Financial Accountability

Financial
Accountability

Across our board of directors and staff, we bring together valuable expertise and talents to drive the mission forward. To contact a member of our staff, call (660)-225-0810 or email us at info@lbt.org.

We take financial accountability seriously. Our recent financial reports and audits are posted below.

WHO CHECKS ON CHARITIES?

People want their gifts to make a difference. How do they decide where to give their money?

Most charities are honest, well-run organizations. Some are poorly managed and a few are outright frauds. What should you do before you write that check? Increasingly, Christians are looking for the seal of approval from ECFA–the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.

The ECFA seal–on appeals received in your mailbox or on the website of a charity–indicates that the organization complies with a strict set of standards covering board governance, independent auditing, financial disclosure and fund-raising practices.

Formed in 1979 in an effort to encourage financial accountability and excellence among Christian nonprofit organizations, ECFA now has nearly 1,500 members, representing a wide spectrum of ministry. These charities submit to a rigorous review process each year. ECFA also randomly performs site visits on members to look behind the application forms.

ECFA CHARTER MEMBER

Lutheran Bible Translators is a charter member of ECFA.

By virtue of its membership with ECFA, Lutheran Bible Translators is committed to demonstrating compliance with the ECFA Standards of Responsible Stewardship, thereby making itself accountable to the public. In addition, Lutheran Bible Translators has also received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest and most-utilized independent evaluator of charities.

It’s easy to check up on ECFA members. You can learn whether a charity meets ECFA’s standards by checking out its website, www.ECFA.org. Or call ECFA (1-800-3BE-WISE) to request a free copy of its “Giver’s Guide.” Call or write an ECFA member and they will send you a copy of their most recent audit report—no questions asked. That includes us.

Since we’re committed to financial accountability and transparency, we’ve posted our financial reports below.

If you have questions, call Angela Tayloe at 660-225-0810 ext 147.

Charity Navigator

Charity Navigator is the world’s largest and most-utilized independent charity evaluator. The organization guides informed giving by evaluating the financial health, accountability, and transparency of charities and by providing data for more than 1.6 million nonprofits, accessed more than 12 million times annually. Charity Navigator does not charge the organizations it evaluates, ensuring unbiased evaluations, nor does it charge the public for this trusted data. As a result, Charity Navigator, a 501(c)(3) public charity itself, depends on support from individuals, corporations, and foundations that believe it provides a much-needed service to America’s charitable givers.

Specifically, Charity Navigator’s rating system examines two broad areas of a charity’s performance; their Financial Health and their Accountability & Transparency. Our ratings show givers how efficiently we believe a charity will use their support today, how well it has sustained its programs and services over time and their level of commitment to good governance, best practices and openness with information.

Click here to view our rating.

Since we’re committed to financial accountability and transparency, we’ve posted our financial reports below.

If you have questions, call Angela Tayloe at 660-225-0810 ext 147.

Candid Gold Star Transparency

Lutheran Bible Translators has earned the Candid Gold Seal of Transparency

Check out our nonprofit profile to keep up to date with our impact: https://www.guidestar.org/Profile/95-2630437

Keep this link handy, we want to make sure you always have the information you need to support the ministry with trust and confidence

PRIVACY POLICY

Lutheran Bible Translators is a non-profit religious organization. Our website address is lbt.org.
Contact us at PO Box 789, 205 S Main St Bldg 5, Concordia, MO 64020. Our phone number is 1-660-225-0810.

Lutheran Bible Translators places a high priority on protecting your privacy. We will not share or sell donor personal information with anyone else. We will not send donor mailings on behalf of other organizations.

For more information visit our privacy policy page.