AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY (EIN 13-1623885)
Tax period: 2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed: 2016-02-26
IRS object ID: 201640579349300909
Schema version: 2014v6.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

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

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-02-26T14:48:30-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-06-30	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	2014-07-01	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	% SAEED AHMED	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	AMER	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2153090300	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	101 N Independence Mall East FL8	AddressLine1Txt
City	Philadelphia	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	191062155	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Julia Oliver	PersonNm
Person Title	SVP, CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2153090300	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-02-23	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Frank Giardini	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00532355	PTIN
Phone	2155614200	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-08-17 19:52:53Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
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	$1,003,228,651	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
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Voting Members Independent	17	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	309	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	200	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$835,281	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$39,913,323	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$59,321,159	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$42,245,515	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$30,477,788	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$6,450,212	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$279,628,364	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$88,609,050	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$369,427,311	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$6,557,925	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$5,659,491	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$30,546,681	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$35,864,081	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$713,119	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$779,697	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$10,750,798	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$42,052,987	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$46,020,394	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$79,870,712	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$88,323,663	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$8,738,338	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$281,103,648	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$528,448,319	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$801,150,780	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$92,569,504	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$114,594,355	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$435,878,815	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$686,556,425	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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. FROM SENDING BIBLES OUT TO THE FRONTIER WITH PONY EXPRESS RIDERS, SENDING POCKET-SIZED BIBLES TO SOLDIERS ON BATTLEFIELDS, GOING BEHIND BARS WITH PRISON CHAPLAINS, TO SPEAKING THROUGH ONE OF THE MOST-VISITED PAGES ON FACEBOOK, THE DISTRIBUTION OF HOPE BY AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY HAS TAKEN ON A MYRIAD OF FORMS. WHETHER BY BOAT, PLANE, TRAIN, SMART PHONE OR AUDIO, AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY HAS USED WHATEVER AVENUE IS AVAILABLE TO GET GOD'S WORD AROUND THE WORLD WHERE NEEDED MOST. TODAY'S AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY CONTINUES TO INVITE MILLIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE TO EXPERIENCE THE LIFE-CHANGING MESSAGE OF THE BIBLE, FOCUSING ON WAYS TO: - ENGAGE - TODAY'S GENERATIONS SET ADRIFT; - RESTORE - LIVES FACING THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST TRAUMAS; AND - PROVIDE - GOD'S WORD FOR THOSE STILL WAIT	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$66,520,979	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$5,659,491	GrantAmt
Desc	In the last year, American Bible Society has continued to pursue 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. Backed by the prayers and support of financial partners, American Bible Society has worked to accomplish this goal in the United States and around the globe through Bible translation, Bible distribution, Bible advocacy, equipping leaders to promote Bible engagement and Bible-based trauma healing. In the U.S., American Bible Society worked with church and ministry leaders in cities to mobilize local Bible engagement movements. In Phoenix, this included launching a ministry network and collaborating with the John 17 Movement, an interconfessional Christian network in Phoenix. In New York City, American Bible Society hosted a listening campaign with pastors on the topic of Scripture engagement and worked to support the Luis Palau Association in planning and supporting 115 outreach events in New York City in the summer of 2015. At the October 2014 event "Movement Day," a gathering of 1,500 Christian leaders from 250 cities, 33 states and 8 countries, American Bible Society president and staff presented the vision of a Bible-engaged city and launched the city-focused Scripture suite "Now is the Time: Luke." In addition, Bible engagement seminars for Latino communities in New York City and Houston reached more than 450 leaders. The Youth and Millennials team launched a new partnership with Young Life to make the Bible accessible to at-risk students in the Young Life program. Through a partnership with the Willow Creek Association, American Bible Society was able to cast vision for the future of Bible engagement to more than 400 leaders at a Willow Creek event in Florida and contribute targeted Scripture engagement resources to thousands of leaders who subscribe to Willow Creek's monthly email update. Roman Catholic Ministries team hosted a Catholic Bible Summit in partnership with the Archdiocese of New York in New York City with 200 key leaders from the Roman Catholic Church and continued its Lectio Divina program to promote Scripture engagement throughout local parishes and diocese. Armed Services Ministries provided more than 440,000 Scripture resources to the military, military veterans and their families in order to cultivate Scripture engagement. In addition, the God Understands project, which provides God's Word to veterans struggling with trauma reached more than 50,000 people, and the new Military Bible Challenge web app made it possible for military families to interact with the Bible from a distance. Around the world, American Bible Society has worked to serve the global Church through investing in accelerated Bible translation and frontline Scripture engagement. Accelerated Bible translation seeks to provide Scripture in people's heart