Civic Intelligence

Bible Explorations Inc.

990 • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 77-0369183

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on Feb 26, 2018

Organization Profilewww.bibleexplorations.com
PO Box 10965Terra Bella, CA 93270

(559) 535-4663

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

31st percentile

0.00x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 31% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

29th percentile

0.00x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 29% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

5th percentile

-56%

Higher net margin than 5% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

65th percentile

$49,200

Higher top officer pay than 65% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 9.7% of source-year revenue.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

4th percentile

-42%

Faster asset growth than 4% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Revenue Growth

9th percentile

-31%

Faster revenue growth than 9% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets31st percentile

Assets

Down

$401,871

Down $285,384 (-42%) from 2016

Net Assets

Down

$400,893

Down $285,432 (-42%) from 2016

Liabilities

Up

$978

Up $48 (+5.2%) from 2016

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue29th percentileNet Margin5th percentile

Revenue

Down

$506,409

Down $231,184 (-31%) from 2016

Expenses

Down

$791,841

Down $73,150 (-8.5%) from 2016

Net Income

Down

-$285,432

Down $158,034 (-124%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth4th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2011: $463,977Liabilities 2011: $3,006Net Assets 2011: $460,9712011Assets 2012: $502,728Liabilities 2012: $2,746Net Assets 2012: $499,9822012Assets 2013: $421,751Liabilities 2013: $322Net Assets 2013: $421,4292013Assets 2014: $665,325Liabilities 2014: $689Net Assets 2014: $664,6362014Assets 2015: $813,763Liabilities 2015: $40Net Assets 2015: $813,7232015Assets 2016: $687,255Liabilities 2016: $930Net Assets 2016: $686,3252016Assets 2017: $401,871Liabilities 2017: $978Net Assets 2017: $400,8932017Assets 2018: $271,583Liabilities 2018: $1,092Net Assets 2018: $270,4912018Assets 2019: $217,825Liabilities 2019: $1,058Net Assets 2019: $216,7672019Assets 2020: $204,694Liabilities 2020: $17Net Assets 2020: $204,6772020Assets 2021: $160,617Liabilities 2021: $17Net Assets 2021: $160,6002021Assets 2022: $159,898Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $159,8982022Assets 2023: $33,168Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2025: $22,934Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $22,9342025

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$401,871
Liabilities$978
Net Assets$400,893
Open 2017 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth9th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$1.0M$500K$0-$500KExpenses 2011: $453,2372011Revenue 2012: $634,337Expenses 2012: $595,326Net Income 2012: $39,0112012Revenue 2013: $796,781Expenses 2013: $875,334Net Income 2013: -$78,5532013Revenue 2014: $874,253Expenses 2014: $631,046Net Income 2014: $243,2072014Revenue 2015: $965,290Expenses 2015: $816,203Net Income 2015: $149,0872015Revenue 2016: $737,593Expenses 2016: $864,991Net Income 2016: -$127,3982016Revenue 2017: $506,409Expenses 2017: $791,841Net Income 2017: -$285,4322017Revenue 2018: $399,544Expenses 2018: $529,946Net Income 2018: -$130,4022018Revenue 2019: $315,987Expenses 2019: $369,711Net Income 2019: -$53,7242019Revenue 2020: $288,922Expenses 2020: $301,012Net Income 2020: -$12,0902020Revenue 2021: $246,528Expenses 2021: $290,605Net Income 2021: -$44,0772021Revenue 2022: $390,890Expenses 2022: $391,592Net Income 2022: -$7022022Revenue 2023: $176,925Expenses 2023: $303,655Net Income 2023: -$126,7302023Revenue 2025: $232,779Expenses 2025: $251,244Net Income 2025: -$18,4652025

