2013-03-18T15:21:59-05:00 2012-06-30 GRANT THORNTON LLP 666 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 100174057 990 2011-07-01 131623885 AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY % STEPHEN SHARP AMER 2124081200 1865 BROADWAY NEW YORK NY 10023 Julia Oliver 2013-03-18 2125990100 2011 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z DR R LAMAR VEST 1865 BROADWAY NEW YORK NY 10023 254601469 false X www.americanbible.org X 1816 NY 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. 29 28 293 200 1111938 855825 35381640 39837983 0 0 24994201 15667305 6917329 6726322 67293170 62231610 18833276 7416752 0 0 28415143 28901605 855117 1331985 11982735 31267136 45274619 79370672 82924961 -12077502 -20693351 532726185 480290916 96255541 90780463 436470644 389510453 X 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, AND 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, IPHONE 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 WAITING. false false 36089476 4722173 0 ENGAGE WHERE PEOPLE ARE DISTRACTED, INDIFFERENT, OR SKEPTICAL, WE HELP THEM ENGAGE WITH GOD'S WORD. THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY, WE HAVE WORKED HARD TO ENGAGE AMERICANS WHO ARE FRIENDLY TOWARD GOD'S WORD. THOSE EFFORTS OF BIBLE ENGAGEMENT CONTINUE IN FULL FORCE THROUGH OUR STRONG CHURCH NETWORKS. 'UNCOVER THE WORD' WHERE PEOPLE SEEK UNDERSTANDING, WE HELP THEM ENGAGE AND TRANSFORM. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT INCREASINGLY FEWER PEOPLE ARE ENGAGING SCRIPTURE'S LIFE-CHANGING MESSAGE. WE WORK TO GET BIBLES OFF THE SHELVES AND INTO PEOPLE'S HEARTS AND LIVES, BOTH INSIDE THE CHURCH AND TO OUR BROADER CULTURE. 'UNCOVER THE WORD' IS A NATIONAL SCRIPTURE ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE THAT SEEKS TO BE A CATALYST FOR BIBLE ENGAGEMENT THAT PRODUCES PERSONAL AND CORPORATE/CHURCH TRANSFORMATION WHICH EMPOWERS WORLD CHANGE FOR GOD'S GLORY. 'UNCOVER THE WORD' FULFILLS ITS MISSION BY: - CONVENING LEADERS TO ACTIVATE THEIR NETWORKS FOR REVOLUTIONARY SCRIPTURE ENGAGEMENT; - SERVING THE CHURCHES AND EQUIPPING THEM TO ENGAGE WITH THE BIBLE DAILY; - ADVOCATING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO RECONSIDER THE BIBLE'S MESSAGE AS RELEVANT FOR THEIR LIVES; AND - MEASURING THE IMPACT OF OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS. OUR NATION'S MILITARY FOR THE PAST 195 YEARS, AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY HAS STRENGTHENED SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN WITH THE HOPE OF GOD'S WORD. THE ARMED SERVICES MINISTRY OF THE BIBLE SOCIETY BELIEVES THE MILITARY AND VETERAN CHAPLAINS WE SERVE SHOULD HAVE A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP OVER THE SCRIPTURE RESOURCES WE PROVIDE TO THEM. WE ARE RESPONDING TO A WIDESPREAD REQUEST AMONG OUR NETWORK OF CHAPLAINS FOR MILITARY E100 BIBLES IN THE ENGLISH STANDARD VERSION (ESV)-THE TRANSLATION OF CHOICE FOR THESE PARTICULAR CHAPLAINS. THESE ESV BIBLES WILL BE AN INVALUABLE SUPPORT TO THE MILITARY CHAPLAINS, SOME OF WHOM HAVE NO RELIGIOUS SUPPORT MATERIALS. AS WE ANTICIPATE THE PRINTING OF THESE ESV MILITARY BIBLES, WE ALSO ARE EXCITED TO HAVE WORKED WITH AN ORGANIZATION NAMED THE PROTESTANT WOMEN OF THE CHAPEL TO DEVELOP THE WOMEN'S E100 MILITARY EDITION. REACHING MILITARY TEENS, THE WEB-BASED 'REZILIENT LIFE' CONTINUES TO THRIVE AND GROW, THANKS TO OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH MILITARY COMMUNITY YOUTH MINISTRIES. THIS PAST YEAR, THE 'REZILIENT LIFE' WEBSITE UNDERWENT AN EXCITING OVERHAUL. IT IS NOW CHOCK FULL OF BIBLICAL MESSAGES, SCRIPTURE VERSES, VIDEOS, MUSIC AND OTHER INTERACTIVE MEDIA AIMED TO REACH 1.1 MILLION TEENAGERS. THE 'GOD UNDERSTANDS' BOOKLETS, DEVELOPED BY IN COLLABORATION WITH VETERAN CHAPLAINS, ADDRESS THE EIGHT SPIRITUAL INJURIES ARMY VETERANS MOST COMMONLY EXPERIENCE. THIS PAST YEAR, WE WERE EXCITED TO INTRODUCE LARGE-PRINT AND AUDIO VERSIONS OF THIS RESOURCE. ACCORDING TO OUR NETWORK OF CHAPLAINS, THESE RESOURCES HAVE BECOME INCREDIBLY EFFECTIVE IN PROVIDING COUNSEL FOR SOLDIERS AND VETERANS. ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL STORIES COMES FROM A CHAPLAIN WHO PRESENTED A VETERAN WITH A LARGE-PRINT BIBLE. THE VETERAN WAS BAPTIZED ON HIS DEATHBED, PROFESSING THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST. BY GOD'S GRACE, THESE MATERIALS WILL CONTINUE TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF SOLDIERS AND VETERANS ALIKE. TESTIMONY "THE FORMAT OF THE E100 MILITARY BIBLES EMPOWERS SOLDIERS TO DO BIBLE STUDY ON THEIR OWN, AND IT ENCOURAGES THEM TO CONTINUE BEYOND THE STRUCTURED TIME AT TRAINING. LIVES HAVE BEEN CHANGED. EIGHT SOLDIERS RECOMMITTED THEMSELVES TO CHRIST." -A CHAPLAIN WITH THE KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARD 'UNCOVER THE WORD' INITIATIVE WE KNOW GOD'S WORD CHANGES LIVES. 'UNCOVER THE WORD', AN INITIATIVE LAUNCHED LAST YEAR, MOBILIZES LEADERS OF CHURCHES, THOUGHT AND CULTURE TO ADVANCE BIBLE ENGAGEMENT AMONG THOSE THEY SERVE AND INFLUENCE. IN NOVEMBER 2011, WE LAUNCHED THIS INITIATIVE AT A SUMMIT IN FLORIDA WITH MORE THAN 300 MINISTRY LEADERS IN ATTENDANCE. SINCE THEN, NUMEROUS CHURCHES AND ORGANIZATIONS HAVE JOINED THE MOVEMENT TO SHARE THE POWER OF GOD'S WORD WITH THEIR CONGREGATIONS. AMONG 'UNCOVER THE WORD' HIGHLIGHTS: - WILLOW CREEK, ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL CHURCHES IN AMERICA, INVITED ABS TO ITS FIRST BIBLE ENGAGEMENT FAIR IN SOUTH BARRINGTON, ILL., NEARLY 20,000 WILLOW CREEK MEMBERS WERE INTRODUCED TO OUR VARIOUS SCRIPTURE OFFERINGS AT THE FAIR. - SADDLEBACK CHURCH IN LAKE FOREST, CA. HAS JOINED ABS IN PROVIDING RESOURCES TO FUEL THE 'UNCOVER' MOVEMENT, INCLUDING ITS '40 DAYS IN THE WORD.' THROUGH DAILY DEVOTIONALS, SMALL GROUP GUIDES AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS, '40 DAYS IN THE WORD' IS DESIGNED TO HELP PEOPLE BECOME DOERS OF THE WORD. - THE NEW YORK CITY LEADERSHIP CENTER PARTNERED WITH US AND INVITED SOME 250 CHURCHES IN THE METRO NEW YORK AREA TO TAKE A 40-DAY SCRIPTURE JOURNEY THROUGH NEHEMIAH. THE INITIATIVE IS CALLED 'BRICK BY BRICK.' - THE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE IN KANSAS CITY, MO. HAS INTRODUCED A THREE-YEAR, CONGREGATIONAL SCRIPTURE READING PLAN, TITLED 'THE RED THREAD OF REDEMPTION.' NEARLY 100,000 PEOPLE HAVE PARTICIPATED. 'UNCOVER THE WORD' MULTI-LANGUAGE INITIATIVE LAST YEAR, MULTI-LANGUAGE MINISTRIES CAME INTO BEING TO CREATE CULTURE-SPECIFIC PROGRAMS, MATERIALS AND NEW MEDIA THAT MINISTER TO NON-ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLE RESIDING IN THE UNITED STATES. AN ARRAY OF PROGRAMS HELPS THEM ENGAGE THE BIBLE IN THE LANGUAGE OF THEIR HEART. 