languages by introducing the Common Framework of Scripture translation (accelerated impact, ownership, and stewardship) and ensuring that 100 percent of languages have some portion of Scripture by 2025. American Bible Society supported a total of 279 Bible translation projects in 61 countries, impacting more than 6.5 million people. American Bible Society's Nida Institute for Biblical Scholarship supports this work by guiding research and implementation of translation best practices around the globe. Every Tribe Every Nation, an alliance of Bible translation organizations, was a critical partner in seeing accelerated Bible translation. Collaboration through Every Tribe Every Nation decreased duplication of work and increased the quality and efficiency of Bible translation. Every Tribe Every Nation helped to provide and advocate for translator training, technological advancements in the Bible translation process, and the acceleration of individual Bible translations. One example of accelerated Bible translation is the Nsenga translation. The Nsenga (inter-confessional) Bible Translation project began in 2010 as a grassroots movement of the Nsenga-speaking people in Zambia. The translation process could have lasted 8 years, but thanks to funding provided by American Bible Society and Every Tribe Every Nation, which provided a generator for electrical power, computers and bicycles for transportation, THE TRANSLATORS WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE A TRANSLATION OF the New Testament in just under 4 years. The dedication ceremony for the Nsenga New Testament is tentatively scheduled for June 2016. The intention is to continue translating the full Bible. Frontline Scripture Engagement advances first-time Scripture engagement in the world's most hostile and remote regions by focusing on three critical areas: new believers (emphasis on Middle East, Central Asia, China and India), Millennials/Youth (in Africa and Latin America, where 45 percent of the population is under 25), and people under oppression (people who are persecuted, displaced, traumatized, orphans, widows, or in extreme poverty). Two key initiatives for Frontline Scripture Engagement are End-to-End and the Domestic Violence Cluster in Latin America: "Read to Live." The End-to-End is a simple three-phase program including: showing "The Jesus Film" by Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ International), organizing believers into Faith Comes By Hearing listening groups, and providing Bibles for daily Scripture engagement. American Bible Society championed the Scripture engagement element of End-to-End in 13 countries, including India and 12 countries in Africa, and reached 318,112 people. Five Bible Societies in Latin America have worked together since 2011 to address illiteracy and domestic violence through the Read to Live initiative. Using resources in Spanish and indigenous languages, the program has served as a catalyst to decrease violence against women and children and strengthen families. The initiative reached more than 96,000 people. American Bible Society's trauma healing work equipped local leaders with biblical and mental health resources to enable traumatized people to experience the life-changing message of the Bible. In the last year, 40,000 participants participated in the program's equipping sessions, healing sessions, mini sessions and communities of practice; 1,738 new facilitators received training, and trauma healing sessions were held in 29 countries, including seven new countries. The trauma healing team also worked with Bible Societies around the world to lay the groundwork for delivering the trauma healing program through 30-minute radio programs with accompanying Scripture songs. The children's trauma healing program was piloted in Spanish, and this curriculum was launched through a training session at Wheaton College and a children's trauma healing session in Nicaragua. In response to the ebola crisis, the trauma healing team developed an audio trauma healing program that was specifically adapted for ebola-stricken Guinea and Liberia. American Bible Society worked with Life Focus TV to produce "Hope Rising," an Emmy-nominated documentary about American Bible Society's Bible-based trauma work. The documentary was aired on ABC with a viewership of 35 million people. Throughout its domestic and international work, American Bible Society prioritizes working with dedicated ministry partners in order to deliver efficient, high-quality results. We play a vital role in helping our partners deepen and expand their impact through Scripture Engagement. A critical international partnership is the United Bible Society (UBS) Fellowship. Formed in 1946 following the end of WWII, UBS includes more than 140 national Bible Societies operating in more than 200 countries around the world. This global network ensures that global support is applied to the local needs for God's Word. Domestically a range of partners-from local churches to national organizations such as Movement Day and the Willow Creek Association-help to channel Scripture-impact to the communities that need it most. This partnership model minimizes duplication of efforts and maximizes the impact of each project for the Christian community. All of these activities are taking place at an historic moment in American Bible Society's history. In May of 2016, American Bible Society will celebrate 200 years of sharing God's Word in the U.S. and around the world. As the organization celebrates God's faithfulness in the past, it is also looking toward an audacious new goal: seeing 100 million people in the U.S. engaged with God's Word and 100 percent of languages with access to Scripture in the next 10 years.	Desc
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Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	Yes (true)	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (true)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (true)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (true)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (true)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
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Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
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Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
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IRP Document	3847	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	309	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (true)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	AU	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	BR	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	EG	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	HK	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	HU	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	false	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	18	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	17	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AZ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	LA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Person	SAEED AHMED	PersonNm
Phone	2153090900	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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City	Philadelphia	CityNm
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ZIP	191062155	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (39 entries)

