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COLUMBUS BIBLE STUDENTS INC

COLUMBUS BIBLE STUDENTS INC (Ohio) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $183 to it, the largest being AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION ($183). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.

Revenue FY2025
$77k
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$183
Net assets
$111k
1/1 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 0%
01What it does

What Columbus Bible Students Inc does

Mission

Religious organization conducting religious meetings and outreach.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.

Programs

  1. Portuguese Ministry & Translation. Travel expenses and laptop to support the Bible Student ministry and translation work in Brazil. Includes, translation of 25% of _Thy Kingdom Come_ Vol.3 of Studies in the Scriptures. Laptop to support translation and development of online Portugeuse materials including 1.2K channel subscribers. Travel for two key people to attend Annual General Convention in US.

    $8,323 spentof which $500 as grants
    9% of program spending

  2. Grant to Bible Student Publications for redevelopment of the Christian Resources App including addition of Chinese language materials

    $35,000 spentof which $35,000 as grants
    38% of program spending

  3. Grant to Christian Questions Program. The podcast program and YouTube channel encourages thoughtful study of the Bible and life applications and has 14K+ YouTube subscribers

    $15,000 spentof which $15,000 as grants
    16% of program spending

  4. Support for Midwest Bible Students Youth Camp which is a week long gather to study the Bible and grow relationships. This donation helps provide free attendance for more than 40 kids.

    $5,000 spentof which $5,000 as grants
    5% of program spending

  5. Grant to African Bible Student ministry to support their yearly convention in Africa serving attendees from multiple countries

    $5,000 spentof which $5,000 as grants
    5% of program spending

  6. Off-site ecclesia retreat. We brought together members of our ecclesia from across the country to gather and fellowship and minister to each other. The gathering was 43 adults and children to study God's word and strengthen our bonds.

    $7,497 spent
    8% of program spending

  7. Support for Grand Rapids Young Adult seminar weekend drawing 60+attendees ages 18+

    $4,000 spentof which $4,000 as grants
    4% of program spending

  8. Support for Los Angeles Bible Students Church and their youth seminar to support about 20 attendees

    $4,000 spentof which $4,000 as grants
    4% of program spending

  9. Provide technology for Bible Student Conventions and meetings. Used by our church and also hosted for other Bible Student Congregations

    $1,637 spent
    2% of program spending

  10. Youth Ministry trip to the Ark Encounter & Mammoth Cave to learn about God's creation and history of Biblical events. Included 15+ local youth over a weekend.

    $3,268 spent
    4% of program spending

  11. Support for East Coast Bible Students Youth Camp which is a week-long gathering to study the Bible. This donation subsidizes the cost of admission and operations for about 20 campers.

    $2,000 spentof which $2,000 as grants
    2% of program spending

  12. Promotion of the loveofthebible.com website which has 1.2K subscribers on YouTube

    $417 spent
    0% of program spending

The 12 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $91,142.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.

100 = 20212021 Revenue 100 ($47k) Expenses 100 ($72k) Net assets 100 ($59k)2022 Revenue 125 ($58k) Expenses 59 ($42k) Net assets 127 ($75k)2023 Revenue 144 ($67k) Expenses 42 ($31k) Net assets 190 ($112k)2024 Revenue 146 ($68k) Expenses 67 ($48k) Net assets 224 ($132k)2025 Revenue 164 ($77k) Expenses 135 ($98k) Net assets 188 ($111k)
20212022202320242025
Revenue (164)Expenses (135)Net assets (188)

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $75k to $112k (+49%).

$59k
$75k
$112k
$132k
$111k
20212022202320242025
Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.

−$25k
’21
$16k
’22
$37k
’23
$20k
’24
−$21k
’25
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2020 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $6 → $47.

Funder
'20
'21
'22
'23
total
funders
1
1
1
1

1 of 1 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of COLUMBUS BIBLE STUDENTS INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

100% of COLUMBUS BIBLE STUDENTS INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $183 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Organizations like COLUMBUS BIBLE STUDENTS INC

Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.

In Ohio

Restoration-An Independent Baptist Church77%School Ministries Ohio Inc76%Go to the World75%Followers of Christ International75%Foundation of the Great Lakes Conference Churches of God General74%Student Christian Foundation of Ohi0 Inc74%Keith Thomas Ministries73%Baptist Faith Mission Inc73%

Nationally

Associated Bible Students Inc78%Bible Ministries International77%Bible Students Committee For Africa77%International Student Ministry Inc77%Restoration-An Independent Baptist Church77%Great Commission Partnerships Network Inc77%School Ministries Ohio Inc76%Discovering Truth Ministries76%
05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Public support

12%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

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Questions and answers

Who funds COLUMBUS BIBLE STUDENTS INC?
COLUMBUS BIBLE STUDENTS INC (Ohio) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $183 to it, the largest being AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION ($183). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
How many funders does COLUMBUS BIBLE STUDENTS INC have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $183 in grants to COLUMBUS BIBLE STUDENTS INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of COLUMBUS BIBLE STUDENTS INC?
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $183 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like COLUMBUS BIBLE STUDENTS INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Ohio. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2021–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing