Bible League International has operated at a deficit for the past three years, according to its ECFA profile. The ministry does not file a public Form 990, so no other financial data is available, making it impossible to assign a valid Financial Efficiency Rating.
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A deficit, also known as a net loss, means a ministry spent more than it took in during the year. A single deficit is not necessarily cause for concern because a ministry’s revenue and expenses can vary from year to year. But repeated deficits can drain a ministry’s reserves and, over time, leave it unable to pay its obligations.
Rob Bullock, executive vice president for advancement at Bible League, offered an explanation for the ministry’s financial position: “When Bible League receives large estate gifts (those greater than $50,000) we place those in the Bible League Foundation with plans to spend them down over several years. This helps smooth our budgeting process and ensures that new ministry initiatives we launch are sustainable. The difference between funds raised and spent in FY25 is filled by that planned spend-down of gifts from prior years.”
Bible League, a Bible distribution ministry, says its mission is to “equip the under-resourced Church to make disciples, transforming lives through God’s Word.”
Bible League, a Bible distribution ministry, makes it their mission to “equip the under-resourced Church to make disciples, transforming lives through God’s Word.”
Bullock also shared updates on the ministry’s recent work. In fiscal year 2025, Bible League trained 91,000 Bible study leaders in more than 50 countries, and those leaders introduced more than 2 million people to God’s Word, he said. “Through the Lord’s provision via generous donors, we were able to provide the 4 million Bibles and Bible study booklets that were shared in that work,” Bullock said. More than 1,700 new churches were also planted.
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It is MinistryWatch’s position that filing a Form 990 with the IRS is a matter of transparency and stewardship because it makes public financial information that other resources, such as a pro forma 990 or an ECFA profile, do not.
MinistryWatch has reported on the growing trend of ministries changing their status with the IRS to be exempt from filing a Form 990, including recent spotlights on Messenger International, LIFE Outreach International and Life Action Ministries.
Bible League International has a D Transparency Grade — it does not file a public Form 990 or post audited financial statements, but it is a member of the ECFA.
MinistryWatch Donor Confidence Score: 46 (out of a possible 100) “Withhold Giving”
MinistryWatch Financial Efficiency Rating: This ministry has not been rated.
MinistryWatch Transparency Grade: D
ECFA Member? Yes
All financial data is collected from the ministry’s Form 990 filed in 2020 and is not accurate to the ministry’s current financial status.
Revenue in Most Recent Year Available: $24,862,750
Five-Year Revenue Trend: Unable to calculate.
Percent of Revenue Spent on Fundraising: 15%
Percent of Revenue Peer Group Spends on Fundraising: 5%
CEO/President: Jos Snoep
President’s Salary and Other Compensation: Compensation data for this ministry has not been collected.
A complete MinistryWatch profile for Bible League International can be found here.