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Nick Athens
Chairman	11.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Elizabeth Peale Allen
Vice Chairman	7.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Cheryl Holland
Recording Secretary/Treasurer	7.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Katherine Barnhart
Trustee	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Thomas Bindley
Trustee	9.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jeff Brown
Trustee	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Victor Cardenas
Trustee	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Rebecca Contreras
Trustee	6.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Pieter Dearolf
Trustee	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Tessie DeVore
Trustee	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jerry Dimitriou
Trustee	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mark Hanson
Trustee	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Karen Louie
Trustee	6.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Paul A Soukup SJ
Trustee	6.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sharon Watson Fluker
Trustee	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Darrell L Whiteman
Trustee	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Angela Williams
Trustee	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
James Eastman
Trustee (through 6/19/15)	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Harvey Hoskins
Trustee (through 6/19/15)	6.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Frank M Taylor III
Trustee (through 6/19/15)	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
David Trobisch
Trustee (through 6/19/15)	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Roy L Peterson
President & CEO	40.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$341,069	$0	$47,968
Robert Briggs
SVP	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$214,291	$0	$56,094
Donald Cavanaugh
Corp Sec/CAE (through 9/30/15)	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$161,349	$0	$60,744
Mark Dillon
SVP (through 6/30/15)	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$345,195	$0	$52,716
Stephen D King
SVP, COO (through 12/23/15)	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$222,368	$0	$54,223
Geoffrey Morin
SVP	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$214,309	$0	$52,476
Julia A Oliver
SVP, CFO	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$209,533	$0	$58,264
Laura Dabkowski
SVP (Start 12/15/14)	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Marco Herrera
Director	40.0	0.0			$160,655	$0	$38,498	Yes (X)
Lee Manis
Director	40.0	0.0			$168,698	$0	$53,111	Yes (X)
Nicholas Pagano
Director	40.0	0.0			$163,839	$0	$62,979	Yes (X)
James Puchy
Chief of Staff	40.0	0.0			$180,525	$0	$40,791	Yes (X)
Peter Rathbun
General Counsel	40.0	0.0			$188,156	$0	$41,703	Yes (X)
Mark Forshaw
Director	40.0	0.0			$162,194	$0	$49,628		Yes (X)
Nikolaos Garbidakis
Director	40.0	0.0			$181,067	$0	$59,956		Yes (X)
Janet Grell
Director	40.0	0.0			$168,358	$0	$30,709		Yes (X)
Mario Paredes
Director	40.0	0.0			$182,061	$0	$28,657		Yes (X)
Stephen Sharp
Director	40.0	0.0			$163,369	$0	$40,997		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$3,427,036	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$829,514	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	65	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
Robbinskersten Direct
3400 Waterview Pkwy Ste 250	RICHARDSON	TX	75080	Direct Mail	$4,320,253
Masterworks
19462 Powder Hill Pl NE	POULSBO	WA	98370	Direct Mail	$2,453,777
Resource One
PO Box 839	TULSA	OK	74101	Warehousing/Logistic	$1,461,950
Word4Asia
PO Box 18448	ANAHEIM HILLS	CA	92817	Bible Distribution	$1,396,001
ABM Janitorial Services Northeast I
PO Box 1534	NEW YORK	NY	10008	Custodial	$945,720

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	50	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$41,343	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Fundraising	$52,627	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$59,227,189	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$423,878	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$59,321,159	TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,577,463	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$835,281	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$6,742,182	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	$1,654,940	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,654,940	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$3,102,128	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$2,423,721	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$678,407	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$678,407	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$678,407	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$649,556,981	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$626,656,656	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$22,900,325	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$22,900,325	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$22,900,325	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$39,878	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$52,627	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$39,878	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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

