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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by UNITED BIBLE SOCIETIES ASSOCIATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$49,038,561
Total expenses
$46,397,397
Contributions and grants received
$45,154,286
Grants paid
$31,406,808
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,768,020
Other revenue
$2,116,255
Total assets, end of year
$113,771,438
Total liabilities, end of year
$27,049,529
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$86,721,909
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$44,795,498
Management and general expenses
$1,601,899
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$44,795,498

Program services were 96.5% 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

    $8,760,025

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $36,394,261

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,065,902 · excluded $1,065,902

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $1,289,746 · related or exempt $1,289,746

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $46,197

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $23,123

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $23,074

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $23,074 · excluded $23,074

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $5,010,862

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

    securities $4,308,744

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $702,118

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $702,118 · excluded $702,118

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $803,435 · excluded $803,435

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $803,435

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $31,406,808 · program services $31,406,808

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $344,005 · program services $114,366 · management and general $229,639

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,109,190 · program services $5,672,387 · management and general $436,803

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $911,597 · program services $765,585 · management and general $146,012

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $431,793 · program services $431,793

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $492,260 · program services $492,260

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $2,253,138 · program services $1,975,005 · management and general $278,133

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $134,461 · management and general $134,461

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $90,923 · program services $90,923

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $157,678 · management and general $157,678

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $99,972 · program services $95,898 · management and general $4,074

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $326,951 · program services $326,951

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $591,062 · program services $591,062

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $13,000 · program services $13,000

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $148,048 · program services $29,294 · management and general $118,754

  • 17 · Travel

    total $688,510 · program services $627,674 · management and general $60,836

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $758,024 · program services $683,394 · management and general $74,630

  • 20 · Interest

    total $7,146 · program services $7,146

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $76,051 · program services $171 · management and general $75,880

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $55,264 · management and general $55,264

  • 24a · Other expenses: EXCHANGE DIFFERENCES

    total $850,941 · program services $852,781 · management and general -$1,840

  • 24b · Other expenses: DECREASE IN DEBT PROVIS

    total $577,145 · program services $577,145

  • 24c · Other expenses: TRAINING & RECRUITMENT

    total $85,425 · program services $85,425

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total -$211,995 · program services -$43,570 · management and general -$168,425

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $41,350,598 · end of year $38,422,592

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $10,000,000 · end of year $10,000,000

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $5,757,861 · end of year $10,662,860

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $8,716,922 · end of year $10,070,323

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $433,336 · end of year $1,503,277

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

    $3,797,012

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

    $2,339,704

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,486,509 · end of year $1,457,308

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $37,985,897 · end of year $29,905,874

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $4,871,259 · end of year $4,340,377

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,015,800 · end of year $7,408,827

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $22,575,688 · end of year $24,389,182

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $987,656 · end of year $2,425,199

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $140,658 · end of year $132,086

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $568,033 · end of year $103,062

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $54,886,375 · end of year $58,204,550

  • 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 $36,459,772 · end of year $28,517,359

Mission and programs · 2022

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. THE PRINCIPAL MEANS BY WHICH THE ASSOCIATION DOES THIS IS BY SUPPORTING THE WORK OF THE UNITED BIBLE SOCIETIES (UBS FELLOWSHIP) AND OF MEMBER BIBLE SOCIETIES OF THE FELLOWSHIP.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ASSOCIATION PROMOTES THE WIDEST POSSIBLE EFFECTIVE TRANSLATION, PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE BIBLE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, BY SUPPORTING THE WORK OF THE UNITED BIBLE SOCIETIES FELLOWSHIP AND OF MEMBER BIBLE SOCIETIES OF THE FELLOWSHIP.

