2025-04-04T11:45:29-07:00 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 270801569 J ALAN GROVES CENTER FOR ADVANCED BIBLICAL RESEARCH JALA 2679916959 2960 Church Rd Glenside PA 190382000 Michael Kelly President 2679916959 2025-04-04 0 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X www.grovescenter.org X X 14481 X 8000 6481 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14481 0 0 19937 1698 0 0 9181 30816 -16335 305630 0 289295 X 72026 55691 0 0 235876 235876 307902 291567 2272 2272 305630 289295 X ADVANCED RESEARCH IN BIBLICAL STUDIES THE WESTMINSTER LENINGRAD CODEX: DIGITAL PRESERVATION OF THE LENINGRAD CODEX, THE PRIMARY WITNESS TO THE HEBREW BIBLE. IT IS DISTRIBUTED FREE AND USED IN DOZENS OF WEBSITES AND SOFTWARE PROGRAMS AND ONE PRINTED HEBREW BIBLE (ZONDERVAN'S READER'S HEBREW BIBLE). THOUSANDS USE THE TEXT WORLDWIDE. 0 0 0 JOSEPH A MYSHKO BOARD CHAIR 2.00 0 0 0 STEPHEN K SALISBURY BOARD SECRETARY 5 0 0 0 MICHAEL B KELLY BOARD TREASURER 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MANAGEMENT 2960 CHURCH RD GLENSIDE PA 190382000 2679916959 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 5600 1500 11000 6000 8000 32100 5600 1500 11000 6000 8000 32100 0 32100 68116 37111 11220 7726 6481 130654 162754 0 0.19723 0.1265 X 1. THE GROVES CENTER MAINTAINS A WEBSITE THAT INCLUDES A DONATION PAGE AND CONTINUOUS APPEAL. THE GROVES CENTER MAKES OCCASIONAL FORMAL AND INFORMAL PRESENTATIONS OF ITS MISSION AND WORK TO VARIOUS GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS IN SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, COMMUNITY, AND OTHER PUBLIC CHARITIES. THE GROVES CENTER CONTINUES TO DEVELOP A MORE ROBUST FUNDRAISING STRATEGY AND HAS RE-LAUNCHED ITS WEBSITE. THE GROVES CENTER PROVIDES ONE OF ITS DATA SETS FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL AND PROVIDES ITS SECOND AND THIRD DATA SETS FREE TO ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS, THUS ADVERTISING THE VALUE OF ITS WORK AND MISSION AND ATTRACTING DONORS. THIS YEAR WILL FEATURE THE RELEASE OF ITS DATASENTS IN UNICODE FORMAT, PROVIDING RESEARCHERS AROUND THE WORLD WITH DATA FOR THEIR WORK. 2. DONATIONS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS HAVE INCLUDED INDIVIDUALS AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. WE HAVE HAD BOTH REGULAR AND ONE-TIME DONORS. OUR DONORS COME FROM A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS AND LOCATIONS. 3. THE GROVES CENTER HAS A GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING ITS OPERATION ACCORDING TO THE DULY-INSTITUTED BY-LAWS. THE DIRECTORS COME WITH A KNOWLEDGE OF NON-PROFIT LEADERSHIP, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GENERALLY, STARTING NEW BUSINESSES, FUNDRAISING, AND ACADEMIC EXPERTISE IN KNOWLEDGE DOMAINS. 4. THE DATA SETS THAT THE GROVES CENTER HAS CREATED OR CO-CREATED AND THAT IT MAINTAINS ARE USED AROUND THE WORLD. THE GROVES CENTER "CURATES" (MAINTAINS AND CAREFULLY IMPROVES) A "CANONICAL" (SEMI-OFFICIAL) DIGITAL REPRESENTATION OF THE PRIMARY "WITNESS" (EARLY COPY) OF THE HEBREW BIBLE. THIS DIGITAL REPRESENTATION OF A 1,000 YEAR OLD DOCUMENT IS FREELY AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AND UNRESTRICTED USE. THE GROVES CENTER'S MORPHOLOGY AND SYNTAX DATABASES ARE USED BY TOP ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS AROUND THE WORLD, FROM DOCTORAL STUDENTS TO PROFESSORS AT THE TOP OF THE FIELD WITH DECADES OF EXPERIENCE. OUR MORPHOLOGY DATABASE HAS BEEN USED BY TENS OF THOUSANDS OF USERS OF BIBLE SOFTWARE OVER THE LAST QUARTER CENTURY. THE GROVES CENTER DOES NOT LIMIT THE DISTRIBUTION OF ITS DATABASES. SINCE THE HEBREW BIBLE IS AN IMPORTANT CULTURAL ARTIFACT, THE GROVES CENTER PROVIDES IMPORTANT, OBJECTIVE (NON-PARTISAN AND NON-SECTARIAN) INFORMATION ABOUT IT. THE GROVES CENTER IS ONE OF THE PIONEERS IN THE USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO LEVERAGE THE STUDY AND DISTRIBUTION OF THAT KNOWLEDGE. Schedule A, Part II, Line 17b 1. THE GROVES CENTER MAINTAINS A WEBSITE THAT INCLUDES A DONATION PAGE AND CONTINUOUS APPEAL. THE GROVES CENTER MAKES OCCASIONAL FORMAL AND INFORMAL PRESENTATIONS OF ITS MISSION AND WORK TO VARIOUS GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS IN SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, COMMUNITY, AND OTHER PUBLIC CHARITIES. THE GROVES CENTER IS DEVELOPING A MORE ROBUST FUNDRAISING STRATEGY AND A RE-LAUNCHING AN UPDATED WEBSITE. THE GROVES CENTER PROVIDES ONE OF ITS DATA SETS FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL AND PROVIDES ITS SECOND AND THIRD DATA SETS FREE TO ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS, THUS ADVERTISING THE VALUE OF ITS WORK AND MISSION AND ATTRACTING DONORS. 