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	$6,235,983	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$4,681,085	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,554,898	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,554,898	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
GAIN FROM SALE OF BUILDING (SEE SCH O)	900099	$274,670,489	$274,670,489
GLOBAL SCRIPTURE IMPACT FEES	900099	$100,535		$100,535
MISCELLANEOUS	900099	$969,095		$969,095

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$275,740,119	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$369,427,311	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,069,630	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$835,281	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$308,201,241	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,999,058	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,999,058	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	$2,660,433	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,660,433	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	$3,519,672	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,446,595	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$611,097	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$461,980	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	$20,310,685	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,118,364	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,526,409	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,665,912	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,001,227	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,818,480	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$682,704	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$500,043	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,299,434	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,119,088	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,393,055	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$787,291	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,733,063	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,203,637	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$301,438	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$227,988	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	$48,931	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,472	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,086	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,373	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$206,254	TotalAmt
Management And General	$206,254	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	$779,697	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$779,697	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,433,456	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,433,456	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,382,191	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,994,163	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$388,028	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,772,956	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,220,996	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$292,522	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$259,438	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,991,820	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,549,156	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$37,075	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$405,589	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,933,958	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,877,069	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$705,787	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$351,102	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,148,454	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,638,219	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$214,224	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$296,011	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	$339,878	TotalAmt
Program Services	$279,124	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,110	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$28,644	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	$1,660,540	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,370,305	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$119,448	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$170,787	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$254,630	TotalAmt
Program Services	$159,736	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30,953	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$63,941	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
SCRIPTURE PROGRAM PAYMENTS	$14,299,809	$14,299,809
PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS	$6,280,295	$3,823,377	$2,756	$2,454,162
POSTAGE & MAILINGS	$2,875,673	$1,663,555	$11,918	$1,200,200
BANK FEES & COMPLIANCE	$150,626	$69,374	$7,272	$73,980

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$240,923	TotalAmt
Program Services	$189,969	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,294	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,660	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$88,323,663	TotalAmt
Program Services	$66,520,979	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,051,886	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,750,798	FundraisingAmt

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

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,092,218	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,884,265	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$4,207,953	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,893,528	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,732,337	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,172,057	BOYAmt
EOY	$167,212,731	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	$4,703,130	BOYAmt
EOY	$44,979,155	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	$5,413,440	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,829,890	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,530,804	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,337,248	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$21,248,046	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$8,321,629	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,061,190	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,926,417	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$86,446,684	BOYAmt
EOY	$182,576,366	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$358,103,785	BOYAmt
EOY	$356,942,663	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	$49,123,701	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,613,973	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$528,448,319	BOYAmt
EOY	$801,150,780	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,650,555	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,376,263	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	$5,058,809	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,426,110	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	$70,860,140	BOYAmt
EOY	$84,791,982	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$92,569,504	BOYAmt
EOY	$114,594,355	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$349,557,345	BOYAmt
EOY	$604,064,751	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,805,628	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,134,470	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$41,515,842	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,357,204	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$435,878,815	BOYAmt
EOY	$686,556,425	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$528,448,319	BOYAmt
EOY	$801,150,780	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$281,103,648	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$26,343,296	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$4,082,742	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	$35,381,640	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$39,837,983	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$48,571,145	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$39,913,323	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$59,321,159	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$223,025,250	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	$35,381,640	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$39,837,983	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$48,571,145	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$39,913,323	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$59,321,159	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$223,025,250	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$0	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$223,025,250	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$11,017,913	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$8,446,263	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$10,446,052	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,944,329	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,232,403	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$48,086,960	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$621,409	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,111,938	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$13,725	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$1,747,072	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$271,451	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$733,239	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$272,244	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$915,240	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,109,508	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,301,682	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$276,160,964	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$9,148,301	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.80759	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.78462	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	1	DonorAdvisedFundsHeldCnt
Funds And Other Accounts Held	0	FundsAndOtherAccountsHeldCnt
Donor Advised Funds Contri	$0	DonorAdvisedFundsContriAmt
Funds And Other Accounts Contri	$0	FundsAndOtherAccountsContriAmt
Donor Advised Funds Grants	$0	DonorAdvisedFundsGrantsAmt
Funds And Other Accounts Grants	$0	FundsAndOtherAccountsGrantsAmt
Donor Advised Funds Vl EOY	$25,007	DonorAdvisedFundsVlEOYAmt
Funds And Other Accounts Vl EOY	$0	FundsAndOtherAccountsVlEOYAmt
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	$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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$309,801,521	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	-$2,125,528	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$66,793,202	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$43,846,853	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,429,139	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$329,193,203	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$301,074,139	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	-$2,591,703	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$39,129,329	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$25,979,151	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,831,093	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$309,801,521	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$348,864,480	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	-$3,467,001	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$6,794,871	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$36,018,810	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,509,659	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$301,074,139	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$305,067,004	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	-$4,394,990	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$84,601,787	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$34,815,712	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,593,609	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$348,864,480	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.95357	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.03272	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.01371	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (true)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$0	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$0	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$0	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$9,578,053	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$689,183	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$8,888,870	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$6,812,732	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$3,965,158	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,847,574	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,857,261	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$3,667,288	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,189,973	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$12,926,417	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Financial Derivatives		FinancialDerivativesGrp
Closely Held Equity Interests		CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
PRIVATE EQUITY	$23,940,760	F
REAL ASSETS	$38,022,048	F
ABSOLUTE RETURN	$73,433,037	F
FIXED INCOME	$67,368,973	F
EQUITIES	$154,177,845	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$356,942,663	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ANNUITIES PAYABLE	$26,310,910
ACCR POST RETIREMENT BENEFITS	$35,872,068
OBLIGATIONS UNDER REMAINDER TR	$5,905,458
PAYABLES UNDER SECURITIES LOAN	$3,113,711
DEFERRED ALLOW FROM LEASE ACTIVITY	$13,589,835

