UNITED BIBLE SOCIETIES ASSOCIATION INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

X83

Classification

7200

Street

SWINDON WILTSHIRE SN5 7PJ

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Mission and programs · 2024

• THE UNITED BIBLE SOCIETIES ASSOCIATION HELPS THE UBS FELLOWSHIP MAKE THE BIBLE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE BY PROVIDING SHARED SERVICES AND TOOLS, AS WELL AS LEARNING AND COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES TO BIBLE SOCIETIES. THESE INCLUDE FACILITATING THE SHARING OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES THROUGH THE GRANTS PROGRAMME. BY DOING THIS, THEY INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF BIBLE SOCIETIES' MINISTRIES, THEIR ORGANISATIONS AND THEIR WORK TOGETHER AS A FELLOWSHIP.IN 2024, THE ASSOCIATION'S MANAGEMENT AND STAFF CONTINUED TO DELIVER SERVICES THAT SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED THE COHESION, CAPACITY, AND GLOBAL IMPACT OF THE UBS FELLOWSHIP. THROUGH A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES-SPANNING GLOBAL EVENTS, DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, COMMUNICATION, MEMBER SUPPORT, AND FUNDING PROGRAMMES-THE ASSOCIATION SERVED AS A CENTRAL RESOURCE FOR BIBLE SOCIETIES ACROSS ALL REGIONS.THE ASSOCIATION'S SERVICES CONTINUED TO SUPPORT BIBLE SOCIETIES AS THEY NAVIGATE THE CONTEMPORARY COMPLEX REALITIES OF AN INCREASINGLY DIGITAL SOCIETY, A WORLD AFFECTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE AND A GROWING NUMBER OF NATURAL DISASTERS, CONFLICTS AND WARS. THE ASSOCIATION PLACED SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON ENHANCING THE COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS AMONG THE BIBLE SOCIETIES AND DELIVERING SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORTED THE SUSTAINABILITY OF BIBLE SOCIETIES, THE UBS FELLOWSHIP AND THE ASSOCIATION. THIS INCLUDED ORGANISING THE FIRST FELLOWSHIP IN-PERSON COLLABORATION EVENT AFTER THE COVID PANDEMIC. AS PART OF THE ASSOCIATION'S COMMITMENT TO SERVING BIBLE SOCIETIES MORE EFFECTIVELY, A FELLOWSHIP-WIDE SURVEY AND CONSULTATION WERE CARRIED OUT IN EARLY 2024. THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO IDENTIFY THE MOST URGENT NEEDS ACROSS THE FELLOWSHIP AND DETERMINE HOW THE GLOBAL MISSION TEAM (GMT) COULD DELIVER THE MOST MEANINGFUL AND TARGETED SUPPORT. THE INSIGHTS GATHERED HAVE DIRECTLY INFORMED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UBSA STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS, ENSURING OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS REMAIN GROUNDED IN THE REALITIES FACED BY BIBLE SOCIETIES AND FOCUSED ON AREAS OF GREATEST IMPACT.THE SENIOR STRATEGIC TEAM DEDICATED SIGNIFICANT TIME AND INPUT TO SHAPING THE NEW STRATEGIC PLAN. THE FINAL VERSION WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AND FORMALLY APPROVED AT ITS JUNE MEETING. IMPLEMENTATION BEGAN IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER.THE ASSOCIATION'S MANAGEMENT & STAFF DELIVERED SERVICES THAT INCREASED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BIBLE MINISTRY THROUGHOUT THE UBS FELLOWSHIP. THEY DID THIS THROUGH:STRENGTHENING BIBLE MINISTRY ACROSS THE FELLOWSHIPIN 2024, THE ASSOCIATION'S MANAGEMENT AND STAFF CONTINUED TO DELIVER IMPACTFUL SERVICES THAT ENHANCED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BIBLE MINISTRY THROUGHOUT THE UBS FELLOWSHIP. CORE SUPPORT INCLUDED TRAINING, MENTORING, TECHNOLOGICAL ASSISTANCE, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, AND STRATEGIC COLLABORATION ACROSS TRANSLATION, PUBLISHING, DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT, AND BIBLE ENGAGEMENT MINISTRIES.BIBLE TRANSLATION TRAINING & QUALITY ASSURANCETRAINING & DEVELOPMENT- IN THE AMERICAS, THREE IN-PERSON TRAINING COURSES WERE CONDUCTED: TWO FOR BIBLE TRANSLATORS AND ONE FOR TRANSLATION OFFICERS. FOUR TRANSLATORS AND ONE TRANSLATION OFFICER GRADUATED FROM THESE PROGRAMS.