Skip to main content

Nonprofit · EIN 75-1840827

SUMMER INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS INC

Also known as SIL INTERNATIONAL

Tax-exempt · DALLAS, TX 75236

Financials

$49M$52.9M2022$57.7M$63.4M2023$54M$61.7M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SUMMER INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990$53,997,913$61,657,727-$7,659,814$103,654,764$17,961,357$85,693,407
September 30, 2024990$57,681,886$63,357,549-$5,675,663$118,045,931$30,099,011$87,946,920
September 30, 2023990$48,965,391$52,903,085-$3,937,694$126,634,253$40,081,384$86,552,869
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$42,625,545
Program service revenue
$9,297,786
Investment income
$610,236
Royalties
$53,646
Net rental income
$1,029,037
Net gain from sales of assets
$420,103
Net income from fundraising events
-$8,640
Net income from sales of inventory
$630,594
Other revenue
$1,464,346

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$5,055,841
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$215,655
Other salaries and wages
$15,300,759
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$18,396,174
Professional fundraising fees
$305,406
Legal fees
$78,274
Accounting fees
$203,503
Occupancy
$2,854,819
Travel
$6,818,095
Depreciation
$7,533,403
Program services (functional)
$45,034,175
Management and general (functional)
$15,200,566
Fundraising (functional)
$1,422,986

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$118,045,931
Total assets, end of year
$103,654,764
Total liabilities, end of year
$17,961,357
Net assets, end of year
$85,693,407
Land, buildings and equipment
$40,933,660
Net assets without donor restrictions
$69,461,014
Net assets with donor restrictions
$16,232,393
Gross unrelated business income
$161,183
Gross receipts
$58,381,855
Employees
202
Volunteers
3,039
Year formed
1982
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Michel Kenmogne - OutgoingExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$157,865$23,902
Jonathan HudlowSr Data Scientist40$111,955$30,050
Joshua NemecekData Scientist40$120,536$20,285
James GreenIT Project Mgr40$134,752$5,085
Jeffrey LivingstonSystems Manager40$132,615$0
Christine LinerAssoc Exec Dir-Ops40$115,946$3,285
Johnstone Ndunde - IncomingExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$97,723$17,567
Mark Robinson - OutgoingDirector
Trustee or director
40$62,020$0
George ShultzSecretary
Officer
40$27,409$26,901
Mike Painter - IncomingTreasurer
Officer
40$51,415$5
Jeff German - IncomingDirector
Trustee or director
40$35,460$15,841
Sunny Hong - OutgoingDirector
Trustee or director
40$43,685$0
Susan Nyaga - IncomingDirector
Trustee or director
40$41,329$0
Donald Buhler - OutgoingTreasurer
Officer
40$40,899$0
Daniel AgeeDirector
Trustee or director
40$40,604$24
19 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Liz Thomson - OutgoingDirector
Trustee or director
40$25,984$0
Karen Floor - IncomingDirector
Trustee or director
40$16,591$0
Angeline Foo - IncomingDirector
Trustee or director
40$10,309$0
Eugene Burnham - AssistantSecretary
Officer
36$6,841$12
Andy Warren-RothlinDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jessica SinclairDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Wei-Leong GohDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jane JelgerhuisDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Peter MungutiDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Hans CombrinkChairman
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Eiji Matsumoto - IncomingDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Mauricio Castellon - IncomingDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Etienne Piek - IncomingDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Feruza Krason - IncomingDirector
Trustee or director
40$0$0
Mary Pearce - OutgoingDirector
Trustee or director
40$0$0
Saju George John - OutgoingDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Robert Carlos Laver - OutgoingDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Michael Welles - OutgoingDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Aboubakari Sama - OutgoingDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 25 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Michel KenmogneExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$157,095$7,441
Mary PudaiteGen Strategist40$119,098$29,550
Jonathan HirstChief Innov Ofcr40$115,905$29,221
James GreenIT Project Mgr40$137,854$0
Joshua NemecekData Scientist40$107,727$24,422
Jeffrey LivingstonSystems Manager40$125,000$0
Mark RobinsonDirector
Trustee or director
40$70,956$0
George ShultzSecretary
Officer
40$30,333$26,940
Daniel AgeeDirector
Trustee or director
40$38,833$10,110
Don Buhler - CFOTreasurer
Officer
40$40,899$0
Sunny HongDirector
Trustee or director
40$34,902$5,690
Liz ThomsonDirector
Trustee or director
40$30,696$0
Eugene Burnham - AssistantSecretary
Officer
36$7,551$0
Andy Warren-RothlinDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jessica SinclairDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Wei-Leong GohDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jane JelgerhuisDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Peter MungutiDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Hans CombrinkChairman
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Mary PearceDirector
Trustee or director
40$0$0
Saju George JohnDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Robert Carlos LaverDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Michael WellesDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Aboubakari SamaDirector
Trustee or director
40$0$0
Curt Henderson - AssistantTreasurer
Officer
1$0$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 25 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Michel KenmogneExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$147,955$7,324
James GreenIT Project Manager40$131,168$0
Jonathan HirstChf Innov. Offcr40$106,892$0
Donald DillardSoftware Test Mgr40$103,713$0
Mark RobinsonDirector
Trustee or director
40$74,326$17,123
George ShultzSecretary
Officer
40$58,420$0
Eleanor Berry-Asst TreasurerCOO
Officer
40$47,385$5,841
Daniel AgeeDirector
Trustee or director
40$40,845$9,366
Sunny HongDirector
Trustee or director
40$29,941$8,967
Donald P Buhler - CFOTreasurer
Officer
40$36,921$0
Liz Thomson Vice ChairDirector
Trustee or director
40$24,975$0
Eugene C Burnham - AssistantSecretary
Officer
36$8,072$0
Mary PearceDirector
Trustee or director
40$0$0
Saju George JohnDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Roberto Carlos LaverDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Andy Warren-RothlinDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Michael WellesDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jessica SinclairDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Wei-Leong GohDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jane JelgerhuisDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Peter MungutiDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Hans CombrinkChairman
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Aboubakari SamaDirector
Trustee or director
40$0$0
John Krehely outgoing-AsstTreasurer
Officer
1$0$0
Curt Henderson incoming-AsstTreasurer
Officer
0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
7500 W CAMP WISDOM RD, DALLAS, TX 75236-5629
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Johnstone Ndunde
Signed the 990
Michael Painter, CFO
Phone
(972) 708-7400