'DESCUBRE LA BIBLIA' PASTOR'S SEMINAR LACK OF TIME AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES ARE REASONS HISPANIC CHURCH LEADERS DON'T ATTEND LEADERSHIP TRAINING. TO ADDRESS THIS, ABS AND ITS PARTNERS OFFERED A SERIES OF LOW-COST, ONE-DAY SEMINARS THAT INTRODUCED INTER-DENOMINATIONAL LATINO LEADERS TO OUR BIBLE ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES. WE ALSO OFFERED SPANISH LANGUAGE SCRIPTURE-BASED TRAINING AND RESOURCES SO PASTORS COULD SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE WITH THEIR CONGREGATIONS. RADIO BIBLE ADVOCACY ABS PARTNERED WITH CHRISTIAN HISPANIC RADIO STATIONS TO BROADCAST A DRAMATIZED AUDIO EDITION OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, THE SONOBIBLIA IN THE TRADUCCION EN LENGUAJE ACTUAL (TLA) VERSION. IN THE LATINO COMMUNITY, WHICH IS COMPOSED OF 50.5 MILLION PEOPLE, RADIO IS AN IMPORTANT MEANS IN ENGAGING PEOPLE WITH GOD'S WORD; 95 PERCENT OF LATINOS LISTEN TO RADIO ABOUT 15 HOURS A WEEK. THE PROGRAM, "24 HOURS WITH THE BIBLE," WAS BROADCAST FROM A SPANISH SPEAKING CHRISTIAN RADIO STATION. THROUGH LIVE VIDEO/AUDIO STREAMING, AS WELL AS PARTNERSHIPS WITH AFFILIATE STATIONS, THE PROGRAM REACHED SPANISH-SPEAKING LISTENERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, AS WELL AS THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, SPAIN, MEXICO, PUERTO RICO, ECUADOR, CANADA, ARGENTINA, COLOMBIA, SWITZERLAND AND 35 OTHER COUNTRIES/TERRITORIES. LEADERSHIP TRAINING MINISTRIES URBAN YOUTH NEED HELP AND DIRECTION TO MAKE WISER LIFESTYLE CHOICES. AND PARENTS NEED RESOURCES TO HELP THEM CORRECT DYSFUNCTIONAL BEHAVIORS IN THEIR CHILDREN. WITH ITS PARTNER, LEADERSHIP TRAINING MINISTRIES, ABS PROVIDED BIBLE RESOURCES TO AT-RISK YOUTH AND THEIR PARENTS IN TEXAS, GEORGIA, KANSAS AND ILLINOIS. AMONG RESOURCES WERE PARENT/YOUTH BIBLES IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH, AUDIO DEVOTIONALS AND 30 CUSTOMIZED, SEVEN-DAY EMAIL AND TEXT JOURNEYS. HANDWRITTEN BIBLE PROJECT LAUNCHED IN FISCAL YEAR 2012, THE HANDWRITTEN BIBLE PROJECT PROMOTES THE IMPORTANCE OF GOD'S WORD AND ITS ACCESSIBILITY TO EVERYONE. PARTNERING WITH RADIO STATIONS AND DENOMINATIONAL LEADERS AROUND THE COUNTRY, WE INVITED AUDIENCES AND CONGREGATIONS TO WRITE A VERSE OF THE BIBLE BY HAND. ONCE THE HANDWRITTEN BIBLE IS COMPLETED IN THE HEART LANGUAGE OF THESE COMMUNITIES, THE FINAL PRODUCT WILL BE A LIVING TESTIMONY OF THE POWER OF GOD'S WORD IN TODAY'S SOCIETY. THIS PROJECT IS BEING IMPLEMENTED IN NEW YORK, MIAMI AND HOUSTON. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH CATHOLIC MINISTRIES HAS INTENSIFIED ITS FLAGSHIP PROGRAM-LECTIO DIVINA-FOR ADULTS AND YOUTH. DURING THIS PAST YEAR, WE HELD 16 WORKSHOPS TO TRAIN INSTRUCTORS IN THIS METHOD OF PRAYING WITH SCRIPTURE. LAST AUGUST, WE SHARED LECTIO DIVINA WITH TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS AT WORLD YOUTH DAY IN MADRID, SPAIN. IN A SPECIAL PRESENTATION, WE INTRODUCED ENGLISH-SPEAKING PARTICIPANTS TO LECTIO DIVINA. ANOTHER SPECIAL PRESENTATION WAS MADE TO U.S. BISHOPS, WITH THE INTENTION OF HAVING THEM INTRODUCE LECTIO DIVINA IN THEIR ARCHDIOCESES. TO OFFER CONTINUING BIBLICAL EDUCATION TO CATHOLIC LEADERS, WE CELEBRATED THE THIRD ANNUAL CATHOLIC BIBLE SUMMIT, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 500 PARTICIPANTS. PROMINENT CATHOLIC BIBLICAL SCHOLARS WERE AMONG THE PRESENTERS. CATHOLIC MINISTRIES ALSO PUBLISHED THE WORD OF GOD AND LATINO CATHOLICS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. THE BOOKS WERE A COLLECTION OF ESSAYS FROM THE CAMINO A EMMAUS CONFERENCE HELD AT NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY; SCHOLARS PRESENTED ON THE WORD OF GOD IN THE LIFE AND MISSION OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. IN ADDITION, CATHOLIC MINISTRIES ASSISTED MEMBERS OF THE GREEN FAMILY-COLLECTORS OF RARE RELIGIOUS AND BIBLICAL ARTIFACTS-TO PRESENT A 45-DAY, FREE BIBLE EXHIBIT AT VATICAN CITY. ABS WAS PROMINENTLY FEATURED AS A SPONSOR OF THE EXHIBIT; MORE THAN 150,000 PEOPLE VISITED. THE EVENT WAS A WONDERFUL DISPLAY OF INTER-CONFESSIONAL