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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by WALK THRU THE BIBLE MINISTRIES.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,131,445
Total expenses
$4,930,592
Contributions and grants received
$4,762,156
Grants paid
$2,074,950
Program service revenue
$241,004
Investment income
$43,581
Other revenue
$84,704
Total assets, end of year
$1,778,190
Total liabilities, end of year
$171,577
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,606,613
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,928,555
Management and general expenses
$376,483
Fundraising expenses
$625,554
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,928,555

Program services were 79.7% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,762,156

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $168,997

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $216,678 · related or exempt $216,678

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TRAINING

    total $15,551 · related or exempt $15,551

  • 2c · Program service revenue: HONORARIUMS

    total $8,775 · related or exempt $8,775

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $43,454 · excluded $43,454

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $71,077 · excluded $71,077

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $169,059 · other assets $65

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

    securities $168,997 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $62 · other assets $65

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $127 · excluded $127

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $203,712

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $205,918

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$2,206 · related or exempt -$2,206

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $15,833 · excluded $15,833

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $15,833

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $650,000 · program services $650,000

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $1,424,950 · program services $1,424,950

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $418,164 · program services $311,582 · management and general $18,685 · fundraising $87,897

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $968,574 · program services $721,703 · management and general $43,279 · fundraising $203,592

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $168,373 · program services $125,458 · management and general $7,524 · fundraising $35,391

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $102,147 · program services $76,112 · management and general $4,564 · fundraising $21,471

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $14,524 · management and general $14,524

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $33,192 · management and general $27,692 · fundraising $5,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $220,053 · program services $162,357 · management and general $10,729 · fundraising $46,967

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $41,530 · program services $41,530

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $139,172 · program services $84,705 · management and general $45,100 · fundraising $9,367

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $26,377 · program services $19,073 · management and general $5,270 · fundraising $2,034

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $657 · program services $657

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $169,231 · program services $126,097 · management and general $7,562 · fundraising $35,572

  • 17 · Travel

    total $173,059 · program services $69,420 · management and general $44,521 · fundraising $59,118

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $135,234 · program services $18,840 · management and general $2,808 · fundraising $113,586

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $62,928 · program services $62,928

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $21,674 · program services $16,149 · management and general $5,525

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $117,867 · management and general $117,867

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEAL AND ENTERTAINMENT

    total $17,127 · program services $1,746 · management and general $10,322 · fundraising $5,059

  • 24c · Other expenses: BUILDING SUPPLIES

    total $5,407 · management and general $5,407

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $896 · management and general $896

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $19,456 · program services $15,248 · management and general $4,208

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $486,628 · end of year $171,172

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $585,038 · end of year $138,308

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $117,867

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $178,645 · end of year $156,973

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $27,691 · end of year $20,660

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

    $146,361

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

    $146,361

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $1,127,644

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $358,614 · end of year $163,433

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $91,421 · end of year $74,163

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $258,922 · end of year $97,414

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $925,625 · end of year $1,132,083

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $478,515 · end of year $474,530

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

WALK THRU THE BIBLE (WTB) IGNITES PASSION FOR GOD'S WORD. BY DEVELOPING A GLOBAL NETWORK OF INFLUENTIAL PASTORS AND LEADERS AND THEN RESOURCING THEM WITH TOOLS AND TRAINING, WTB FULFILLS ITS ROLE IN THE GREAT COMMISSION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WALK THRU THE BIBLE EXISTS TO IGNITE PASSION FOR GOD'S WORD.

  • INTERNATIONAL: WALK THRU THE BIBLE'S GLOBAL MINISTRY PARTNERS WITH THE LOCAL CHURCH BY PROVIDING RELATIONSHIPS AND RESOURCES TO INFLUENTIAL DISCIPLE-MAKERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. OUR FOUR-PRONGED APPROACH INCLUDES RESOURCES, TRAINING, TEACHING, AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS. USING THIS STRATEGY, WTB PARTNERS WITH GLOBAL LEADERS IMPACTING 152 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE. THIS STRATEGY IS BOTH UNIQUE AND IMPACTFUL BECAUSE WTB PARTNERS WITH INDIGENOUS LEADERS IN THEIR OWN COUNTRIES. BY WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THEM, WE ARE ABLE TO EXTEND WTB'S REACH AND IMPACT. THESE LEADERS UNDERSTAND THE LOCAL LANGUAGE AND TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMIZE OUR CURRICULA IN ORDER TO INFLUENCE THE GREATEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE.

