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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by UNITED BIBLE SOCIETIES ASSOCIATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$46,354,884
Total expenses
$50,580,528
Contributions and grants received
$42,057,729
Grants paid
$32,138,843
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,299,490
Other revenue
$1,997,665
Total assets, end of year
$117,550,186
Total liabilities, end of year
$29,148,835
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$88,401,351
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$49,089,662
Management and general expenses
$1,490,866
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$49,089,662

Program services were 97.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $8,337,414

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $127,500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $33,592,815

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,509,084 · excluded $2,509,084

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $905,922 · excluded $905,922

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $47,414

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $23,389

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $24,025

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $24,025 · excluded $24,025

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $6,426,260

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $6,635,854

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$209,594

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$209,594 · excluded -$209,594

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $1,067,718 · excluded $1,067,718

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,067,718

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $32,138,843 · program services $32,138,843

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $334,135 · program services $93,721 · management and general $240,414

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,248,125 · program services $6,064,713 · management and general $183,412

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $720,516 · program services $720,516

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $409,251 · program services $409,251

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $581,818 · program services $581,818

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $3,123,999 · program services $3,076,090 · management and general $47,909

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $141,288 · program services $141,288

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $84,803 · program services $84,803

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $163,449 · management and general $163,449

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $146,209 · program services $137,936 · management and general $8,273

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $329,103 · program services $329,103

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $786,402 · program services $786,402

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $108,578 · program services $7,628 · management and general $100,950

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,165,306 · program services $1,051,709 · management and general $113,597

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,648,695 · program services $1,218,831 · management and general $429,864

  • 20 · Interest

    total $95,171 · program services $95,171

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $69,012 · program services $68,214 · management and general $798

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $70,938 · program services $70,938

  • 24a · Other expenses: DECREASE IN DEBT PROVIS

    total $1,888,417 · program services $1,888,417

  • 24b · Other expenses: EXCHANGE DIFFERENCES

    total $281,706 · program services $79,506 · management and general $202,200

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $44,764 · program services $44,764

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $27,297,448 · end of year $25,065,245

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $19,124,675 · end of year $26,709,375

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $13,608,148 · end of year $6,520,498

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $8,845,021 · end of year $10,209,654

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $695,892 · end of year $2,763,558

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $3,362,277

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,993,634

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,421,947 · end of year $1,368,643

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $34,442,100 · end of year $37,813,349

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $3,459,619 · end of year $2,688,363

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,856,603 · end of year $4,411,501

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $22,652,159 · end of year $27,270,905

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,238,803 · end of year $1,662,987

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $123,515 · end of year $114,943

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $100,000 · end of year $100,000

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $56,778,863 · end of year $52,595,615

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $32,858,113 · end of year $35,805,736

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE ASSOCIATION IS TO PROMOTE THE WIDEST POSSIBLE EFFECTIVE DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF THE BIBLE OR ANY PARTS OF THE BIBLE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, INCLUDING TRANSLATION INTO ANY LANGUAGE OR LANGUAGES, PRINTING AND PUBLICATION OF THE BIBLE OR ANY PART OF THE BIBLE. ASSOCIATION FURTHERS ITS OBJECTS IS BY PROVIDING SERVICE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED BIBLE SOCIETIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ASSOCIATION PROMOTES THE WIDEST POSSIBLE EFFECTIVE TRANSLATION, PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF THE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP.

