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Bible Made Simple Ministries

EIN 74-6063804 • 501(c)3 • Clanton, AL

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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

PO Box 412Clanton, AL 35046
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

41st percentile

-1.5%

Higher net margin than 41% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

93rd percentile

$48,310

Higher top officer pay than 93% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 94.8% of source-year revenue.

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

Asset Growth

21st percentile

-45%

Faster asset growth than 21% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

32nd percentile

-22%

Faster revenue growth than 32% of similar nonprofits.

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

Assets

Down

$24,053

Down $11,523 (-32%) from 2022

Liabilities

Down

$10,000

Down $10,000 (-50%) from 2022

Net Assets

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue

Up

$65,474

Up $8,724 (+15%) from 2022

Expenses

Up

$66,997

Up $3,630 (+5.7%) from 2022

Net Income

Up

-$1,523

Up $5,094 (+77%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

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

$100K$50K$0Assets 2011: $58,328Liabilities 2011: $45,3232011Assets 2012: $58,028Liabilities 2012: $43,2562012Assets 2013: $53,138Liabilities 2013: $43,1032013Assets 2014: $56,300Liabilities 2014: $42,6732014Assets 2015: $75,065Liabilities 2015: $55,7772015Assets 2016: $61,496Liabilities 2016: $30,2242016Assets 2017: $65,793Liabilities 2017: $34,9562017Assets 2018: $86,922Liabilities 2018: $51,0322018Assets 2019: $59,031Liabilities 2019: $49,4802019Assets 2020: $54,438Liabilities 2020: $32,0622020Assets 2021: $52,193Liabilities 2021: $30,000Net Assets 2021: $22,1932021Assets 2022: $35,576Liabilities 2022: $20,000Net Assets 2022: $15,5762022Assets 2023: $24,053Liabilities 2023: $10,0002023

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$24,053
Liabilities$10,000
Net Assets-

Operations Trend

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

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2011: $90,927Expenses 2011: $82,427Net Income 2011: $8,5002011Revenue 2012: $91,205Expenses 2012: $89,438Net Income 2012: $1,7672012Revenue 2013: $87,248Expenses 2013: $91,985Net Income 2013: -$4,7372013Revenue 2014: $79,288Expenses 2014: $75,697Net Income 2014: $3,5912014Revenue 2015: $81,694Expenses 2015: $76,032Net Income 2015: $5,6622015Revenue 2016: $71,325Expenses 2016: $59,341Net Income 2016: $11,9842016Revenue 2017: $96,957Expenses 2017: $97,391Net Income 2017: -$4342017Revenue 2018: $60,229Expenses 2018: $55,176Net Income 2018: $5,0532018Revenue 2019: $31,377Expenses 2019: $59,716Net Income 2019: -$28,3392019Revenue 2020: $65,406Expenses 2020: $52,580Net Income 2020: $12,8262020Revenue 2021: $47,246Expenses 2021: $47,430Net Income 2021: -$1842021Revenue 2022: $56,750Expenses 2022: $63,367Net Income 2022: -$6,6172022Revenue 2023: $65,474Expenses 2023: $66,997Net Income 2023: -$1,5232023

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$65,474
Expenses$66,997
Net Income-$1,523

Filings

Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2023 filing currently has summary financial data only. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2022 below.

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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Signed
Apr 27, 2023
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$60,750
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
WE CONDUCT SEMINARS AND TRAINING SESSIONS ACROSS THE NATION WHERE OUR MATERIALS ARE TAUGHT-$8,100
OUR PRESIDENT MEETS WITH KEY PEOPLE FROM VARIOUS MISSION ORGANIZATIONS, DENOMINATIONS, ETC WHERE THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE OUR MATERIALS-$6,200
WE HAVE PUBLISHED SEVEN BOOKS AND TEACHING AIDS FOR SIX OF THOSE SEVEN BOOKS AND KEEP THEM IN PRINT-$1,400
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
MELTON SHORTPresidentFT$20,875$27,150$48,025
LINDA SHORTTreasurerPT$1,540-$1,540
LACHELLE KOONSecretary-$0--
JIMMY LITTLETONBoard Member-$0--
DOUG CALVINBoard Member-$0--
KEVIN MCDANIELBoard Member-$0--
DANIEL WILSONBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Bible Made Simple Ministries
EIN
74-6063804
Phone
2052800999
Address
PO BOX 412, CLANTON, AL 35046

Signing Officer

Name
Melton Short
Title
President
Phone
2053101542
Signed
2023-04-27

Preparer

Firm
Hull & Russell Pc
Address
502 2ND AVENUE SOUTH, CLANTON, AL 35045-3514
Preparer
Janice L Hull
Phone
2057550655
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

Expenses office supplies 427 ala state sales tax 40 bank charges 87 post office box rent 74 loan repayment - l. Koon 10,000 total 10,628

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20

ROUNDING 3

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

Office furniture 11,233 12,800 value of inventory on hand 37,000 22,685 total 48,233 35,485

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26

Loans from officers 30,000 20,000

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