2024-03-02T21:40:28-05:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 874161552 By Heart % Thomas Griffin BYHE 9253512686 30 N GOULD ST SUITE R Sheridan WY 82801 Thomas Griffin Executive Director 2024-03-02 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Thomas Griffin 30 N Gould St Suite R Sheridan WY 82801 7952 false X https: byheart.org X 2021 WY The mission of the By Heart Corporation is to increase understanding of the Bible and promote involvement of the church body in expressing Scripture through spoken presentation of memorized passages. The scope of By Heart is worldwide and spans many Christian denominations. By Heart is intended to be a clearinghouse for resources techniques and encouragement regarding Scripture recitation. 5 5 0 20 0 0 2970 7952 0 0 0 0 0 0 2970 7952 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 450 1470 7402 1470 7402 1500 550 3100 3650 0 0 3100 3650 The mission of the By Heart Corporation is to increase understanding of the Bible and promote involvement of the church body in expressing Scripture through spoken presentation of memorized passages. The scope of By Heart is worldwide and spans many Christian denominations. By Heart is intended to be a clearinghouse for resources techniques and encouragement regarding Scripture recitation. false false 1200 0 0 The "Case for Recitation" seminar evolved from other presentations and a need to provide a logical viewpoint for Scripture recitation. The seminar was refined in preparation for a meeting with 70 Christian lawyers and judges and the result was overwhelmingly positive. The core idea of bringing understanding to printed words by speaking them--that understanding is actually embedded in the way we speak the words resonated with the lawyers and judges. They stood up after the seminar and encouraged each other to take the message to heart in their daily work. 1450 0 0 The "By Heart Scripture Recitation Workshop" is a half-day workshop that models our best practice for preparation of a recitation of Scripture. It is hands-on and lively with a foundation in performance studies and communication. The emphasis during the session is on understanding the passage so that it can be communicated. Trying to communicate something that you don't understand is confusing for everybody. After some initial groundwork participants working in teams of two do a series of exercises that focus on different aspects of the passage. The workshop makes extensive use of video clips and provides some techniques that help to ensure a successful recitation even if there are momentary lapses.This workshop is being revised to more closely align with our book "The Art of Reciting Scripture" https: www.westbowpress.com en bookstore bookdetails 809550-the-art-of-reciting-scripture 1687 0 0 The By Heart Recitation Leader Workshop" is our newest addition to our offerings and it is designed for recitation coordinators that is the people at a church who organize recruit and coach individual reciters as well as for church leadership to understand what is involved in delivering a recitation of Scripture that is meaningful and follows the pattern of spiritual discipleship. We struggle against the idea that recitation is just memorizing words and our best weapon is a well-trained and aligned leader who can see if the direction of a recitation ministry is going off-course. This workshop is developed to align with our book "The Art of Leading Scripture Recitations" https: www.westbowpress.com en bookstore bookdetails 822759-the-art-of-leading-scripture-recitations 0 0 0 4337 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 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false 5 5 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false false false false false false CA X Thomas L Griffin 9253512686 30 N Gould St Suite R Sheridan WY 82801 Thomas Griffin Executive Director 40.00 0 X X 0 0 0 Darren Ho Treasurer 5.00 0 X X 0 0 0 James Martin Secretary 5.00 0 X X 0 0 0 Jessica Hermann Director of Community Outreach 5.00 0 X 0 0 0 Ryan Awori Compliance Officer 5.00 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 0 0 0 0 7952 0 7952 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7952 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 103 0 103 0 1444 0 1444 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1645 1195 0 450 319 102 217 0 3551 2700 851 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 340 340 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7402 4337 2615 450 0 0 0 0 1500 2050 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1600 1600 0 0 3100 3650 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 3100 3650 3100 3650 3100 3650 550 0 0 0 0 0 X false false false X 0 0 0 2970 7952 10922 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2970 7952 10922 10383 539 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10922 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Part VI, Line 19 The governing documents of By Heart were made available by request from info@byheart.org. The Form 1023 Determination Letter was also made available via a link on the By Heart website https: byheart.org Part VI Line 11 | Explanation:| 11b - The completed By Heart Form 990 along with Schedules A B and O were placed on the shared Box drive for which all board of directors have access to view. The By Heart Form 990 was also briefly presented during the board of directors meeting on Thursday March 14th and emailed to the board members two weeks before that board meeting. Part X Line 14 | Explanation:| The byheart.org domain was purchased on July 21st 2020 for $1,600. Part IX General | Explanation:| We will consider website-related expenses to fit the functional classification of Program Services because the By Heart website is intended for the following purposes: 1. Provide resources for recitation ministries a. Recitation scripts b. Passage selector tool c. Recitation Bible study guide d. Videos of recitations 2. Provide guidance for organizations to create or grow their recitation ministries 3. Promote By Heart Workshops 4. Support our partners 5. Encourage people to begin to recite Scripture 6. Provide a point of interaction for reciters around the world In addition we have plans for the website to provide additional functionality to support reciters and ministry leaders via coordination Recitation Registry motivation gamification and preparation integrate with By Heart App integrate with By Heart Studies. The costs associated with the By Heart website are for development testing and maintenance. Since the primary purpose of the website is in service of our mission we will consider the website-related expenses to fit the functional classification of Program Services and not merely Management and General expenses or Fundraising expenses. Domain name purchase and registration Web hosting services Design and development Content creation Regular updates Hosting renewal Content updates Marketing If our SEO search engine optimization was primarily intended to attract donors it would be considered a fundraising expense. However our intent is to encourage people to recite Scripture so the SEO expense is included in the Program Expenses because it helps to ensure that our website is easily discoverable by those searching for information related to our organization and fulfilling our mission. Although we have a Donate button on our website the primary purpose of the website is to fulfill our mission. Part VI Line 13 | Explanation:| In 2023 By Heart did not have a Whistleblower policy in place. We have since implemented a Whistleblower policy and will make it available through our website in Q2 2024 Part VI Line 14 | Explanation:| In 2023 By Heart did not have a Document Retention policy in place. We have since implemented a Document Retention policy and will make it available through our website in Q2 2024 Part I Line 6 | Explanation:| The By Heart organization interacts with members of a church who coordinate the Scripture recitations for that location. These recitation coordinators are very important to fulfilling the mission of By Heart and are not paid. We know that some churches use By Heart resources but they may have little interaction with the By Heart organization so we are not aware of them and cannot count them. The volunteers that we count for inclusion on the Form 990 are those who we know promote By Heart activities including recitations and events but they do not include the reciters themselves since we consider the reciters and study-group teams to be the result of our efforts. Its a bit of a fuzzy line between being a By Heart volunteer and being the result of By Heart efforts so we thought it important to describe the distinction that we are using.