  • THE UNITED BIBLE SOCIETIES ASSOCIATION HELPS THE UBS FELLOWSHIP MAKE THE BIBLE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE BY PROVIDING SHARED SERVICES AND TOOLS, AS WELL AS LEARNING AND COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES TO BIBLE SOCIETIES. THESE INCLUDE FACILITATING THE SHARING OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES THROUGH THE GRANTS PROGRAMME. BY DOING THIS, THEY INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF BIBLE SOCIETIES' MINISTRIES, THEIR ORGANISATIONS AND THEIR WORK TOGETHER AS A FELLOWSHIP.IN 2024, THE ASSOCIATION'S MANAGEMENT AND STAFF CONTINUED TO DELIVER SERVICES THAT SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED THE COHESION, CAPACITY, AND GLOBAL IMPACT OF THE UBS FELLOWSHIP. THROUGH A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES-SPANNING GLOBAL EVENTS, DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, COMMUNICATION, MEMBER SUPPORT, AND FUNDING PROGRAMMES-THE ASSOCIATION SERVED AS A CENTRAL RESOURCE FOR BIBLE SOCIETIES ACROSS ALL REGIONS.THE ASSOCIATION'S SERVICES CONTINUED TO SUPPORT BIBLE SOCIETIES AS THEY NAVIGATE THE CONTEMPORARY COMPLEX REALITIES OF AN INCREASINGLY DIGITAL SOCIETY, A WORLD AFFECTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE AND A GROWING NUMBER OF NATURAL DISASTERS, CONFLICTS AND WARS. THE ASSOCIATION PLACED SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON ENHANCING THE COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS AMONG THE BIBLE SOCIETIES AND DELIVERING SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORTED THE SUSTAINABILITY OF BIBLE SOCIETIES, THE UBS FELLOWSHIP AND THE ASSOCIATION. THIS INCLUDED ORGANISING THE FIRST FELLOWSHIP IN-PERSON COLLABORATION EVENT AFTER THE COVID PANDEMIC. AS PART OF THE ASSOCIATION'S COMMITMENT TO SERVING BIBLE SOCIETIES MORE EFFECTIVELY, A FELLOWSHIP-WIDE SURVEY AND CONSULTATION WERE CARRIED OUT IN EARLY 2024. THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO IDENTIFY THE MOST URGENT NEEDS ACROSS THE FELLOWSHIP AND DETERMINE HOW THE GLOBAL MISSION TEAM (GMT) COULD DELIVER THE MOST MEANINGFUL AND TARGETED SUPPORT. THE INSIGHTS GATHERED HAVE DIRECTLY INFORMED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UBSA STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS, ENSURING OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS REMAIN GROUNDED IN THE REALITIES FACED BY BIBLE SOCIETIES AND FOCUSED ON AREAS OF GREATEST IMPACT.THE SENIOR STRATEGIC TEAM DEDICATED SIGNIFICANT TIME AND INPUT TO SHAPING THE NEW STRATEGIC PLAN. THE FINAL VERSION WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AND FORMALLY APPROVED AT ITS JUNE MEETING. IMPLEMENTATION BEGAN IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER.THE ASSOCIATION'S MANAGEMENT & STAFF DELIVERED SERVICES THAT INCREASED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BIBLE MINISTRY THROUGHOUT THE UBS FELLOWSHIP. THEY DID THIS THROUGH:STRENGTHENING BIBLE MINISTRY ACROSS THE FELLOWSHIPIN 2024, THE ASSOCIATION'S MANAGEMENT AND STAFF CONTINUED TO DELIVER IMPACTFUL SERVICES THAT ENHANCED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BIBLE MINISTRY THROUGHOUT THE UBS FELLOWSHIP. CORE SUPPORT INCLUDED TRAINING, MENTORING, TECHNOLOGICAL ASSISTANCE, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, AND STRATEGIC COLLABORATION ACROSS TRANSLATION, PUBLISHING, DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT, AND BIBLE ENGAGEMENT MINISTRIES.BIBLE TRANSLATION TRAINING & QUALITY ASSURANCETRAINING & DEVELOPMENT- IN THE AMERICAS, THREE IN-PERSON TRAINING COURSES WERE CONDUCTED: TWO FOR BIBLE TRANSLATORS AND ONE FOR TRANSLATION OFFICERS. FOUR TRANSLATORS AND ONE TRANSLATION OFFICER GRADUATED FROM THESE PROGRAMS.- A TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR DEAF BIBLE TRANSLATORS WAS HELD IN SOUTH AFRICA, BRINGING TOGETHER 37 PARTICIPANTS FROM SEVEN BIBLE SOCIETIES (INCLUDING BOTSWANA, ESWATINI, ZIMBABWE, AND GHANA) AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM HAND WITH WORDS. DEAF TRANSLATORS FROM FOUR BIBLE SOCIETIES WERE ELECTED TO THE AFRICA REGION DEAF COMMITTEE, STRENGTHENING REGIONAL LEADERSHIP AND REPRESENTATION.- BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND MAY, 122 TRANSLATORS WERE TRAINED VIA IN-PERSON AND ONLINE COURSES HELD IN BANGLADESH, BENIN, COSTA RICA, COLOMBIA, AND KENYA.- A SIGN LANGUAGE OFFICER TRAINING COURSE WAS DELIVERED ONLINE IN MARCH, WITH 19 PARTICIPANTS, AND TWO GRADUATES FROM SOUTH AFRICA AND THE PHILIPPINES.- A GLOBAL TRANSLATION OFFICERS TRAINING SESSION WAS CONDUCTED ONLINE FOR 16 PARTICIPANTS, AIMED AT BUILDING CAPACITY AMONG MID-LEVEL TRANSLATION PROJECT LEADERS.ADVISORY & SCHOLARLY ENGAGEMENT- GLOBAL TRANSLATION ADVISORS PROVIDED DIRECT SUPPORT TO 169 TRANSLATION PROJECTS ACROSS 87 COUNTRIES, BOTH IN-PERSON AND REMOTELY.- ADVISORS CONTRIBUTED SCHOLARLY PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS AT KEY INTERNATIONAL EVENTS, INCLUDING THE SIL BIBLE TRANSLATION CONFERENCE, SHANGHAI ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES CONFERENCE, AND THE SOCIETY OF BIBLICAL LITERATURE (SBL), BOOSTING UBS'S GLOBAL ACADEMIC AND COLLABORATIVE PROFILE.DIGITAL ENGAGEMENTTHE GMT DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT TEAM CONTINUED WORKING WITH TWO AFRICAN SUSTAINABILITY CLUSTERS, SUPPORTING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVES AIMED AT LONG-TERM IMPACT:- FIVE FRANCOPHONE BIBLE SOCIETIES (CHAD, GUINEA, MALI, NIGER, AND SENEGAL) LAUNCHED BIBLEBOOSTER ESSENTIALS WEBSITES, THE FIRST-EVER WEB PRESENCE FOR FOUR OF THEM.- SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS (PRIMARILY FACEBOOK AND WHATSAPP) WERE ESTABLISHED TO GROW DIGITAL AUDIENCES AND ENHANCE BIBLE ENGAGEMENT.