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$84,791,982	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$341,248,902	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$26,343,296	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$598,343	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$25,744,953	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$366,993,855	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$2,433,456	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$2,433,456	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$369,427,311	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$90,571,292	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$4,681,085	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$4,681,085	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$85,890,207	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$2,433,456	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$2,433,456	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$88,323,663	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part III, Line 1a	COLLECTIONS OF ART, HISTORICAL TREASURES OR OTHER SIMILAR ASSETS American Bible Society, ("the Bible Society"), maintains a rare scripture collection that has been acquired through purchases and contributions since the 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 funds historic dollar value.
Schedule D, Part XI	RECONCILIATION OF REVENUE Line 2D Cost of Goods Sold $4,681,085 Change in value of Split Interest Agreements (6,723,482) Pension Related Activity 2,640,740 ------------ Total Part XI, Line 2(D) $ 598,343 ============
Schedule D, Part XII	RECONCILIATION OF EXPENSES Line 2D Cost of Goods Sold $4,681,085
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 tax years ending 2013, 2014 and 2015 are still open to audit for both federal and state purposes. 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 (22 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the Pacific	Grantmaking	bible distrib & engage	$1,156,690
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Grantmaking	bible distrib & engage	$120,000
Middle East and North Africa	Grantmaking	bible distrib & engage	$1,280,000
North America	Grantmaking	bible distrib & engage	$97,211
South Asia	Grantmaking	bible distrib & engage	$6,532
Central America and the Caribbean	Program Services	bible distrib & engage	$809,211
East Asia and the Pacific	Program Services	bible distrib & engage	$1,662,691
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Program Services	bible distrib & engage	$2,845,958
Middle East and North Africa	Program Services	bible distrib & engage	$1,891,422
North America	Program Services	bible distrib & engage	$590,298
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Program Services	bible distrib & engage	$223,062
South America	Program Services	bible distrib & engage	$1,191,238
South Asia	Program Services	bible distrib & engage	$523,926
Sub-Saharan Africa	Program Services	bible distrib & engage	$4,550,732
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Investments		$2,071,187
East Asia and the Pacific	Investments		$4,416,809
South Asia	Investments		$1,111,400
East Asia and the Pacific	Investments		$2,245,755
Sub-Saharan Africa	Investments		$1,830,677
Middle East and North Africa	Investments		$246,784
South America	Investments		$85,041
North America	Investments		$240,150

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent	$24,548,367	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$4,648,407	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$29,196,774	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (12 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
Central America and the Caribbean	Bible Engagement	$29,500
East Asia and the Pacific	Bible Engagement	$25,000
North America	Bible Engagement	$9,500
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Bible Engagement	$9,500
South Asia	Bible Engagement	$5,500
Sub-Saharan Africa	Bible Engagement	$7,500
Middle East and North Africa	Bible Engagement	$810,000
Middle East and North Africa	Bible Engagement	$50,000
Middle East and North Africa	Bible Engagement	$420,000
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Bible Engagement	$120,000
East Asia and the Pacific	Bible Engagement	$1,156,690
North America	Bible Engagement	$17,244

