LUTHERAN BIBLE TRANSLATORS INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: LUTHERAN BIBLE TRANSLATORS INC (EIN 95-2630437)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-05-07
IRS object ID: 201331279349300108
Schema version: 2012v2.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-05-07T06:27:40-07:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Porte Brown LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	845 Oakton St	AddressLine1
City	Elk Grove Village	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60007	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	952630437	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LUTHERAN BIBLE TRANSLATORS INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	LUTH	NameControl
Phone	6308970660	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	303 N LAKE STREET BOX 2050	AddressLine1
City	AURORA	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60507	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	MARSHALL GILLAM	Name
Title	Executive Director	Title
Date Signed	2013-05-07	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	RUSSELL J WILSON	Name
PTIN	P01240908	PTIN
Phone	8479561040	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	4057048	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncluded
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.LBT.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1964	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	CA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE MISSION OF LUTHERAN BIBLE TRANSLATORS IS TO HELP BRING PEOPLE TO FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST BY MAKING THE WORD OF GOD AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO DO NOT YET HAVE IT IN THE LANGUAGE OF THEIR HEARTS.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	12	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	12	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	48	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	45	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	3990508	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	3896100	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	-13329	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	59824	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	14375	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	8833	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	3991554	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	3964757	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	232098	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	259672	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	2331294	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	2492912	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	207131	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	1396264	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	1246215	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	3959656	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	3998799	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	31898	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-34042	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	2721701	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	2794967	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	213107	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	189671	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	2508594	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	2605296	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	THE MISSION OF LUTHERAN BIBLE TRANSLATORS IS TO HELP BRING PEOPLE TO FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST BY MAKING THE WORD OF GOD AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO DO NOT YET HAVE IT IN THE LANGUAGE OF THEIR HEARTS.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	2460907	Expense
Description	FIELD SERVICES - To provide support for overseas and in country missionaries.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	769487	Expense
Description	PROGRAM MINISTRIES - To translate the Bible into local languages, to provide literacy materials and training to help people to read, and to provide assistance for other nationals doing the same in their home country.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	3230394	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	true	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	true	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	true	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	true	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	true	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	true	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBonds
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccount
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuer
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	3	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	48	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	false	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Number Of8282 Filed	0	NumberOf8282Filed
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiled
Excess Business Holdings	false	ExcessBusinessHoldings
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributions
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonor
Filed Lieu1041	false	FiledLieu1041
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneState
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	12	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	12	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Other Website	X	OtherWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	JOSEPH DUNSEY	NamePerson
Telephone Number	6308970660	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	303 N LAKE STREET	AddressLine1
City	AURORA	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60507	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (14 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Average Hours Per Week RelatedAverageHoursPerWeekRelated	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
MR PAUL ZILZ
Director	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
REV DR VERNON SCHINDLER
Director	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
REV DR JEREMY PEKARI
Director	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
MR CHARLES KRAFT
Director	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
REV HERBERT BURCH
Director	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
REV KENNETH GREINKE
Director	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
MR DAVID GARRETT
Director	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
MRS MIRIAM CARTER
Director	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
MRS VIRGINIA VON SEGGERN
Secretary	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
MR ALLEN PROCHNOW
Treasurer	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
REV DR WAYNE BRAUN
VICE CHAIR	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
REV DR DOUGLAS RUTT
Chairman	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
JOSEPH DUNSEY
DIR FINANCES	40.00	0.00		65427	0	24584	X
DR MARSHALL GILLAM
Executive Direc	40.00	0.00		97675	0	20882	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	163102	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	45466	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	0	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
All Other Contributions	3896100	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	3896100	TotalContributions
Total Program Service Revenue	0	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	43576	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$43,576	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

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

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

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

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

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

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	80102	Securities
Other	28437	Other

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	68754	Securities
Other	23537	Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	11348	Securities
Other	4900	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	16248	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	4900	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$11,348	ExclusionAmount

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

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

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

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

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

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

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	OTHER INCOME	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	8833	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	8833	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	8833	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	3964757	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	13733	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$54,924	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	259672	Total
Program Services	259672	ProgramServices

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	208568	Total
Program Services	154342	ProgramServices
Management And General	33370	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	20856	Fundraising

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1490884	Total
Program Services	1182847	ProgramServices
Management And General	210212	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	97825	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	111844	Total
Program Services	94891	ProgramServices
Management And General	18149	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	-1196	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	564431	Total
Program Services	501069	ProgramServices
Management And General	66712	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	-3350	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	117185	Total
Program Services	96360	ProgramServices
Management And General	20825	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5892	Total
Management And General	5892	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	11100	Total
Management And General	11100	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	72067	Total
Program Services	40475	ProgramServices
Management And General	31592	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	115834	Total
Program Services	102755	ProgramServices
Management And General	13079	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	369771	Total
Program Services	317205	ProgramServices
Management And General	52566	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	72224	Total
Program Services	60148	ProgramServices
Management And General	12076	ManagementAndGeneral

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	836	Total
Program Services	560	ProgramServices
Management And General	276	ManagementAndGeneral

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	88769	Total
Program Services	76174	ProgramServices
Management And General	12595	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
EQUIP. RENTAL & MAINTENANCE	62210	41626	20584
NATIONAL SUPPORT/MISSIONARY	103374	98318	5056
Printing and Publications	191395	91745	13043	86607
SPECIAL PROJECTS	259656	259436	220

