AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY (EIN 13-1623885)
Tax period: 2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed: 2015-02-05
IRS object ID: 201530369349300628
Schema version: 2013v4.0
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Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O
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Return	2015-02-05T12:13:01-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1	GRANT THORNTON LLP	BusinessNameLine1

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City	NEW YORK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10017	ZIPCode

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Tax Period Begin	2013-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

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EIN	131623885	EIN

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Phone	2124081200	PhoneNum

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Person	JULIA OLIVER	PersonNm
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Preparer Person	Laura Kielczewski	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00740769	PTIN
Phone	2124081200	PhoneNum

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Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-03-07 17:11:31Z	BuildTS

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Principal Officer	ROY LAWRENCE PETERSON	PrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line1	1865 BROADWAY	AddressLine1
City	NEW YORK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10023	ZIPCode

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Gross Receipts	$368,988,178	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.americanbible.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1816	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO MAKE THE BIBLE AVAILABLE TO EVERY PERSON IN A LANGUAGE AND FORMAT EACH CAN UNDERSTAND AND AFFORD, so all people may EXPERIENCE ITS LIFE-CHANGING MESSAGE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	20	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	18	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	279	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	200	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	-$243,047	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$438,019	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$48,571,145	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$39,913,323	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$27,492,737	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$42,245,515	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$6,756,141	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$6,450,212	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$82,820,023	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$88,609,050	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$11,649,672	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$6,557,925	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$32,087,950	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$30,546,681	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$1,414,663	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$713,119	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$9,989,478	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$46,990,776	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$42,052,987	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$92,143,061	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$79,870,712	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$9,323,038	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$8,738,338	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$491,369,376	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$528,448,319	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$93,106,343	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$92,569,504	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$398,263,033	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$435,878,815	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	$35,443,773	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$4,057,933	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY ("ABS") BRINGS GOD'S WORD WHERE IT'S NEEDED MOST. WE LONG FOR A WORLD WHERE EVERY GENERATION WHOLEHEARTEDLY EMBRACES GOD'S WORD, WHERE THE HOPES OF YOUNG PEOPLE HERE IN AMERICA AND MILLIONS MORE ACROSS THE GLOBE ARE TRANSFORMED BY THE LIVING HOPE FOUND IN THE BIBLE, WHERE PEOPLE AROUND THE GLOBE WILL BE ABLE TO READ GOD'S WORD IN THEIR OWN HEART LANGUAGE AND CITIES WILL BE TRANSFORMED BY ITS TEACHINGS. JOIN US TO HELP MAKE THIS DREAM A REALITY. DOMESTIC PROGRAMS THROUGH OUR DOMESTIC PROGRAMS, WE ARE COMMITTED TO BRINGING A RENAISSANCE OF GOD'S WORD HERE IN AMERICA. ONE PRIMARY MEANS OF DOING THIS IS BY EXTENDING OUR REACH INTO CHURCHES, INVITING MILLIONS TO RECONSIDER AND RENEW THEIR ENGAGEMENT WITH GOD'S WORD. EQUIPPING AMERICA'S CHURCHES NEW YORK CITY LEADERSHIP CENTER CATALYZED LEADERSHIP TEAMS FROM AMERICA'S LARGEST CITIES TO SERVE MORE EFFECTIVELY THROUGH HIGH-LEVEL, CITY-CHANGING, COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS. MORE THAN 2,000 CHURCH LEADERS FROM 360 CITIES GATHERED FOR MOVEMENT DAY TO MAKE THE CASE FOR SCRIPTURE, PRAYER AND JOINT SERVICE AMONG CHRISTIANS. CHURCH LEADERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF CITY MOVEMENTS WERE CHALLENGED TO ENGAGE WITH GOD'S WORD AND PRAY FOR 30 MINUTES EACH DAY. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH CONCERTS OF PRAYER GREATER NEW YORK AND THE NEW YORK CITY LEADERSHIP CENTER, ABS DEVELOPED "NOW IS THE TIME: ACTS." THIS 30-DAY READING CAMPAIGN FOCUSED ON THE BOOK OF ACTS AND INVITED CHURCHES TO READ THROUGH IT AS THEY PRAYED TO INCREASE BIBLE LITERACY AND SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST. "NOW IS THE TIME: ACTS" LAUNCHED NATIONALLY AT MOVEMENT DAY IN OCTOBER. THE ACTS JOURNEY INCLUDES TRACKS FOR ADULTS, YOUTH AND CHILDREN. COMPANION MATERIALS INCLUDE READING PLANNERS, DISCUSSION GUIDES AND SERMON OUTLINES. CHURCHES ACROSS AMERICA PARTICIPATED, RESULTING IN MORE THAN 110,000 PEOPLE WHO JOURNEYED THROUGH "NOW IS THE TIME: ACTS." WILLOW CREEK ASSOCIATION AND ABS RENEWED ITS PARTNERSHIP TO ASSIST LEADERS IN STRENGTHENING THEIR SCRIPTURE ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS. THROUGH THE GLOBAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT, ABS CONNECTED WITH MORE THAN 85,000 U.S. MINISTRY LEADERS WHO REPRESENT A DIVERSITY OF DENOMINATIONS, CULTURES, ETHNICITIES AND WORKPLACES. ABS AND WILLOW CREEK ASSOCIATION CONTINUED ITS COLLABORATION TO BRING SCRIPTURE RESOURCES TO LEADERS THAT WILL HELP THEM EFFECTIVELY ENGAGE THEIR CONGREGATIONS IN THE WORD. THE "WHERE'S YOUR CHAIR?" PROGRAM DEVELOPED INTO THE "SOLUTIONS" WEBPAGE. AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY'S "SOLUTIONS" WEBPAGE PROVIDES PASTORS, LEADERS AND THEIR PEOPLE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO RETHINK, RESET AND REENGAGE SCRIPTURE. THE PAGE OFFERS