LUTHERAN BIBLE TRANSLATORS INC: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: LUTHERAN BIBLE TRANSLATORS INC (EIN 95-2630437)
Tax period: 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed: 2011-05-12
IRS object ID: 201111329349301726
Schema version: 2010v3.2
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	2011-05-12T08:20:31-07:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-12-31	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 Street	AddressLine1
City	Elk Grove Village	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	600071904	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2010-01-01	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	2011-05-12	DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2010	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-03-07 17:11:31Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	3940237	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	50	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	3568952	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	3617437	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	36486	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	60444	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	6244	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	10881	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	3611682	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	3688762	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	248095	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	270013	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	2380218	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	2380968	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	273761	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	1183308	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	1278103	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	3811621	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	3929084	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-199939	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-240322	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	2693009	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	2656683	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	134930	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	188223	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	2558079	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	2468460	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	2395392	Expense
Description	FIELD SERVICES - To provide support for overseas and in country missionaries.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	650277	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	3045669	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
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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	7	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	true	ForeignFinancialAccount
Name Of Foreign Country	WA	NameOfForeignCountry
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Form8886 T Filed	false	Form8886TFiled
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Non Deductible Disclosure	false	NonDeductibleDisclosure
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	false	QuidProQuoDisclosure
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
Form720 Filed	false	Form720Filed
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
Policies Reference Chapters	false	PoliciesReferenceChapters
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
Written Policy Or Procedure	false	WrittenPolicyOrProcedure
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
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 (16 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Key EmployeeKeyEmployee	OfficerOfficer
REV HERBERT BURCH
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
REV DR VERNON SCHINDLER
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
REV DR DOUGLAS RUTT
Chairman	1.00	X	0	0	0
REV DR WAYNE BRAUN
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
REV DR THOMAS FEIERTAG
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
PAUL KINNEY
DIR. MINISTRIES	40.00		57829	0	13264	X
MRS MIRIAM CARTER
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
MR JAMES GROSS
Treasurer	1.00	X	0	0	0
MR GARY MC CALL
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
MR G EDMUND STELLING
Secretary	1.00	X	0	0	0
MR ALLEN PROCHNOW
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
MR THOMAS HACKER
VICE CHAIR	1.00	X	0	0	0
JOSEPH DUNSEY
DIR FINANCES	40.00		61250	0	20723	X
DR MARSHALL GILLAM
Executive Direc	40.00		89973	0	16728		X
DR JOHN LAUTENSCHLAGER
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
DON RUHTER
DIR DEVELOPMENT	40.00		57117	0	15960	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	266169	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	66675	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	3617437	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	3617437	TotalContributions
Total Program Service Revenue	0	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	37648	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$37,648	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	237371	Securities
Other	36900	Other

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	224220	Securities
Other	27255	Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	13151	Securities
Other	9645	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	22796	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$22,796	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	10881	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	10881	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	10881	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	3688762	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	10881	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$60,444	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	270013	Total
Program Services	270013	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	332844	Total
Program Services	246305	ProgramServices
Management And General	59922	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	26617	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	1282237	Total
Program Services	919783	ProgramServices
Management And General	223213	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	139241	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	126760	Total
Program Services	98756	ProgramServices
Management And General	28004	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	517502	Total
Program Services	439801	ProgramServices
Management And General	77701	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	121625	Total
Program Services	94813	ProgramServices
Management And General	26812	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	0	Total

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

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	43041	Total
Program Services	27847	ProgramServices
Management And General	15194	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	106351	Total
Program Services	92402	ProgramServices
Management And General	13949	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	380232	Total
Program Services	327881	ProgramServices
Management And General	52351	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	77294	Total
Program Services	59963	ProgramServices
Management And General	17331	ManagementAndGeneral

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5191	Total
Program Services	3478	ProgramServices
Management And General	1713	ManagementAndGeneral

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	94277	Total
Program Services	80174	ProgramServices
Management And General	14103	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
SPECIAL PROJECTS	102263	102067	196
Printing and Publications	207829	85665	19677	102487
Postage and Shipping	48089	32265	15824
NATIONAL SUPPORT/MISSIONARY	65593	60403	5190
EQUIP. RENTAL & MAINTENANCE	55202	38057	17145

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

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Total	92741	Total
Program Services	65996	ProgramServices
Management And General	21329	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5416	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3929084	Total
Program Services	3045669	ProgramServices
Management And General	609654	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	273761	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	55858	BOY
EOY	118733	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	355754	BOY
EOY	254326	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	151168	BOY
EOY	126969	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	7872	BOY
EOY	2344	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	1961309	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	1457136	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	597789	BOY
EOY	504173	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1439852	BOY
EOY	1578963	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	84716	BOY
EOY	71175	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2693009	BOY
EOY	2656683	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	134930	BOY
EOY	188223	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	134930	BOY
EOY	188223	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1942255	BOY
EOY	1592007	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	274878	BOY
EOY	532295	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	340946	BOY
EOY	344158	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2558079	BOY
EOY	2468460	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2693009	BOY
EOY	2656683	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-240322	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	150703	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed	false	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

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	4208650	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	4364513	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	3672145	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	3568952	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	3617438	CurrentTaxYear
Total	19431698	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	4208650	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	4364513	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	3672145	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	3568952	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	3617438	CurrentTaxYear
Total	19431698	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	0	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	19431698	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	112122	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	79706	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	80598	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	36486	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	37648	CurrentTaxYear
Total	346560	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 Minus3 Years	8271	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	13224	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	6224	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	10881	CurrentTaxYear
Total	38600	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	19816858	TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.98060	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.98150	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	653417	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	393474	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	52995	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	145560	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	954326	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

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	0.08160	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.36060	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance	0.55780	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	220915	Depreciation
Book Value	139085	BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	358402	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	277726	Depreciation
Book Value	80676	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	758320	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	531723	Depreciation
Book Value	226597	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	444587	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	426772	Depreciation
Book Value	17815	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	504173	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Revenue	3688762	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	3929084	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-240322	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	150703	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments	150703	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	-89619	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	3839465	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	150703	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F990	150703	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	3688762	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	3688762	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	3929084	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	3929084	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	3929084	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (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 2007.
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	Total ExpendituresTotalExpenditures
CENTRAL AMERICA	0	0	TRANSLATION	BIBLE TRANSLATION	2880
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	4	16	TRANSLATION	BIBLE TRANSLATION	261091
EAST ASIA & PACIFIC	1	1	TRANSLATION	BIBLE TRANSLATION	6042

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Number Of Offices	5	SubtotalNumberOfOffices
Subtotal Number Of Employees	17	SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices	5	TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees	17	TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent	270013	SubtotalAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent	270013	TotalAmountSpent

Grants To Orgs Outside US GrantsToOrgsOutsideUS (9 entries)

RegionRegion	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursement
SUB-SAHARA	TRANSLATION	65130	BROKER XFER
SUB-SAHARA	TRANSLATION	2857	BROKER XFER
SUB-SAHARA	TRANSLATION	19844	BROKER XFER
SUB-SAHARA	TRANSLATION	13295	BROKER XFER
SUB-SAHARA	TRANSLATION	12230	BROKER XFER
SUB-SAHARA	TRANSLATION	118375	WIRE XFER
SUB-SAHARA	TRANSLATION	10000	BROKER XFER
EAST ASIA	TRANSLATION	6042	BROKER XFER
CENTRAL AMERICA	TRANSLATION	2880	BROKER XFER

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of501c3 Orgs	9	TotalNumberOf501c3Orgs

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	1	NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant	19360	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 (3 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 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 11	Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: 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.