Good News Publishers

Wheaton, IL
Tax-exempt since March 1942
EIN: 36-1143987

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its May 2024 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Provided first-class or charter travel

Organization provided first-class or charter travel to key employees or officers. Details are reported on Schedule J.

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Revenue

$43.6M (2024)

Expenses

$37.2M (2024)

Total Assets

$63M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$18.2M (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2012 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2024

Revenue

$43,601,697

Expenses

$37,224,376

Net Income

$6,377,321

Net Assets

$44,785,234

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,953,304	4.5%
Program Services	$73,509	0.2%
Investment Income	$530,429	1.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$2,407,348	5.5%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$852
Net Inventory Sales	$38,604,711	88.5%
Other Revenue	$33,248	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,535,733	9.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$9,577,717	25.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$63,015,779
Total Liabilities	$18,230,545
Net Assets	$44,785,234

Provided first-class or charter travel

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Josh Dennis (President, Ceo)	$316,199	$0	$43,299
Donald Jones (Chief Publishing Officer)	$232,656	$0	$41,015
Anthony Gosling (Chief Operating Officer)	$229,212	$0	$39,497
Andrew Tebbe (Chief Communications Officer)	$228,938	$0	$44,623
Dan Kok (Sr. Vp Operations & Asst. Secretary)	$220,174	$0	$41,042
Justin Taylor (Exec. Vp Book Publishing)	$219,019	$0	$44,310
Daniel Bush (Exec. Vp Sales & Marketing)	$218,136	$0	$42,251
Paul Thomas (Sr. Vp Finance & Asst. Treasurer)	$216,370	$0	$32,146
Randall D Jahns (Sr. Vp Global Ministry)	$207,861	$0	$38,944
Douglas O'donnell (Sr. Vp Bible Publishing)	$196,435	$0	$41,146
Mark Hendrie (Vp Of Information Technology)	$159,282	$0	$37,514
Daniel Farrell (Sr Vp Of Creative)	$155,639	$0	$37,778
Matt Tully (Sr Vp Of Marketing And Communications)	$151,667	$0	$37,629
Robert Ratleph (Vp Of Software Development)	$149,706	$0	$42,099
Kenneth Winkelmann (Vp Of Operations)	$147,720	$0	$37,386
Lane T Dennis (Chairman, Executive Advisor)	$130,447	$0	$52,010
M Ebeth Dennis (Secretary, Associate Consultant)	$41,500	$0	$0
R Kent Hughes (Board Member)	$2,958	$0	$0
Dane Ortland (Board Member)	$2,220	$0	$0
Wayne Grudem (Board Member)	$720	$0	$0
Eric Channing (Board Member)	$250	$0	$0
James Fellowes (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Jon Dennis (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Matt Roberts (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Peter Hubbard (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Oct. 15, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2023

Revenue

$31,101,737

Expenses

$28,322,039

Net Income

$2,779,698

Net Assets

$38,407,913

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,200,722	3.9%
Program Services	$62,406	0.2%
Investment Income	$176,649	0.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$2,144,205	6.9%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$2,550	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$27,419,867	88.2%
Other Revenue	$95,338	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,933,761	10.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$8,260,779	29.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$47,984,740
Total Liabilities	$9,576,827
Net Assets	$38,407,913

