EIN 14-1888977

unfoldingWord

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
31
State
Year formed
2003
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
UnfoldingWord empowers global church with technology and resources for accurate Bible translation, consulting, management, and support services for Christian organizations.
Also known as...
Distant Shores Media
Total revenues
$10,976,427
2023
Total expenses
$10,823,758
2023
Total assets
$2,970,780
2023
Num. employees
31
2023

Program areas at unfoldingWord

Whole Bible Whole Nation (WBWN) We now have 6 Whole Bible for the Whole Nation programs in progress and several more in development. These programs empower church networks to be successful in reaching the least reached in their nation with the Gospel in every language. In 2023, two New Testaments were completed and several more books in dozens of languages. unfoldingWord Open Bible Stories is a foundational resource in these programs, teaching translation principles and providing a tool for evangelism and discipleship among the least reached. This resource is now available in over 169 languages all throughout the world. *6 active programs *Expanding the Sudan initiative to the full suite of programs that uW has to offer: OBS training platform, Introduction to scripture training platform (EJ), Advanced "book package" scripture translation, and checking to the original languages (tCore) *Completing the second (Group B) set of seven languages in the OBS training platform in Chad, with 90% of training delivered by uW's partner PCET. *Launching an OBS training program with five languages in Group A in Benin *Completing 5 new testaments in a Southeast Asia program, the first such completions in unfoldingWord's portfolio of field programs *A Southeast Asian Sign Language team was able to exceed their goal of 10 videos and have completed 36 videos on portions of the Gospels. *Published OBS translations: 68 > 169
Strategic Language Resources .We completed development and a pilot test of Equipping Journey 1.0, an integrated translation and theological formation program. We also made progress on our Translation Book Packages by adding 48 newly completed resource sets across a handful of languages (bringing the total to 554). We are excited to be partnering with the ETEN Innovation Lab and BiblioNexus to help fill up the Bible Aquifer with trustworthy Bible resources in strategic languages. *Completing a 3-book pilot program with Bible Society of Jordan, paving the way for a full Modern Standard Arabic project to be launched in 2024. *Continuing progress in the Russian language initiative, with additional book packages completed in Russian and additional book translations completed in the associated Ukrainian Romani language program *Completed 5 Old Testament Book Packages *Continuing to equip and resource network partners to translate and publish Biblical content, translation helps, and training resources. *EJ 1.0 *Completed P resources for translators: 506>554
Technology Our technology portfolio saw several exciting developments in both software features and expanding the number of developers contributing to the Open Components Ecosystem (OCE). Over 50 developers participated in the OCE Hackathon from 4 global locations. VCANA,the gateway suite of tools, and Scribe SE all received important feature updates, with an overall focus on end-to-end usability. *Held a 50+ person hackathon with 4 locations globally *Trained 5 Delhi based software developers in OCE development *Released initial version of a WYSIWYG editor component *Transitioned product support to a remote team *Developed the prototype for an offline translation application
Catalyzation In December we held the second annual Global Church-Centric Bible Translation Forum with 75 participants representing 17 organizations. The 2023 Global CCBT Forum served as a catalyst for meaningful connections, strategic planning, and personal reflections, leaving participants inspired and motivated for ongoing collaboration in their mission to bring the Word of God to every language and people group. In addition, there are now at least 21 Western organizations releasing open licensed biblical resources. We now have over 430 openly licensed biblical resources published in our catalog. *Global CCBT Forum *880 hours of training trainers *Now 21 Western Christian Organizations releasing open licensed biblical resources *Open licensed resources published in our catalog: 405>432
New Initiatives Work across Latin America, South Asia, and Equatorial SubSahara yielded exciting progress in several projects. Out of this portfolio we launched 3 new Whole Bible Whole Nation programs: Colombia, Benin, and Togo. We began work with a large-scale church planting network in South Asia, helping them to create effective training pathways for their people that still need Scripture. We are also providing resources for 2 different sign language translation teams in South and Southeast Asia. *Latin America Macronet has expanded from Venezuela to Colombia, Ecuador, and Brazil.

Who funds unfoldingWord

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
National Christian Foundation / Natl Christian Charitable FDN IncGrowth$7,490,205
IllumiNationsBible Translation$150,000
The SignatryReligious Ministry$120,471
...and 6 more grants received

Personnel at unfoldingWord

NameTitleCompensation
David ReevesPresident and Chief Executive Officer$141,950
Eric SteggerdaField Networks$132,736
Jesse GriffinChief Operating Officer$132,450
W Darrell WaltersChief Financial Officer$111,177
Perry OakesContent$110,870
...and 5 more key personnel

Financials for unfoldingWord

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$10,963,004
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$387
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$13,036
Total revenues$10,976,427

Form 990s for unfoldingWord

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-05-10990View PDF
2022-122023-06-02990View PDF
2021-122022-11-04990View PDF
2020-122021-06-08990View PDF
2019-122020-09-16990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s
Data update history
August 26, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from Finishing Fund Management
August 12, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
July 13, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
June 29, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $120,471 from The Signatry
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsCharities
Issues
Religion
Characteristics
ReligiousChristianOperates internationallyNational levelTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
13485 Veterans Way Suite 460
Orlando, FL 32827
Metro area
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
County
Orange County, FL
Website URL
unfoldingword.org/sa/dsm-landingpage 
Phone
(407) 900-3005
IRS details
EIN
14-1888977
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2003
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
X20: Christian
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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