Tyndale House Publishers

Legal name: Tyndale House Ministries

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
822635353
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-T 2025
Location
Carol Stream, IL, USA
Phone
(855) 277-7400
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Religious Printing, Publishing
Affiliation
Religious (unspecified)

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$66,185,392
Expenses
$56,836,399
Assets
$151,391,893
Liabilities
$16,811,598

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SCOTT MATHEWS (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • SCOTT MATHEWS (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $519,613 total reported compensation
  • RONALD BEERS (CHIEF PUBLISHING OFFICER): $455,223 total reported compensation
  • JEREMY TAYLOR (CHIEF MINISTRY OFFICER): $433,576 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Tyndale House Publishers is substantially owned by Tyndale House Foundation. As a result, the company’s profits help underwrite the foundation’s mission, which is to spread the Good News of Christ around the world. Our Purpose Minister to the spiritual needs of people, primarily through the publication of literature consistent with biblical principles and through grants to other charitable entities. Please review the recommended address changes below. The recommended changes will provide a more efficient delivery. Proceed [](.

What it reported doing in 2025

Publishing ministry - print and distribute christian books, bibles and media products that are theologically consistent with tyndale house ministries' (thm) christian beliefs and have ministry value to churches and individuals in the us and canada. During the year, thm published a wide range of such works, including bibles targeted to various demographic groups, theological books, christian nonfiction books such as bible study guides, and books on christian living (including health, finances, family issues, counseling, education, current events, history, and art). Thm also published christian fiction works, both for adults and for children. Thm expects that its published christian literature will be purchased or read by individuals who are seeking to grow in their christian faith or are interested in hearing more about christianity. Thm also expects that its works will be used or distributed by churches and other christian ministry organizations for their spiritual guidance and the spiritual growth of the individuals with whom they are ministering.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 61% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 86% 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. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 65
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 92.9%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Pass
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 14.1%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.66; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.2%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.9% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 92.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 10 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $52.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $520K · 21 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $28M reported
  • Consistency: 47 of 48 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2019 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 251 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 223 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 6 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.