2. DONATIONS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS HAVE INCLUDED INDIVIDUALS AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. WE HAVE HAD BOTH REGULAR AND ONE-TIME DONORS. OUR DONORS COME FROM A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS AND LOCATIONS. 3. THE GROVES CENTER HAS A GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING ITS OPERATION ACCORDING TO THE DULY-INSTITUTED BY-LAWS. THE DIRECTORS COME WITH A KNOWLEDGE OF NON-PROFIT LEADERSHIP, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GENERALLY, STARTING NEW BUSINESSES, FUNDRAISING, AND ACADEMIC EXPERTISE IN KNOWLEDGE DOMAINS. 4. THE DATA SETS THAT THE GROVES CENTER HAS CREATED OR CO-CREATED AND THAT IT MAINTAINS ARE USED AROUND THE WORLD. THE GROVES CENTER "CURATES" (MAINTAINS AND CAREFULLY IMPROVES) A "CANONICAL" (SEMI-OFFICIAL) DIGITAL REPRESENTATION OF THE PRIMARY "WITNESS" (EARLY COPY) OF THE HEBREW BIBLE. THIS DIGITAL REPRESENTATION OF A 1,000 YEAR OLD DOCUMENT IS FREELY AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AND UNRESTRICTED USE. THE GROVES CENTER'S MORPHOLOGY AND SYNTAX DATABASES ARE USED BY TOP ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS AROUND THE WORLD, FROM DOCTORAL STUDENTS TO PROFESSORS AT THE TOP OF THE FIELD WITH DECADES OF EXPERIENCE. OUR MORPHOLOGY DATABASE HAS BEEN USED BY TENS OF THOUSANDS OF USERS OF BIBLE SOFTWARE OVER THE LAST QUARTER CENTURY. THE GROVES CENTER DOES NOT LIMIT THE DISTRIBUTION OF ITS DATABASES. SINCE THE HEBREW BIBLE IS AN IMPORTANT CULTURAL ARTIFACT, THE GROVES CENTER PROVIDES IMPORTANT, OBJECTIVE (NON-PARTISAN AND NON-SECTARIAN) INFORMATION ABOUT IT. THE GROVES CENTER IS ONE OF THE PIONEERS IN THE USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO LEVERAGE THE STUDY AND DISTRIBUTION OF THAT KNOWLEDGE. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^TELEPHONE;860|MAILING SERVICES;421|INFORMATION TECHOLOGY;318|BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT;134|BOOKS SUBSCRIPTIONS REFERENCE;1498|INSURANCE;949|WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE;4320|BOARD MEETINGS;20|TRAVEL;594|BANK CHARGES;2|REGISTRATION TO COMMONWEALTH OF PA;65^Total;9181^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Description;EOY Amount^OTHER ASSET;235500|UNDEPOSITED FUNDS;376^Total;235876^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Description;EOY Amount^ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES;1502|NOTES PAYABLE;770^Total;2272^ Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line (28-31) FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE WESTMINSTER LENINGRAD CODEX: DIGITAL PRESERVATION OF THE LENINGRAD CODEX, THE PRIMARY WITNESS TO THE HEBREW BIBLE. IT IS DISTRIBUTED FREE AND USED IN DOZENS OF WEBSITES AND SOFTWARE PROGRAMS AND ONE PRINTED HEBREW BIBLE (ZONDERVAN'S READER'S HEBREW BIBLE). THOUSANDS USE THE TEXT WORLDWIDE. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29 - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE WESTMINSTER HEBREW MORPHOLOGY: A DATABASE OF LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF EVERY MORPHEME OF THE LENINGRAD CODEX. THE DATABASE IS LICENSED TO COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE VENDORS, NON-PROFIT ORGANZIATIONS, AND INDIVIDUAL ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS. THE RELEASES OCCUR EVERY 1-3 YEARS AND INCLUDE CHANGES TO AND REVIEW OF THE DATA. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 30 - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE WESTMINTER HEBREW SYNTAX: A DATABASE "TREE BANK" ANALYZING THE WORDS OF THE HEBREW BIBLE IN TERMS OF CLAUSES, PHRASES, AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS SYNTACTIC "TREES". THIS DATABASE IS USED BY ONE NON-PROFIT BIBLE TRANSLATION ORGANIZATION (DOZENS OF USERS) BUT WILL BE MUCH MORE WIDELY USED IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.