2025-09-25T10:56:26-04:00 2022-12-31 461335331 ALTRUIC ADVISORS CPAS 417 FOREST AVENUE PLYMOUTH MI 48170 990 2022-01-01 956048152 LUTHERAN BRAILLE WORKERS INC LUTH 9097958977 13471 CALIFORNIA ST YUCAIPA CA 92399 NATHANIEL P PAREDES DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 9097958977 2025-07-07 true false RYAN N HAGAN CPA P00293011 8882985297 2025-07-07 2022 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X NATHANIEL P PAREDES 13471 CALIFORNIA ST YUCAIPA CA 92399 2262362 false X WWW.IBWLOVEWORKS.ORG X 1965 CA BECAUSE GOD DESIRES SALVATION FOR ALL...LUTHERAN BRAILLE WORKERS FREELY SHARES THE GOSPEL WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED. 12 10 19 3200 0 2234136 0 9522 18704 2262362 0 0 980160 0 184963 1309504 2289664 -27302 4485057 845447 3639610 BECAUSE GOD DESIRES SALVATION FOR ALL...LUTHERAN BRAILLE WORKERS FREELY SHARES THE GOSPEL WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED. false false 1501699 LUTHERAN BRAILLE WORKERS, INC.'S (LBW) PROGRAMS INCLUDE PROVIDING BRAILLE, LARGE PRINT, AND PRISON LARGE PRINT BIBLES, AS WELL AS GOSPEL-FOCUSED MATERIALS FREE OF CHARGE. 3,200+ FAITHFUL VOLUNTEERS COME TOGETHER EVERY WEEK FOR FELLOWSHIP AND TO PREPARE THE WORD OF GOD FOR THOSE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED AT 102 LOCATIONS AROUND THE UNITED STATES. LBW WORKS WITH BIBLE SOCIETIES, SCHOOLS FOR THE BLIND, PRISON MINISTRIES, AND MISSIONARIES WORLDWIDE TO SHARE THE GOSPEL WITH THIS UNDERSERVED POPULATION OF PEOPLE. OVER THE LAST 80 YEARS OF OPERATIONS, LBW HAS DISTRIBUTED OVER 15 MILLION VOLUMES OF THE BIBLE AND GOSPEL-FOCUSED MATERIAL FREE OF CHARGE TO THOSE WHO ASK. 1501699 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false 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 true 22 0 19 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 12 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true false false CA X X X NATHANIEL PAREDES 9097958977 13471 CALIFORNIA ST YUCAIPA CA 92399 DANIEL JENKINS VP OF ADV/IN 40.00 X X 118000 0 4100 NATHANIEL P PAREDES DIRECTOR OF 40.00 X 76000 0 3300 PAUL DESARI BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KEN LOEBER TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 AURELIO MAGARINO BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 GLENN MAHNKEN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 RUTH MARTIN VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DAN MATTSON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 GREG MOFFITT BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PRISCILLA NEWTON SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PATTI ROSS CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBORAH RUTT BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 194000 7400 1 false false false 2234136 2234136 9522 9522 OTHER INCOME 18704 18704 18704 2262362 28226 194000 68620 41840 83540 29000 7250 7250 14500 557960 447373 138341 -27754 22700 15209 5448 2043 122000 81740 29280 10980 54500 36515 13080 4905 66416 66416 1877 1258 450 169 109502 73366 26281 9855 42895 28740 10294 3861 130637 87527 31353 11757 33245 33245 132668 88888 31840 11940 32136 21532 7712 2892 PAPER 316409 211994 75938 28477 GENERAL EXPENSES 133511 89452 32043 12016 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING 86616 58033 20788 7795 PUBLICATION MATERIALS 44278 44278 179314 139924 31403 7987 2289664 1501699 603002 184963 487726 2367 1007789 13477 6995 3336835 1842539 1494296 410954 1061453 0 4485057 153852 691595 0 845447 X 2300652 1338958 0 3639610 0 4485057 X -27302 -346937 4013849 X false true X true false X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1746732 73554 -342723 5156 1472407 0.04000 0.96000 false false 92240 92240 1401939 1043991 357948 1842656 798548 1044108 1494296 BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN PERP TR 1047090 CASH SURRENDER OF LIFE INSURANCE 14363 1061453 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS MUST AVOID CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THEIR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY. WHEN A BOARD MEMBER FAILS TO RECUSE THEMSELF FROM A PERCIEVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE MEMBER MAY BE EXCUSED FROM THE SESSION WITH A 2/3 VOTE OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A LBW USES DATA DERIVED FROM THE ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD PACIFIC SOUTH WEST DISTRICT TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION. THIS PUBLICATION IS A COMPILATION OF COMPENSATION STATISTICS FOR CHURCH WORKERS EMPLOYED IN THE DISTRICT AND RELATED NON-PROFITS. THE COMPENSATION AMOUNT IS THEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 BEGINNING NET ASSETS 4,013,849 ALTHOUGH THE LUTHERAN BRAILLE WORKERS INC. (LBW) IS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 990, LBW CHOSE TO DO SO STARTING IN 2022. THE BEGINNING BALANCE OF NET ASSETS PER AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IS 4,013,849.