COLLABORATION. THE EVENT WAS A WONDERFUL DISPLAY OF INTER-CONFESSIONAL COLLABORATION. GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS, ABS'S GREEK ORTHODOX MINISTRY TEAM HAS 27612967 2694580 0 RESTORATION MORE THAN ONE BILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY EXTREME VIOLENCE THROUGH WAR, ETHNIC CONFLICT, TORTURE AND TERRORISM. IF LEFT UNTREATED, TRAUMA COMPROMISES HEALTH, RECOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT GAINS. TO RESPOND TO THIS GLOBAL NEED, ABS LAUNCHED THE RESTORATION MINISTRY UNIT TO EQUIP CHURCHES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITH HOLISTIC PROGRAM MODELS TO HELP HURTING PEOPLE ENCOUNTER THE HEALING POWER OF GOD'S WORD. TAKING THE FIRST STEP TO IMPLEMENT THIS VISION, WE LAUNCHED THE TRAUMA HEALING INSTITUTE, WHICH WORKS PRIMARILY WITH NATIONAL BIBLE SOCIETIES TO EQUIP AND CERTIFY FACILITATORS IN TRAUMA HEALING. TAKING THE PROGRAM MODEL WE DEVELOPED WITH SHE'S MY SISTER IN EAST AFRICA, THE INSTITUTE HELPS GROUPS ADAPT TRAUMA HEALING FOR OTHER COUNTRIES AND CONTEXTS. RELATIONSHIPS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN IN SEVERAL REGIONS, INCLUDING OTHER PARTS OF AFRICA, HAITI, BRAZIL, LATIN AMERICA AND SOUTH ASIA. AS THE FLAGSHIP PROGRAM OF THE RESTORATION MINISTRY UNIT, 'SHE'S MY SISTER', LAUNCHED IN 2010, CONTINUES OPERATIONS IN GREAT LAKES, AFRICA. AMONG HIGHLIGHTS: - THE NUMBER OF TRAUMA HEALING LOCATIONS FUNDED IN GREAT LAKES, AFRICA HAS GROWN FROM EIGHT LAST YEAR TO 23 THIS YEAR. - WE CONTINUED OUR SCRIPTURE AND FOOD PROGRAM FOR A SECOND YEAR IN THE REFUGEE CENTERS OF GOMA AND DUNGU IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC). - THE 'SHE'S MY SISTER' BIKE TOUR 2012 FEATURED A GROUP OF CYCLISTS WHO RODE 1,800 MILES FROM FLORIDA TO NEW YORK. THE CYCLISTS RAISED MONEY AND AWARENESS ABOUT THE PLIGHT OF WOMEN IN THE DRC, HELPING PEOPLE RECOGNIZE THE POWER OF SCRIPTURE TO CHANGE LIVES AND MOTIVATE ACTION. CHRISTIAN BANDS, SIDEWALK PROPHETS AND THE CHRISTIAN ROCK BAND REILLY PERFORMED CONCERTS AS PART OF THE BIKE TOUR. PROVIDE WHERE PEOPLE LACK ACCESS BECAUSE OF POVERTY, LANGUAGE OR LOCATION, WE PROVIDE A WAY. MANY PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD CANNOT FIND OR AFFORD A BIBLE IN THEIR HEART LANGUAGE. WE WORK HARD TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO GOD'S WORD IN A LANGUAGE AND FORMAT THEY CAN UNDERSTAND AND AFFORD. CHINA LAST FALL, THE CHINA CHRISTIAN COUNCIL/THREE SELF-PATRIOTIC MOVEMENT (CCC/TSPM) HELD ITS SECOND U.S. TRAVELLING BIBLE EXHIBITION TOUR. ABS WAS A MAJOR SPONSOR OF THE 2011 EXHIBIT TITLED, "THY WORD IS THE TRUTH." THE EXHIBIT SHOWCASED THE HISTORY OF THE BIBLE IN CHINA, WHICH DATES BACK TO 635 AD. ABS PRESIDENT DR. LAMAR VEST WAS ONE OF THE INVITED GUESTS TO THE EXHIBIT. HE WELCOMED THE CCC/TSPM REPRESENTATIVES TO THE UNITED STATES AND REFLECTED ON THE STRONG PARTNERSHIP OF THE CHINESE CHURCH WITH ABS AND THE UNITED BIBLE SOCIETIES. ABS CONTINUES TO SHOW ITS COMMITMENT TO CHINESE CHRISTIANS AS IT HELPS PROVIDE BIBLES AT AN AFFORDABLE COST TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST: PEOPLE IN RURAL AND REMOTE AREAS OF CHINA, MIGRANT WORKERS AND THE DISADVANTAGED. THROUGH ABS'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHINESE CHURCH, BIBLES ARE PRINTED AT AMITY PRINTING PRESS IN NANJING, WHICH IS THE ONLY AUTHORIZED PRINTER OF BIBLES FOR DISTRIBUTION IN CHINA, AND DISTRIBUTED BY CHURCHES AT A SUBSIDIZED PRICE. RECOGNIZING THE GROWING CHINESE CHURCH AND ITS DEEP FAITH, MAJOR DONORS OF ABS HAVE TAKEN SITE-VISITS TO CHINA ALONG WITH ABS PHILANTHROPIC