LEADERSHIP CONVERSATIONS, VIDEO WEBCASTS AND BIBLICAL RESOURCES FOR CHURCHES. "WHERE'S YOUR CHAIR?" WAS DESIGNED TO CHALLENGE LEADERS TO RETHINK THE WAY THEY ENGAGE WITH SCRIPTURE AND, IN TURN, ENCOURAGE THEM TO FIND WAYS TO MAKE SCRIPTURE ENGAGEMENT CENTRAL IN THE LIVES OF THOSE TO WHOM THEY MINISTER. THE CHAIR SYMBOLIZES A TIME AND PLACE WHERE ONE MEETS WITH GOD EACH DAY TO READ HIS WORD AND PRAY. CONGREGANTS AT ALL LEVELS OF SPIRITUAL MATURITY ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND REFLECT ON SCRIPTURE TO GAIN MEANING IN THEIR LIVES. THE ULTIMATE GOAL FOR INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES AND THE WORLD IS TO BE CHANGED BY THE POWER OF GOD'S WORD. ABS BICENTENNIAL: SYMPOSIUM CONNECTS ABS TO ACADEMIA LAST OCTOBER, THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF EVENTS TO MARK THE ABS BICENTENNIAL TOOK PLACE UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE NIDA INSTITUTE. JOINTLY HOSTED WiTH WHEATON COLLEGE, AN ACADEMIC SYMPOSIUM, "THE BIBLE AND DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA: AN INTERCONFESSIONAL CHRISTIAN CONVERSATION," WAS HELD ON THE CAMPUS OF WHEATON COLLEGE IN WHEATON, IL. OVER THE COURSE OF TWO DAYS, NEARLY 200 PEOPLE, FROM COLLEGE STUDENTS TO RETIREES, ATTENDED. THE DIVERSE GROUP OF SPEAKERS INCLUDED PROFESSOR MARTIN E. MARTY, FAIRFAX M. CONE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF THE HISTORY OF MODERN CHRISTIANITY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO DIVINITY SCHOOL. DR. MARTY DELIVERED THE KEYNOTE ADDRESSS, "THE BIBLE IN AMERICA: NOT AN ICON ON A WALL BUT AN ANIMATOR OF CIVIL LIFE," IN WHICH HE CHALLENGED ALL THOSE PRESENT TO "CRACK OPEN THE BOOK . . . IT'S AN ONGOING STORY AND WE'RE IN IT." AN EXCHANGE WITH THE PANELISTS FOLLOWED HIS REMARKS AND INCLUDED AN EXTENDED TIME OF QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE. IN THE FIRST ROUNDTABLE ACADEMICS EXPLORED "THE BIBLE, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE: THEN AND NOW." THE SECOND ROUNDTABLE, COMPOSED OF CHURCH LEADERS, SPOKE OF THE NEED TO ENGAGE WITH, AND UPHOLD OUR BIBLE TEXTS IN THE PLURALISTIC PUBLIC SQUARE. TWO WHEATON COLLEGE SENIORS, ONE ON EACH PANEL, CONTRIBUTED PERSPECTIVES FROM THEIR STUDIES IN BIBLE, THEOLOGY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE. AUDIENCE MEMBERS JOINED ANOTHER ROUND OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS THAT PROVED AS ENGAGING AS THE PANEL DISCUSSIONS. CATHOLIC MINISTRIES CATHOLIC MINISTRIES HAS INTENSIFIED ABS' FLAGSHIP PROGRAM FOR THE CATHOLIC CHURCH - LECTIO DIVINA - FOR ADULTS AND YOUTH. DURING THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR, 14 "TRAINING OF TRAINERS" WORKSHOPS WERE HELD. OUR LECTIO DIVINA MANUAL WAS TRANSLATED INTO ITALIAN BY THE LIBRERIA EDITRICE VATICANA, THE VATICAN PUBLISHING HOUSE. THE UNVEILING AND PRESENTATION OF THIS MANUAL TO POPE FRANCIS OCCURRED LAST FALL. ALL THREE VERSIONS (ITALIAN, ENGLISH AND SPANISH) ARE NOW CARRIED BY THE VATICAN PUBLISHING HOUSE. AT WORLD YOUTH DAY 2013 HELD IN RIO DE JANEIRO, MORE THAN 3.5 MILLION CATHOLIC YOUTH AND YOUTH MINISTERS GATHERED TO CELEBRATE THEIR FAITH. CATHOLIC MINISTRIES BROUGHT LECTIO DIVINA TO 125,000 YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH LARGE TRAINING SESSIONS OFFERED IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. THESE SESSIONS WERE LED BY ARCHBISHOPS AND CARDINALS, INCLUDING CARDINAL SEAN PATRICK O'MALLEY OF BOSTON. AN ABS/UBS BOOTH ALLOWED YOUNG PEOPLE TO TALK WITH YOUTH LEADERS WHERE 300,000 COPIES OF A SPECIAL IMPRINT GOSPEL OF LUKE IN THREE LANGUAGES WERE DISTRIBUTED. IN APRIL, OUR E100 MILITARY CATHOLIC BIBLE WITH LECTIO DIVINA WAS RELEASED. WITHIN THREE HOURS OF THE RELEASE, MORE THAN 4,000 COPIES WERE ORDERED, AND THE ENTIRE 10,000 COPIES WAS EXPENDED IN ONE WEEK. WE HAD TO PRINT 20,000 MORE TO MEET DEMAND. THIS BIBLE IS NOW THE OFFICIAL CATHOLIC BIBLE AT THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY, AS WELL AS AT THE MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT. CATHOLIC MINISTRIES PARTNERED WITH THE MILITARY ARCHDIOCESE FOR NATIONWIDE LECTIO DIVINA TRAINING EVENTS FOR MILITARY CHAPLAINS, PREPARING THEM TO SHARE THIS VALUABLE TOOL WITH THOUSANDS OF MILITARY UNITS HERE AND ABROAD. OUR EFFORTS TO OFFER SCHOLARLY BIBLICAL EDUCATION FOR CATHOLIC LEADERSHIP CONTINUE THROUGH OUR "BIBLE SUMMIT" PROGRAM. ALMOST 500 PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED THE ANNUAL NORTHEAST REGIONAL SUMMIT IN NEW YORK CITY. PROMINENT SCHOLARS IN THE FIELD OF BIBLICAL STUDIES PRESENTED AT THE EVENT, WHICH ABS CO-SPONSORED WITH THE ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK. THE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS WERE THE REVEREND ANTHONY CIORRA (IN ENGLISH) AND THE GREGORIAN UNIVERSITY OF ROME'S DOCTOR NURIA CALDUCH-BENAGES (IN SPANISH). LAST FEBRUARY, CATHOLIC MINISTRIES ALSO PRESENTED ON BIBLICAL CATHOLIC RESOURCES AT THE THREE-DAY EVENT, "NEW YORK ENCOUNTER," AN ANNUAL CONVOCATION OF MORE THAN 6,000 CATHOLIC COLLEGE STUDENTS IN MANHATTAN. HIS EMINENCE CARDINAL RENATO MARTINO WAS HONORED BY ABS AT A SPECIAL RECEPTION HELD DURING THE EVENT. ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR WAS THE OPPORTUNTY FOR CATHOLIC MINISTRIES TO FACILITATE THE DONATION OF 25,000 BIBLES THAT WERE DISTRIBUTED IN THREE LOCATIONS IN CUBA. ORTHODOX FAMILY AND WEDDING BIBLE THE ARCHBISHOP IAKOVOS LEADERSHIP 100 ENDOWMENT FUND APPROVED A GRANT OF $50,000 TO CREATE AND PUBLISH AN ORTHODOX WEDDING AND FAMILY BIBLE DESIGNED IN THE ORTHODOX TRADITION AND GEARED TO MARRIED COUPLES AND THEIR FAMILIES. SINCE UNTIL NOW, THE ONLY FAMILY BIBLES AVAILABLE WERE PRODUCED IN GREEK, MANY GREEK ORTHODOX PARISHES IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRIBUTE PROTESTANT BIBLES TO NEWLY MARRIED COUPLES. THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS WILL BE USED TO LICENSE THE REVISED STANDARD VERSION ENGLISH-LANGUAGE TEXT AND TO PRINT 8,000 BIBLES. THE ARCHDIOCESE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND MINISTRY WILL COLLABORATE WITH ABS ON THIS PROJECT. ARMED SERVICES MINISTRY: ARMING THE MILITARY WITH SCRIPTURE FOR THE PAST 197 YEARS, ABS HAS SERVED THE ARMED FORCES BY OFFERING THE HOPE FOUND ONLY IN GOD'S WORD. AS OUR MILITARY CONTINUES TO FACE CHALLENGES ACROSS THE GLOBE, ARMED SERVICES MINISTRY (ASM) REMAINS STAUNCH IN ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE THE LIFE-CHANGING MESSAGE OF GOD'S WORD THROUGH SCRIPTURE AND CONTEXTUALIZED BIBLE STUDY MATERIALS. ASM SERVES THE ACTIVE DUTY, RESERVE, NATIONAL GUARD, COAST GUARD AND VETERAN COMMUNITIES, ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILIES. LAST YEAR A TOTAL OF 690,395 SCRIPTURE RESOURCES WERE PROVIDED. ASM IS THE MAIN SOURCE OF BIBLES AND SCRIPTURE RESOURCES FOR THOSE SERVED BY THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION. IT IS ALSO A SIGNIFICANT SOURCE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. ASM BELIEVES THE MILITARY AND VETERAN CHAPLAINS WE SERVE SHOULD HAVE INPUT INTO THE SCRIPTURE RESOURCES WE PROVIDE. WE CON	Desc