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Josh Dennis (President, Ceo)	$308,828	$0	$43,357
Donald Jones (Chief Publishing Officer)	$250,905	$0	$40,365
Anthony Gosling (Chief Operating Officer)	$247,177	$0	$38,359
Andrew Tebbe (Chief Communications Officer)	$243,796	$0	$43,338
Justin Taylor (Exec. Vp Book Publishing)	$233,882	$0	$43,801
Daniel Bush (Exec. Vp Sales & Marketing)	$231,031	$0	$41,174
Dan Kok (Sr. Vp Operations & Asst. Secretary)	$219,508	$0	$43,261
Paul Thomas (Sr. Vp Finance & Asst. Treasurer)	$215,186	$0	$44,333
Randall D Jahns (Sr. Vp Global Ministry)	$214,744	$0	$37,801
Douglas O'donnell (Sr. Vp Bible Publishing)	$194,814	$0	$42,002
Lane T Dennis (Chairman, Executive Advisor)	$192,800	$0	$53,521
Robert Ratleph (Vp Of Software Development)	$150,013	$0	$41,065
Daniel Farrell (Vp Of Creative)	$149,476	$0	$37,830
Joseph Jones (Vp Of Product Development & Production)	$146,769	$0	$32,819
Mark Hendrie (Vp Of Information Technology)	$143,275	$0	$40,544
Matt Tully (Vp Of Marketing And Communications)	$141,386	$0	$38,823
M Ebeth Dennis (Secretary, Associate Consultant)	$41,100	$0	$0
Paul House (Board Member (Part Year))	$13,700	$0	$0
R Kent Hughes (Board Member)	$8,038	$0	$0
Wayne Grudem (Board Member)	$552	$0	$0
James Fellowes (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Eric Channing (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Jon Dennis (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Matt Roberts (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Peter Hubbard (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Oct. 6, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2022

Revenue

$30,597,185

Expenses

$26,494,943

Net Income

$4,102,242

Net Assets

$35,628,215

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,215,251	4.0%
Program Services	$29,979	0.1%
Investment Income	$9,814	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$1,929,254	6.3%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$87,667
Net Inventory Sales	$27,438,199	89.7%
Other Revenue	$62,355	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,058,336	11.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$7,257,933	27.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$44,141,237
Total Liabilities	$8,513,022
Net Assets	$35,628,215

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Josh Dennis (President, Ceo)	$322,338	$0	$42,045
Anthony Gosling (Chief Operating Officer)	$263,956	$0	$36,795
Donald Jones (Chief Publishing Officer)	$263,844	$0	$38,793
Justin Taylor (Exec. Vp Book Publishing)	$249,831	$0	$42,735
Andrew Tebbe (Chief Communications Officer)	$233,852	$0	$42,003
Lane T Dennis (Chairman, Executive Advisor)	$232,773	$0	$127,644
Daniel Bush (Exec. Vp Sales & Marketing)	$232,353	$0	$40,656
Dan Kok (Sr. Vp Operations & Asst. Secretary)	$229,223	$0	$40,754
Paul Thomas (Sr. Vp Finance & Asst. Treasurer)	$221,312	$0	$42,326
Randall D Jahns (Sr. Vp Global Ministry)	$221,055	$0	$36,794
Douglas O'donnell (Sr. Vp Bible Publishing)	$176,455	$0	$33,028
Robert Ratleph (Vp Of Digital)	$148,293	$0	$40,077
Raymond Elliott (Director Of Digital Production)	$142,416	$0	$36,309
Daniel Farrell (Vp Creative)	$138,289	$0	$36,606
Mark Hendrie (Director Of Information Technology)	$137,065	$0	$39,578
Matt Tully (Vp Of Marketing And Communications)	$133,275	$0	$31,735
M Ebeth Dennis (Secretary, Associate Consultant)	$101,871	$0	$1,500
Paul House (Board Member)	$4,829	$0	$0
Wayne Grudem (Board Member)	$600	$0	$0
R Kent Hughes (Board Member)	$600	$0	$0
Jon Dennis (Board Member)	$600	$0	$0
James Fellowes (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Matt Roberts (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Eric Channing (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Peter Hubbard (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Oct. 10, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2021

Revenue

$28,694,865

Expenses

$21,479,952

Net Income

$7,214,913

Net Assets

$31,525,973

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,839,556	6.4%
Program Services	$20,920	0.1%
Investment Income	$15,741	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$1,780,329	6.2%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$11,515
Net Inventory Sales	$24,951,002	87.0%
Other Revenue	$98,832	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,330,879	15.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$6,955,146	32.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$41,771,923
Total Liabilities	$10,245,950
Net Assets	$31,525,973