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	12	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. GLOBAL SCRIPTURE IMPACT ("GSI"), OUR INTERNAL RESEARCH GROUP, OR OUR FUNDING PARTNER 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, GSI 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
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (true)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Robbins kersten direct ltd	PersonNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3400 Waterview Pkwy Ste 250	AddressLine1Txt
City	Richardson	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	75080	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	mailing	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	false	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$20,353,882	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$7,208,627	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	$13,145,256	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$20,353,882	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$7,208,627	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$13,145,256	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

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	ABS Golf Outing	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$92,505	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$52,627	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$39,878	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$28,975	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$10,903	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Other Events Total	0	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Total	$92,505	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$52,627	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$39,878	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$28,975	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$10,903	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$39,878	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (48 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MARYLAND
10 N GREEN STREET	BALTIMORE	MD	212011524	741612229	$7,256	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
VA MEDICAL CTR
1970 ROANOKE BLVD	SALEM	VA	241536478	541691022	$5,477	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
MCGUIRE VA MEDICAL CTR
1201 BROAD ROCK BLVD	RICHMOND	VA	23249	540515611	$13,540	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
OVERTON BROOKS VA MEDICAL CTR
510 E STONER ROAD	SHREVEPORT	LA	711014243	720423660	$20,391	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
OKLAHOMA CITY VA MEDICAL CTR
921 NE 13TH STREET	OKLAHOMA CITY	OK	731045007	731097102	$5,320	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
OPERATION COMPASSION
1120 URBANE ROAD	CLEVELAND	TN	373124742	621697490	$103,892	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Marine Corps RELIGIOUS MINISTRIES
BLDG 854 BLVD DEFRANCE	PARRIS ISLAND	SC	29905	539990000	$14,767	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
SACVET
1179 HENRY AVE UNIT 5051	COLUMBUS	GA	319067702	161768322	$6,287	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
US Navy RECRUITING TRAINING COMMAND
3355 ILLINOIS STREET	GREAT LAKES	IL	600883115	349990000	$16,546	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
US Army 1-13THE IN REGIMENT
BLDG 11000	FORT JACKSON	SC	29207	359990000	$8,340	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
US Army INSTALLATION CHAPLAINS OFFICE
4475 GREGG STREET	COLUMBIA	SC	297025308	359990000	$5,574	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
US Army 165THE INF REGIMENT
BLDG 4250 CHAPLAIN	FORT JACKSON	SC	29207	359990000	$25,550	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
AUDI L MURPHY VA HOSPITAL
7400 MERTON MINTER STREET	SAN ANTONIO	TX	782294404	741612229	$7,398	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
US Air ForceBASIC MILITARY TRAINING 322ND SQUAD
JBSA 502 ABW/HC OL-A	LACKLAND AFB	TX	78236	849990000	$11,175	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
US Army 194th ARMOURED BRIGADE
5463 187TH REGIMENT STREET INFANTR	FORT BENNING	GA	319054904	359990000	$13,890	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
US ARMY RESERVE COMMAND 25
3017 LIPPIZAN STREET	ROBINSON	TX	767067463	359990000	$11,934	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
CLOSER TO GOD EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
369 WALNUT STREET	NEWARK	NJ	07105	453604355	$7,660	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