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$27,104,094	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$2,499,992	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS PARTNERING WITH NATIONAL BIBLE SOCIETIES AND OTHERS, WE DELIVER GOD'S WORD AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH OUR INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS. WE BRING HOPE ACROSS BARRIERS OF GEOGRAPHY, LANGUAGE, OPPRESSION AND INJUSTICE. WE ALSO ARE USING GOD'S WORD TO BRING HEALING TO THOSE WOUNDED BY TRAUMA IN PARTS OF THE WORLD AFFECTED BY VIOLENCE. NEXTGEN INTERNATIONAL ABS IS CONVENING GLOBAL LEADERS IN NATIONAL BIBLE SOCIETIES TO FOCUS THEIR MINISTRY ACTIVITIES ON BIBLE ENGAGEMENT WITH YOUTH AND CHILDREN. THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT A NEW FOCUS, PARTICULARLY IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH WHERE MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION IS BELOW AGE 25. HOWEVER, THIS CALL IS FOR MORE INTENTIONAL JOINT PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITY WHEREBY BIBLE SOCIETIES SHARE RESOURCES AND BEST PRACTICES, AS WELL AS PLAN AND FUND JOINT PROGRAMS. ABS HAS PARTNERED WITH THESE BIBLE SOCIETIES - AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO - TO PLAN, SHARE RESOURCES AND FINANCIALLY SUPPORT PROGRAMS. "READ TO LIVE" - LATIN AMERICAN CLUSTER ABS INVITED NATIONAL BIBLE SOCIETIES THAT SHARE COMMON NEEDS TO CLUSTER, CREATING SYNERGY IN PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION. THIS ENABLED THE PROGRAM, "READ TO LIVE," A CLUSTER INITIATIVE IN LATIN AMERICA AMONG FIVE BIBLE SOCIETIES (BOLIVIA, CHILE, ECUADOR, PANAM AND PER), TO EXCHANGE RESOURCES, FACILITATE PLANNING AND SHARE FUNCTIONS. NEW MATERIALS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED IN SPANISH, QUECHUA, NGBE AND OTHER LANGUAGES. USING THESE MATERIALS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THIS PROJECT EMPOWERS VICTIMS TO IMPROVE THEIR LITERACY AND THEREBY BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR LIVES AND TAKE MEASURES TO ADDRESS THEIR PROBLEMS. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE - CARIBBEAN CLUSTER BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS IN LATIN AMERICA, A SIMILAR CLUSTER INVOLVES THE CARIBBEAN BIBLE SOCIETIES (SURINAME, HAITI, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AND WEST INDIES). AS WITH LATIN AMERICA, THE FOCUS IS TO ADDRESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. TO THAT END, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS HAVE PARTNERED WITH VARIOUS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO SENSITIZE THEIR COMMUNITIES. THEY ARE ALSO WORKING WITH CHILDREN, WOMEN AND THE POLICE TO HELP ERADICATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND BRING COMFORT AND HOPE TO VICTIMS. WEST BALKAN PARTNERSHIP WITH HELP FROM ABS, THE WEST BALKAN PARTNERSHIP OF BIBLE SOCIETIES IS REACHING OUT TO LEADERS TO ENCOURAGE BIBLE USE IN THEIR CHURCHES. THIS PARTNERSHIP ALSO SERVES AS A CATALYST THROUGH WHICH THE BIBLE SOCIETIES DELIVER A SERIES OF PROGRAMS THAT HELP CHURCH MEMBERS REDISCOVER THEIR PASSION FOR GOD'S WORD AND ITS RELEVANCE FOR TODAY'S SOCIETY. SPECIFICALLY, THE "I READ THE WORD" CAMPAIGN IS ENCOURAGING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO ENGAGE IN A 30-DAY BIBLE READING PLAN - FOLLOWED BY A 100-DAY PLAN - THAT WILL LEAD PARTICIPANTS TO ENGAGE WITH GOD'S WORD DAILY. LEBANON IN A YEAR MARKED BY TURBULENT CHANGE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, THE BIBLE SOCIETY OF LEBANON CONTINUED ITS PRODUCTION OF "THE BIBLE IS YOURS,"A SERIES OF 45-MINUTE EPISODES BROADCAST ON SECULAR AND CHRISTIAN SATELLITE TV ACROSS LEBANON AND THE ARAB WORLD. THESE PROGRAMS, FEATURING TESTIMONIES OF CULTURAL LEADERS AND DISCUSSION OF CURRENT TOPICS, ARE GEARED ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE BIBLE SOCIETY AGAIN BROADCAST THE DOCUDRAMA, "A YEAR OF THE BIBLE," ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY. COMBINED, THESES PRODUCTIONS REACHED MILLIONS OF VIEWERS. CAMBODIA AND LAOS THESE COUNTRIES FORM PART OF OUR OUTREACH TO THE INDOCHINA REGION. OUR INTENT IS TO REACH THOSE UNDER AGE 25. YOUTH PROGRAMS, SUCH AS CONCERTS, BIBLE SUNDAY AND AGE-APPROPRIATE SCRIPTURE MATERIALS, HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO APPROXIMATELY 25,000 YOUNG PEOPLE IN BOTH COUNTRIES IN THE PAST YEAR. CHINA ABS VALUES THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH THE CHINESE CHURCH AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT ALIGN WITH THE COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE BIBLES AND SCRIPTURE RESOURCES, AS WELL AS EQUIPPING LEADERS FOR MINISTRY TO MILLIONS OF BELIEVERS IN CHINA. THIS PAST YEAR, WE HAVE STEPPED UP OUR EFFORTS TO WORK WITH THE CHURCH TO PROVIDE SUNDAY SCHOOL MATERIALS FOR THE CHILDREN WHO COME TO CHURCH. CHILDREN'S MATERIALS WERE GIVEN TO MORE THAN 300 SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES, AND A PILOT PROGRAM TO TRAIN SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS WAS HELD. WE HAVE ALSO SUPPORTED 27 CHILDREN'S READING ROOMS ACROSS HENAN AND JIANGSU PROVINCES, WHERE MANY RURAL CHRISTIANS LIVE. THESE READING ROOMS ARE EQUIPPED WITH CHILDREN'S BIBLES, AND ABOUT 500 TITLES, MOSTLY BIBLE STORIES, BIBLE COMICS AND OTHER READING MATERIALS THAT PROMOTE BIBLICAL TEACHINGS. THESE READING ROOMS ARE USUALLY THE ONLY ONE OF THEIR KIND IN THE VILLAGE, TOWN OR CITY AND PROVIDE ANOTHER VEHICLE FOR THE CHURCH TO INVITE SEEKERS TO COME. THE LAUNCH OF A BIBLE APP CALLED DAILY MOMENTS ENCOURAGES THE DIGITALLY EQUIPPED IN CHINA TO ENGAGE WITH GOD'S WORD EACH DAY. WE HOPE TO STRENGTHEN OUR DIGITAL OFFERINGS IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE BIBLES THROUGH OUR SUBSIDY OF PAPER AND BIBLE DISTRIBUTION. THIS PAST YEAR, WE HELPED THE CHURCH PRINT AT LEAST 300,000 SUBSIDIZED BIBLES AND DISTRIBUTED, FREE OF COST, NEARLY 300,000 MORE. INDIA FUNDING FOR TRANSLATION PROGRAMS IN INDIA CONTINUES TO HELP THE BIBLE SOCIETY OF INDIA (BSI) ACCELERATE AND COMPLETE MUCH NEEDED TRANSLATIONS. IN A COUNTRY WHERE MORE THAN 3,000 LANGUAGES ARE SPOKEN, THERE IS MUCH TO BE DONE IN THE WORK OF TRANSLATIONS. A KEY AREA OF GROWTH IS WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP AND ASSISTANCE, THE BIBLE SOCIETY OF INDIA REACHES THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN BY PROVIDING VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL MATERIALS, AND CHILDREN'S BIBLES TO ORPHANAGES AND SCHOOLS. DEMAND FOR THESE BIBLES REMAINS STRONG. REACHING THE MARGINALIZED IN INDIAN SOCIETY REMAINS AT THE HEART OF OUR MINISTRY IN INDIA. THROUGH OUR FUNDING, ABOUT 125,000 WIDOWS AND WOMEN-AT-RISK WERE PROVIDED WITH WRITING AND LIFE SKILLS. AS A RESULT HAVE GROWN IN THEIR FAITH. PEOPLE IN HOSPITALS, THOSE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS, AND THOSE SUFFERING FROM HIV AND LEPROSY, FOUND HOPE IN GOD'S WORD THROUGH OUR PROVISION OF SCRIPTURE PORTIONS, INCLUDING THOSE OF OTHER FAITHS. END2END (E2E) AFRICA THE END2END CONCEPT IS STRAIGHTFORWARD AND POWERFUL: SHOW THE JESUS FILM, ORGANIZE NEW CONVERTS INTO FAITH COMES BY HEARING (FCBH) LISTENING GROUPS AND PROVIDE LITERATE PARTICIPANTS WITH THEIR OWN PRINTED COPY OF THE BIBLE IN THEIR LANGUAGE. BY SUPPORTING E2E PROJECTS, ABS IS HELPING NATIONAL