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American Bible Society

Since 1816, AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY has been fulfilling its mission of making the bible available to every person in a language and format each can understand and afford so all people may experience its life-changing message.

$18M
Granted FY2025still arriving
27
Grants FY2025still arriving
16
States reached
$3.4M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Religion$39MInternational$3.0MCommunity Improvement$1.5MHuman Services$1.1MArts & Culture$762kEnvironment$510kHealth$299kYouth Development$289kOther$0
02FY2025 · 27 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 27 grants below total $4,652,128, the rows itemized in this filing. The $18,281,369 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $13,629,241 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $7k
  • $10k–50k17 grants · $281k
  • $50k–250k7 grants · $679k
  • $250k+2 grants · $3.7M
$14,888
Median grant
16
States reached
$766M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FLDC$3,354,850
Big Life International INC$330,000
Renew World Outreach org$224,793
Good News Center Inc$114,500
The Timothy Initiative Inc$100,000
Josiah Venture NFP$78,000
Good News Publishers$57,116
Global Missions Comm Outreach Inc$55,000
Talking Books International Inc$50,000
Healing Africa Ministries$35,000
One Way Ministries$35,000
National Hispanic Leadership Conference$20,000
National Lithograph Inc$14,903
Wycliff Bible Translators$14,888
The Sending Project$14,434
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY21–21, $8k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%CONFLUENCE MINISTRIES: $8k → 12%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

AK
WA
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
NV
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
MO
VA
MD
NM
KS
TN
NC
DC
OK
GA
TX
FL

Grants abroad, by region: $11M on the FY2025 return

Schedule F, as filed: 9 regions. The IRS asks for region and purpose, not the recipient, so no country or grantee can be named here.

Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)$4.0M · 37% · 1 grant

Stated purpose: Grantmaking

Sub-Saharan Africa$2.7M · 25% · 1 grant

Stated purpose: Grantmaking

East Asia and the Pacific$1.3M · 12% · 1 grant

Stated purpose: Grantmaking

South America$1.1M · 10% · 1 grant

Stated purpose: Grantmaking

Central America and the Caribbean$532k · 5% · 1 grant

Stated purpose: Grantmaking

Middle East and North Africa$389k · 4% · 1 grant

Stated purpose: Grantmaking

South Asia$362k · 3% · 1 grant

Stated purpose: Grantmaking

North America (Canada and Mexico)$247k · 2% · 1 grant

Stated purpose: Grantmaking

Russia and Neighboring States$231k · 2% · 1 grant

Stated purpose: Grantmaking

How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving. Grants abroad on Schedule F are filed by region, purpose and amount with no recipient name, so they are shown by region and cannot be placed on the country map or matched to a grantee.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$44M · 46 repeat orgs$2.0M to everyone else

46 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2025, 26 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

46
37

Total granted

$44M
$1.3M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+17%
+36%

Still filing today

54%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $653k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
ReligionEducationInternationalCrime & LegalYouth DevelopmentHealthOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • H
    HOSANNA
    5× · 2019–2024 · $1.7M · revenue +101%
  • TW
    The Word for the World USA
    2× · 2022–2023 · $600k · revenue +33%
  • GN
    GOOD NEWS CENTER INC
    4× · 2019–2025 · $428k · revenue +84%

Funded once

  • FO
    Friends of Agape
    one grant, 2022 · $372k · revenue +6%
  • BN
    BLACKHAWK NETWORK INC
    one grant, 2021 · $178k
  • SR
    STRATEGIC RESOURCE GROUP INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $151k · revenue +87%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Christian Mission for the United Nations Community

Christian Mission for the United Nations Community is a ministry aimed at leading the head of every nation and other top leaders to faith in Jesus Christ and helping them to walk in dependence upon God as they discharge the…

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2
Tyndale Bible Translators

Bible Translation and acts of Christian Services

Religion
3
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
4
Global City Missions Initiative Incorporated

Global City Mission Initiative is dedicated to cross-cultural evanglism, disciplemaking, church planting among diverse diaspora populations in strategic cities reaching out evangelistically to start multiply churches, training believers to…

Religion
5
Biblica Inc

To provide the bible in accurate, contemporary translations and formats so that more people around the world will have the opportunity to be transformed by jesus christ.

