Forum of Bible Agencies International
Legal name: International Forum of Bible Agencies
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 223901330
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2010–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- Phone
- 7036561427
- Rating
- 96
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Religious Printing, Publishing
- Affiliation
- Religious (unspecified)
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $174,066
- Expenses
- $196,170
- Assets
- $184,506
- Liabilities
- $14,796
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
20 people listed
People named in this filing
- Monika Kuschmierz (Vice Chairman (part year), Chairman)
- Paul Richardson (Chairman (part year), Director)
- Greg Pruett (Treasurer and Assistant Secretary)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To be an alliance of the world's leading Bible translating, publishing and distributing agencies and to strategically collaborate all member work. and Vision The Forum of Bible Agencies International is a network of 40 leading international Bible Agencies and other mission organizations with a shared vision: “ _working together to maximize the worldwide access and impact of God’s Word_.” The Forum was founded in 1990 on the belief that collaboration and cooperation would significantly increase the scope, pace and effectiveness of accomplishing this vision. The Forum of Bible Agencies International is a network of 40 leading international Bible Agencies and other mission organizations with a shared vision: “ _working together to maximize the worldwide access and impact of God’s Word_.” The Forum was founded in 1990 on the belief that collaboration and cooperation would significantly...
What it reported doing in 2024
Forum of Bible Agencies International (FOBAI) is an association of the leading international Bible agencies that specialize in scripture translation, distribution and engagement. The activities of FOBAI include, among others: (a) Gathering, analyzing and sharing information of Bible needs, the state of Bible translation, distribution, engagement and use to help the Bible agencies and the entire worldwide Church minister more effectively. (b) Establishing standards for Bible ministry. (c) Training and exchanging information for improving collaboration and members' effectiveness. (d) Annual and special meetings for relationship building, networking and exploration of strategic themes of common interest to members.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 71% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 98
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 33
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 93.9%; rating input score 94
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -12.7%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.94; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 11% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 93.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $184K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 20 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 13/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 57/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 26/100.