BIBLE SOCIETIES PROVIDE ACCESS TO SCRIPTURES FOR THOSE ENROLLED IN THE FCBH LISTENING PROGRAMS. WE ARE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT E2E CONTINUES TO YIELD GREAT IMPACT THROUGH THE BIBLE SOCIETIES THAT COMMIT TO THIS VISION. IN THE SECOND YEAR OF THE PILOT PROJECT IN RWANDA, 311 SHOWINGS OF THE JESUS FILM OCCURRED. AS A RESULT, 248 LISTENING GROUPS FORMED, AND 67,646 PEOPLE DECIDED TO RECEIVE CHRIST INTO THEIR HEARTS. THROUGH THE E2E PARTNERSHIP, THE BIBLE SOCIETY OF RWANDA DISTRIBUTED 4,430 BIBLES. AN ADDITIONAL 32 CHURCHES WERE PLANTED DURING THE SECOND YEAR OF THE PROJECT. MANY SECOND AND THIRD GENERATION LISTENING GROUPS ARE STARTING NEW GROUPS, AND MANY DAUGHTER CHURCHES STARTED NEW CHURCHES. E2E CONTINUES GAINING MOMENTUM IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: BURUNDI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, GHANA, MALI, RWANDA, TANZANIA, TOGO, BURKINA FASO, NIGER, CHAD, LIBERIA, SIERRA LEONE AND ZAMBIA. IN THE SAHEL COUNTRIES, WHERE THERE IS A GROWING ISLAMIC PRESENCE, PEOPLE OF OTHER FAITHS HAVE BECOME FOLLOWERS OF JESUS AND JOINED THE LOCAL CHURCH. THROUGH A PROJECT CARRIED OUT IN COLLABORATION WITH BIBLE SOCIETY OF INDIA AND CAMPUS CRUSADE INDIA, 4,500 BIBLES AND 200,000 GOSPELS OF MATTHEW WERE DISTRIBUTED. THANKS TO THE SCRIPTURES PROVIDED THROUGH THE E2E PROGRAMS, NOMINAL BELIEVERS GREW IN THEIR FAITH, AND NEW BELIEVERS JOINED THE CHURCH. EVERY TRIBE EVERY NATION EVERY TRIBE EVERY NATION (ETEN) SEEKS TO MAKE THE BIBLE AVAILABLE IN A DIGITAL BIBLE LIBRARY TO 7 BILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE WHO ARE WAITING FOR GOD'S WORD IN THEIR OWN HEART LANGUAGE. IT IS A PRIVILEGE FOR ABS TO SHARE THIS VISION. EVERY TRIBE, EVERY NATION (ETEN) IS A KEY EXPRESSION OF OUR MINISTRY ON A GLOBAL SCALE, USING THE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT METHODOLOGY OF ACCELERATED SCRIPTURE TRANSLATION THAT LEADS TO A LIFETIME OF SCRIPTURE ENGAGEMENT FOR PEOPLE GROUPS ACROSS THE GLOBE. AT THE CORE OF THIS PROGRAM IS THE PROVISION OF GOD'S WORD IN EVERY HEART LANGUAGE SPOKEN ACROSS THE GLOBE. ETEN BRINGS TOGETHER THE LARGEST BIBLE AGENCIES IN THE WORLD: AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY/UNITED BIBLE SOCIETIES, BIBLICA AND WYCLIFFE/SIL. TOGETHER, THE ALLIANCE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 90 PERCENT OF ALL TRANSLATION ACTIVITY. THE ETEN ALLIANCE HAS ORGANIZED A DIGITAL REPOSITORY OF EXISTING LANGUAGES ALREADY TRANSLATED. THIS IS KNOWN AS THE ETEN DIGITAL BIBLE LIBRARY, WHICH ENABLES US TO OFFER THESE DIGITIZED TEXTS TO MINISTRY PARTNERS (LIBRARY CARD HOLDERS) FOR USE IN THEIR SCRIPTURE-BASED WORK. THE DIGITAL BIBLE LIBRARY SERVES AS THE HEARTBEAT OF ETEN: A SECURE, ACCESSIBLE COLLECTION OF QUALITY TRANSLATIONS. IT'S MORE THAN JUST STORAGE. FROM THIS LIBRARY, WEBSITES AND MOBILE DEVICES BECOME PORTALS TO ENGAGE WITH GOD'S WORD. JUST LIKE PETER'S SERMO	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$62,547,867	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (true)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	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
Business Rln With Org Mem	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	Yes (true)	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	3995	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	279	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
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	Yes (true)	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed	1	Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Excess Business Holdings	false	ExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
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	20	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	18	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	Yes (true)	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AZ	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
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	STEPHEN SHARP	PersonNm
Phone	2124081200	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1865 BROADWAY	AddressLine1
City	NEW YORK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10023	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (40 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
PIETER DEAROLF
CHAIRMAN (thru 6/14)/TRUSTEE	27.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANGELIQUE WALKER SMITH
TRUSTEE	4.0	Yes (X)
CHERYL HOLLAND
TRUSTEE	7.0	Yes (X)
DARRELL L WHITEMAN
TRUSTEE	4.0	Yes (X)
DAVID TROBISCH
TRUSTEE	5.0	Yes (X)
FRANK M TAYLOR III
TRUSTEE	6.0	Yes (X)
HARVEY HOSKINS
trustee	6.0	Yes (X)
H E METROPOLITAN NICHOLAS
TRUSTEE	4.0	Yes (X)
JAMES EASTMAN
TRUSTEE	5.0	Yes (X)
JERRY DIMITRIOU
TRUSTEE	9.0	Yes (X)
KAREN LOUIE
TRUSTEE	3.0	Yes (X)
MARK HANSON
TRUSTEE	4.0	Yes (X)
NICK ATHENS
CHAIRMAN (as of 6/14)	13.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
REBECCA CONTRERAS
TRUSTEE	9.0	Yes (X)
SHARON WATSON FLUKER
TRUSTEE	7.0	Yes (X)
PAUL A SOUKUP SJ
TRUSTEE	6.0	Yes (X)
THOMAS BINDLEY
TRUSTEE	10.0	Yes (X)
VICTOR CARDENAS
TRUSTEE	4.0	Yes (X)
S DOUGLAS BIRDSALL
PRESIDENT & CEO (THRU 10/13)	50.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$285,654		$17,559
ROY L PETERSON
PRESIDENT & CEO (AS OF 2/14)	50.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
elizabeth peale allen
recording secretary	10.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0
Donald Cavanaugh
Corp Secy/ Chief Audit Exec	50.0		Yes (X)	$157,187		$58,895
Geoffrey Morin
EVP	50.0		Yes (X)	$202,068	$0	$51,486
Robert Briggs
Executive VP	50.0		Yes (X)	$229,796		$55,702
Julia Oliver
Executive VP, CFO	50.0		Yes (X)	$201,327		$56,068
Stephen King
Executive VP, COO	50.0		Yes (X)	$227,854		$56,466
Brian Sherry
Director	50.0			$170,002	$0	$38,467	Yes (X)
James Puchy
Director	50.0			$175,543	$0	$40,203	Yes (X)
Nicholas Pagano
Director	50.0			$158,222		$61,122	Yes (X)
Nikolaos Garbidakis
Director	50.0			$176,907		$56,144	Yes (X)
Peter Rathbun
Legal Counsel	50.0			$183,033		$41,093	Yes (X)
Marco Herrera
Director	50.0			$155,149		$38,110	Yes (X)
LEE MANIS
DIRECTOR	50.0			$162,554		$50,279	Yes (X)
Janet Grell
Director	50.0			$168,012		$29,675		Yes (X)
John Greco
Director	50.0			$160,366		$54,381		Yes (X)
Stephen Sharp
Director	50.0			$161,629		$41,494		Yes (X)
Emilio Reyes
director	50.0			$189,683		$48,727		Yes (X)
Mario Paredes
director	50.0			$187,834		$28,969		Yes (X)
Simon Barnes
Executive VP (thru 4/13)	50.0			$270,040		$22,926			Yes (X)
Joseph Pierce
Director (thru 5/13)	50.0			$168,848		$17,975			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$3,791,708	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$865,741	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	61	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/City	StateContractorAddress/USAddress/State	ZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCode	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
robbins kersten direct ltd
855 E COLLINS BLVD	RICHARDSON	TX	75081	direct mail	$5,963,492
DICKINSON PRESS INC
PO BOX 72100	CLEVELAND	OH	44192	PRINTING BIBLES	$3,186,888
MASTERWORKS
19462 POWDER HILL PL	POULSBO	WA	98370	bible/scripture	$2,388,429
word4asia
PO BOX 18448	ANAHEIM HILLS	CA	92817	bible distribution	$1,928,913
resource one inc
PO BOX 839	TULSA	OK	741011597	warehousing/logistic	$1,604,388

