Totals
- Total revenue
- $4,147,861
- Total expenses
- $3,950,202
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,489,202
- Grants paid
- $36,815
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $626,625
- Other revenue
- $32,034
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,785,946
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,576,234
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,209,712
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,964,834
- Management and general expenses
- $464,107
- Fundraising expenses
- $521,261
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,964,834
Program services were 75.1% 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.
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1d · Related organizations
$378,214
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$3,110,988
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$1,064
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $128,340 · excluded $128,340
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5 · Royalties
total $4,122 · excluded $4,122
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $38,627 · other assets $500,000
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $40,342 · other assets $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities -$1,715 · other assets $500,000
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $498,285 · excluded $498,285
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$17,237
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$2,754
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $14,483 · related or exempt $14,483
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11d · All other revenue
total $13,429 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $13,429
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11e · Other revenue, total
$13,429
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $1,630 · program services $1,630
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $35,185 · program services $35,185
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0 · program services $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,030,687 · program services $641,691 · management and general $210,775 · fundraising $178,221
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $537,405 · program services $436,558 · management and general $32,163 · fundraising $68,684
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $138,192 · program services $104,067 · management and general $9,775 · fundraising $24,350
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $106,635 · program services $75,266 · management and general $15,619 · fundraising $15,750
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11b · Fees: legal
total $12,280 · management and general $12,280
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $65,759 · management and general $65,759
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11g · Fees: other
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $5,858 · program services $5,858
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13 · Office expenses
total $124,219 · program services $64,194 · management and general $24,609 · fundraising $35,416
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14 · Information technology
total $156,133 · program services $132,491 · management and general $6,867 · fundraising $16,775
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16 · Occupancy
total $76,081 · program services $53,028 · management and general $11,481 · fundraising $11,572
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17 · Travel
total $139,429 · program services $95,408 · management and general $11,422 · fundraising $32,599
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $10,919 · program services $9,368 · management and general $743 · fundraising $808
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20 · Interest
total $110,832 · program services $76,985 · management and general $17,017 · fundraising $16,830
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $712,087 · program services $696,544 · management and general $15,543
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23 · Insurance
total $34,653 · program services $24,153 · management and general $5,229 · fundraising $5,271
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24a · Other expenses: GoTandem
total $350,622 · program services $334,499 · management and general $16,123
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24b · Other expenses: Literature
total $130,585 · program services $81,441 · fundraising $49,144
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24c · Other expenses: Radio/TV Production
total $86,225 · program services $64,898 · management and general $3,600 · fundraising $17,727
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24d · Other expenses: Website Design
total $20,556 · program services $16,445 · fundraising $4,111
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24e · All other expenses
total $64,230 · program services $15,125 · management and general $5,102 · fundraising $44,003
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26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)
total $722,447 · program services $429,749 · management and general $68,815 · fundraising $223,883
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $19,659 · end of year $22,641
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $384,304 · end of year $549,873
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $568,890 · end of year $378,802
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $23,646 · end of year $34,934
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $375,000
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $30,788 · end of year $26,838
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $11,910 · end of year $7,769
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$4,710,812
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$4,024,258
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,383,098 · end of year $686,554
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $621 · end of year $621
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $3,161,808 · end of year $3,569,198
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $133,716
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $626,685 · end of year $500,857
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $31,955 · end of year $125,000
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
end of year $0
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $1,140,627 · end of year $1,107,679
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $2,224,937 · end of year $1,842,698
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year -$1,611,841 · end of year -$1,218,605
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,172,361 · end of year $3,428,317
Mission and programs · 2022
Mission
See Schedule O
Activities or mission (Part I)
Lead believers into spiritual maturity & active service for Christ in the church and the world.
