Nonprofit · EIN 23-7433923
PIONEER BIBLE TRANSLATORS
Tax-exempt · DALLAS, TX 75236
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $23,892,519 | $24,106,738 | -$214,219 | $29,447,278 | $460,213 | $28,987,065 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $22,583,626 | $21,880,861 | $702,765 | $29,495,728 | $514,714 | $28,981,014 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $22,201,592 | $20,043,925 | $2,157,667 | $28,986,953 | $974,003 | $28,012,950 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $23,423,618
- Program service revenue
- $122,125
- Investment income
- $464,039
- Net rental income
- $10,464
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $117,337
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$136,994
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $1,843
- Other revenue
- -$117,263
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,750,851
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $782,953
- Other salaries and wages
- $12,661,822
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $15,361,109
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $92,685
- Accounting fees
- $47,470
- Occupancy
- $491,873
- Travel
- $2,338,270
- Depreciation
- $822,353
- Program services (functional)
- $19,078,998
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,385,496
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,642,244
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $29,495,728
- Total assets, end of year
- $29,447,278
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $460,213
- Net assets, end of year
- $28,987,065
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $14,198,884
- Publicly traded securities
- $7,498,594
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $13,413,242
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $15,573,823
- Gross receipts
- $25,353,505
- Employees
- 345
- Volunteers
- 245
- Year formed
- 1976
- State of legal domicile
- TX
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL SCOTT GRAVES | CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $84,524 | $48,336 |
| JEFF WILHOIT | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $42,312 | $65,988 |
| JR BUCKLEW | ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Officer | 40 | $101,610 | $805 |
| CLINT STRINGER | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $76,408 | $15,800 |
| CLARE SMITHAM | CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER (PART YEAR) Officer | 40 | $78,518 | $0 |
| ALESHA HAGEMEYER | BD MEMBER/BRANCH REP Trustee or director | 40 | $65,728 | $2,522 |
| DAVID MILLARD | BD MEMBER/BRANCH REP (PART YEAR) Trustee or director | 40 | $46,900 | $11,558 |
| GREG PRUETT | PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $14,823 | $26,927 |
| SHAUN COOPER | BD MEMBER/BRANCH REP (PART YEAR) Trustee or director | 40 | $24,157 | $17,392 |
| YANCEY YARICK | BD MEMBER/BRANCH REP (PART YEAR) Trustee or director | 40 | $34,882 | $1,778 |
| YOLANDA HUNTER | BD MEMBER/BRANCH REP (PART YEAR) Trustee or director | 40 | $19,722 | $2,264 |
| MIKE CHAMBERS | CHAIR, BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL TURNER | VICE CHAIR, BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CLIF DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK STRAUS | BOARD MEMBER/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JANET HAYES | SECRETARY/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MIKE ARMSTRONG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BILL BOURLAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JERRY CHUBB | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TOM EWALD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DOYLE JENNINGS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN JENNINGS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAT MAGNESS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JONATHAN OTT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRIDGET SCHNAUTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Scott Graves | Chief People Officer Officer | 40 | $83,550 | $47,440 |
| Jeff Wilhoit | Executive Vice President Officer | 40 | $44,480 | $64,120 |
| JR Bucklew | Advancement Officer Officer | 40 | $99,492 | $0 |
| Clare Smitham | Chief Legal Officer Officer | 40 | $98,424 | $0 |
| Clint Stringer | Chief Financial Officer Officer | 40 | $82,200 | $1,200 |
| Alesha Hagemeyer | Bd Member/Branch Rep (Part Year) Trustee or director | 40 | $50,960 | $640 |
| Rich Meister | Bd Member/Branch Rep (Part Year) Trustee or director | 40 | $21,199 | $25,042 |
| Greg Pruett | President, Board Member Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $17,500 | $24,000 |
| Shaun Cooper | Bd Member/Branch Rep (Part Year) Trustee or director | 40 | $24,612 | $16,512 |
| Emily Hewitt | Bd Member/Branch Rep (Part Year) Trustee or director | 40 | $21,600 | $0 |
| Yolanda Hunter | Bd Member/Branch Rep Trustee or director | 40 | $13,868 | $897 |