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	50	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$45,541	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Fundraising	$71,447	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$39,796,335	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$603,228	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$39,913,323	TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,503,697	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$243,047	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$6,746,744	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	$1,938,545	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,938,545	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$3,166,461	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$2,664,374	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$502,087	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$502,087	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$502,087	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$308,202,733	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$240,000	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$272,476,915	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$224,000	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$35,725,818	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$16,000	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$35,741,818	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$35,741,818	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$37,325	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$71,447	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$37,325	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	$8,108,179	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$4,976,514	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,131,665	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,131,665	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
GLOBAL SCRIPTURE IMPACT FEES	900099	$282,787	$282,787
MISCELLANEOUS	900099	$595,128	$595,128

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$877,915	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$88,609,050	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$877,915	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$243,047	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$48,060,859	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,057,933	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,057,933	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	$2,499,992	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,499,992	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	$3,106,890	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,333,874	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$375,262	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$397,754	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	$17,106,486	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,850,272	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,066,185	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,190,029	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,285,252	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,121,654	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$631,152	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$532,446	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,789,717	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,581,193	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$596,162	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$612,362	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,258,336	TotalAmt
Program Services	$940,837	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$156,621	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$160,878	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	$112,230	TotalAmt
Program Services	$57,540	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,407	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$18,283	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,045	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,815	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,476	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,754	FundraisingAmt