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	-106913	Total
Program Services	-147229	ProgramServices
Management And General	33927	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	6389	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3998799	Total
Program Services	3230394	ProgramServices
Management And General	561274	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	207131	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	167240	BOY
EOY	236922	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	393270	BOY
EOY	224010	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	226745	BOY
EOY	279861	EOY

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2252	BOY
EOY	7775	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	1608113	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	1178143	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	481481	BOY
EOY	429970	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1395416	BOY
EOY	1557416	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	55297	BOY
EOY	59013	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2721701	BOY
EOY	2794967	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	213107	BOY
EOY	189671	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	213107	BOY
EOY	189671	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1654104	BOY
EOY	1628365	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	495590	BOY
EOY	616631	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	358900	BOY
EOY	360300	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2508594	BOY
EOY	2605296	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2721701	BOY
EOY	2794967	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-34042	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconciliation Unrealized Invest	130744	ReconciliationUnrealizedInvest
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	3672145	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	3568952	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	3617438	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	3990508	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	3896100	CurrentTaxYear
Total	18745143	Total

Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Value Srvc Fclts Furnished By Govt ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	3672145	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	3568952	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	3617438	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	3990508	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	3896100	CurrentTaxYear
Total	18745143	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	0	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	18745143	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	80598	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	36486	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	37648	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	-13329	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	59824	CurrentTaxYear
Total	201227	Total

Net UBI NetUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	13224	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	6224	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	10881	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	14375	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	8833	CurrentTaxYear
Total	53537	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	18999907	TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.98660	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.98590	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	887386	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	286787	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	77807	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	234711	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	1017269	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	954326	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	230225	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-2783	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	294382	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	887386	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	653417	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	393474	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	52995	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	145560	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	954326	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	602097	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	190907	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	64674	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	204261	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	653417	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	0.03700	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.40500	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance	0.55800	TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	false	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	40000	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	40000	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	360000	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	237278	Depreciation
Book Value	122722	BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	358402	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	293771	Depreciation
Book Value	64631	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	707390	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	513939	Depreciation
Book Value	193451	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	142321	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	133155	Depreciation
Book Value	9166	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	429970	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Footnote In Part XIII	X	FootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	4095501	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	130744	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F990	130744	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	3964757	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	3964757	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	3998799	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	3998799	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	3998799	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Part X	Part X : FIN48 Footnote	THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF ASC TOPIC 740, INCOME TAXES, RELATING TO THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION FILES INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2009.
Part V, Line 4	Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.	THE INTENDED USE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS INCLUDE, MISSION PROJECTS, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, TRANSLATION, AND BOARD DESIGNATED ACTIVITIES.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (3 entries)

RegionRegion	Number Of OfficesNumberOfOffices	Number Of EmployeesNumberOfEmployees	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConducted	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvided
CENTRAL AMERICA	0	0	TRANSLATION	BIBLE TRANSLATION
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	4	17	TRANSLATION	BIBLE TRANSLATION
EAST ASIA & PACIFIC	1	1	TRANSLATION	BIBLE TRANSLATION

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Number Of Offices	5	SubtotalNumberOfOffices
Subtotal Number Of Employees	18	SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices	5	TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees	18	TotalNumberOfEmployees

Grants To Orgs Outside US GrantsToOrgsOutsideUS (10 entries)

RegionRegion	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursement
SUB- SAHARA	TRANSLATION	83708	WIRE XFER
SUB- SAHARA	TRANSLATION	75486	BROKER XFER
SUB- SAHARA	TRANSLATION	6668	BROKER XFER
SUB- SAHARA	TRANSLATION	4603	BROKER XFER
SUB- SAHARA	TRANSLATION	4034	BROKER XFER
SUB- SAHARA	TRANSLATION	3440	BROKER XFER
SUB- SAHARA	TRANSLATION	26022	BROKER XFER
SUB- SAHARA	TRANSLATION	20845	BROKER XFER
SUB- SAHARA	TRANSLATION	18088	ACH
EAST ASIA	TRANSLATION	9456	BROKER CHECK

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of501c3 Orgs	9	TotalNumberOf501c3Orgs
Total Number Of Other Orgs	1	TotalNumberOfOtherOrgs

Grants To Ind Outside US GrantsToIndOutsideUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Type Of Assistance	SCHOLARSHIP	TypeOfAssistance
Region	SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	Region
Number Of Recipients	2	NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant	7322	AmountOfCashGrant
Manner Of Cash Disbursement	BROKER TRANSACTION	MannerOfCashDisbursement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp	false	OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used in Foreign Country	Identifier
Explanation	Lutheran Bible Translators (LBT) monitors funds by requiring quarterly financial reports from the various organizations that receive grants. LBT verifies that the expenditures are in compliance with the grant purpose for furthering the program and within the budgeted guidelines established at the beginning of the year. LBT also has local missionaries (employees) review work and expenditures at the respective locations, acting in a supervisory and consultant capacity.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19	Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO LUTHERAN BIBLE TRANSLATORS AT 303 N LAKE STREET, BOX 2050, AURORA, IL 60507-2050
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a	Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management	BOARD OF DIRECTORS DISCUSS WAGE LEVEL FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. NON-PROFIT SALARY SURVEYS WERE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c	Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	The governing body and officers annually complete a conflict of interest statement.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b	Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	Copy of the Form 990 was provided to the governing body prior to filing with the IRS. The governing body reviews and approves the Form 990 and the subsequent meeting.