ADVISERS. THESE TRIPS HAVE INCREASED DONOR CONFIDENCE IN CHINA AND RESULTED IN MORE FUNDING FOR BIBLE PROVISIONING AND TRAINING FOR CHINESE CHRISTIAN LEADERS. GUYANA THANKS TO THE JOINT EFFORTS OF SURINAME BIBLE SOCIETY (RESPONSIBLE FOR BIBLE SOCIETY WORK IN GUYANA), WYCLIFFE BIBLE TRANSLATORS, THE SUMMER INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS AND AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, 15 YEARS OF LABORIOUS TRANSLATION HAVE NOW GIVEN 5,000 AKAWAIO PEOPLE OF GUYANA, SOUTH AMERICA THE NEW TESTAMENT IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE. INDIA LAST AUGUST, ABS WELCOMED THE NEW GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE BIBLE SOCIETY OF INDIA (BSI), THE REVEREND DR. MANI CHACKO, WHO SHARES ABS'S VISION OF REACHING HIS COUNTRY WITH AFFORDABLE BIBLES IN A LANGUAGE PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH BSI, THOUSANDS OF ORPHANS ARE BEING REACHED WITH GOD'S WORD THROUGH CHILDREN'S BIBLES, SCRIPTURE SELECTIONS AND PICTURE BOOKS. AT-RISK WOMEN AND LEPERS ALSO ARE RECEIVING THE HOPE FOUND IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. BRAILLE BIBLES, TOO, OFFER SOLACE AND STRENGTH TO THE BLIND. VIETNAM ALTHOUGH THE VIETNAM CONSTITUTION ENDORSES RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE, CHRISTIAN CHURCHES ARE STILL SUBJECT TO OPPRESSION. IN A COUNTRY WITH MORE THAN 52 MILLION PEOPLE UNDER AGE 25, ABS AND OUR PARTNER-THE UBS VIETNAM PARTNERSHIP-ARE PROVIDING SCRIPTURE RESOURCES FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE. ONE PROJECT ALONE IS BENEFITTING 168,000 YOUTH WHO ARE ENGAGING THE BIBLE, AND MANY OF THEM NOW ATTEND CATECHISM CLASSES OR BIBLE STUDIES IN 1,000 CHURCHES. MIDDLE EAST: - LEBANON AT A TIME WHEN SATELLITE DISHES ARE VISIBLE IN CLUSTERS ON APARTMENT BUILDINGS IN THE MIDDLE EAST, ABS CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH THE BIBLE SOCIETY OF LEBANON TO HELP PRODUCE 50 SCRIPTURE-BASED, HALF-HOUR TELEVISION EPISODES A YEAR. A BROADCAST PARTNER, SAT-7, IS WORKING SIDE BY SIDE ON THESE PRODUCTIONS, PROVIDING AIRTIME AT NO COST. FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, ALL EPISODES ALSO APPEARED ON SECULAR TELEVISION DURING LENT AND EASTER WEEK, WITH THE POTENTIAL TO REACH 10 MILLION VIEWERS A YEAR. - EGYPT DESPITE ONGOING TURMOIL IN EGYPT, THE CHILDREN'S FESTIVALS FEATURING KINGO, THE FRIENDLY LION, CONTINUE TO INSTILL PRACTICAL BIBLICAL VALUES IN CHILDREN. ALONG WITH THE FESTIVALS, SEVENTH- GRADE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL STUDENTS RECEIVED NEW TESTAMENTS, AND CHILDREN IN 100 CHRISTIAN ORPHANAGES RECEIVED THEIR OWN AGE-APPROPRIATE BIBLES. - GULF STATES MIGRANT WORKERS DOMINATE THE WORKFORCE IN KUWAIT AND QATAR AND COMPRISE A LARGE PORTION OF THE CHRISTIAN POPULATION. THESE LABORERS FACE HARSH WORKING CONDITIONS, EXPLOITATION AND HOMESICKNESS. TO REACH OUT TO THESE DISENFRANCHISED CHRISTIANS, ABS JOINED FORCES WITH BIBLE SOCIETY IN THE GULF (BSG) TO DISTRIBUTE THOUSANDS OF BIBLES, NEW TESTAMENTS AND AUDIO SCRIPTURES IN THEIR HEART LANGUAGES. BSG WELCOMED MIGRANT WORKERS INTO BIBLE STUDIES AND PRAYER GROUPS IN LOCAL CHURCHES, AS WELL AS INITIATED A SERIES OF SEMINARS TO HELP BELIEVERS APPLY SCRIPTURE TO THEIR LIVES. AFRICA THE END2END CONCEPT IS SIMPLE BUT 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. LAST YEAR, RWANDA WAS THE SITE OF THE FIRST PILOT PROJECT ABS LAUNCHED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JESUS FILM PROJECT AND FCBH. CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST RWANDA, THE LOCAL PARTNER, RECRUITED 10 