  • THE UNITED BIBLE SOCIETIES ASSOCIATION'S GLOBAL MISSION TEAM HELPS THE UBS FELLOWSHIP MAKE THE BIBLE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE BY PROVIDING SHARED SERVICES, TOOLS, AND LEARNING AND COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES TO BIBLE SOCIETIES. THIS INCLUDES FACILITATING THE SHARING OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES THROUGH THE GRANTS PROGRAMME. BY DOING THIS, THEY INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF BIBLE SOCIETIES' MINISTRIES, THEIR ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR WORK TOGETHER AS A FELLOWSHIP. IN 2022, THE GLOBAL MISSION TEAM'S SERVICES CONTINUED TO SUPPORT BIBLE SOCIETIES AS BIBLE SOCIETIES ADAPTED THEIR OWN MINISTRY AND AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT TO THE POST-COVID REALITIES. THE GLOBAL MISSION TEAM PLACED SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON DELIVERING SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORTED THE SUSTAINABILITY OF BIBLE SOCIETIES, THE FELLOWSHIP AND UBSA IN A NEW ENVIRONMENT. THIS INCLUDED REDESIGNING THE WHOLE ORGANIZATION AND IMPLEMENTING THE NEW STRUCTURE BY THE END OF THE YEAR. THE CHANGE WAS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO STREAMLINE THE SERVICES OFFERED BY GMT TO THE BIBLE SOCIETIES.THE UBS GLOBAL MISSION TEAM DELIVERED SERVICES THAT INCREASED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BIBLE MINISTRY THROUGHOUT THE FELLOWSHIP. THEY DID THIS BY:- PROVIDING SCRIPTURE TRANSLATION EXPERTISE TO SUPPORT THE COLLECTIVE TRANSLATION EFFORTS OF THE FELLOWSHIP. THIS INCLUDED PROVIDING TRAINING TO 398 REPRESENTATIVES (PRIMARILY TRANSLATORS AND TRANSLATION OFFICERS) FROM 46 BIBLE SOCIETIES. AS THE POST-PANDEMIC RHYTHM OF WORK CONTINUED TO BE ONLINE AND DUE TO FINANCIAL RESTRICTIONS DURING THE FIRST HALF OF 2022, THE TEAM CONDUCTED MUCH OF THIS WORK VIRTUALLY. THEY ALSO CONTINUED TO PROVIDE HELP TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT STANDARD PRACTICES, PROCEDURES AND TOOLS THAT SUPPORTED SCRIPTURE TRANSLATION. DURING 2022, THERE WERE 38 GRADUATES FROM THE PROGRAM: 8 TRANSLATION OFFICERS FROM THE PHILIPPINES, INDIA, NIGERIA, TAIWAN AND VIETNAM AND 30 TRANSLATORS FROM GUATEMALA, MEXICO, MOZAMBIQUE AND PERU;- PROVIDING PUBLISHING EXPERTISE TO MEMBERS OF THE FELLOWSHIP THROUGH CONSULTANCY, VIRTUAL CAPACITY-BUILDING SEMINARS AND AN E-LEARNING PLATFORM THAT IS UPDATED AND ENRICHED REGULARLY. THE WEBINARS INCLUDED A UBS-FELLOWSHIP-WIDE SERIES ON CONTENT MARKETING, AS WELL AS WEBINARS TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF SPECIFIC REGIONS. BY FOLLOWING UP WITH PARTICIPANTS OF THE E-LEARNING PLATFORM, THE UBS GLOBAL MISSION TEAM INCREASED ENGAGEMENT AND COURSE COMPLETION ON TOPICS SUCH AS CONTENT STRATEGY AND EDITORIAL PROCESS, CONTENT MARKETING, AND WORKING WITH PEOPLE.- FACILITATING PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIVE CONTENT CREATION AMONG BIBLE SOCIETIES ON A REGIONAL AND GLOBAL LEVEL. THE "AFRICAN WOMEN DEVOTIONAL BIBLE" (WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE IN 3 LANGUAGES IN 2023 AND ADAPTED TO THE INDIAN CONTEXT) AND THE MIGRATION BIBLE (DUE TO BE LAUNCHED IN 2023), AS WELL AS THE "AFRICA CHILDREN BIBLE STORIES", THE "AFRICA YOUTH BIBLE", AND THE "AFRICAN LEADERSHIP BIBLE" (ALL 3 CONCEPTUALIZED IN 2022) ARE EXAMPLES OF THIS.- MAKING AVAILABLE FREE, CUSTOMIZABLE RESOURCES TO PUBLISHING BIBLE SOCIETIES ON A DEDICATED RESOURCE HUB.- BESIDES CONTINUED ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT FOR THE BIBLE SOCIETIES IN THE VARIOUS LANGUAGE GROUPS: SPANISH, FRENCH AND PORTUGUESE, THE MAIN FOCUS IN 2022 WAS ON THE DELIVERY OF THE ONLINE UBS SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, DESIGNED TO HELP BIBLE SOCIETIES BUILD MORE RESILIENT AND AGILE SUPPLY CHAINS. OUR AIM FOR 2023 IS TO IMPLEMENT THE SUPPLY CHAIN OPTIMIZATION STRATEGIES OUTLINED IN THE COURSE, WHICH INVOLVE THREE PILLARS: OPTIMIZING INVENTORY LEVELS, ENHANCING INTERNAL PLANNING CAPABILITIES IN BSS, AND IMPROVING VISIBILITY IN THE EXTENDED SUPPLY CHAIN THROUGH BETTER COLLABORATION AND INFORMATION SHARING WITH KEY SUPPLIERS. - PROVIDING PUBLISHING EXPERTISE TO MEMBERS OF THE FELLOWSHIP THROUGH CONSULTANCY, VIRTUAL CAPACITY-BUILDING SEMINARS AND AN E-LEARNING PLATFORM THAT IS UPDATED AND ENRICHED REGULARLY. THE WEBINARS INCLUDED A UBS-FELLOWSHIP-WIDE SERIES ON CONTENT MARKETING, AS WELL AS WEBINARS TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF SPECIFIC REGIONS. BY FOLLOWING UP WITH PARTICIPANTS OF THE E-LEARNING PLATFORM, THE UBS GLOBAL MISSION TEAM INCREASED ENGAGEMENT AND COURSE COMPLETION ON TOPICS SUCH AS CONTENT STRATEGY AND EDITORIAL PROCESS, CONTENT MARKETING, AND WORKING WITH PEOPLE.- OFFERING TWO WEBINARS AS WELL AS ONLINE COURSES IN THREE LANGUAGES AND INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT ON EMAIL MARKETING, WHICH CAN HELP BIBLE SOCIETIES ENGAGE THEIR AUDIENCE WITH THE MINISTRY, AS WELL AS FUNDRAISING AND SALES. THE MOVE TO ONLINE COURSES CALLED THE DIGITAL ACADEMY ALLOWED THE UBS GLOBAL MISSION TEAM TO REACH MORE BIBLE SOCIETIES THAN IN PERSON TRAINING.- SUPPORTING THE UBS FELLOWSHIP IN PROGRESSING TOWARD THE GOALS SET IN THE BIBLE TRANSLATION ROADMAP BY CONVENING AND FACILITATING REGIONAL BIBLE TRANSLATION ROADMAP COORDINATION AND WORKING GROUPS TO ADDRESS TRANSLATION, CAPACITY, COMMUNICATIONS, FUNDRAISING, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, AND INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COLLABORATION. IN 2022, THE UBS GLOBAL MISSION TEAM LAUNCHED AN ONLINE CAPACITY-BUILDING COURSE IN TRANSLATION PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR BIBLE SOCIETY STAFF IN ENGLISH FOLLOWED UP BY A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE CONNECTING REGULARLY. IN 2023 THE SAME COURSES ARE BEING OFFERED IN FRENCH AND SPANISH.- COORDINATING AND FACILITATING THE PRODUCTION OF A SELECTION OF UKRAINIAN AND RUSSIAN SCRIPTURES TO SERVE AFFECTED AUDIENCES IN UKRAINE, AS WELL AS REFUGEES OF ALL AGES IN NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES.

