2025-11-14T21:31:26-05:00 2024-12-31 813174175 ELIZABETH A HOSEA CPA PLLC 5061 MARION COUNTY 7001 FLIPPIN AR 72634 990 2024-01-01 043286275 JERUSALEM CENTER FOR BIBLE TRANSLATORS INC JERU 8478240238 8777 W RAYFORD RD THE WOODLANDS TX 773895192 MICHAEL RIDDLE CHAIRMAN 8478240238 2025-11-10 true true ELIZABETH A HOSEA CPA P00968133 9368271366 2025-11-10 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X HALVOR RONNING PO BOX 40258 MEVASSERET ZION IS 9140102 153404 false X HTTPS://BIBLETRANSLATORS.ORG/ X 1995 MA TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE TRAINING OF OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE TRANSLATORS, CONSULTANTS AND SCHOLARS WHILE THEY STUDY IN ISRAEL. 16 0 0 10 0 72612 106323 109638 47081 0 0 182250 153404 0 0 422 0 0 0 158631 76116 159053 76116 23197 77288 642294 695590 44234 44006 598060 651584 TO BRIEFLY SUPPORT THE TRAINING OF BIBLE TRANSLATORS IN THE LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND LAND OF THE BIBLE, AS WELL AS THE CONSULTANTS AND SCHOLARS WHO SUPERVISE THEM, WHILE THEY STUDY IN ISRAEL. false false 41180 47081 WE PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES TO BIBLE TRANSLATORS, CONSULTANTS AND SCHOLARS WHO COME TO STUDY IN SHORT-TERM PROGRAMS, USUALLY UP TO SIX MONTHS, EITHER AT THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY, JERUSALEM, OR AT OUR CENTER. WE OFFER SUBSIDIZED ROOM AND BOARD; TRANSPORTATION; STUDY FACILITIES WITH A LIBRARY, SOFTWARE AND INTERNET; HELP WITH VISAS; AND CROSS-CULTURAL SOCIAL EXPERIENCES. WE ALSO ARRANGE TUTORIALS, WORKSHOPS AND STUDY TRIPS TO LEARN ABOUT THE LAND AND CULTURE OF THE BIBLE. 22614 22614 63794 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 false true IS false false false false false false false false false false false false X 16 0 true false false false false false false true true true false true true false true false false false false false TX X MIKE RIDDLE RIDDLE & BUTTS LLP 2815377110 8777 WEST RAYFORD RD THE WOODLANDS TX 77389 X JEREMY BAJEMA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN GRASSO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 VICTOR KALISHER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAN KARNIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARKKU KIURU BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARUCH KVASNICA SECRETARY 13.00 X X 0 0 0 BOAZ POCKROY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAY PRITZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL RIDDLE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL RONEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HALVOR RONNING CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MIRJA RONNING MNG DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 MURRAY SALISBURY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN SODE-WOODHEAD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMY TIOYE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD WHEELER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 false false false 106323 106323 PAYMENT FROM STUDENTS FOR RES 611600 47081 47081 47081 153404 47081 4435 4435 3102 3102 3084 3084 10377 7056 3321 622 348 274 335 335 134 134 23804 22614 1190 CONSULTANT-SPECIAL COURSE 23987 23987 EDUCATION EXPENSES-FIELD 4548 4548 VOLUNTEERS 1477 1477 GENERAL STUDENT EXPENSES- 211 211 76116 63794 12322 0 X 505978 583113 689436 583792 129448 105644 6868 6833 642294 695590 44234 44006 44234 44006 X 598060 651584 598060 651584 642294 695590 X 77288 -23764 X false false false X 138527 135036 154522 72612 106323 607020 138527 135036 154522 72612 106323 607020 607020 15849 -8671 1926 109638 47081 165823 772843 47081 0.78540 0.70790 X PART II, LINE 10 165,823 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10 WE REQUEST FROM STUDENTS THAT ATTEND OUR COURSES TO PAY WHAT THEY CAN. THE ORGANIZATION COVERS ANY REMAINING COST AND THE REST OF SUPPORT. 