Religion
6
More International Ministries

To spread the gospel of jesus christ through crusades

Religion
7
Mission Without Borders International

The organization is dedicated to reaching people for christ through an international network of christians who journey with the poor and marginalized, bringing practical and spiritual support with hope of a better future,(continued on…

International
8
Leadership Resources International

International missions: this organization is an international mission agency focusing on leadership development through teaching of the scriptures

Religion
9
Serving Beyond Borders

Serving and pastoring overseas workers on their own turf and equipping nationals by training and empowering them in their work of advancing the gospel.

Human Services
10
North America Bible Institute

North America Bible Institute (NABI) is an evangelical graduate school, made up of students who are diverse in both ethnicity and ministry aims -- but united in great love for Jesus and his gospel. As a graduate school, NABI offers them…

Education
11
Worldwide Bible Society

We do bible translation with the kingdom perspective, therefore we go beyond making "a" new chinese translation for the chinese only; we strive to serve the ethnic minority groups in china and other countries as well. crossing national and…

Religion
12
Walk Thru the Bible Ministries Inc

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.

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Christian Hope Indian Eskimo Fellowship; the most unlike its peers is Veterans of Foreign Wars of the 6461. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

86 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 86 of the 91 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

5
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
20
Early backer (in before they grew)
82/86
Grantees still filing
55/86
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FAITH AND LIBERTY DISCOVERY CENTER LLC: $24,453,550 · ReligionFAITH AND LIBERTY DISCOVERY CENTER LLCClear Bible Inc: $1,784,996 · ReligionHOSANNA: $1,671,915 · ReligionReaching Unreached Nations Inc: $1,607,500 · ReligionRenew World Outreach Inc: $1,160,510 · Religion+20 more: $2,867,016 · Religion+20 moreWORD 4 ASIA -: $4,110,008 · OtherWORD 4 ASIA -WYCLIFFE BIBLE TRANSLATORS INC: $953,192 · OtherWYCLIFFE BIBLE TRANSLAT…DEAF MISSIONS INC: $921,586 · OtherDEAF MISSIONS INCD O O R INTERNATIONAL: $773,417 · OtherD O O R INTERNATIONALTALKING BOOKS INTERNATIONAL INC: $596,126 · OtherTALKING BOOKS INTERNATI…ECO SOLUTION LLC: $510,407 · Other+49 more: $1,861,160 · Other+49 moreThe New York City Leadership Center Inc: $1,447,500 · EducationDEAF BIBLE SOCIETY INC: $387,379 · EducationBAYLOR UNIVERSITY: $72,430 · Education+2 more: $54,200 · EducationGlobal Generosity Inc: $658,000 · PhilanthropyGOOD NEWS CENTER INC: $428,100 · InternationalHOPE OF THE NATIONSINC: $62,449 · InternationalWORLDSERVE MINISTRIES: $59,665 · InternationalBIGLIFE INTERNATIONAL INC: $330,000 · Recreation & SportsQUEST TRAUMA HEALING CENTERS: $183,983 · Youth Development
Religion$33,545,487Other$9,725,896Education$1,961,509Philanthropy$658,000International$550,214Recreation & Sports$330,000Youth Development$183,983