Mission

SIL advocates, builds capacity, and works with local communities to apply language expertise that advances meaningful development, education, and engagement with Scripture. Continue on Schedule O

990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Language Engagements - SIL works with over 1,500 communities worldwide (impacting more than 950 million people) as they build their capacity for sustainable development with their own languages. Program engagements include language development that involves ongoing planned actions that a language community takes to ensure that its language continues to serve its needs and goals. SIL's expertise includes training and consulting in linguistic analysis, orthography and writing systems development, literature development (including translation) and mother tongue-based multilingual education and literacy. SIL publishes Ethnologue, an authoritative resource on world languages, referencing more than 7,000 languages. Continue on Schedule O.
    Expenses $17,218,425 · grants $3,831,157 · revenue $1,613,096
  • Logistics - SIL works with non-dominant language communities who may reside in remote locations. It is often necessary for SIL to provide services to its staff that are unavailable in the local economy, such as housing, schools for dependent children, communications services, transportation, health care and access to food and supplies.
    Expenses $14,539,612 · grants $9,754 · revenue $7,595,137
  • Language Services - SIL has three primary areas of language services: training in language development and multilingual education, and materials development and publications. 1) Training in language development and multilingual education: In addition to working with communities at the local level, SIL is an acknowledged leader in formal academic programs for the components of cross-cultural language-based service. SIL works in partnership with more than 20 institutions around the world to offer classroom and online training in applied linguistics and related subjects. SIL offers technical expertise and training to support the decisions of both local and diaspora communities about how to maintain their cultures and use their languages to address their changing needs. Continue on Schedule O.
    Expenses $13,276,138 · grants $1,214,930 · revenue $1,971,991

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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025September 30, 2026February 16, 2027Not due yet
2024September 30, 2025February 17, 2026990 on file
2023September 30, 2024February 18, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
75-1840827
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1983
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$103,654,764
Income (IRS master file)
$58,381,855

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990September 2025$53,997,913$61,657,727$103,654,764XML
990-TSeptember 2025–––IRS
990September 2024$57,681,886$63,357,549$118,045,931XML
990-TSeptember 2024–––IRS
990September 2023$48,965,391$52,903,085$126,634,253XML
990-TSeptember 2023–––IRS
990September 2022$51,546,742$44,996,145$121,232,633IRS
990-TSeptember 2022–––IRS
990September 2021–––IRS
990-TSeptember 2021–––IRS
990September 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 75-1840827).

Questions about SUMMER INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS INC

What is the EIN of SUMMER INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SUMMER INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS INC is 75-1840827.
Is SUMMER INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1983.
Are donations to SUMMER INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SUMMER INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS INC 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 SUMMER INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did SUMMER INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
Who is the principal officer of SUMMER INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS INC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names Johnstone Ndunde.
Who are the officers and directors of SUMMER INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS INC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 34 people; 19 received compensation from the organization, the highest $157,865 (Michel Kenmogne - Outgoing, Executive Dir.).
How much revenue does SUMMER INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $53,997,913, expenses of $61,657,727 and total assets of $103,654,764 at year end.

Other nonprofits in DALLAS

All nonprofits in DALLAS · Texas · International, foreign affairs and national security