 26582 0 224846 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S WIFE VOLUNTEERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. AIRFARE AND MEALS ARE PROVIDED FOR ALL VOLUNTEERS AT THE MEETING. PART I, LINE 7 JOHN KUTSKO RECEIVED A $3,044 BONUS REPORTED ON HIS 2019 W-2. PAM KENNEMORE RECEIVED A $1,354 BONUS ON HER 2019 W-2. BONUSES ARE NOT BASED ON REVENUE OR NET EARNINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE SOCIETY HAS 7,617 MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS JOIN THE SOCIETY THROUGH THE PURCHASE OF A MEMBERSHIP. EACH YEAR AT THE ANNUAL MEETING THERE IS A BUSINESS MEETING AT WHICH THE MEMBERS HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE NEW MEMBERS TO COUNCIL. THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE ORGANIZATION IS THEN GIVEN THE RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION. 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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A SBL USES COMPARABLE DATA FROM NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR INDUSTRY TO BENCHMARK PAY, INCLUDING COMPENSATION SURVEYS OF UNIVERSITY PRESSES, PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFITS, IN ORDER TO MATCH STAFFING AND FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES. DATA FROM THESE MARKET SEGMENTS ARE USED TO FORM A "MARKET COMPOSITE" TO ASSESS THE COMPETITIVENESS OF COMPENSATION. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION POLICY IS ADMINISTERED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPENSATION AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANY CHANGES TO COUNCIL (BOARD OF DIRECTORS) AS APPROPRIATE. FINANCE COMMITTEE AND COUNCIL ALSO REVIEW AND APPROVE BASE SALARIES, ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS, INCENTIVE AND BONUS PAY, AND OBJECTIVES AND GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR'S ANNUAL COMPENSATION PROGRAM. 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