    Expenses $44,795,498 · Grants $31,406,808 · Revenue $1,289,746

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Elain Duncan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Simon Peter Mukhama

    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

  • Rachel Parr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Dr Christoph Rosel

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Barry Morris

    TRUSTEE (FROM NOV 2022)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Ruben Del Re

    TRUSTEE (THRU NOV 2022)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Michael Perreau

    DIRECTOR GENERAL

    Total calculated
    $220,430
    From this org
    $158,428
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $62,002
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,428
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $62,002
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $220,430

  • Adrian White

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $123,575
    From this org
    $119,519
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,056
    Hours/week
    40

  • Steven Voth

    HEAD OF TRANSLATION SKILLS FACILITATION

    Total calculated
    $163,416
    From this org
    $153,398
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,018
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,398
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,018
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $163,416

  • Ralph Libier

    SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR

    Total calculated
    $151,368
    From this org
    $142,089
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,279
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,089
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,279
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $151,368

  • Professor Alexander Schweitzer

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GLOBAL BIBLE MINISTRY

    Total calculated
    $143,860
    From this org
    $135,501
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,359
    Hours/week
    40

  • Steven Berneking

    DIRECTOR OF BIBLE MINISTRY TECHNOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $132,217
    From this org
    $124,112
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,105
    Hours/week
    40

  • Andrew Warren-Rothlin

    TRANSLATION ROADMAP COORDINATOR

    Total calculated
    $129,563
    From this org
    $121,287
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,276
    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 · Payments for business use of a personal residence
  • 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
MICHAEL PERREAU - PAYMENTS FOR BUSINESS USE OF PERSONAL RESIDENCE: PAYMENTS TOTALING $5,672 WERE MADE TO THE DIRECTOR GENERAL'S MANAGEMENT COMPANY TO COVER COSTS OF USING HIS HOME OFFICE AND CONSUMABLES ON THE ORGANISATION'S ACTIVITIES.

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
2022
Filed
14 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202303189349306550

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