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFAITH AND LIBERTY DISCOVERY CENTER LLC: $24,453,550 over 5y, 86% of budgetClear Bible Inc: $1,784,996 over 2y, 75% of budgetHOSANNA: $1,671,915 over 5y, 2.1% of budgetReaching Unreached Nations Inc: $1,607,500 over 2y, 20% of budgetThe New York City Leadership Center Inc: $1,447,500 over 2y, 18% of budgetGlobal Generosity Inc: $658,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetThe Word for the World USA: $600,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetGOOD NEWS CENTER INC: $428,100 over 4y, 13% of budgetCAMBRIDGE DIGITAL BIBLE RESEARCH: $416,536 over 2y, 25% of budgetDEAF BIBLE SOCIETY INC: $387,379 over 2y, 3.7% of budgetFriends of Agape: $372,377 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetElam Ministries: $300,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetTyndale House Ministries: $237,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGood News Publishers: $177,908 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSTRATEGIC RESOURCE GROUP INC: $151,446 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSAT-7 NORTH AMERICA: $136,500 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetMUSEUM OF THE BIBLE: $110,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBOSTON COLLABORATIVE INC: $104,250 over 5y, 30% of budgetNATIONAL LATINO EVANGELICAL COALITION INC: $100,000 over 3y, 29% of budgetTHE SENDING PROJECT: $97,882 over 4y, 8.9% of budgetBAYLOR UNIVERSITY: $72,430 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOPE OF THE NATIONSINC: $62,449 over 5y, 4.8% of budgetWORLDSERVE MINISTRIES: $59,665 over 5y, 6.5% of budgetCORNERSTONE COUNSELING MINISTRIES: $43,121 over 3y, 11% of budgetJERUSALEM CENTER FOR BIBLE TRANSLATORS INC: $41,700 over 1y, 12% of budgetDAVAR PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL: $38,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetHealing Africa Ministries: $35,000 over 1y, 24% of budgetBILL RICE RANCH INC: $34,546 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetPHILADELPHIA GOSPEL MOVEMENT: $30,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetLUTHERAN ASSOCIATION OF MISSIONARIES AND PILOTS US: $28,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetFORGOTTEN MAN MINISTRIES: $21,274 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetSOCIEDAD BIBLICA DE PR INC: $21,250 over 2y, 7.8% of budgetNational Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference: $20,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetAWANA CLUBS INTERNATIONAL AND AFFILIATES: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWabash College: $12,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCATHOLIC PRISON MINISTRIES COALITIO: $10,000 over 1y, 5.6% of budgetSociety of Biblical Literature: $9,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFUNDACION RAMON PANE INC: $8,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetCONFLUENCE MINISTRIES: $7,875 over 1y, 3.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds FAITH AND LIBERTY DISCOVERY CENTER LLC ↗
  • Who funds Clear Bible Inc ↗
  • Who funds HOSANNA ↗
  • Who funds Reaching Unreached Nations Inc ↗
  • Who funds The New York City Leadership Center Inc ↗
  • Who funds Renew World Outreach Inc ↗
  • Who funds Global Generosity Inc ↗
  • Who funds The Word for the World USA ↗
  • Who funds GOOD NEWS CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds CAMBRIDGE DIGITAL BIBLE RESEARCH ↗
  • Who funds DEAF BIBLE SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds Friends of Agape ↗
  • Who funds BIGLIFE INTERNATIONAL INC ↗
  • Who funds Elam Ministries ↗
  • Who funds Tyndale House Ministries ↗
  • Who funds QUEST TRAUMA HEALING CENTERS ↗
  • Who funds Good News Publishers ↗
  • Who funds STRATEGIC RESOURCE GROUP INC ↗
  • Who funds SAT-7 NORTH AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds MUSEUM OF THE BIBLE ↗
  • Who funds BOSTON COLLABORATIVE INC ↗
  • Who funds THE TIMOTHY INITIATIVE INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL LATINO EVANGELICAL COALITION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE SENDING PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds Josiah Venture ↗
  • Who funds BAYLOR UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds HOPE OF THE NATIONSINC ↗
  • Who funds WORLDSERVE MINISTRIES ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

International Generos…Tyndale House Ministr…The Bolick FoundationThe Signatry Charitab…Fisher House Foundati…G II CharitiesGordon Christian TrustIlluminations Foundat…Finishing Fund Manage…The Bowlers to Vetera…The Maclellan Foundat…God's Gift
International Generosity Foundation TrustFL24.8× affinity11 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: International Generosity Foundation Trust · Tyndale House Ministries · The Bolick Foundation · The Signatry Charitable Trust · Fisher House Foundation Inc · G II Charities · Gordon Christian Trust · Illuminations Foundation Inc · Finishing Fund Management · The Bowlers to Veterans Link · The Maclellan Foundation Inc · God's Gift

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization American Bible Society funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from American Bible Society. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 60%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    6get no government money at all
    1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 91 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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