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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by PIONEER BIBLE TRANSLATORS.

Totals

Total revenue
$23,058,261
Total expenses
$19,050,480
Contributions and grants received
$22,642,257
Grants paid
$1,429,342
Program service revenue
$159,841
Investment income
$304,963
Other revenue
-$48,800
Total assets, end of year
$26,036,351
Total liabilities, end of year
$497,096
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$25,539,255
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$15,283,498
Management and general expenses
$2,120,970
Fundraising expenses
$1,646,012
Program service expenses (Part III)
$15,283,498

Program services were 80.2% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $363,889

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $22,278,368

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $81,308

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Admin Fees

    total $115,617 · related or exempt $115,617

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Program Fees

    total $44,224 · related or exempt $44,224

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $139,767 · excluded $139,767

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $73,669

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $84,424

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$10,755

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$10,755 · excluded -$10,755

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,134 · other assets $222,127

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

    securities $0 · other assets $59,065

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $2,134 · other assets $163,062

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $165,196 · excluded $165,196

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $9,832

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $363,889

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $50,739

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$40,907 · excluded -$40,907

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $2,862 · excluded $2,862

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,862

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $101,000 · program services $101,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $9,095 · program services $9,095

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $1,319,247 · program services $1,319,247

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $985,362 · program services $414,515 · management and general $329,230 · fundraising $241,617

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $165,446 · program services $134,494 · management and general $22,680 · fundraising $8,272

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $9,977,246 · program services $8,266,887 · management and general $967,647 · fundraising $742,712

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,251 · program services $2,138 · fundraising $113

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $868,648 · program services $723,620 · management and general $102,063 · fundraising $42,965

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $711,348 · program services $558,691 · management and general $90,886 · fundraising $61,771

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $8,083 · management and general $8,083

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $39,787 · program services $1,179 · management and general $38,608

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $21,200 · fundraising $21,200

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $678,154 · program services $508,781 · management and general $86,244 · fundraising $83,129

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $110,199 · program services $35,969 · management and general $4,391 · fundraising $69,839

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $473,077 · program services $346,945 · management and general $71,221 · fundraising $54,911

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $375,440 · program services $193,687 · management and general $130,640 · fundraising $51,113

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $290,067 · program services $199,727 · management and general $86,086 · fundraising $4,254

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,026,264 · program services $1,695,386 · management and general $93,256 · fundraising $237,622

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $249,768 · program services $218,652 · management and general $29,197 · fundraising $1,919

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $333,595 · program services $314,433 · management and general $9,581 · fundraising $9,581

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $56,464 · program services $18,229 · management and general $36,615 · fundraising $1,620

  • 24a · Other expenses: Professional Develop.

    total $187,050 · program services $164,621 · management and general $11,460 · fundraising $10,969

  • 24b · Other expenses: Maintenance, Equipment

    total $42,554 · program services $41,056 · management and general $312 · fundraising $1,186

  • 24c · Other expenses: Hospitality

    total $19,135 · program services $15,146 · management and general $2,770 · fundraising $1,219

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

    total $916,153 · program services $716,011 · management and general $69,222 · fundraising $130,920

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $8,107,565 · end of year $6,395,669

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,417,832 · end of year $4,327,671

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,550,071 · end of year $2,651,162

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $140,877 · end of year $192,397

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $248,143 · end of year $265,091

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

    $8,676,850

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

    $3,823,677

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,769,340 · end of year $4,853,173

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,324,844 · end of year $7,351,188

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $231,075 · end of year $237,881

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $265,580 · end of year $259,215

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,365,797 · end of year $7,468,450

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $14,696,220 · end of year $18,070,805

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

Pioneer Bible Translators exists as a team to disciple Bible-less peoples, mobilizing God's people everywhere both to provide enduring access to God's Word translated into their languages and to maximize its impact to grow the Church.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Pioneer Bible provides enduring access to God's Word in the languages of Bible-less peoples.

  • Bible translation, literacy, and related mobilization and discipleship activities - Pioneer Bible Translators consists of 625 teammates worldwide ministering to 188 million people in 115 different language projects in 29 countries. During 2022, we increased the number of active language projects from 108 to 115. We drafted 53,880 verses of Scripture, exegetically checked 40,143 and published 41,490 verses for the first time. We continued building a new capacity for sign language translation worldwide. Finally, we note that in the 46 year history of Pioneer Bible, our teams have drafted about 1,001,316 verses of the Bible, the equivalent number of verses as 126 New Testaments--7 of which were drafted in 2022. We have published 5 complete Bibles and 24 New Testaments.