538310 432666 105644 151126 151126 105644 OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES 44006 44006 true MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 1 10 PROGRAM SERVICES COURSES/RESIDENTIAL 41180 1 10 1 10 41180 41180 false false true false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 41,180 0 SCHEDULE F, PAGE 5, PART V SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 2 WE DO NOT GIVE GRANTS DIRECTLY TO INDIVIDUALS. RATHER, WE PAY THE EXPENSES FOR ROOM & BOARD, TRANSPORTATION, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (OBTAINING VISAS, ETC.) AND OTHER EXPENSES, SUCH AS BOOKS, COMPUTERS & POCKET MONEY. OCCASIONALLY, WE PAY EXPENSES FOR CLOTHING, GLASSES, ETC., ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STUDENTS FROM THIRD-WORLD COUNTRIES, WHO ARE QUALIFIED BUT CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR OUR COURSES OR THOSE AT THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY. WE HAVE DORM FACILITIES AND VOLUNTEERS WHO COOK MEALS AND DRIVE THE STUDENTS TO STUDIES AND FIELD TRIPS. WE ALSO HAVE A SHORT-TERM COURSE FOR BIBLE TRANSLATION CONSULTANTS AT SUBSIDIZED PRICES SINCE MANY CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY NON-SUBSIDIZED RATES. FORM 990 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 8 WE RECEIVED A DE MINIMIS PERCENTAGE OF OUR CONTRIBUTTIONS FROM FINLAND AND MOST OF THE REST FROM USA. FOUNDER/BOARD MEMBER MIRJA RONNING IS A FINNISH CITIZEN, AND THROUGH HER FAMILY, FRIENDS AND CHURCH CONTACTS HAS GARNERED SUPPORT IN FINLAND FOR WORK IN ISRAEL. FOUNDER/BOARD MEMBER HALVOR RONNING IS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN WHOSE CONTACTS ARE MOSTLY IN THE USA. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B ISRAEL FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 HALVOR RONNING MIRJA RONNING PRESIDENT MNG DIRECTOR HUSBAND AND WIFE DANIEL RONEN HALVOR RONNING BOARD MBR PRESIDENT SON / FATHER DANIEL RONEN MIRJA RONNING BOARD MBR MNG DIRECTOR SON / MOTHER FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 9 MIRJA RONNING PO BOX 40258 MEVASSERET ZION, IS 9140102 HALVOR RONNING PO BOX 40258 MEVASSERET ZION, IS 9140102 BARUCH KVASNICA PO BOX 24262 JERUSALEM, IS 9788706 RICHARD WHEELER 6 STOBO LANE BELLA VISTA, AR 72715 DANIEL RONEN MOSHAV YAD HASHMONA, MOBILE POST JUDEAN HILLS, IS 90805 JEREMY BAJEMA PO BOX 36072 JERUSALEM, IS 91360 VICTOR KALISHER MOSHAV YAD HASMONA MATEH YEHUDA, IS 9089500 MARKKU KIURU TEIJONTIE 183 TEIJO, FI 25570 BOAZ POCKROY ABA HUSHI AV. 10A HAIFA, IS 3478610 RAY PRITZ 11-2 HAYASMIN ST MEVASSERET ZION, IS 9077211 JOHN SODE-WOODHEAD MEIR ROTBERG 43 HAIFA, IS 3505511 JAN KARNIS POB 2522 MEVASSERET ZION, IS 9052217 MURRAY SALISBURY GUILDFORD SURREY, UK GU2 8BQ SAMY TIOYE UBS NDEMI ROAD OFF NGONG ROAD NAIROBI, KE 00100 KEVIN GRASSO 2019 MEADOWBROOK CIR SW CONYERS, GA 30094 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 AND ALL SCHEDULES ARE REVIEWED BY THE OFFICERS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO SUBMITTING FORM 990 TO THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C IN ANY VOTING ACTION WHERE THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, VOTING MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE THAT CONFLICT AND ABSTAIN FROM VOTING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 WE MAKE AVAILABLE OUR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE PUBLIC VIA OUR WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART X FORM 990, PART X, LINES 10A AND 11 WE KEEP OUR BOOKS IN NEW ISRAELI SHEKELS AND THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AMOUNT IN 2024 IS EXCHANGED TO US DOLLARS AT THE EXCHANGE RATE USED IN 2023 (1 = 3.687). THIS CAUSES A DISCREPANCY EVERY YEAR IN THE RECONCILIATION. ALSO, THE CHANGES IN VALUE OF ITEMS ON THE BALANCE SHEET ARE ENTIRELY DUE TO EXCHANGE RATE DIFFERENCES. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 23,804 CURRENCY CONVERSION -47,568 TOTAL -23,764 WE KEEP OUR BOOKS IN NEW ISRAELI SHEKELS AND THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AMOUNT IN 2024 IS EXCHANGED TO US DOLLARS AT THE EXCHANGE RATE USED IN 2023 (1 = 3.687). THIS CAUSES A DISCREPANCY EVERY YEAR IN THE RECONCILIATION. ALSO, THE CHANGES IN VALUE OF ITEMS ON THE BALANCE SHEET ARE ENTIRELY DUE TO EXCHANGE RATE DIFFERENCES.