Civic Intelligence

Berean Bible Fellowship Inc.

EIN 26-2778793 • 501(c)3 • Richmond, VA

Pub. 78 Eligible

Profile

Maintain public worship of god, to edify and build up the church through christian fellowship and bible teaching, carry on a program of local evangelizing and to spread the gospel throughout the world.

PO Box 35756Richmond, VA 23235

www.bbfva.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

49th percentile

1.1%

Higher net margin than 49% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

91st percentile

$33,600

Higher top officer pay than 91% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 77.1% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

83rd percentile

38%

Faster asset growth than 83% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

61st percentile

6.8%

Faster revenue growth than 61% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$1,704

Up $473 (+38%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$1,704

Up $473 (+38%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin49th percentile

Revenue

Up

$43,572

Up $2,785 (+6.8%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$43,100

Down $535 (-1.2%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$472

Up $3,320 (+117%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth83rd percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$6.0K$4.0K$2.0K$0Assets 2013: $2,462Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $2,4622013Assets 2014: $5,372Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $5,3722014Assets 2015: $3,710Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $3,7102015Assets 2016: $1,234Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $1,2342016Assets 2017: $4,639Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $4,6392017Assets 2018: $4,045Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $4,0452018Assets 2019: $1,372Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $1,3722019Assets 2020: $5,828Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $5,8282020Assets 2021: $4,885Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $4,8852021Assets 2022: $4,078Net Assets 2022: $4,0782022Assets 2023: $1,231Net Assets 2023: $1,2312023Assets 2024: $1,704Net Assets 2024: $1,7042024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$1,704
Liabilities-
Net Assets$1,704
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth61st percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2013: $37,060Expenses 2013: $36,162Net Income 2013: $8982013Revenue 2014: $40,291Expenses 2014: $37,381Net Income 2014: $2,9102014Revenue 2015: $42,646Expenses 2015: $44,308Net Income 2015: -$1,6622015Revenue 2016: $47,380Expenses 2016: $49,856Net Income 2016: -$2,4762016Revenue 2017: $51,511Expenses 2017: $48,106Net Income 2017: $3,4052017Revenue 2018: $51,895Expenses 2018: $52,489Net Income 2018: -$5942018Revenue 2019: $49,269Expenses 2019: $51,942Net Income 2019: -$2,6732019Revenue 2020: $44,412Expenses 2020: $39,956Net Income 2020: $4,4562020Revenue 2021: $42,779Expenses 2021: $43,722Net Income 2021: -$9432021Revenue 2022: $47,300Expenses 2022: $48,107Net Income 2022: -$8072022Revenue 2023: $40,787Expenses 2023: $43,635Net Income 2023: -$2,8482023Revenue 2024: $43,572Expenses 2024: $43,100Net Income 2024: $4722024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$43,572
Expenses$43,100
Net Income$472
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$1,704
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$1,704
Revenue
$43,572
Expenses
$43,100
Net income
$472
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.70$1.70$43.6$43.1$0.47
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.23$1.23$40.8$43.6$2.85
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.08$4.08$47.3$48.1$0.81
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.89$0.00$4.89$42.8$43.7$0.94
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.83$0.00$5.83$44.4$40.0$4.46
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.37$0.00$1.37$49.3$51.9$2.67
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.05$0.00$4.05$51.9$52.5$0.59
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.64$0.00$4.64$51.5$48.1$3.41
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.23$0.00$1.23$47.4$49.9$2.48
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.71$0.00$3.71$42.6$44.3$1.66
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.37$0.00$5.37$40.3$37.4$2.91
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.46$0.00$2.46$37.1$36.2$0.90
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Oct 8, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$43,572
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Maintain public worship of god, to edify and build up the church through christian fellowship and bible teaching, carry on a program of local evangelizing and to spread the gospel throughout the world.

To maintain public worship of god, to edify and build up the church through christian fellowship and bible teaching, to carry on a program of local evangelizing, and to spread the gospel throughout the world.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
OUTREACH TO COMMUNITY AND MEMBERS-$12,854
WEEKLY RELIGIOUS SERVICE-$7,258
BIBLES--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay91st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
BRUCE BELLPresidentPT$33,600-$33,600
DENISE BELLVice PresidePT$0--
NIKETA WHARTONTreasurerPT$0--
ANGELA WHARTONSecretaryPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Berean Bible Fellowship Inc
EIN
26-2778793
Phone
8048145730
Address
PO BOX 35756, RICHMOND, VA 23235

Signing Officer

Name
Bruce Bell
Title
President
Phone
8048145730
Signed
2025-10-08
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Harris Hardy & Johnstone Pc
Address
300 ARBORETUM PL STE 660, RICHMOND, VA 23236
Preparer
Pamela M Leonard CPA
Phone
8045600560
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses po box 586 office supplies 424 sermon audio/visual 629 insurance 361 foreign ministry 4,168 hospitality 146 package accessories 947 literature 570 domain 271 miscellaneous 246 annual registration 25 audiobooks 298 communion items 29 total 8,700”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“To maintain public worship of god, to edify and build up the church through christian fellowship and bible teaching, to carry on a program of local evangelizing, and to spread the gospel throughout the world.”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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