| Dick Jorgensen | Treasurer, Board Member (Part Year) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Janet Hayes | Secretary, Board Member Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Chambers | Chair, Board Member Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Paul Turner | Vice Chair, Board Member Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Bill Bourland | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Bridget Schnautz | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Clif Davis | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Doyle Jennings | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jack Straus | Board Member, Treasurer Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jerry Chubb | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jonathan Ott | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Armstrong | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Pat Magness | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Jennings | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Ewald | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Wilhoit | Executive Vice President Officer | – | $53,400 | $64,377 |
| JR Bucklew | Advancement Officer Officer | – | $91,600 | $5,000 |
| Michael Scott Graves | Personnel Officer Officer | – | $57,150 | $39,200 |
| Clare Smitham | Chief Legal Officer Officer | – | $95,100 | $0 |
| Michael Barton | Bd Member/Branch Rep (Part Year) Trustee or director | – | $86,532 | $0 |
| Marsha Relyea Miles | Bd Member/Branch Rep (Part Year) Trustee or director | – | $30,000 | $54,000 |
| Clint Stringer | Chief Financial Officer Officer | – | $76,600 | $0 |
| David Millard | Bd Member/Branch Rep (Part Year) Trustee or director | – | $50,400 | $13,414 |
| Yancy Fariss | Bd Member/Branch Rep (Part Year) Trustee or director | – | $39,000 | $24,777 |
| Greg Pruett | President, Board Member Trustee or director, Officer | – | $12,000 | $38,176 |
| Rich Meister | Bd Member/Branch Rep Trustee or director | – | $13,375 | $24,214 |
| Alesha Hagemeyer | Bd Member/Branch Rep Trustee or director | – | $31,150 | $4,129 |
| Emily Hewitt | Bd Member/Branch Rep (Part Year) Trustee or director | – | $21,600 | $0 |
| Dick Jorgensen | Treasurer, Board Member Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| Janet Hayes | Secretary, Board Member Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Chambers | Vice Chair / Chair, Board Member Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| Paul Turner | Vice Chair, Board Member Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| Bill Bourland | Board Member Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| Bridget Schnautz | Board Member Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| Clif Davis | Board Member Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| Doyle Jennings | Board Member Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| Jack Straus | Board Member Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| Jerry Chubb | Board Member Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| Jonathan Ott | Board Member Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Armstrong | Board Member Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| Pat Magness | Board Member Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| Phillip Kemp | Board Member (Part Year) Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Jennings | Board Member Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Ewald | Board Member Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 7255 W CAMP WISDOM RD, DALLAS, TX 75236-5623
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- GREG PRUETT, 7255 WEST CAMP WISDOM ROAD, DALLAS, TX 75236
- Signed the 990
- CLINT STRINGER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Phone
- (214) 699-4300
- Website
- WWW.PIONEERBIBLE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CRI CAPIN CROUSE ADVISORS LLC
Mission
PIONEER BIBLE TRANSLATORS EXISTS AS A TEAM TO DISCIPLE BIBLE-LESS PEOPLES, MOBILIZING GOD'S PEOPLE EVERYWHERE BOTH TO PROVIDE ENDURING ACCESS TO GOD'S WORD TRANSLATED INTO THEIR LANGUAGES AND TO MAXIMIZE ITS IMPACT TO GROW THE CHURCH.
Program accomplishments
- BIBLE TRANSLATION, LITERACY, AND RELATED MOBILIZATION AND DISCIPLESHIP ACTIVITIES - PIONEER BIBLE CONSISTS OF 701 TEAMMATES COOPERATING WITH 350 LOCAL COLLEAGUES WORLDWIDE MINISTERING TO 510 MILLION PEOPLE IN 116 DIFFERENT LANGUAGE GROUPS IN 41 COUNTRIES. DURING 2025, WE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF LANGUAGE GROUPS ENGAGED FROM 106 TO 116 WITH A HISTORICAL PORTFOLIO OF 146 LANGUAGE PROGRAMS (INCLUDING ACTIVE AND INACTIVE PROGRAMS). TEAMS TRANSLATED 39,265 VERSES OF SCRIPTURE WHICH ARE READY FOR FIRST PUBLICATION AND CONTINUED BUILDING A CAPACITY FOR SIGN LANGUAGE TRANSLATION WORLDWIDE. FINALLY, WE NOTE THAT IN THE 49-YEAR HISTORY OF PIONEER BIBLE, OUR TEAMS HAVE DRAFTED 1,094,009 VERSES OF THE BIBLE, THE EQUIVALENT NUMBER OF VERSES AS 137 NEW TESTAMENTS. OUR TEAMS NOW HAVE PUBLISHED A TOTAL OF 5 COMPLETE BIBLES AND 25 NEW TESTAMENTS.Expenses $18,188,227 · grants $1,750,851 · revenue $122,125
