About American Bible Society
To engage people with the Bible and provide Scripture resources and research that help individuals and communities connect with God’s word.
Focus Areas
ReligionScripture engagementResearchPublishingEducation
Who They Fund
unspecified / general public
Funding Style
direct service / program deliveryproject-specific / restricted program grantsservice funding (not explicitly general operating)
Topics
unspecified program services (no thematic focus provided)
About American Bible Society
American Bible Society’s recent grantmaking is anchored by large, repeated support for Bible-related public engagement projects. The biggest awards in the data went to Faith and Liberty Discovery Center and its East End location, with grants recorded in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That repeated pattern shows a funder that backs long-running program delivery rather than one-off publicity projects. The foundation also funds Scripture distribution, translation, and research work tied to Bible engagement. Recent grants include support for Word 4 Asia, Wycliffe Bible Translators, and Cambridge Digital Bible Research, alongside awards to publishers and media-oriented organizations such as Good News Publishers and Talking Books International Inc. The listed grants are all program-services awards, which fits the foundation’s stated purpose of engaging people with the Bible and providing Scripture resources and research that help individuals and communities connect with God’s word. Across the sample, the foundation’s giving reaches a mix of cultural, translational, and research-oriented organizations rather than a single service model. Several recipients appear in multiple years, suggesting continued funding relationships for projects tied to Scripture access, engagement, and publishing.
What American Bible Society Funds
In public Bible-engagement work, American Bible Society supported Faith and Liberty Discovery Center in Philadelphia and the East End site in separate years, showing sustained backing for place-based Scripture programming. It also funded New York City Leadership Center Inc for program services, linking Bible engagement to urban leadership contexts. Translation and distribution are another clear theme. The foundation gave to Wycliffe Bible Translators in Orlando and to The Word for the World International in Colorado Springs, both with program-services awards. Word 4 Asia in Anaheim also received support, indicating attention to Scripture access across translation and outreach networks. Research and publishing appear as separate strands. Cambridge Digital Bible Research in West Chester received grants in both 2023 and 2024, while Good News Publishers in Wheaton and Talking Books International Inc in Escondido each received program-services funding tied to Scripture communication.
How American Bible Society Gives
Typical grants are modest relative to the largest awards, with a p25 of $7,564, a median of $11,915, and a p75 of $24,372. The recent-grants list also shows a small number of very large project grants alongside many smaller service awards. Several recipients appear more than once across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including Faith and Liberty Discovery Center, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Word 4 Asia, The Word for the World International, Cambridge Digital Bible Research, and Renew World Outreach Org. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its active Innovation Grants to Increase Scripture Engagement in the Next Generation accepts unsolicited applications from Christian higher education scholars.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.3M
Total Assets
$766.1M
Total Revenue
$81.6M
Total Expenses
$72.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $24K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$24K
Geographic Reach
National37 states funded
About 6% of grants go to recipients in SC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JENNIFER HOLLORAN
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