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Lane T Dennis (Chairman, Ceo)	$244,395	$0	$68,927
Josh Dennis (President, Chief Comm. Officer)	$226,685	$0	$42,387
Anthony Gosling (Chief Operating Officer)	$191,789	$0	$45,914
Paul Thomas (Sr. Vp Finance & Asst. Treasurer)	$187,737	$0	$44,590
Justin Taylor (Exec. Vp Book Publishing)	$187,131	$0	$44,897
Dan Kok (Sr. Vp Operations & Asst. Secretary)	$185,610	$0	$42,217
Donald Jones (Chief Publishing Officer)	$182,673	$0	$40,602
Randall D Jahns (Sr. Vp Ministry And Licensing)	$180,995	$0	$45,667
Daniel Bush (Exec. Vp Sales)	$172,139	$0	$43,846
Andrew Tebbe (Exec. Vp Of Communications)	$171,351	$0	$43,121
Dane Ortlund (Chief Publishing Officer (Part Year))	$158,433	$0	$32,539
Raymond Elliott (Director Of Digital Production)	$133,783	$0	$41,691
Robert Ratleph (Vp Of Digital)	$132,897	$0	$42,201
Mark Hendrie (Director Of Information Technology)	$128,544	$0	$41,862
Daniel Farrell (Vp Of Design)	$117,172	$0	$31,722
Brian Martin (Director Of Manufacturing)	$114,621	$0	$37,281
M Ebeth Dennis (Secretary, Co Ceo)	$89,503	$0	$27,000
Paul House (Board Member)	$29,660	$0	$0
James Fellowes (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Wayne Grudem (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
R Kent Hughes (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Jon Dennis (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Matt Roberts (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Eric Channing (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Peter Hubbard (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Oct. 4, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2020

Revenue

$21,226,004

Expenses

$19,600,763

Net Income

$1,625,241

Net Assets

$24,311,060

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$218,449	1.0%
Program Services	$22,707	0.1%
Investment Income	$57,683	0.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$1,542,324	7.3%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$87,811
Net Inventory Sales	$19,404,629	91.4%
Other Revenue	$68,023	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,518,583	12.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$6,394,391	32.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$33,365,864
Total Liabilities	$9,054,804
Net Assets	$24,311,060

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Lane T Dennis (President (Part Year) Chairman, Ceo)	$356,946	$0	$66,981
Josh Dennis (President, Chief Comm. Officer)	$223,415	$0	$41,418
Dane Ortlund (Chief Publishing Officer)	$216,252	$0	$40,037
Justin Taylor (Exec. Vp Book Publishing)	$210,213	$0	$43,252
Anthony Gosling (Chief Operating Officer)	$210,152	$0	$44,205
Paul Thomas (Sr. Vp Finance & Asst. Treasurer)	$202,545	$0	$42,944
Dan Kok (Sr. Vp Operations & Asst. Secretary)	$202,005	$0	$39,572
Randall D Jahns (Sr. Vp Ministry And Licensing)	$197,017	$0	$44,022
Donald Jones (Exec. Vp Production)	$185,454	$0	$37,857
Daniel Bush (Exec. Vp Sales)	$182,181	$0	$40,101
Andrew Tebbe (Exec. Vp Of Communications)	$152,919	$0	$41,476
Dave De Wit (Vp Of Book Publishing)	$142,261	$0	$8,367
Raymond Elliott (Director Of Digital Production)	$129,715	$0	$41,072
Robert Ratleph (Director Of Digital)	$129,376	$0	$40,655
Mark Hendrie (Director Of Information Technology)	$125,986	$0	$40,217
M Ebeth Dennis (Secretary, Co Ceo)	$103,036	$0	$26,500
Paul House (Board Member)	$15,768	$0	$0
Wayne Grudem (Board Member)	$1,353	$0	$0
Jon Dennis (Board Member)	$553	$0	$0
James Fellowes (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
R Kent Hughes (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Niel Nielson (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Oct. 12, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2019

Revenue

$22,396,760

Expenses

$20,213,635

Net Income

$2,183,125

Net Assets

$22,685,819

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$109,712	0.5%
Program Services	$62,374	0.3%
Investment Income	$62,202	0.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$1,564,613	7.0%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$20,597,859	92.0%
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,097,852	10.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$6,344,464	31.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$29,230,056
Total Liabilities	$6,544,237
Net Assets	$22,685,819