VETERANS INFORMATION CENTER
1507 N DIXIE HWY	ELIZABETHTOWN	KY	427012653	611297251	$6,368	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
LUIS PALAU ASSOCIATION
1865 BROADWAY	NEW YORK	NY	100237503	133143817	$92,328	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
EVANGELIST MOVEMENT GLORY BE TO GOD
2284 AMSTERDAM AVE	NEW YORK	NY	100337367	900792728	$5,541	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
ABUNDANT GRACE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH
11480 NEBO ROAD	NEBO	KY	424419748	830502882	$6,007	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
NUEVA ESPERANZA INC
4261 N 5TH ST	PHILADELPHIA	PA	191402615	232552707		CASH	CASH	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT	$10,000
STEPHEN JO
725 E9TH STREET APT 5D	NEW YORK	NY	100095391	133143817	$14,485	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
DEPTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS
2002 HOLCOMBE BLVD	HOUSTON	TX	770304211	760418077	$11,440	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
VA MEDICAL CTR
100 EMANCIPATION DRIVE	HAMPTON	VA	236670001	541172096	$7,112	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
VA MEDICAL CTR
1481 W 10TH STREET RM C-2090	INDIANAPOLIS	IN	462022803	351906280	$5,737	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
VA MEDICAL CTR
5901 E 7TH STREET	LONG BEACH	CA	908225201	951652897	$5,028	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
VA MEDICAL CENTER OF WEST LA
11301 WILSHIRE BLVD	LOS ANGELES	CA	900731002	080503410	$5,251	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
VA MEDICAL CENTER
1900 EAST MAIN STREET	DANVILLE	IL	618325198	370662493	$8,041	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
DVA MEDICAL CENTER
2400 HOSPITAL ROAD	TUSKEGEE	AL	360535001	630803166	$8,463	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
VA MEDICAL CTRLEWIS A JOHNSON
1 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE	CLARKSBURG	WV	26301	741612229	$8,107	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
VA MEDICAL CTR
1 JEFFERSON BARRACKS ROAD	ST LOUIS	MO	631254191	430684806	$5,190	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
VA MEDICAL CTR
1540 SPRING VALLEY ROAD	HUNTINGTON	WV	257049300	550357745	$17,056	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
AMERICAN REHABILITATION MINISTRIES
3605 N MAIN STREET	JOPLIN	MO	648017665	431037106	$25,020	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
US Navy USS HARRY S TRUMAN (CVN 75)
CRMD BOX7	FPO	AE	095240007	349990000	$6,705	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST
750 MID GROUND BLVD	NEWPORT NEWS	VA	23606	956006123	$34,840	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
AMERICAN REHABILITATION MINISTRIES
3605 N MAIN STREET	JOPLIN	MO	648017665	431037106		CASH	CASH	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT	$85,728
VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CTR
2495 SHREVEPORT HIGHWAY 71	PINEVILLE	LA	713604044	720411414	$6,057	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
MOBIA
1865 BROADWAY	NEW YORK	NY	10023	201915394		CASH	CASH	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT	$525,000
OPERATION COMPASSION
114 STEWART ROAD NE	CLEVELAND	TN	37312	621697490		CASH	CASH	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT	$107,500
NEW YORK CITY LEADERSHIP CENTER INC
4604 31ST AVE 2ND FLOOR	LONG ISLAND CITY	NY	111031842	208991671		CASH	CASH	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT	$220,659
COMPASS FINANCES GOD'S WAY
100 CROWN OAK CENTER DRIVE	LONGWOOD	FL	32750	271252917		CASH	CASH	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT	$25,000
WILLOW CREEK ASSOCIATION
67 ALGONQUIN RD S	BARRINGTON	IL	600106143	363799040		CASH	CASH	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT	$250,000
HINES VA HOSPITAL
5000 S FIFTH AVE	HINES	IL	601413030	708202531	$8,207	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
LIFE CHURCH
8443 WOODREED DRIVE	WEST CHESTER	OH	450695890	322014110	$5,139	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
US NAVAL ACADEMY
101 COOPER ROAD	ANNAPOLIS	MD	214021374	349990000	$7,040	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
JESSE BROWN VA IN CHICAGO
820 S DAMEN AVE	CHICAGO	IL	606123728	997393106	$7,157	COST	BIBLES	BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
VA NEW JERSEY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
151 KNOLLCRAFT ROAD	LYONS	NJ	079395001	221526640	$6,410	Cost	Bibles	Bible Engagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	48	Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Schedule I, Part I, Line 2