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	$713,119	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$713,119	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,557,330	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,557,330	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,380,007	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,856,168	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$523,839	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,662,083	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,172,448	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$261,613	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$228,022	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,228,938	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,812,881	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,547	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$397,510	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,826,549	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,371,334	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$280,592	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$174,623	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,491,324	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,050,759	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$195,371	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$245,194	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	$396,795	TotalAmt
Program Services	$278,824	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$75,960	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$42,011	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	$3,073,525	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,296,149	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$478,828	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$298,548	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$243,306	TotalAmt
Program Services	$157,840	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27,469	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$57,997	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
SCRIPTURE PROGRAM PAYMENTS	$11,651,093	$11,651,093
PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS	$6,817,512	$4,207,313	$2,816	$2,607,383
POSTAGE & MAILINGS	$3,259,306	$2,010,551	$10,614	$1,238,141
BANK FEES & COMPLIANCE	$134,898	$66,229	$7,419	$61,250

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$195,046	TotalAmt
Program Services	$161,168	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,704	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,174	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$79,870,712	TotalAmt
Program Services	$62,547,867	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,333,367	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,989,478	FundraisingAmt

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

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,284,004	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,929,806	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$4,354,198	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,424,710	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,893,528	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,219,535	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,172,057	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	$4,562,650	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,703,130	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	$6,226,531	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,413,440	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,565,979	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,530,804	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$11,942,571	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$8,881,381	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,442,299	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,061,190	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$96,731,116	BOYAmt
EOY	$86,446,684	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$333,802,916	BOYAmt
EOY	$358,103,785	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	$21,393,640	BOYAmt
EOY	$49,123,701	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$491,369,376	BOYAmt
EOY	$528,448,319	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,802,274	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,650,555	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	$4,964,627	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,058,809	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	$72,339,442	BOYAmt
EOY	$70,860,140	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$93,106,343	BOYAmt
EOY	$92,569,504	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$324,560,729	BOYAmt
EOY	$349,557,345	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$37,452,888	BOYAmt
EOY	$44,805,628	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$36,249,416	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,515,842	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$398,263,033	BOYAmt
EOY	$435,878,815	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$491,369,376	BOYAmt
EOY	$528,448,319	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$8,738,338	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$30,440,155	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$1,562,711	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	$33,608,510	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$35,381,640	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$39,837,983	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$48,571,145	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$39,913,323	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$197,312,601	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	$33,608,510	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$35,381,640	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$39,837,983	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$48,571,145	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$39,913,323	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$197,312,601	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$0	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$197,312,601	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$11,113,059	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$11,017,913	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,446,263	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$10,446,052	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$8,944,329	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$49,967,616	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$621,409	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,111,938	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$13,725	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$1,747,072	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$255,328	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$271,451	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$733,239	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$272,244	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$915,240	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,447,502	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$251,474,791	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$12,206,758	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.78462	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.77531	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
Donor Advised Funds Contri	$42,733	DonorAdvisedFundsContriAmt
Donor Advised Funds Grants	$37,274	DonorAdvisedFundsGrantsAmt
Donor Advised Funds Vl EOY	$25,004	DonorAdvisedFundsVlEOYAmt
Disclosed Org Leg Ctrl	Yes (true)	DisclosedOrgLegCtrlInd
Disclosed For Charitable Prps	Yes (true)	DisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch Prog	Yes (X)	CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale	Yes (true)	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$278,629,849	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,234,988	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$52,518,122	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$25,514,469	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,801,486	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$305,067,004	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.91992	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.05631	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.02377	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	$11,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$0	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$11,000	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$729,994	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$678,749	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$51,245	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$6,499,840	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,539,489	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$960,351	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,701,737	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,663,143	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,038,594	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$3,061,190	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Financial Derivatives		FinancialDerivativesGrp
Closely Held Equity Interests		CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
PRIVATE EQUITY	$23,626,078	F
REAL ASSETS	$49,183,440	F
ABSOLUTE RETURN	$77,246,242	F
FIXED INCOME	$71,116,580	F
EQUITIES	$136,931,445	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$358,103,785	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
HELD BY THIRD PARTY TRUSTEES	$26,489,627
DISPOSAL GROUP	$22,634,074

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$49,123,701	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ANNUITIES PAYABLE	$23,187,412
ACCRUED POST RETIREMENT BENEFITS	$38,657,951
OBLIGATIONS UNDER REMAINDER TRUSTS	$5,199,803
PAYABLES UNDER SECURITIES LOAN	$3,814,974

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$70,860,140	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$120,905,678	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$30,440,155	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$3,413,803	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$33,853,958	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$87,051,720	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$1,557,330	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$1,557,330	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$88,609,050	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$83,289,896	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$4,976,514	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$4,976,514	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$78,313,382	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$1,557,330	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$1,557,330	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$79,870,712	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, LINE 4	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 $4,976,514 Change in value of Split Interest Agreements ($2,149,654) Pension Related Activity 586,943 ------------ Total Part XI, Line 2(D) $3,413,803 ============
SCHEDULE D, PART XII	RECONCILIATION OF EXPENSES Line 2D Cost of Goods Sold $4,976,514
Schedule D, Part X	Fin 48 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 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 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 (37 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the Pacific	0	Program Services	bible distrib & engage	$1,090,882
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	1	Program Services	bible distrib & engage	$120,000
Middle East and North Africa	0	Program Services	bible distrib & engage	$1,230,000
North America	0	Program Services	bible distrib & engage	$9,466
Sub-Saharan Africa	0	Program Services	bible distrib & engage	$34,520
East Asia and the Pacific	0	Program Services	bible distrib & engage	$56,760
South Asia	0	Program Services	bible distrib & engage	$15,124
Central America and the Caribbean	0	Program Services	bible distrib & engage	$783,191
East Asia and the Pacific	0	Program Services	bible distrib & engage	$1,202,343
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Program Services	bible distrib & engage	$3,150,687
North America	0	Program Services	bible distrib & engage	$442,040
Russia and the Newly Independent States	0	Program Services	bible distrib & engage	$127,520
South America	0	Program Services	bible distrib & engage	$1,399,887
South Asia	0	Program Services	bible distrib & engage	$636,139
Sub-Saharan Africa	0	Program Services	bible distrib & engage	$2,171,232
Middle East and North Africa	0	Program Services	bible distrib & engage	$1,681,293
South America	0	Investments		$300,394
Middle East and North Africa	0	Investments		$312,739
East Asia and the Pacific	0	Investments		$1,970,512
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Investments		$398,559
South Asia	0	Investments		$929,983
East Asia and the Pacific	0	Investments		$3,012,414
North America	0	Investments		$732,608
East Asia and the Pacific	0	Investments		$459,290
Sub-Saharan Africa	0	Investments		$1,748,475
East Asia and the Pacific	0	Investments		$1,695,547
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Investments		$1,682,858
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Investments		$351,559
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Program Services	bible translation	$70,000
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Program Services	Pontifical biblcal Ins	$8,000
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Program Services	Greek bible translatio	$17,000
Sub-Saharan Africa	0	Program Services	Bible translation	$35,000
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Program Services	Greek bible translatio	$14,000
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Program Services	NIDA School	$105,625
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Program Services	NIDA School	$64,625
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Program Services	NIDA School	$74,500
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Investments		$538,149