PASTORS, WHO SHARED THE VISION OF PLANTING A CHURCH ON EVERY HILL. TOGETHER WITH THE NATIONAL STAFF, THEY MOBILIZED LEADERS AND CHURCHES IN THE PROVINCES TO ORGANIZE SHOWINGS OF THE JESUS FILMS, TO FORM FCBH LISTENING GROUPS AND TO TAKE STEPS TOWARD PLANTING A PROJECTED 31 NEW CHURCHES. AFTER ONE YEAR, AMAZING RESULTS WERE PRODUCED: 42,000 NEW BELIEVERS, 61 NEW CHURCHES, 1,127 PEOPLE TRAINED TO DO EVANGELISM AND DISCIPLESHIP, 384 NEW SMALL GROUPS FORMED AND 3,596 BIBLES DISTRIBUTED TO FCBH LISTENING GROUPS PARTICIPANTS. IN PURSUIT OF WHAT GOD IS DOING IN RWANDA, BIBLE SOCIETIES IN OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES HAVE ADOPTED THE CONCEPT AND ADDED BIBLE DISTRIBUTION TO THEIR FCBH LISTENING PROGRAMS. THESE BIBLE SOCIETIES INCLUDE BURKINA FASO, BURUNDI, CHAD, DRC, GHANA, LIBERIA, MALI, NIGER, RWANDA, SIERRA LEONE, TANZANIA, TOGO AND ZAMBIA. PUBLICATION OF THE BIBLE IN ESKIMO-YUPIK AFTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF DEDICATED AND TIRELESS TRANSLATING, REVIEW AND EDITING, THE YUPIK BIBLE IS NOW COMPLETE. DURING THEIR YEARS OF WORK IN A SMALL BUILDING OWNED BY THE MORAVIAN CHURCH IN BETHEL, ALASKA, THE TEAM OF YUPIK NATIVE SPEAKERS COMPLETED THE TRANSLATION OF THE OLD TESTAMENT AND FULLY REVISED THE 1956 NEW TESTAMENT. THEIR REVISION OF THE NEW TESTAMENT INCLUDED A THOROUGH EDITING OF LANGUAGE AND CONCEPTS INTO A MORE CONTEMPORARY STYLE, THEREBY MATCHING THE STYLE OF THE FRESHLY TRANSLATED OLD TESTAMENT. NEW CHINESE STUDY BIBLE SERIES A HUGE GAP EXISTS BETWEEN ANCIENT BIBLICAL CULTURE AND MODERN CHINESE CULTURE, SO TODAY'S CHINESE READERS OF THE BIBLE MISS MUCH OF ITS MESSAGE. TO BRIDGE THAT GAP, THE CHINESE UNION STUDY BIBLE SERIES WAS CONCEIVED IN THE EARLY 2000'S, FOLLOWING THE MODEL AND INSPIRATION OF THE CEV LEARNING BIBLE PRODUCED BY ABS. THE STUDY BIBLE SERIES PROVIDES READERS WITH TRANSLATIONAL, CULTURAL AND TEXTUAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE BIBLICAL TEXT, ALONG WITH NOTES, COLOR IMAGES, MAPS AND QUESTIONS FOR DEVOTIONAL REFLECTION. 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Society's inception. The Bible Society maintains policies and procedures addressing the collection's upkeep and management. The Bible Society has adopted the policy of not capitalizing its collection, which is insured at a value of approximately $12 million. Purchases of collections are recorded as decreases in unrestricted net assets in the year in which the items are acquired. Part of the library collection was loaned to the Museum of Biblical Art ("MOBIA") for 5 & 1/2 years, from January 2010 to June 2015, for purposes of conservation and exhibition. ENDOWMENT FUNDS SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4 The 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. The 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. RECONCILIATION OF NET ASSETS SCHEDULE D, PART XI Line 8 Change in value of Split Interest Agreements ($1,148,744) Pension Related Activity ($3,752,382) ---------- Total Part XI, Line 8 ($4,901,126) RECONCILIATION OF REVENUE SCHEDULE D, PART XII Line 2D Cost of Goods Sold $4,947,997 ---------- Total Part XII, Line 2(D) $4,947,997 Line 4B Change in value of Split Interest Agreements $1,148,744 Pension Related Activity $3,752,382 ---------- Total Part XII, Line 4(B) $4,901,126 RECONCILIATION OF EXPENSES SCHEDULE D, PART XIII Line 2D Cost of Goods Sold $4,947,997 ---------- Total Part XIII, Line 2(D) $4,947,997 Fin 48 Schedule D, Part X 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 ended 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 