American Bible Society has formed a department as discussed in Schedule F, Part V, to evaluate and assess the worthiness and effectiveness of requested project grant amounts, both before the grant is issued, and after the grant and project have been completed. Detailed reports (Impact Statements) are prepared using a standard methodology of financial and life impact measurement for management decision in grant approval and post project evaluation of effectiveness and grant compliance.

Schedule I, Part II

The Society provided major financial support and in-kind services to MOBIA during fiscal 2015. The support amounted to $1,125,000 of the amount $525,000 consisted of cash contributions and the remainder consisted of in-kind services.

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 (17 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	$337,916	$0	$0	$0	$3,153	$0	$23,000	$0	$24,968	$0	$389,037	$0	$0	$0
Robert Briggs
SVP	$211,499	$0	$0	$0	$2,792	$0	$17,600	$0	$38,494	$0	$270,385	$0	$0	$0
Donald Cavanaugh
Corp Sec/CAE (through 9/30/15)	$160,546	$0	$0	$0	$803	$0	$21,332	$0	$39,412	$0	$222,093	$0	$0	$0
Mark Dillon
SVP (through 6/30/15)	$342,605	$0	$0	$0	$2,590	$0	$26,769	$0	$25,947	$0	$397,911	$0	$0	$0
Stephen D King
SVP, COO (through 12/23/15)	$219,224	$0	$0	$0	$3,144	$0	$18,154	$0	$36,069	$0	$276,591	$0	$0	$0
Geoffrey Morin
SVP	$213,643	$0	$0	$0	$666	$0	$16,800	$0	$35,676	$0	$266,785	$0	$0	$0
Julia A Oliver
SVP, CFO	$208,374	$0	$0	$0	$1,159	$0	$17,600	$0	$40,664	$0	$267,797	$0	$0	$0
Mark Forshaw
Director	$161,675	$0	$0	$0	$519	$0	$13,506	$0	$36,122	$0	$211,822	$0	$0	$0
Nikolaos Garbidakis
Director	$179,376	$0	$0	$0	$1,691	$0	$15,537	$0	$44,419	$0	$241,023	$0	$0	$0
Janet Grell
Director	$166,836	$0	$0	$0	$1,522	$0	$13,793	$0	$16,916	$0	$199,067	$0	$0	$0
Marco Herrera
Director	$157,337	$0	$0	$0	$3,318	$0	$12,980	$0	$25,518	$0	$199,153	$0	$0	$0
Lee Manis
Director	$166,356	$0	$0	$0	$2,342	$0	$14,071	$0	$39,040	$0	$221,809	$0	$0	$0
Nicholas Pagano
Director	$163,008	$0	$0	$0	$831	$0	$21,914	$0	$41,065	$0	$226,818	$0	$0	$0
Mario Paredes
Director	$179,574	$0	$0	$0	$2,487	$0	$14,566	$0	$14,091	$0	$210,718	$0	$0	$0
James Puchy
Chief of Staff	$178,977	$0	$0	$0	$1,548	$0	$14,008	$0	$26,783	$0	$221,316	$0	$0	$0
Peter Rathbun
General Counsel	$185,130	$0	$0	$0	$3,026	$0	$15,298	$0	$26,405	$0	$229,859	$0	$0	$0
Stephen Sharp
Director	$159,790	$0	$0	$0	$3,579	$0	$13,375	$0	$27,622	$0	$204,366	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule J, Part I	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Form 990, Schedule J, LINE 1A 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 L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	David Trobisch	PersonNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	trustee	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$15,757	TransactionAmt
Transaction	biblical source text research	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE L, PART IV, LINE 1	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Consistent with our mission, American Bible Society entered into a transaction with Dr. David Trobisch, a member of the Board of Trustees, for a feasibility study to support a Visual Database of New Testament Greek Manuscripts. Dr. Trobisch is one of only a handful of scholars qualified to conduct this research. The feasibility study scope and costs were vetted by the Board Committee on Translation and Scholarship. Compensation was determined to be reasonable, as it was below market for the level of work and scholarship. Full disclosure was made to the Board, the governing body, prior to the transaction being approved. The Board approved the transaction while Dr. Trobisch was recused.	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	12	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$281,405	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
Form8283 Received	1	Form8283ReceivedCnt
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 (4 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 Trustees 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 trustees. 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 officers 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 trustees for its approval. The board of trustees' 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 officers' or key employees' next higher level manager. Final compensation amount is then communicated to the officer or key employee by human resources. Section C: Disclosure 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 18 voting members of the Board of trustees. Since one voting member of the board was compensated, the Bible Society is reporting 17 independent voting members of the Board of trustees at the end of the tax year.
Form 990, Part VIII, Line 11a Sale of Building	Proceeds from Sale of building $300,000,000 Less: Cost Basis and Selling Expenses 25,329,511 ------------ Gain from Sale 274,670,489 While remaining incorporated in the state of New York, the Society relocated to Philadelphia in August 2015 after the sale of its New York City headquarters building in January 2015.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9	Other changes in Net Assets Change in value of Split-interest agreements $(6,723,482) pension related activity 2,640,740 ------------ total (4,082,742) ============

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

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

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1865 BROADWAY	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10023	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	134933900	EIN
Primary Activities	Inactive	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Entity Type	C CORP	EntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income	$0	ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets	$0	ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership	1.00000	OwnershipPct
Controlled Organization	Yes (true)	ControlledOrganizationInd