American Bible Society

PHILADELPHIA, PA EIN: 13-1623885 Website

SINCE 1816, AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY HAS BEEN FULFILLING ITS MISSION OF MAKING THE BIBLE AVAILABLE TO EVERY PERSON IN A LANGUAGE AND FORMAT EACH CAN UNDERSTAND AND AFFORD SO ALL PEOPLE MAY EXPERIENCE ITS LIFE-CHANGING MESSAGE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$767.6M

-0.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$3.8M

-54.0% YoY

Grant Count

15

-61.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$252K

+19.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$34M$67M$101M$134M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$767,562,170$769,516,330$746,607,360
Revenue$91,285,928$108,862,481$112,608,182
Expenses$81,310,983$96,733,033$103,853,643
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$56,429,494$63,079,094$46,839,353
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3M$5M$8M$10M9 grants202036 grants202137 grants202239 grants202315 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Faith and Liberty Discov…$3.5MGOOD NEWS PUBLISHERS$121KFEDEX (Bcom Acct)$26KR & L CARRIERS INC$22KThe Sending Project$15KFAITH COMES BY HEARING$14KLutheran Indian Ministries$14KBoston Collaborative$14KHope of the Nation$13KCampus Crusade For Christ$12K

Grant Size Distribution

136 grants across all recorded years

91<$50K7$50–100K14$100–250K13$250–500K7$500K–1M1$1–5M3$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Robert BriggsCEO$300KPaul ClecknerInterim CEO(thru 11/03)$282KStephen KaoChief Legal Officer$222KFrank LofaroExecutive Director(thru 12/01)$217KNicholas PaganoChief Financial Officer$216KJanet A GrellHead of Benefits Admn & Compli$214KGOPAL RAO RAVEENDRANSr. Director(thru 10/01)$202KDavid AllisonChief Technology Officer$193KJohn GrecoSr. Director$192KDavid J ThomasExecutive Director(thru 12/01)$191KJohn M MitchellDirector, DBL$190KLeo HurtadoSr. Director$190KNancy LuceroSr. Director$183KWhitney T KuniholmInt.Chief Ministry(thru 08/04)$179KSusan B HarperExecutive Director(thru 10/01)$164KJohn D ClauseChief Ministry Advancement Off$138KJames J PuchyChief Administrative Officer$135KJohn F PlakeChief Innovation Officer$119KOvidio AlfaroSVP$118KDarrin PodeschiInterim CEO(as of 10/21)$81KDavid ViehmanActing CEO$77K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Robert BriggsCEO$300,000
Paul ClecknerInterim CEO(thru 11/03)40$282,176
Nicholas PaganoChief Financial Officer40$216,095
Stephen KaoChief Legal Officer40$222,292
Frank LofaroExecutive Director(thru 12/01)40$216,620
John GrecoSr. Director40$192,443
Robert WonderlingChief Advancement Officer40
David AllisonChief Technology Officer40$192,875
Janet A GrellHead of Benefits Admn & Compli40$213,501
David J ThomasExecutive Director(thru 12/01)40$191,015
John M MitchellDirector, DBL40$190,401
GOPAL RAO RAVEENDRANSr. Director(thru 10/01)40$202,043
Leo HurtadoSr. Director40$189,635
Nancy LuceroSr. Director40$182,533
Whitney T KuniholmInt.Chief Ministry(thru 08/04)40$179,485
Susan B HarperExecutive Director(thru 10/01)40$163,816
James J PuchyChief Administrative Officer40$134,581
John F PlakeChief Innovation Officer40$118,609
John D ClauseChief Ministry Advancement Off40$138,177
Ovidio AlfaroSVP$117,657
Darrin PodeschiInterim CEO(as of 10/21)40$81,447
David ViehmanActing CEO40$76,601
Katharine BarnhartChair6
David WillisVice-Chair6
Mary BanksSecretary3
Nicole JohanssonTreasurer3
Georganne PerkinsDirector3
Tessie DeVoreDirector3
Elaine AllenDirector3
Helen OsmanDirector3
Karen McDonaldDirector3
Mario ParedesDirector3
Theo NicolakisDirector3
Deborah Garcia-GratacosDirector3
Timothy HousealDirector3
Betty UribeDirector3
Ash NoahDIRECTOR (THRU 12/31)3
Jennifer HolloranCEO(as of 03/15)40

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

29states
+22 more states

Cities

AlbuquerqueAlpharettaAnaheimAnchorageArlingtonAtlantaAustinBaltimoreBlaineBloomingdaleBostonBridgeportCaerrolltonCarol StreamCaryCheltenhamChesapeakeChester HeightsChicagoChicago Heights

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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