EIN 47-2951572

Blue Letter Bible

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
19
Year formed
2014
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Blue Letter Bible mission is to present a Biblical, Christian ministry of the Gospel, hope, encouragement and strength to as many people as possible. The organization provides powerful tools for an indepth study of Gods Word through our free online reference library, with study tools that are grounded in the historical, conservative Christian faith. Approximately 20 million unique visits have been recorded on their website.
Total revenues
$3,752,482
2022
Total expenses
$3,010,483
2022
Total assets
$2,639,260
2022
Num. employees
19
2022

Program areas at Blue Letter Bible

Blue Letter Bible (blb) provides powerful tools for an in depth study of god's word through our free online reference library, with study tools that are grounded in the historical, conservative christian faith. There are approximately 20 million unique visitors per year. The Blue Letter Bible website is an online reference system which provides, free of charge to anyone visiting its website, 19 versions of the holy Bible, cross references from the Bible to the original hebrew and greek translations of the scriptures, study helps and commentaries from pastors of evangelical christian churches who agree to make their commentaries available free of charge for use with the Blue Letter Bible. The design of the Blue Letter Bible website is intended to be used by pastors, teachers, missionaries and the member of churches all over the world to spread the gospel of jesus christ through their study of the scriptures, and to enable people everywhere to learn to live according to the scriptures. The Blue Letter Bible institute website (study, Bible) offers, free of charge, a complete course of study on the belief's and teachings of christianity, which have been provided from pastors and teachers of evangelical christian churches and Bible colleges. Each course in the program is designed to be used for either self-study, home Bible study, or for the classroom. Fourteen courses are currently offered, and one to two courses will generally be added each year. The Blue Letter Bible blog (blogs.blueletterbible.org) and social media outlets (facebook, twitter, instagram, youtube) will provide, to people all over the world, daily and weekly engagement with the scriptures as well as Bible study resources that help people learn more about the scriptures. Blue Letter Bible study content is also available as applications on smartphones, such as apple ios and android devices. The smartphone applications are currently available in the apple store and google play store at no charge. Blue Letter Bible will continue to develop and improve the Blue Letter Bible website and related properties, and add additional biblical materials for the study of the scriptures.

Who funds Blue Letter Bible

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Sowing CircleMissions$575,000
National Christian Foundation / Natl Christian Charitable FDN IncGrowth$42,300
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$16,416
...and 5 more grants received

Personnel at Blue Letter Bible

NameTitleCompensation
James P MilliganPresident and Chief Executive Officer$152,406
Andrew J GuastaferroChief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer$93,311
Alan PearsonDirector Donor Relations$146,020
Jordan ReplogleIt Manager$127,000
Meherdad Joshua VachhaIt Projectsp$129,934

Financials for Blue Letter Bible

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$3,699,233
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$28,269
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$11,830
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-18
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$13,168
Total revenues$3,752,482

Form 990s for Blue Letter Bible

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-10-16990View PDF
2021-122022-11-14990View PDF
2020-122021-11-10990View PDF
2019-122021-04-01990View PDF
2018-122019-10-31990View PDF
...and 3 more Form 990s
Data update history
December 30, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $575,000 from Sowing Circle
December 5, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 4, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
November 27, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
July 29, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Charities
Issues
Religion
Characteristics
ReligiousChristianReceives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
Address
PO Box 27109
Greenville, SC 29616
Metro area
Greenville-Anderson, SC
County
Greenville County, SC
Website URL
blueletterbible.org/ 
Phone
(949) 600-6000
IRS details
EIN
47-2951572
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2014
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
X20: Christian
NAICS code, primary
813110: Religious Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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