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Lutheran Bible Translators

EIN 95-2630437Religion Missouri Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Making the Word of God available to those who do not yet have it in the language of their hearts

Founded in 1964, Lutheran Bible Translators (LBT) is an independent mission organization dedicated to helping bring people to faith in Jesus Christ by making the Word of God available to those who do not yet have it in the language of their hearts. There are more than 6,900 different languages spoken in the world. More than 4,500, or 66%, still have no portion of Scripture translated. LBT believes that no language or cultural barrier should prevent people from having access to God's Word. That is why LBT works with Lutheran church bodies and Bible translation organizations worldwide-- so that every person has the opportunity to read, hear, and understand God's Good News in the language of their hearts.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

93.26Overall score
out of 100

91.36Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,407,680

Total expenses · USD$3,933,406

Program expenses

$3,221,459.51 recorded amount

81.9%

Fundraising expenses

$177,003.27 recorded amount

4.5%

Administrative expenses

$531,009.81 recorded amount

13.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Michael Rodewald
Recorded compensation: $121,914.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.09%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Lutheran Bible Translators
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1964, Lutheran Bible Translators (LBT) is an independent mission organization dedicated to helping bring people to faith in Jesus Christ by making the Word of God available to those who do not yet have it in the language of their hearts. There are more than 6,900 different languages spoken in the world. More than 4,500, or 66%, still have no portion of Scripture translated. LBT believes that no language or cultural barrier should prevent people from having access to God's Word. That is why LBT works with Lutheran church bodies and Bible translation organizations worldwide-- so that every person has the opportunity to read, hear, and understand God's Good News in the language of their hearts.
`ein` EIN	95-2630437
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3933406.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.135
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.045
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8190000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	91.36
`leader` Recorded leader	Michael Rodewald
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	121914.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.030899999999999997
`motto` Tagline	Making the Word of God available to those who do not yet have it in the language of their hearts
`name` Charity name	Lutheran Bible Translators
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6407680.0
`score` Overall score	93.26
`state` State code	MO
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Media and Broadcasting
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3221459.5140000004
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	177003.27
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	531009.81

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-2630437
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Media and Broadcasting
Recorded location: Missouri (MO)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.