Public Charity

The Word for the World USA

The Word for the World USA is a Public Charity headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $11.2M revenue, $11.8M expenses, $5.3M total assets. 26 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $26.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 841426685 Colorado Springs, CO Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$11.2M
Total Expenses$11.8M
Total Assets$5.3M
Grant Records26
Funding Total$26.4M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

The mission of the Word for the World is to enable persons, ministries and organizations from language communities that do not have the Bible in their own language yet to take responsibility for Bible translation and related activities and to ensure its availability. (cont. Sch. O)The Word for the World trains nationals in the required skills and provides them with the support they need to accurately translate God's Word into their primary language. The Organization partners with others to print and distribute the newly translated Scripture, and promote literacy and Scripture engagement where needed. The Word for the World has more than 40 years of experience in Bible translation, and its unique, mobile training program results in Bibles that are among the most accurate, readily accepted, cost effective and timely Bible translations in the world.

Officers & Directors

CEO Christiaan De Wet
Chairman Dr Steven Prensner
Chief Operating Officer Martin Rediger
Vice Chairman Paul Nelson
Board Member Randy Welsch
Board Member Steve Ingham

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Top Grant Purposes

EVANGELISM
$18,555,118 10 grants
BIBLE TRANSLATION
$4,383,677 5 grants
RELIGIOUS MINISTRY
$2,771,974 6 grants
PROGRAM SERVICES
$600,000 2 grants
General Support
$35,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $11.2M $11.8M $5.3M
2023 $11.6M $9.6M $5.9M
2022 $9.7M $7.4M $6.4M
2021 $5.5M $4.9M $4.1M
2020 $4.4M $3.9M $3.1M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $4.4M to $11.2M (+152%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.3M.

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