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Lane T Dennis (Chairman, President, Ceo, Cpo)	$420,625	$0	$62,412
Dane Ortlund (Exec. Vp Bible Publishing)	$236,316	$0	$34,415
Josh Dennis (Board Member & Exec. Vp Creative)	$224,503	$0	$37,458
Justin Taylor (Exec. Vp Book Publishing)	$223,148	$0	$39,107
Anthony Gosling (Exec. Vp Of Business Operations)	$222,362	$0	$40,057
Dan Kok (Sr. Vp Operations & Asst. Secretary)	$217,253	$0	$35,741
Paul Thomas (Sr. Vp Finance & Asst. Treasurer)	$205,858	$0	$38,713
Randall D Jahns (Sr. Vp Ministry And Licensing)	$202,653	$0	$39,741
Donald Jones (Sr. Vp Bible Publishing)	$164,351	$0	$32,308
Daniel Bush (Sr. Vp Sales)	$159,817	$0	$32,036
Dave De Wit (Vp Of Book Publishing)	$143,062	$0	$7,880
Andrew Tebbe (Vp Of Marketing And Communications)	$142,385	$0	$36,255
M Ebeth Dennis (Secretary, Co Ceo)	$110,019	$0	$26,000
Paul House (Board Member)	$14,755	$0	$0
Wayne Grudem (Board Member)	$410	$0	$0
R Kent Hughes (Board Member)	$326	$0	$0
James Fellowes (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Jon Dennis (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Niel Nielson (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Oct. 23, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2018

Revenue

$21,963,572

Expenses

$19,452,967

Net Income

$2,510,605

Net Assets

$20,502,694

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$110,576	0.5%
Program Services	$95,343	0.4%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$1,397,209	6.4%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$20,360,444	92.7%
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,112,726	10.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$6,227,136	32.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$28,501,954
Total Liabilities	$7,999,260
Net Assets	$20,502,694

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Lane T Dennis (Chairman, President, Ceo, Cpo)	$386,232	$0	$48,775
Justin Taylor (Exec. Vp Book Publishing)	$214,420	$0	$30,093
Dane Ortlund (Exec. Vp Bible Publishing)	$214,109	$0	$20,293
Josh Dennis (Board Member & Exec. Vp Creative)	$213,014	$0	$21,514
Anthony Gosling (Exec. Vp Of Business Operations)	$207,693	$0	$25,843
Dan Kok (Sr. Vp Operations & Asst. Secretary)	$203,223	$0	$18,760
Paul Thomas (Sr. Vp Finance & Asst. Treasurer)	$202,324	$0	$25,339
Randall D Jahns (Sr. Vp Ministry And Licensing)	$191,333	$0	$25,172
Donald Jones (Sr. Vp Bible Publishing)	$141,320	$0	$18,999
Daniel Bush (Sr. Vp Sales)	$137,670	$0	$16,388
Dave De Wit (Vp Of Book Publishing)	$137,625	$0	$13,392
Andrew Tebbe (Vp Of Marketing And Communications)	$127,642	$0	$22,359
M Ebeth Dennis (Secretary, Co Ceo)	$104,239	$0	$25,500
Paul House (Board Member)	$5,718	$0	$0
Wayne Grudem (Board Member)	$1,230	$0	$0
R Kent Hughes (Board Member)	$1,000	$0	$0
James Fellowes (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Jon Dennis (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Niel Nielson (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Oct. 9, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2017

Revenue

$19,618,807

Expenses

$17,738,544

Net Income

$1,880,263

Net Assets

$17,992,089

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$165,760	0.8%
Program Services	$63,752	0.3%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$1,219,714	6.2%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$18,169,581	92.6%
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,998,986	11.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$5,607,424	31.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$24,293,864
Total Liabilities	$6,301,775
Net Assets	$17,992,089