    Expenses $49,089,662 · Grants $32,138,843

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Elaine Duncan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Dr Amon Kasambala

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Dr Rieuwerd Buitenwerf

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Reverend Dr Rupen Das

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Barry Morris

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Rachel Parr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Dr Christoph Rosel

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Reverend Dr Erni Seibert

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Eduardo Petrecca

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Dirk Gevers

    DIRECTOR GENERAL

    Total calculated
    $187,443
    From this org
    $187,443
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $122,393
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $65,050
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $187,443

  • Adrian White

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $146,693
    From this org
    $119,418
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,275
    Hours/week
    40

  • Professor Alexander Schweitzer

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GLOBAL BIBLE MINISTRY

    Total calculated
    $160,740
    From this org
    $151,609
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,131
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,106
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $9,503
    Deferred
    $9,131
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $160,740

  • Steven Voth

    HEAD OF TRANSLATIONS SKILLS FACILITATION

    Total calculated
    $152,885
    From this org
    $142,719
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,166
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,441
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $4,278
    Deferred
    $10,166
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $152,885

  • Andrew Warren-Rothlin

    TRANSLATION ROADMAN COORDINATOR

    Total calculated
    $143,936
    From this org
    $133,804
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,132
    Hours/week
    40

  • Elsbeth Scherrer

    DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL BIBLE PUBLISHING

    Total calculated
    $150,775
    From this org
    $127,481
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,294
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $107,672
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $19,809
    Deferred
    $23,294
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $150,775

  • Ralph Libier

    HEAD OF PRINT & INCOME AND SUPPLY CHAIN OPTIMIZATI

    Total calculated
    $138,441
    From this org
    $128,274
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,167
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Travel for companions
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
THE ORGANIZATION REIMBURSED TRAVEL EXPENSES TO THE DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR SPOUSAL TRAVEL.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • UNITED BIBLE SOCIETIES

    MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION · DE

    Directly controlled by NONE

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543189349308804

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