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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BACK TO THE BIBLE.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 2 April 2026. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Both are the same on the two returns, so the amendment changed something else.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,717,206
Total expenses
$4,679,830
Contributions and grants received
$3,457,420
Grants paid
$37,161
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$124,317
Other revenue
$135,469
Total assets, end of year
$5,324,907
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,330,149
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,994,758
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,509,318
Management and general expenses
$520,962
Fundraising expenses
$649,550
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,509,318

Program services were 75.0% 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

    $61,885

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,395,535

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $117,325 · excluded $117,325

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $5,500 · excluded $5,500

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $6,992

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

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $6,992

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $6,992 · excluded $6,992

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $232

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $232 · related or exempt $232

  • 11a · Other revenue: TRANSITION SERVICES

    total $125,000 · excluded $125,000

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $4,737 · excluded $4,737

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $129,737

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $37,161 · program services $37,161

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,177,881 · program services $824,517 · management and general $164,903 · fundraising $188,461

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $888,982 · program services $616,137 · management and general $130,966 · fundraising $141,879

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $12,094 · program services $5,443 · management and general $3,026 · fundraising $3,625

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $180,135 · program services $111,702 · management and general $26,295 · fundraising $42,138

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $131,969 · program services $92,824 · management and general $19,373 · fundraising $19,772

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $13,211 · management and general $13,211

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $42,300 · management and general $42,300

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $85,000 · fundraising $85,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $629,151 · program services $588,688 · fundraising $40,463

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $176,958 · program services $176,958

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $226,191 · program services $115,227 · management and general $52,317 · fundraising $58,647

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $102,406 · program services $102,379 · management and general $14 · fundraising $13

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $74,510 · program services $52,105 · management and general $11,243 · fundraising $11,162

  • 17 · Travel

    total $108,173 · program services $67,026 · management and general $10,696 · fundraising $30,451

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,104 · program services $1,630 · management and general $1,176 · fundraising $298

  • 20 · Interest

    total $65,834 · program services $42,357 · management and general $14,403 · fundraising $9,074

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $238,577 · program services $223,034 · management and general $15,543

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $39,678 · program services $27,747 · management and general $5,987 · fundraising $5,944

  • 24a · Other expenses: GOTANDEM

    total $302,570 · program services $302,570

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $72,447 · program services $53,496 · management and general $9,509 · fundraising $9,442

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEDIA COST

    total $71,498 · program services $68,317 · fundraising $3,181

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $2,564,320 · program services $1,587,288 · management and general $382,838 · fundraising $594,194

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $17,371 · end of year $85,368

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,665,058 · end of year $80,849

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $452,528 · end of year $1,215,211

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $48,878

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $24,409 · end of year $31,123

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $19,678 · end of year $18,437

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

    $4,786,211

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

    $4,726,941

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $282,304 · end of year $59,270

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $904,958 · end of year $804,853

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,362,292 · end of year $1,451,207

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,593,389 · end of year $1,578,589

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $421,220 · end of year $284,709

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $125,000

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $1,027,838 · end of year $991,396

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $944,041 · end of year $1,054,044

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $120,734 · end of year -$1,589,226

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,732,032 · end of year $4,583,984

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

WE PROVIDE PERSONALIZED RESOURCES THAT HELP YOU MOVE CLOSER TO JESUS, EXPERIENCE A TRANSFORMED LIFE, AND BECOME A BIBLICALLY ENGAGED DISCIPLE-MAKER.SEE SCHEDULE O

Activities or mission (Part I)

LEAD BELIEVERS INTO SPIRITUAL MATURITY & ACTIVE SERVICE FOR CHRIST IN THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD.BACK TO THE BIBLE IS A USER-DRIVEN PROVIDER OF LIFE CHANGE, GENERATED BY RESEARCHING, DEVELOPING, AND DISTRIBUTING BIBLE TEACHING AND ENGAGEMENT TOOLS THAT HELP PEOPLE TAKE A DAILY, POSITIVE STEP FORWARD CLOSER TO JESUS. SCRIPTURE ABSORPTION AND SPIRITUAL FITNESS METHODOLOGIES INCLUDE BROADCASTING, PODCASTS, CELLULAR TECHNOLOGY, TEXT MESSAGING, PRINT, INTERNET AND PERSON-TO-PERSON SHARING THROUGH THE LATEST SOCIAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES. THE NON-PROFIT PURPOSES OF BACK TO THE BIBLE SPAN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE GLOBE THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS. THOUGH THE MINISTRY USES A VARIETY OF DELIVERY CHANNELS, THE SINGLE FOCUS IS TO WALK WITH PEOPLE DAILY INTO A LIVING, GROWING AND PASSIONATE RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST.

  • BACK TO THE BIBLE (BTTB) IS DEDICATED TO FOSTERING LIFE TRANSFORMATION THROUGH BIBLICALLY ENGAGED DISCIPLESHIP. WE CREATE DIGITAL CONTENT AND PLATFORMS THAT ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO ACCESS SCRIPTURE TAILORED TO THEIR SPIRITUAL NEEDS AND GROWTH AREAS. BTTB'S FOCUS IS TO HELP PEOPLE DEVELOP DAILY HABITS OF ENGAGING WITH JESUS THROUGH READING, REFLECTING, RESPONDING, AND SHARING GOD'S WORD.BTTB'S GENERAL POPULATION STUDY FOUND THAT CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL TRENDS SHOW A DECLINE IN BIBLE KNOWLEDGE, ACTIVE SHARING OF FAITH, AND DISCIPLESHIP. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT ENGAGING WITH THE BIBLE FOUR OR MORE DAYS A WEEK LEADS TO SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION.BTTB AIMS TO EQUIP BELIEVERS NOT ONLY TO GROW IN THEIR FAITH BUT ALSO TO MENTOR OTHERS BY ENCOURAGING THE "REVEALING OR SHARING OF GOD'S WORK. WE RECOGNIZE THAT MANY CHRISTIANS STRUGGLE WITH SHARING FAITH AND DISCIPLING OTHERS. IN FY2025 BTTB FOCUSED ON UNDERSTANDING AND OVERCOMING THESE BARRIERS. OVERALL, BTTB SEEKS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS DEEPEN THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS, WALK MORE FULLY IN THEIR FAITH, AND IMPACT OTHERS THROUGH MENTORING AND DISCIPLE-MAKING.

    Expenses $3,347,635 · Revenue $232

  • INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES BACK TO THE BIBLE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATES THE WORD OF GOD IN WAYS THAT ARE CLEAR, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE, AND READILY UNDERSTOOD. WORKING IN 15 LANGUAGES, LISTENERS AND VIEWERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE BIBLE TEACHING, DISCIPLESHIP, AND GOSPEL OUTREACH.

    Expenses $161,683 · Grants $37,161

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

Listed in Part VII

  • ARNOLD COLE

    CORPORATE CEO/INTERIM PRES. OF CBE

    Total calculated
    $257,710
    From this org
    $214,734
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,976
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $206,334
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $8,400
    Deferred
    $3,496
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,480
    Filer's total
    $257,710

  • HAROLD BERRY

    BOARD MEMBER (THEOLOGICAL CONSULTANT)

    Total calculated
    $4,653
    From this org
    $4,653
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 1 related

  • DALE MICHELS MD

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • SYLVANIA AIRAN

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • CARA WHITNEY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • JON RUYBALID

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • MATT KLEAGER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • BRYON SWANSON

    CHIEF DEV. OFFICER, SECRETARY (PART TIME)

    Total calculated
    $200,147
    From this org
    $158,733
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,414
    Hours/week
    39 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,320
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,413
    Deferred
    $2,688
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,726
    Filer's total
    $200,147

  • SEAN GEWECKE

    CORPORATE TREASURER/CFO

    Total calculated
    $189,017
    From this org
    $154,708
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,309
    Hours/week
    37 + 3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,520
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $188
    Deferred
    $2,688
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,621
    Filer's total
    $189,017

  • YULIA CASE

    PRESIDENT FOR BIBLE ENGAGEMENT, ASSIST. SEC

    Total calculated
    $179,662
    From this org
    $170,935
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,727
    Hours/week
    39 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,854
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $81
    Deferred
    $2,688
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,039
    Filer's total
    $179,662

  • MARK GRAHAM

    CHIEF TECH OFFICER / ASSIST. SEC

    Total calculated
    $144,907
    From this org
    $125,134
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,773
    Hours/week
    39 + 1 related

  • KARMIN POWELL

    CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER/ASSISTANT TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $137,164
    From this org
    $105,187
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,977
    Hours/week
    39 + 1 related

  • JACK BURKE

    DIRECTOR OF DONOR DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $168,093
    From this org
    $129,778
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,315
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $128,365
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,413
    Deferred
    $2,218
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,097
    Filer's total
    $168,093

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 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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
TRAVEL FOR SPOUSE VOLUNTEERS: CORPORATE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ARNOLD COLE'S SPOUSE VOLUNTEER TRAVELS WITH HIM ON OCCASION IN ORDER TO ASSIST WITH BUSINESS RELATED TASKS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THESE TASKS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: PUBLIC RELATIONS ACTIVITIES FOR BB; CUSTOMER SERVICE AT BOOK OR INFORMATION DISPLAYS; ADVOCACY FOR BB'S PROGRAM ACTIVITIES IN FUNDRAISING MEETINGS; OTHER COMMUNICATION AND/OR PRAYER SUPPORT WITH DONORS AND LISTENERS; AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. IF THE SPOUSE VOLUNTEER TRAVEL IS DEEMED BUSINESS RELATED BY LEADERSHIP, IT IS NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE INCOME.

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • BACK TO THE BIBLE FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · SUPPORT GOOD NEWS BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION · NE · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by BACK TO THE BIBLE

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.

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUSTS (7)

    HOLD ASSETS AND REMIT INCOME TO BB · NE · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by BACK TO THE BIBLE

  • PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED TRUSTS (1)

    HOLD ASSETS AND REMIT INCOME TO BB · NE · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by BACK TO THE BIBLE

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
20 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202611109349300536

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