Texas Bible Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
811557739
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Tyler, TX, USA
Phone
9038945101
Rating
65
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$14,904
Expenses
$4,247
Assets
$31,901

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LANCE FENTON (President)

People named in this filing

  • LANCE FENTON (President)
  • BLAIR BLACKBURN (Director)
  • BENJAMIN CRAWFORD (Director)

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

Texas bible foundation's mission is to collect and preserve bibles and religious artifacts and make them available to the general public for viewing and to distribute new bibles to various populations.

What it reported doing in 2024

Texas bible foundation collects and preserves relgious artifacts and makes them available for viewing. This venue allows visitors to learn about the bible, its role within christianity, and its historical impact on world societies. Additionally, it distributes new bibles to various populations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 70% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 50
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 78
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 25.7%; rating input score 26
  • Program expense ratio: 90.3%; rating input score 90

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 71.5%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.51; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 57.3% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 25.7% of revenue deployed · 90.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 26/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.