    Expenses $2,576,802 · Grants $2,074,950

  • DISCIPLESHIP RESOURCES: FOR MORE THAN FOUR DECADES, WALK THRU THE BIBLE HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO IGNITING PASSION FOR GOD'S WORD THROUGH INNOVATIVE LIVE EVENTS, INSPIRING BIBLICAL RESOURCES, AND A GLOBAL IMPACT THAT CHANGES LIVES WORLDWIDE. OUR RESOURCES HELP PEOPLE GROW IN THE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD AND THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE SCRIPTURES. KNOWN FOR INNOVATIVE METHODS AND HIGH-QUALITY RESOURCES, WE SERVE THE WHOLE BODY OF CHRIST ACROSS DENOMINATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND NATIONAL LINES. WE PARTNER WITH THE LOCAL CHURCH WORLDWIDE TO FULFILL ITS MISSION, COMMUNICATING THE TRUTHS OF GOD'S WORD IN A WAY THAT MAKES THE BIBLE READILY ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE. THROUGH OUR STRONG GLOBAL NETWORK, WE ARE STRATEGICALLY POSITIONED TO ADDRESS THE CHURCH'S GREATEST NEED: DEVELOPING MATURE, COMMITTED, AND SPIRITUALLY REPRODUCING BELIEVERS. OUR LIVE EVENTS AND SMALL-GROUP CURRICULA ARE TAUGHT IN MORE THAN 45 LANGUAGES BY MORE THAN 25,000 TRAINED INSTRUCTORS IN MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES. MORE THAN 100 MILLION DEVOTIONALS HAVE BEEN PACKAGED INTO DAILY MAGAZINES, BOOKS, AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS THAT REACH OVER FIVE MILLION PEOPLE EACH YEAR.

    Expenses $649,256 · Revenue $54,658

  • EVENTS: WALK THRU THE BIBLE LIVE EVENTS TEACH THE BIG PICTURE OF THE BIBLE IN AN EXCITING AND ENGAGING WAY THAT IGNITES PASSION FOR GOD'S WORD. THE WALK THRU THE OLD TESTAMENT LIVE EVENT IS OUR FLAGSHIP EVENT AND HAS BEEN TAUGHT TO MORE THAN ONE MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. THROUGH OUR STRONG GLOBAL NETWORK, OUR LIVE EVENTS ARE TAUGHT IN MORE THAN 45 LANGUAGES BY MORE THAN 25,000 TRAINED INSTRUCTORS IN MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES. OUR LIVE EVENTS AND REGULAR BIBLICAL RESOURCES HELP TRANSFORM LIVES AND NURTURE, DEVELOP, AND STRENGTHEN SPIRITUALLY MATURE CHRISTIANS.

    Expenses $702,497 · Revenue $184,140

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Philip Tuttle

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $233,424
    From this org
    $178,354
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,070
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,830
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,524
    Deferred
    $2,010
    Nontaxable benefits
    $53,060
    Filer's total
    $233,424

  • Dr Carter Harsh

    DIRECTOR, CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Louis Chuckney

    DIRECTOR, VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karen Suwyn Nee Melby

    DIRECTOR, SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Richard Dipolitto

    DIRECTOR, TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ed Bryant

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr John Isch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Judy Huber

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Greg Champion

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thomas Steipp

    DIRECTOR (PART YEAR)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cathy Tanana

    DIRECTOR (PART YEAR)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Gunnin

    EXECUTIVE VP & CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $173,933
    From this org
    $160,455
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,478
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,275
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $180
    Deferred
    $1,864
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,614
    Filer's total
    $173,933

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
  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 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
ON OCCASION, PHILIP TUTTLE'S SPOUSE ELLEN TUTTLE, WOULD ACCOMPANY PHILIP ON A WALK THRU THE BIBLE TRIP. IN EACH CASE, ELLEN FULFILLED A ROLE ON THE TRIP THAT WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO WALK THRU THE BIBLE BUSINESS AS PER A CORPORATE RESOLUTION DULY PASSED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 10/15/2007. THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED TAXABLE COMPENSATION. PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 107, MINISTERIAL HOUSING ALLOWANCES ARE PROVIDED FOR QUALIFYING MINISTERIAL EMPLOYEES. THIS IS NOT INCLUDED IN TAXABLE COMPENSATION. PHILIP TUTTLE, PRESIDENT & CEO, MET THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR AND RECEIVED A MINISTERIAL HOUSING ALLOWANCE DURING THE TAX YEAR THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

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.

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Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523179349306717

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