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Lane T Dennis (Chairman, President, Ceo, Cpo)	$424,072	$0	$47,153
Dan Kok (Sr. Vp Operations & Asst. Secretary)	$214,322	$0	$20,722
Justin Taylor (Exec. Vp Book Publishing And Book Publisher)	$211,799	$0	$20,051
Dane Ortlund (Exec. Vp Bible Publishing And Bible Publisher)	$208,014	$0	$18,251
Josh Dennis (Board Member & Exec. Vp Creative)	$207,788	$0	$18,477
Paul Thomas (Sr. Vp Finance & Asst. Treasurer)	$205,756	$0	$23,472
Anthony Gosling (Exec. Vp Of Business Operations)	$201,504	$0	$23,043
Randall D Jahns (Sr. Vp Ministry And Licensing)	$196,589	$0	$23,720
Daniel Bush (Vp Sales)	$136,676	$0	$14,519
Donald Jones (Vp Bible Publishing)	$136,344	$0	$16,236
Dave De Wit (Vp Of Book Publishing)	$130,424	$0	$7,132
Raymond Elliott (Exec. Director Digital Production)	$121,797	$0	$18,745
M Ebeth Dennis (Secretary, Co Ceo, Evp Publshing Ministry)	$103,761	$0	$25,000
Wayne Grudem (Board Member)	$2,200	$0	$0
R Kent Hughes (Board Member)	$2,000	$0	$0
Paul House (Board Member)	$975	$0	$0
James Fellowes (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Jon Dennis (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Mike Parker (Board Member (Part Year))	$0	$0	$0
Niel Nielson (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Jan. 17, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2016

Revenue

$20,372,660

Expenses

$18,279,920

Net Income

$2,092,740

Net Assets

$16,111,826

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$923,101	4.5%
Program Services	$57,603	0.3%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$1,233,563	6.1%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$18,158,393	89.1%
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,150,283	11.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$5,087,830	27.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$21,803,274
Total Liabilities	$5,691,448
Net Assets	$16,111,826

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Lane T Dennis (Chairman, President, Ceo, Cpo)	$398,708	$0	$19,896
Dan Kok (Sr. Vp Oper. & Asst. Secretary)	$190,055	$0	$17,974
Justin Taylor (Exec. Vp Book Publishing/Publisher)	$189,194	$0	$22,480
Dane Ortlund (Exec. Vp Bible Publishing/Publisher)	$188,118	$0	$15,355
Josh Dennis (Exec. Vp Creative)	$187,144	$0	$16,492
Randall D Jahns (Sr. Vp Bible Ministry/Licensing)	$186,207	$0	$14,704
Paul Thomas (Sr. Vp Finance & Asst. Treasurer)	$184,405	$0	$21,074
Thomas Mac Adam Part Year (Exec. Dir. Advancement/Communication)	$177,479	$0	$14,390
Anthony Gosling (Exec. Vp Of Business Operations)	$170,681	$0	$15,459
Raymond Elliott (Exec. Director Digital Production)	$117,199	$0	$16,575
Daniel Bush (Vp Sales)	$112,631	$0	$15,410
Donald Jones (Vp Bible Publishing)	$112,456	$0	$13,897
Mark Hendrie (Director Information Technology)	$112,065	$0	$17,608
M Ebeth Dennis (Co Ceo, Secretary)	$93,633	$0	$1,000
Paul House (Board Member)	$14,449	$0	$0
R Kent Hughes (Board Member)	$6,920	$0	$0
Wayne Grudem (Board Member)	$5,963	$0	$0
Jon Dennis (Board Member)	$2,200	$0	$0
James Fellowes (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Mike Parker (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Niel Nielson (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on March 30, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2015

Revenue

$17,885,849

Expenses

$15,547,344

Net Income

$2,338,505

Net Assets

$14,019,086

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,224,391	6.8%
Program Services	$151,780	0.8%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$1,138,068	6.4%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$15,293,366	85.5%
Other Revenue	$78,244	0.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,914,398	12.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$4,421,692	28.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$20,516,644
Total Liabilities	$6,497,558
Net Assets	$14,019,086

