Nonprofit · EIN 62-0523361
PUBLIC SCHOOL BIBLE STUDY COMMITTEE
Tax-exempt · CHATTANOOGA, TN 37402
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,749,830 | $3,487,142 | $262,688 | $10,368,663 | $401,026 | $9,967,637 |
| July 31, 2024 | 990 | $6,410,274 | $3,066,853 | $3,343,421 | $9,710,357 | $489,076 | $9,221,281 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,493,526
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $334,404
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $121,635
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$78,100
- Other revenue
- -$78,100
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,750,834
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $139,285
- Other salaries and wages
- $191,493
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $378,651
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,350
- Accounting fees
- $49,553
- Occupancy
- $74,604
- Travel
- $8,620
- Depreciation
- $5,514
- Program services (functional)
- $2,822,498
- Management and general (functional)
- $292,157
- Fundraising (functional)
- $372,487
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,710,357
- Total assets, end of year
- $10,368,663
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $401,026
- Net assets, end of year
- $9,967,637
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $342,502
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,273,940
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $6,693,697
- Gross receipts
- $3,827,930
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 40
- Year formed
- 1922
- State of legal domicile
- TN
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 July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATHY SCOTT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $134,967 |
| ROB HUFFAKER | BOARD CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRUCE ZEISER | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN PITTS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN HENEGAR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JULIAN BELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICK BURROWS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATHAN CATES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS CLARK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CORKY COKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY COLEMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH DECOSIMO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAY EVERETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANKLIN FARROW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAMI POWELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
21 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOM GLENN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN HADDOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE HARRELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR JILL HARTNESS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOEY B HOGAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RALPH ROMERO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRAVIS LYTLE SR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS MACLELLAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR EDNA VARNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RALPH MOHNEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON MORTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG PAWSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR GARY PHILLIPS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN PHILLIPS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MINSTER FELICIA PIERCE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OLIVER RICHMOND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS SANDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE ST CHARLES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRITTON STANSELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAKHI HUFFAKER WAKEFIELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERESA WHITTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 38 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATHY SCOTT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $121,342 |
| ROB HUFFAKER | BOARD CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRUCE ZEISER | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BEN PITTS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN HENEGAR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JULIAN BELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETSY BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICK BURROWS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATHAN CATES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS CLARK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CORKY COKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY COLEMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH DECOSIMO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAY EVERETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANKLIN FARROW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE FROST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM GLENN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN HADDOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE HARRELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR JILL HARTNESS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOEY HOGAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA HUTCHERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRAVIS LYTLE SR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS MACLELLAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MORGAN MACLELLAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB MARSHALL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RALPH MOHNEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON MORTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG PAWSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY PHILLIPS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN PHILLIPS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MINSTER FELICIA PIERCE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OLIVER RICHMOND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS SANDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE ST CHARLES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRITTON STANSELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAKHI HUFFAKER WAKEFIELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERESA WHITTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 200 WEST MARTIN LUTHER KING BL, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37402-2560
- In care of
- % CATHY SCOTT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CATHY SCOTT, 200 W MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD 300, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37402
- Signed the 990
- CATHY SCOTT, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (423) 648-0500
- Website
- WWW.BIBLEINTHESCHOOLS.COM
- Return prepared by
- JOHNSON MURPHEY & WRIGHT PC
Mission
TO ADVANCE BIBLE EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS IN HAMILTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDE FUNDING FOR BIBLE PROGRAM IN THE HAMILTON COUNTY PUBLIC MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLSExpenses $2,822,498 · grants $2,750,834
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 31, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | July 31, 2025 | December 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | July 31, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 62-0523361
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1956
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B20G)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $10,368,663
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,827,930
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | July 2025 | $3,749,830 | $3,487,142 | $10,368,663 | XML |
| 990-T | July 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2024 | $6,410,274 | $3,066,853 | $9,710,357 | XML |
| 990 | July 2023 | $4,317,932 | $3,028,463 | $5,500,669 | IRS |
| 990 | July 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2020 | – | – | – | 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 62-0523361).
Questions about PUBLIC SCHOOL BIBLE STUDY COMMITTEE
- What is the EIN of PUBLIC SCHOOL BIBLE STUDY COMMITTEE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PUBLIC SCHOOL BIBLE STUDY COMMITTEE is 62-0523361.
- Is PUBLIC SCHOOL BIBLE STUDY COMMITTEE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1956.
- Are donations to PUBLIC SCHOOL BIBLE STUDY COMMITTEE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PUBLIC SCHOOL BIBLE STUDY COMMITTEE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of PUBLIC SCHOOL BIBLE STUDY COMMITTEE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PUBLIC SCHOOL BIBLE STUDY COMMITTEE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PUBLIC SCHOOL BIBLE STUDY COMMITTEE?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names CATHY SCOTT.
- Who are the officers and directors of PUBLIC SCHOOL BIBLE STUDY COMMITTEE?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 36 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $134,967 (CATHY SCOTT, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does PUBLIC SCHOOL BIBLE STUDY COMMITTEE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,749,830, expenses of $3,487,142 and total assets of $10,368,663 at year end.
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