    Expenses $14,395,916 · Grants $1,429,342 · Revenue $159,841

  • Recruitment--Recruiting new missionaries is key to the mission of Pioneer Bible Translators. The organization had 28 new missionary recruits, held 59 in person events. Through these events around 1,700+ people became familiar with the ministry of Pioneer Bible Translators. Around 52 of these are serious inquirers.Training - Training new and current missionaries is an integral part of Pioneer Bible's mission. In 2022, personal and professional coaching was provided to at least 156 individuals preparing for cross-cultural work. A program practicum and planning course was offered in both the fall and the spring, and weekly chapel services were conducted throughout the year. Five workshops and seminars were also provided, training over 16 people during the year. Ongoing training activities continued daily with new representatives and associates. In 2022, 36 missionaries completed training and began their first assignment.

    Expenses $482,136

  • Missionary Care The organization values a culture of care to provide expatriate and national coworkers encouragement and holistic nurturing that leads to physical, spiritual, social, mental, professional, and emotional wellbeing.In 2022, the Care Department provideddozens of re-entry contacts and confidential care debriefings for coworkers in their normal rhythms of travel to and from the field. Additional Care Team services were provided through therapy and age-appropriate debriefing for teammates affected by the late stages of the Pandemic and the war in Ukraine. In addition to daily prayer activities that include a 24/7/365 initiative, the Care Team mobilized through thousands of emails, social media exchanges, and teleconferences. The Care Department led two week-long Prayer and Fasting events, 2 Parent seminars, 6 weekends to train over 50 people in care practices, two Send-off Celebrations and two Worldwide Care Team Meetings. Countless youth activities, counseling services, and trauma healing services were also provided.

    Expenses $405,446

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Michael Barton Part Year

    Bd Member/Branch Rep

    Total calculated
    $86,274
    From this org
    $71,550
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,724
    Hours/week
    40

  • Marsha Miles

    Bd Member/Branch Rep

    Total calculated
    $79,334
    From this org
    $27,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,334
    Hours/week
    40

  • Greg Pruett

    President, Board Member

    Total calculated
    $65,597
    From this org
    $12,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,597
    Hours/week
    40

  • Yancy Fariss

    Bd Member/Branch Rep

    Total calculated
    $53,597
    From this org
    $30,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,597
    Hours/week
    40

  • Shaun Cooper

    Bd Member/Branch Rep

    Total calculated
    $44,880
    From this org
    $28,968
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,912
    Hours/week
    40

  • Rich Meister Part Year

    Bd Member/Branch Rep

    Total calculated
    $38,667
    From this org
    $16,100
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,567
    Hours/week
    40

  • David Butts Part Year

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mike Chambers

    Vice Chair/Interim Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dick Jorgensen

    Treasurer, Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Janet Hayes

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mike Armstrong

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Bill Bourland

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jerry Chubb

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Greg Coldewey Part Year

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tom Ewald

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Doyle Jennings

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Susan Jennings

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Phillip Kemp

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Pat Magness

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jonathan Ott

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Bridget Schnautz

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Paul Turner

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jeff Wilhoit

    Executive Vice President

    Total calculated
    $114,977
    From this org
    $51,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $63,377
    Hours/week
    40

  • Michael Scott Graves

    Personnel Officer

    Total calculated
    $98,215
    From this org
    $59,415
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,800
    Hours/week
    40

  • Rich Sheeley Part Year

    Mobilization & Development

    Total calculated
    $91,901
    From this org
    $84,114
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,787
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jack Straus Part Year

    Chief Legal Officer

    Total calculated
    $88,317
    From this org
    $81,179
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,138
    Hours/week
    40

  • JR Bucklew

    Advancement Officer

    Total calculated
    $86,670
    From this org
    $81,670
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,000
    Hours/week
    40

  • Clint Stringer

    Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $84,750
    From this org
    $84,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Clare Smitham

    Chief Legal Officer

    Total calculated
    $52,183
    From this org
    $52,183
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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.

Grants 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.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • Search Alliance LLC

    Payroll agent · TX · income $0 · assets $93,531

    Directly controlled by Pioneer Bible Translators

  • Global Milestones Staffing and Logistics LLC

    Payroll agent · TX · income $121,343 · assets $78,252

    Directly controlled by Pioneer Bible Translators

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
13 June 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202311649349301036

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