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$506,409
Expenses$791,841
Net Income-$285,432
Open 2017 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
Feb 26, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.2
Gross Receipts
$506,409
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Teach and explore the gospel as outlined in the bible and to teach how to share that gospel. This work is done in public seminars, printed literature, and video products.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$251,786$216,186▼ $35,600
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$435,467$185,683▼ $249,784
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments-$0-
Accounts Receivable-$0-
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net-$0-
Pledges and Grants Receivable-$0-
Receivable From Disqualified Prsn-$0-
Receivables From Officers Etc-$0-
Investments Other Securities-$0-
Investments Program Related-$0-
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities-$0-
Intangible Assets-$0-
Inventories for Sale or Use-$0-
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges-$0-
Total Assets$687,255$401,871▼ $285,384
Other Assets Total$2$2→ $0
Liabilities
Other Liabilities$930$978▲ $48
Total Liabilities$930$978▲ $48
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$686,325$400,893▼ $285,432
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$686,325$400,893▼ $285,432
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$687,255$401,871▼ $285,384

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$60,682$258,429$319,111
Other Land Buildings$37,675$147,851$185,526
Buildings$90,853$49,227$140,080
Leasehold Improvements$15,976$28,612$44,588
Land$11,000-$11,000
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay65th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseTotal
John VandenburghPresidentFT$49,200$49,200
Sandra ClarkSecretary/TreasFT$39,000$39,000

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Able CamachoDirector
Alice CamachoDirector
David BaxterDirector
Myrna BarrDirector
Stan BarrDirector
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$495,593
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$0
Other Revenue
$10,816
All Other Contributions
$495,593
Change in Net Assets
$-285,432
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$695,972
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$95,869
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Total Fundraising Expense$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$83,790$4,410-$88,200
Occupancy$61,855$3,256-$65,111
All Other Expenses$52,101$1,260-$53,361
Depreciation Depletion$38,341$2,018-$40,359
Office Expenses$30,572$1,609-$32,181
Information Technology$22,814$1,201-$24,015
Other Expenses$16,668$877-$17,545
Payroll Taxes$7,286$383-$7,669
Insurance$2,764$145-$2,909
Travel$1,229$65-$1,294
Fees for Services Accounting$689$36-$725
Total Functional Expenses$774,112$17,729$0$791,841
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Receivables from Disqualified Persons-$0-
Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees-$0-
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Payroll Liabilities$954
Sales Tax Payable$24
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
No
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
No
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et

“John and clara vandenburg are husband and wife.sandra clark is vandenburgs' daughter.able and alice camacho are husband and wife but not related to the vandenburg family.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 11B: Form 990 Review Process

“No review was or will be conducted.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available

“No documents available to the public.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Bible Explorations Inc
EIN
77-0369183
Phone
5595354663
Address
PO BOX 10965, TERRA BELLA, CA 93270

Signing Officer

Name
John Vandenburgh
Title
President
Signed
2018-02-26
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Formed
1994
Legal Domicile
CA
Voting Board Members
7
Independent Board Members
9
Employees
2

Preparer

Firm
Pine Pedroncelli & Aguilar Inc
Address
3500 W Orchard Court, Visalia, CA 93277-9249
Preparer
Joanna G Moffett
Phone
5596259800
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2017 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$401,871
Liabilities
$978
Net assets
$400,893
Revenue
$506,409
Expenses
$791,841
Net income
-$285,432
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.23$0.00$0.23$2.33$2.51$0.18
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.33$0.00$1.77$3.04$1.27
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.60$0.00$1.60$3.91$3.92$0.01
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.61$0.00$1.61$2.47$2.91$0.44
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.05$0.00$2.05$2.89$3.01$0.12
2019Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.18$0.01$2.17$3.16$3.70$0.54
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.72$0.01$2.70$4.00$5.30$1.30
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.02$0.01$4.01$5.06$7.92$2.85
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$6.87$0.01$6.86$7.38$8.65$1.27
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$8.14$0.00$8.14$9.65$8.16$1.49
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.65$0.01$6.65$8.74$6.31$2.43
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.22$0.00$4.21$7.97$8.75$0.79
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$5.03$0.03$5.00$6.34$5.95$0.39
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$4.64$0.03$4.61$4.53
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