- MOBILIZATION - THE ORGANIZATION WELCOMED 58 NEW TEAMMATES. MOBILIZERS ATTENDED 30+ EVENTS, DURING WHICH THEY FACILITATED 50 SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS. THROUGH THESE EVENTS, AROUND 2,500+ PEOPLE BECAME FAMILIAR WITH THE MINISTRY OF PIONEER BIBLE TRANSLATORS. AROUND 100 OF THESE ARE SERIOUS INQUIRERS.TRAINING - TRAINING NEW AND CURRENT MISSIONARIES IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF PIONEER BIBLE'S MISSION. IN 2025, PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL COACHING WAS PROVIDED TO AT LEAST 133 INDIVIDUALS PREPARING FOR CROSS-CULTURAL WORK. A PROGRAM PRACTICUM AND PLANNING COURSE WAS OFFERED IN THE FALL, AND WEEKLY CHAPEL SERVICES WERE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. VARIOUS WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS WERE ALSO PROVIDED, INCLUDING TEAM ORIENTATION AND SPIRITUAL FORMATION. ONGOING TRAINING ACTIVITIES CONTINUED DAILY WITH NEW REPRESENTATIVES AND ASSOCIATES. IN 2025, 20 MISSIONARIES COMPLETED TRAINING AND BEGAN THEIR FIRST ASSIGNMENT.Expenses $589,688
- MISSIONARY CARE OUR ORGANIZATION VALUES A CULTURE OF CARE AMONG OUR EXPATRIATE AND NATIONAL COWORKERS. OUR CARE DEPARTMENT DESIRES TO BE A CATALYST OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND HOLISTIC NURTURING THAT LEADS TO PHYSICAL, SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL, MENTAL, PROFESSIONAL, AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. IN 2025, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF CLINICAL THERAPY FOR OUR TEAMMATES. WE ALSO PROVIDED HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF PASTORAL CARE THROUGH HEALING PRAYER AND DEBRIEFING SERVICES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN. FOR TEAMMATES TRANSITIONING BETWEEN COUNTRIES, CULTURES, AND LANGUAGES, WE PROVIDED PERSONAL AND GROUP DEBRIEFING OPPORTUNITIES TO DEAL WITH CHANGES AND OTHER STRESSORS. IN ADDITION TO IN-PERSON AND ONLINE ACTIVITIES FOR CROSS-CULTURAL KIDS, WE PROVIDED SEVERAL AGE-APPROPRIATE SERVICES IN THE USA AND ABROAD. WE ALSO TRAINED PARENTS TO BETTER ASSIST THEIR CHILDREN. THE CARE TEAM MOBILIZED DAILY PRAYER, SENT THOUSANDS OF EMAILS AND SOCIAL MEDIA EXCHANGES, USED TELECONFERENCING, HOSTED FOUR WEBINARS INCLUDING ONE LED BY A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AUTHOR, AND LED OUR US-BASED AND OVERSEAS TEAMMATES IN MONTHLY PRAYER AND FASTING EVENTS. WE TRAINED NEARLY 50 PEOPLE IN CARE PRACTICES. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THE CARE DEPARTMENT WAS BLESSED TO FACILITATE IN 2025.Expenses $301,083
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Not required (church). Churches are not required to file. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7433923
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Church
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1975
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Not required (church)
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $29,447,278
- Income (IRS master file)
- $25,353,505
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $23,892,519 | $24,106,738 | $29,447,278 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $22,583,626 | $21,880,861 | $29,495,728 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $22,201,592 | $20,043,925 | $28,986,953 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $23,058,261 | $19,050,480 | $26,036,351 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-7433923).
Questions about PIONEER BIBLE TRANSLATORS
- What is the EIN of PIONEER BIBLE TRANSLATORS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PIONEER BIBLE TRANSLATORS is 23-7433923.
- Is PIONEER BIBLE TRANSLATORS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1975.
- Are donations to PIONEER BIBLE TRANSLATORS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PIONEER BIBLE TRANSLATORS file?
- Form Not required (church). Churches are not required to file.
- When is the next return of PIONEER BIBLE TRANSLATORS due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PIONEER BIBLE TRANSLATORS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PIONEER BIBLE TRANSLATORS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names GREG PRUETT.
- Who are the officers and directors of PIONEER BIBLE TRANSLATORS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 25 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $84,524 (MICHAEL SCOTT GRAVES, CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does PIONEER BIBLE TRANSLATORS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $23,892,519, expenses of $24,106,738 and total assets of $29,447,278 at year end.
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