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	1	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office	0	ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee	0	ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	1	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$14,451,478	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$14,221,443	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$28,672,921	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (7 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
Middle East and North Africa	Bible Engagement	$810,000
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	$1,090,882
Sub-Saharan Africa	Relief aid	$9,570
Sub-Saharan Africa	Relief aid	$24,950
South Asia	Bible printing	$15,124

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	7	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt
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	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 (2 entries)

ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
Robbins kersten direct ltd
mailing	false	$10,700,000	$4,810,000	$5,890,000
Masterworks
mailing	false	$9,500,000	$4,750,000	$4,750,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$20,200,000	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$9,560,000	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$10,640,000	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)
Name Of Event1	ABS GOLF OUTING	NameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1	$108,772	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$71,447	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$37,325	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$28,710	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$8,615	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Other Events Total	0	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Total	$108,772	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$71,447	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$37,325	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$28,710	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$8,615	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$37,325	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (57 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1	CityUSAddress/City	StateUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
Liberty University
PO Box 23731	Lynchburg	VA	24506	540946734	501(C)(3)	$10,000	Bible Engagement
SCRIPTURE UNION USA
PO Box 215	Valley Forge	PA	194810215	251228715	501(C)(3)	$44,000	Bible Engagement
MOBIA
1865 BROADWAY	NEW YORK	NY	10023	201915394	501(C)(3)	$855,000	Bible Engagement
OPERATION COMPASSION
114 STUART ROAD NE	Cleveland	TN	37312	621697490	501(C)(3)	$164,075	Bible Engagement
NEW YORK CITY LEADERSHIP CENTER INC
4604 31st Ave 2nd Fl	LI City	NY	111031842	208991671	501(C)(3)	$354,341	Bible Engagement
LEADERSHIP TRAINING MINISTRIES
17150 Butte Creek Rd	Houston	TX	770902375	650987925	501(C)(3)	$50,000	Bible Engagement	Ste 230
Compass Finances God's Way
100 Crown Oak Ctr Dr	Longwood	FL	32750	271252917	501(C)(3)	$298,667	Bible Engagement
WILLOW CREEK ASSOCIATION
67 Algonquin Rd	S Barrington	IL	600106143	363799040	501(C)(3)	$250,000	Bible Engagement
CHRIST FOR ALL PEOPLES
5712C Stockbridge Dr	Monroe	NC	281109188	412258519	501(C)(3)	$34,000	Bible Engagement
NATIONAL COALITION OF MINISTRIES TO MEN
180 Wilshire Blvd	Casselberry	FL	32707	841499318	501(C)(3)	$50,000	Bible Engagement
The Salvation Army
4 Gary Rd	Union	NJ	070835527	222406433	501(C)(3)	$106,000	Bible Engagement
Chicago Bible Society
1111 N Wells St	Chicago	IL	606107644	362495301	501(C)(3)	$9,000	Bible Engagement	Ste 300
Child Evangelism Fellowship
PO box 348	Warrenton	MO	63383	386091187	501(C)(3)	$14,526	Bible Engagement
Houston Read Commission
2401 Portsmouth St	Houston	TX	77098	760151362	501(C)(3)	$12,082	Bible Engagement
Trans-World Radio
PO box 8700	Cary	NC	27512	221690564	501(C)(3)	$7,704	Bible Engagement
Wycliffe Bible Translators
PO Box 628200	Orlando	FL	328628200	951831097	501(C)(3)	$15,124	Bible Engagement
Faith Comes by Hearing
2421 Aztec Rd NE	Albuquerque	NM	87107	850223225	501(C)(3)	$7,704	Bible Engagement
WorldServe Ministries
PO Box 1509	Frisco	TX	75034	431535009	501(C)(3)	$7,704	Bible Engagement
The Seed Company
3030 Matlock road	Arlington	TX	76015	330838929	501(C)(3)	$7,704	Bible Engagement	Ste 104
Operation Compassion
1120 Urbane Rd NE	Cleveland	TN	373124742	621697490	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$121,341	cost	bibles
Appalachian dream center
600 Tennis Court Avenue	Holden	WV	25625	311554733	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$14,834	cost	bibles
Campus Crusade For Christ Int
750 Mid Ground Blvd	Newport News	VA	23606	956006123	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$75,942	cost	bibles
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
1600 Henderson Ave	San Diego	CA	921405095	539990000	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement	Ste 125	$36,575	cost	bibles
Salvation Army
4 Gary Rd	Union	NJ	070835527	222406433	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$27,826	cost	bibles
US ARMY 198TH INFANTRY BRIGADE SOLDIERS CHAPEL
2nd Infantry Div Rd	Fort Benning	GA	31905	359990000	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$27,781	COST	BIBLES
American Rehabilitation Ministries
3605 N Main St	Joplin	MO	648017665	431037106	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$257,990	COST	BIBLES
VA Medical Center
1540 Spring Valley Dr	Huntington	WV	25704	550357745	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$20,299	COST	BIBLES
VA Med CntrNY Harbor Healthcare System
800 Poly Pl	Brooklyn	NY	112097104	741612229	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$17,405	cost	bibles
Chicago Bible Society
1111 N Wells St	Chicago	IL	606107644	362495301	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement	Ste 300	$16,661	cost	bibles
US ARMY 434TH FIELD ARTILLARY BRIGADE
6008 Gordon St	Fort Sill	OK	735034481	359990000	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$15,750	cost	bibles
Installation Chaplains Office
4475 Gregg St	Columbia	SC	292075308	359990000	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$15,270	cost	bibles
MARINE CORPS RELIGIOUS MINISTRIES
Bldg 854 Blvd DeFrance	Parris Is	SC	29905	539990000	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$12,389	cost	bibles
VA Medical Center
1670 Clairmont Road	Decatur	GA	30033	582091280	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$15,324	cost	bibles
US AIR FORCE JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO - LACKLAND
1850 Barnes Ave	Lackland AFB	TX	782365551	849990000	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement	Bldg 6300	$9,975	cost	bibles
US ARMY 3-13TH INFANTRY REGIMENT
Jackson Blvd	Columbia	SC	292076100	359990000	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement	Bldg 4420	$9,529	cost	bibles
WG Bill Hefner VA Medical Center
1601 Brenner Ave	Salisbury	NC	281442515	560564309	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement	bldg 19	$9,175	cost	bibles
Reynolds Army Community Hospital
4301 Wilson St	Fort Sill	OK	735034472	359990000	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$8,865	cost	bibles
VA Medical Center
5901 E 7th St	Long Beach	CA	908225201	951652897	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$8,600	cost	bibles
US ARMY Head Quarters 194th Armored Brigade
4205 4th Armd Div Loop	Ft Benning	GA	31905	359990000	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$15,385	cost	bibles
DVA Medical Center
2400 Hospital Rd	Tuskegee	AL	360835001	630803166	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$8,355	cost	bibles
McGuire VAMC
1201 Broad Rock Blvd	Richmond	VA	23249	540515611	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$7,879	cost	bibles
Jessie Brown Va In Chicago
820 S Damen Ave	Chicago	IL	606123728	997393106	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$7,485	cost	bibles
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
1100 S Center St	Santa Ana	CA	92704	953122889	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$7,447	cost	bibles
Veterans Affairs Medical Ctr
2121 Lake Ave	Fort Wayne	IN	468055100	351516418	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$7,118	cost	bibles
VA Medical Center
1601 Kirkwood Hwy	Wilmington	DE	198054917	510065004	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$6,982	cost	bibles
VA Martinsburg West Virginia
510 Butler Ave	Martinsburg	WV	254059991	550357747	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$6,606	cost	bibles
VA Medical Center
400 Veterans Ave	Biloxi	MS	395312410	311575142	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$6,378	cost	bibles
VA Medical Center
3350 La Jolla VLG Dr	San Diego	CA	92161	237672137	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$5,948	cost	bibles
US ARMY 2nd Infantry Division
Division Chaplains Ofc	APO	AP	962585041	359990000	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$5,945	cost	bibles
US ARMY 1-81st Armored Battalion UMT
6998 Old Cusseta Rd	Fort Benning	GA	31905	359990000	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement	Bldg 4200	$5,711	cost	bibles
US ARMY 31 BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM 1ST ARMORED DIV
21200 Bayonet Ave	Fort Bliss	TX	799166839	359990000	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$5,280	cost	bibles
US NAVY Recruit Training Command
3355 Illinois St	Great Lakes	IL	60088	349990000	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$5,250	cost	bibles
US ARMY Main Post Chapel
4580 Scales Ave	Columbia	SC	292075010	359990000	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$5,250	cost	bibles
VA Northern Indiana HCS
1700 E 38th St	Marion	IN	469534568	995183196	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$5,170	cost	bibles
Carl Vinson VA Medical Center
1826 Veterans Blvd	Dublin	GA	310213620	582080668	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$5,099	cost	bibles
Saint Aedan Catholic Church
112 Fountain St	New Haven	CT	065151914	600662172	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$5,020	cost	bibles
Project Bravo
500 Cole Coffman Rd	Marietta	OH	457506779	455066236	501(C)(3)		Bible Engagement		$9,137	cost	bibles

