Pioneer Bible Translators

“The organization makes its Form 990 available on its website. The Form 1023 is available upon request.”

“The Executive Committee of the board of directors consists of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President, the Treasurer and one member. In the absence of one of these individuals, the Chairman shall appoint another member of the board of directors to serve for a specific meeting of the Executive Committee. The quorum required for any action of the Executive Committee is three members. In addition, the Executive Committee may act by meeting together or by conference telephone call. Any member participating by conference telephone call shall be considered part of the quorum. The responsibilities of the Executive Committee include but are not limited to: Consultation on matters of immediate importance; Ministering to the spiritual well-being of personnel within the International Service Center (ISC); Serving as a court of appeal for unresolved conflicts within the ISC; Authorizing the ISC to borrow in excess of $3,000; Generally to act on behalf of the board of directors in urgent matters between board of directors meetings.”

“Doyle Jennings and Susan Jennings - Family relationship”

“The Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm, reviewed in detail by the Finance Team, and then presented and submitted to the board prior to filing. Each board member has an opportunity to review the 990 and ask questions about it.”

“At each fall board meeting, board members and officers are presented with a conflict of interest statement and asked to disclose conflicts and sign statements. The signed statements are reviewed by the Corporate Secretary and Chief Legal Counsel. Any conflicts that may arise during the year are expected to be disclosed to the board immediately. The board would take any action deemed appropriate depending on the type of conflict, including recusal of the individual with the conflict of interest from any discussion or vote on the potential item.”

“The independent members of the board use comparability data from multiple sources including: extensive knowledge on the board of similar agencies' practices, the Compensation Survey of Not-For-Profit-Organizaions published by Compensation Resources, and the Compensation Survey published by Christian Leadership Alliance. The independent board approves each officer's compensation, including the President, individually as part of the budgeting process. The process used and decisions reached are documented in the board minutes.”

“See response for Part VI, Line 15a.”

“The organization's audited financial statements are available on the organization's website. The organization's governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request.”

“Compensation reported in Part VII, column D is the amount reported on the individual's W-2, box 1 or 5 (whichever amount is greater) per the IRS instructions. In the case of minister's compensation when box 5 of the W-2 is not applicable, box 1 compensation is used. Employee deferrals to qualified retirement plans are normally captured in box 5, not box 1 of Form W-2. For reporting purposes we have included the minister's retirement plan deferrals in Part VII, column F.”

“The number of directors includes up to three Branch Representatives whose term begins at the beginning of each meeting and expires at the next meeting. As with other board directors, a Branch Representative can serve consecutive terms, but often only serve one term, and therefore a partial year. Of the 21 different board members who served in 2024, 5 were Branch Representatives, with no more than 3 serving at the same time. 14 directors were independent.”

“Other Revenue - Total Revenue: 10251, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: , Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: 10251;”

“The estimated number of recipients is determined using missionary expense reports that provide the approximate number of persons helped.”