- A TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR DEAF BIBLE TRANSLATORS WAS HELD IN SOUTH AFRICA, BRINGING TOGETHER 37 PARTICIPANTS FROM SEVEN BIBLE SOCIETIES (INCLUDING BOTSWANA, ESWATINI, ZIMBABWE, AND GHANA) AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM HAND WITH WORDS. DEAF TRANSLATORS FROM FOUR BIBLE SOCIETIES WERE ELECTED TO THE AFRICA REGION DEAF COMMITTEE, STRENGTHENING REGIONAL LEADERSHIP AND REPRESENTATION.- BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND MAY, 122 TRANSLATORS WERE TRAINED VIA IN-PERSON AND ONLINE COURSES HELD IN BANGLADESH, BENIN, COSTA RICA, COLOMBIA, AND KENYA.- A SIGN LANGUAGE OFFICER TRAINING COURSE WAS DELIVERED ONLINE IN MARCH, WITH 19 PARTICIPANTS, AND TWO GRADUATES FROM SOUTH AFRICA AND THE PHILIPPINES.- A GLOBAL TRANSLATION OFFICERS TRAINING SESSION WAS CONDUCTED ONLINE FOR 16 PARTICIPANTS, AIMED AT BUILDING CAPACITY AMONG MID-LEVEL TRANSLATION PROJECT LEADERS.ADVISORY & SCHOLARLY ENGAGEMENT- GLOBAL TRANSLATION ADVISORS PROVIDED DIRECT SUPPORT TO 169 TRANSLATION PROJECTS ACROSS 87 COUNTRIES, BOTH IN-PERSON AND REMOTELY.- ADVISORS CONTRIBUTED SCHOLARLY PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS AT KEY INTERNATIONAL EVENTS, INCLUDING THE SIL BIBLE TRANSLATION CONFERENCE, SHANGHAI ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES CONFERENCE, AND THE SOCIETY OF BIBLICAL LITERATURE (SBL), BOOSTING UBS'S GLOBAL ACADEMIC AND COLLABORATIVE PROFILE.DIGITAL ENGAGEMENTTHE GMT DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT TEAM CONTINUED WORKING WITH TWO AFRICAN SUSTAINABILITY CLUSTERS, SUPPORTING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVES AIMED AT LONG-TERM IMPACT:- FIVE FRANCOPHONE BIBLE SOCIETIES (CHAD, GUINEA, MALI, NIGER, AND SENEGAL) LAUNCHED BIBLEBOOSTER ESSENTIALS WEBSITES, THE FIRST-EVER WEB PRESENCE FOR FOUR OF THEM.- SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS (PRIMARILY FACEBOOK AND WHATSAPP) WERE ESTABLISHED TO GROW DIGITAL AUDIENCES AND ENHANCE BIBLE ENGAGEMENT.

  Expenses $49,089,662 · Grants $32,138,843

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $46,354,884

  Expenses

  $50,580,528

  Contributions

  $42,057,729

  Grants paid

  $32,138,843

• 2023

  Revenue

  $50,856,170

  Expenses

  $49,814,616

  Contributions

  $45,741,538

  Grants paid

  $34,549,918

• 2022

  Revenue

  $49,038,561

  Expenses

  $46,397,397

  Contributions

  $45,154,286

  Grants paid

  $31,406,808

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $43,860,125

  Expenses

  $41,770,769

  Assets (EOY)

  $115,618,182

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $45,731,475

  Expenses

  $40,712,324

  Assets (EOY)

  $102,794,674

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• FRONTLINES INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS INC

  $350,604

  2023 · CHURCH SUPPORT

• FRONTLINES INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS INC

  $244,325

  2022 · CHURCH SUPPORT

• CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

  $125,000

  2023 · MINISTRY SUPPORT

• FRONTLINES INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS INC

  $100,070

  2024 · CHURCH SUPPORT

• NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

  $50,000

  2023 · EVANGELISM

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

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