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	55	Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	American Bible Society has formed a department 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.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Housing Allowance Or Residence	Yes (X)	HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (true)	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 (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Donald Cavanaugh
Corp Secy/ Chief Audit Exec	$156,378	$809	$20,759	$38,136	$216,082
Brian Sherry
Director	$167,781	$2,221	$13,049	$25,418	$208,469	$0	$0
Geoffrey Morin
EVP	$201,414	$654	$15,969	$35,517	$253,554	$0	$0
James Puchy
Director	$173,982	$1,561	$13,631	$26,572	$215,746	$0	$0
Janet Grell
Director	$166,437	$1,575	$13,703	$15,972	$197,687
John Greco
Director	$160,033	$333	$18,309	$36,072	$214,747
Joseph Pierce
Director (thru 5/13)	$0	$168,848	$7,150	$10,825	$186,823			$0
Nicholas Pagano
Director	$157,395	$827	$21,117	$40,005	$219,344
Nikolaos Garbidakis
Director	$176,021	$886	$13,282	$42,862	$233,051
Stephen Sharp
Director	$159,293	$2,336	$13,375	$28,119	$203,123
Robert Briggs
Executive VP	$227,728	$2,068	$18,185	$37,517	$285,498
Simon Barnes
Executive VP (thru 4/13)	$0	$270,040	$10,923	$12,003	$292,966			$0
Julia Oliver
Executive VP, CFO	$200,260	$1,067	$16,862	$39,206	$257,395
Stephen King
Executive VP, COO	$224,375	$3,479	$18,695	$37,771	$284,320
Peter Rathbun
Legal Counsel	$179,914	$3,119	$14,887	$26,206	$224,126
Emilio Reyes
director	$188,717	$966	$24,121	$24,606	$238,410
Marco Herrera
Director	$152,960	$2,189	$12,631	$25,479	$193,259
Mario Paredes
director	$185,156	$2,678	$15,003	$13,966	$216,803
S DOUGLAS BIRDSALL
PRESIDENT & CEO (THRU 10/13)	$283,255	$2,399		$17,559	$303,213
LEE MANIS
DIRECTOR	$161,011	$1,543	$13,488	$36,791	$212,833

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). Form 990, Schedule J, Line 4a Employees have terminated their services with ABS and the amounts reported in Schedule J Part II lines 7 and 12 col B(iii) represent amounts paid in conclusion of services rendered to ABS.	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	$32,000	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	10	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$379,228	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$224,000	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Market Value	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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	The Society received an apartment valued at $224,000 in October 2013 and sold it in December 2013 for $240,000.	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 and recommendations from an independent compensation consultant. 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 recommendations from an independent compensation consultant. 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.
Part V, Line 4b	Austria Brazil Egypt Hong Kong Hungary India Malaysia Mexico Singapore South Africa South Korea Thailand Turkey United Kingdom
Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a & 1b AND PART VII	American Bible Society lists 21 Board of trustees members on its Form 990. there wAS A board member that ceased board service prior to the year end. Accordingly, the Bible Society is reporting 20 voting members of the Board of trustees. Since two voting members of the board were compensated, the Bible Society is reporting 18 independent voting members of the Board of trustees at the end of the tax year. Form 990, Part VII, Section A On October 4, 2013 Dr. S. Douglas Birdsall concluded his tenure as President and CEO of the American Bible Society.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 9	Other changes in Net Assets Change in value of Split-interest agreements ($2,149,654) pension related activity $586,943 ------------ total ($1,562,711) ============

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	BusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1865 BROADWAY	AddressLine1
City	NEW YORK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10023	ZIPCode

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

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

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

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	false	ControlledOrganizationInd