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Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Lane T Dennis (Chairman, President, Ceo, Bible Publisher)	$310,757	$0	$16,914
Geoffrey L Dennis (Former Coo & Exec Vp/Secretary)	$205,367	$0	$0
Dane Ortlund (Sr. Vp Bible Publishing)	$163,034	$0	$12,012
Justin Taylor (Sr. Vp Book Publishing)	$159,408	$0	$11,919
Randall D Jahns (Sr. Vp Bible Ministry Relations)	$159,326	$0	$12,695
Dan Kok (Sr. Vp Operations & Asst. Secretary)	$158,430	$0	$11,506
Paul Thomas (Sr. Vp Finance & Asst. Treasurer)	$157,077	$0	$12,569
Josh Dennis (Sr. Vp Creative)	$154,989	$0	$12,190
Thomas Mac Adam (Exec Dir Adv./Commun.)	$146,984	$0	$6,714
Anthony Gosling (Sr. Vp Sales)	$128,868	$0	$10,215
James Kinnard (Exec Marketing Director)	$123,817	$0	$10,503
Raymond Elliott (Exec Dir Media Architect)	$112,536	$0	$11,252
Mark Hendrie (Director Information Technology)	$109,210	$0	$11,095
R Kent Hughes (Board Member)	$89,101	$0	$0
M Ebeth Dennis (Sr. Vp Publishing Min. & Secretary)	$77,611	$0	$1,000
Wayne Grudem (Board Member)	$32,533	$0	$0
Paul House (Board Member)	$6,188	$0	$0
James Fellowes (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Jon Dennis (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Mike Parker (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Niel Nielson (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Oct. 1, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2014

Revenue

$15,786,186

Expenses

$15,025,156

Net Income

$761,030

Net Assets

$11,680,581

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$678,424	4.3%
Program Services	$134,544	0.9%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$931,634	5.9%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$13,830,677	87.6%
Other Revenue	$210,907	1.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,741,773	11.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,899,144	26.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$21,595,037
Total Liabilities	$9,914,456
Net Assets	$11,680,581

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Lane T Dennis (President And Publisher)	$371,090	$0	$27,199
Geoffrey L Dennis Part Year (Coo & Exec Vp/Secretary)	$279,084	$0	$15,856
Randall D Jahns (Sr. Vp Bible Relations)	$172,041	$0	$15,291
Dan Kok (Sr. Vp Operations)	$166,440	$0	$16,213
Paul Thomas (Sr. Vp Finance)	$164,667	$0	$16,370
Josh Dennis (Sr. Vp Design Services)	$155,876	$0	$14,939
Dane Ortlund (Sr. Vp Bible Publishing)	$151,398	$0	$13,286
Justin Taylor (Sr. Vp Book Publishing)	$147,519	$0	$15,149
Allan Fisher (Bible Licensing Manager)	$141,051	$0	$11,895
Thomas Mac Adam (Exec Dir Adv./Commun.)	$135,581	$0	$8,200
Dallas Richards Part Year (Bible Production Dir)	$116,051	$0	$13,160
Anthony Gosling (Vp Sales)	$113,439	$0	$7,293
Raymond Elliott (Exec Dir Media Architect)	$113,413	$0	$13,513
James Kinnard (Exec Marketing Director)	$113,193	$0	$11,789
M Ebeth Dennis (Sr. Vp Publishing Min.)	$82,116	$0	$0
James Fellowes (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
R Kent Hughes (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Jon Dennis (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Wayne Grudem (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Mike Parker (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Paul House (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Oct. 13, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2013

Revenue

$15,801,656

Expenses

$14,688,898

Net Income

$1,112,758

Net Assets

$10,919,551

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$729,373	4.6%
Program Services	$113,233	0.7%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$995,806	6.3%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$13,200,019	83.5%
Other Revenue	$763,225	4.8%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,815,403	12.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,679,856	25.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$19,300,299
Total Liabilities	$8,380,748
Net Assets	$10,919,551

990

Filed on March 14, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2012

Revenue

$14,820,280

Expenses

$13,407,498

Net Income

$1,412,782

Net Assets

$9,806,793

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$702,993	4.7%
Program Services	$90,314	0.6%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$968,321	6.5%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$13,058,652	88.1%
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,375,037	10.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,435,987	25.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$19,669,424
Total Liabilities	$9,862,631
Net Assets	$9,806,793

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

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Revenue $43.6M (2024)

Expenses $37.2M (2024)

Total Assets $63M (2024)

Total Liabilities $18.2M (2024)

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Revenue

$43.6M (2024)

Expenses

$37.2M (2024)

Total Assets

$63M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$18.2M (2024)

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