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. true Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Grantmaking 256372 East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Grantmaking 117049 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 0 1 Grantmaking 150000 Middle East and North Africa 0 0 Grantmaking 1021914 North America 0 0 Grantmaking 74617 South America 0 0 Grantmaking 203295 South Asia 0 0 Grantmaking 267974 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Grantmaking 603359 Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Program Services bible distribution 490687 East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Program Services bible distribution 2404006 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Program Services bible distribution 4454277 Middle East and North Africa 0 0 Program Services bible distribution 2294927 North America 0 0 Program Services bible distribution 87119 Russia and the Newly Independent States 0 0 Program Services bible distribution 76286 South America 0 0 Program Services bible distribution 757536 South Asia 0 0 Program Services bible distribution 710535 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Program Services Bible Distribution 2653111 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Investments 2300999 South America 0 0 Investments 495255 Middle East and North Africa 0 0 Investments 352897 South Asia 0 0 Investments 2487015 East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Investments 4597730 North America 0 0 Investments 376511 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Investments 1840727 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Program Services school workshops 879859 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Program Services bible institute 50465 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Program Services kjv anniversary 128390 East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Program Services translation work 60529 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Program Services world youth day 186809 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Program Services trauma healing centers 232453 0 1 0 0 0 1 16623064 13989639 30612703 Cent. 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America/Caribbean Bible Distribution 108587 Cash East Asia/Pacific Bible Distribution 112224 Cash Europe/Iceland/Greenland Bible Distribution 10000 Cash Europe/Iceland/Greenland Bible Distribution 140000 Cash Middle East/North Africa Bible Distribution 5550 Cash Middle East/North Africa Bible Distribution 16364 Cash Middle East/North Africa Bible Distribution 600000 Cash Middle East/North Africa Bible Distribution 400000 Cash North America Bible Distribution 16107 Cash North America Bible Distribution 58510 Cash South America Bible Distribution 141145 Cash South America Bible Distribution 57150 Cash South Asia Bible Distribution 111350 Cash South Asia Bible Distribution 156624 Cash Sub-Saharan Africa Bible Distribution 132354 Cash Sub-Saharan Africa Bible Distribution 471005 Cash 17 0 true false true true true Schedule F Part I, Line 2 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 (SCHEDULE F, PART I, 3(E), 1 (D) SPACING PROVIDED TRUNCATES THIS DESCRIPTION). 