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Mobile Technology Outreach GOTANDEM IS A MOBILE, DAILY DISCIPLESHIP EXPERIENCE THAT PROVIDES PERSONALIZED BIBLICAL CONTENT DIRECTLY THROUGH ANDROID OR IOS MOBILE APPLICATIONS OR EMAIL. OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS, GOTANDEM HAS IMPACTED THE LIVES OF MORE THAN 450,000 USERS. WHILE THE BREADTH OF SUCH OUTREACH IS ENCOURAGING, WHAT IS REALLY EXCITING IS THE BASE OF 30,000 USERS WHO ARE FOCUSED ON DAILY SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND BIBLICAL DISCIPLESHIP. FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN THE APP FOR AT LEAST 6 WEEKS, EXAMPLES OF LIFE CHANGES ARE 55% EXPERIENCE LESS STRUGGLE WITH DESTRUCTIVE THOUGHTS, 51% HAVE LESS STRUGGLE WITH BEING SPIRITUALLY STALLED, AND 41% STRUGGLE LESS WITH LUST/PORNOGRAPHY. ALONG WITH THESE DECREASES IN UNWANTED BEHAVIOR, PEOPLE WHO ENGAGE WITH THE BIBLE AT THE POWER OF 4 LEVEL ARE MORE THAN TWICE AS LIKELY TO SHARE FAITH WITH OR DISCIPLE OTHERS AND MORE THAN FOUR TIMES MORE LIKELY TO GIVE TO CHURCH. FOR THOSE IN THE APP FOR AT LEAST 12 WEEKS, IT HAS SUCCESSFULLY MOVED OVER 80% WITH NO WEEKLY BIBLE ENGAGEMENT TO NOW ENGAGING THE BIBLE 4 OR MORE TIMES PER WEEK. THROUGH SCIENTIFICALLY SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH, THIS "POWER OF 4" GOAL IS TRANSFORMATIONAL. THE LIFE OF SOMEONE WHO ENGAGES SCRIPTURE 4 OR MORE DAYS PER WEEK LOOKS RADICALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE LIFE OF SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT. IN FACT, THE LIVES OF CHRISTIANS WHO DO NOT ENGAGE THE BIBLE MOST DAYS OF THE WEEK ARE STATISTICALLY THE SAME AS THE LIVES OF NON-BELIEVERS.
Expenses $2,834,539 · Grants $1,630 · Revenue $14,483
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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 $130,295 · Grants $35,185
As filed on the 2022 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Arnold R Cole
Corporate CEO/Interim President of CBE
- Total calculated
- $181,336
- From this org
- $144,192
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $37,144
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $137,971
- Bonus
- $1,350
- Other
- $4,871
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $37,144
- Filer's total
- $181,336
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Dale E Michels MD
Board Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Sylvania Airan
Board Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Cara Whitney
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Harold Berry
Board Member (Theological Consultant)
- Total calculated
- $14,941
- From this org
- $14,941
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5 + 1 related
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Bryon Swanson
Chief Development Officer, Secretary
- Total calculated
- $171,105
- From this org
- $129,196
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $41,909
- Hours/week
- 39 + 1 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $128,303
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $893
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $41,909
- Filer's total
- $171,105
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Mark Graham
Chief Tech Officer / Assistant Secretary
- Total calculated
- $118,418
- From this org
- $104,567
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,851
- Hours/week
- 39 + 1 related
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Nat Crawford
President of Content, Assistant Secretary
- Total calculated
- $161,952
- From this org
- $89,607
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $72,345
- Hours/week
- 39 + 1 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $89,502
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $105
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $72,345
- Filer's total
- $161,952
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Sean Gewecke
Corporate Treasurer/CFO
- Total calculated
- $162,231
- From this org
- $123,257
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $38,974
- Hours/week
- 37 + 3 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $123,037
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $220
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $38,974
- Filer's total
- $162,231
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Yulia Case
President of Center for Bible Engagement
- Total calculated
- $138,514
- From this org
- $137,920
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $594
- Hours/week
- 40
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Jack Burke
Director of Donor Development
- Total calculated
- $146,968
- From this org
- $113,384
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,584
- 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 · First-class or charter travel
- 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)
- Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a First-class or charter travel
- First-class travel: At times, business class travel is used for long-haul international trips for designated employees (with CEO approval.) This allows employees to "hit the ground running" to accomplish more in less time- maximizing the employee's effectiveness while minimizing the time needed to be spent in the foreign country. Multiple destinations can also be visited by the individual on the same trip in less time when compared to the multiple trips and extra days on location required by economy class travel. This is not treated as taxable income.
- Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Travel for companions
- 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 BTTB; customer service at book or information displays; advocacy for BTTB'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.
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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.
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Charitable remainder unitrusts (7)
Hold assets and remit income to BTTB · NE · controlled entity
Directly controlled by Back to the Bible
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Permanently restricted trust (1)
Hold Assets and remit income to BTTB · NE · controlled entity
Directly controlled by Back to the Bible
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2022
- Filed
- 20 February 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202430519349301403
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