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 BENEFCIARIES 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 EACH PROJECT BEFORE FUNDING IT FOR PROJECT IMPACT (LIFE CHANGE), GOAL ALIGNMENT, FINANCIAL RISK, ENVIROMENTAL RISK, MANAGERIAL RISKS (IMPLEMENTER ON THE GROUND) AND OTHER PROJECT 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 PROJECTS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES TO VALIDATE INFORMATION. SOME OF THESE VISITS ARE DONE WITH PARTICIPATION OF MAJOR DONORS OF 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. DURING THE CURRENT YEAR, ABS PRESENTED OUR INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM EFFORTS EXECUTED THROUGH THE UBS AS PART OF OUR PROGRAM EXPENSES AS SCRIPTURE PROGRAM PAYMENTS SINCE WE COMPLETE A SUBSTANTIAL PERCENTAGE OF OUR INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES WITH THE GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP. THESE PAYMENTS HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY CLASSIFIED AS GRANTS. THE PAYMENTS IN YEAR 2011 WERE $9,828,664 AS COMPARED TO PAYMENTS OF $13,928,484 IN FISCAL 2012. THIS RECLASSIFICATION CAUSES WHAT APPEARS TO BE A VARIANCE IN PART I LINE 13, GRANTS, AND PART I LINE 17, OTHER EXPENSES. EXPENSES AND COMMITMENTS TO THE UBS PROGRAMS HAVE REMAINED CONSTANT. 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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. 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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). Consistent with its 195-year commitment to having a home base in the heart of New York City and the associated cost of living, the Bible Society, likewise, provides the president with the use of a cleaned, rented corporate apartment when he is in New York City. This benefit is taxable to the president and is reported in Schedule J, Part II, Column (b)(I). Form 990, Schedule J, line 4b Included in column(c) as deferred compensation for R. Lamar Vest are contributions to deferred compensation plans described in IRC sections 457(b) and 457(f) of $16,500 and $39,000, respectively. X 7 81631 Market Value false true true NONCASH CONTRIBUTIONS SCHEDULE M, PART I, LINE 32 All contributed securities are transferred into a brokerage account for timely and expeditious sale by the American Bible Society's investment brokers. Governance and management Form 990, Part VI Section B: Policies Line 11: The Form 990 was prepared and reviewed by a nationally renowned 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 counselled 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 limtied 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 compensation is then formalized in a written employment agreement that is signed by the Chairman of the Board and the President & CEO. 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: The 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. Foreign Countries Part V, Line 4b Austria Belgium Brazil Egypt Hong Kong Hungary India Korea Malaysia Mexico Singapore South Africa Thailand Turkey Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a & 1b The American Bible Society lists 32 Board of DIrectors members on its Form 990. Andres Panasiuk, james parkinson iii and Philippe VALLERAND ceased board service prior to the year end. Accordingly, the Bible Society is reporting 29 voting members of the Board of Directors. The President of the American Bible Society is a voting member of the board of directors. Since he is compensated, the Bible Society is reporting 28 independent voting members of the Board of Directors. Form 990, Part XI, Line 5 Unrealized Gains on Investments ($21,365,717) Change in value of Split Interest Agreements ($1,148,744) Pension Related Activity ($3,752,382) ---------- Total change in net Assets ($26,266,843) ASTOR PLACE 1865 BROADWAY NEW YORK NY 10023 134933900 REAL ESTATE NY NA C CORP 0 0 1.00000