2023-11-13T07:12:45-08:00 2022-12-31 Kathrine E Brugger 1415 Woodoak Dr Richardson TX 75082 990 2022-01-01 562544586 T4 Global Inc T4GL 2145493947 12801 N Central Expressway Dallas TX 75243 Mark Alegnani Treasurer 2145493947 2023-11-12 true Mark Alegnani XXX-XX-XXXX true Kathrine E Brugger P01965437 5402472726 X 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X Spoken Worldwide Ed Weaver 12801 N Central Expressway Suite 10 Dallas TX 75243 3474649 false X spoken.org X 2005 KY Spoken is passionate about communicating truth to oral cultures (60% of the world's population). A Christian organization, it uses oral learning methodology to produce recorded stories, songs, and dramas in mother tongue languages of various people groups to evangelize, disciple, and train leaders. 8 7 19 130 0 0 2212057 3388182 81659 70286 1619 16181 611 0 2295946 3474649 308198 437108 0 1118791 1383989 0 318908 872690 1453527 2299679 3274624 -3733 200025 924211 2166683 42012 1084459 882199 1082224 X Spoken's Mission is "Deliver Truth...Where Written Words Can't Go." Most missiologists will agree that 60-70 percent of the world is populated with "oral learners." Among this population, a person learns best by listening and interacting with stories, songs, dramas, village proverbs, poetry, or dance. If you were to remove the highly literate population of North America and Western Europe, over 80 percent of the global population learns by listening and engaging together with the information. These people, the hardest to reach with the Gospel, need to hear for the first time or in a new way the Truth that will give them life - eternal and life abundant here on earth. false false 1281878 7600 0 Oral Bible Translation: Oral Bible Translation has moved from pilot status in the past year to full programs. In 2022, 8 additional languages were begun with the goal to provide a full Bible translation in an oral form, without plans to put into a text form. The total number of languages in process now are 11. There are approximately 2,000 languages without any scripture available and it is estimated that as many as 2/3 of these would need an oral Bible, rather than a text Bible because of either no written language available or lack of active readers in the culture. It is our goal to greatly increase our capacity to help meet this overwhelming need. 412735 40836 0 Pastor/Leader Training: This has become the primary thrust of Spoken Worldwide's overall programs, as directed by our Board. The initial effort here is focused on a small number of national leaders (experienced pastors) in a given people group that work through worldview issues to develop a 3-year program of stories, songs and dramas based on scripture, to disciple and groom leaders. These national leaders then find other prospective leaders to disciple through the same information and the program begins to self-replicate. This allows the program to be launched in an unreached or least-reached people group and through the practical evangelism component that is required, we establish solid, well-trained leaders to guide those that come to faith in the process. Over the course of this 3 year program, we provide a Biblical theology to these leaders so that they are thoroughly equipped to shepherd and disciple a church. Pastor/Leader development programs exist now in seven countries and 37 languages with more coming on this year - over 7,700 leaders are engaged in at least the first year of discipleship. Because of its ease of replication, this creates a disciple-making movement in the countries where we work. 384720 384720 0 Community Development: Community Development is our program in partnership with Beyond the Word Ministries, a registered non-profit in Ghana. BTWM has a small FM radio station in north eastern Ghana that broadcasts, among other things, stories based on Scripture and audio recordings of the Bible. They also have a clean water distribution company that bottles and bags clean water for sale in the region. All of their "profits" go to support the radio station and educational facilities for children. 303862 3952 70286 Orality Coaching: This is one of the fastest growing initiatives of Spoken Worldwide. Please see continued description on Schedule O, Page 1. 303862 3952 70286 2383195 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false true true true true false false false false false false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true 12 0 true 19 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false KY FL IL CT KS NC MI MN GA MS TN VA KY X Dareus Tomsa Cedarstone 6305808710 209 East Liberty Dr Wheaton IL 60187 Ed Weaver President/CEO 40.00 X X 139305 0 19077 Neil Rogers Chairman 0.75 X X 0 0 0 Mark Alegnani Vice Chairman/Treasurer 0.75 X X 0 0 0 Pete McLain Secretary 0.50 X X 0 0 0 Dan Mellema Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Jim Trebilcock Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Susan Wommack Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Andy Wileman Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 139305 0 19077 1 false true false 0 3388182 3388182 Program Consulting Income 541900 70286 0 0 70286 16181 0 16181 3474649 70286 0 16181 X 7108 7108 430000 430000 153800 93559 30882 29359 46398 0 0 46398 1025079 798724 94370 131985 101550 78013 11876 11661 57162 38858 6332 11972 59864 0 59864 0 449514 420528 28986 0 97111 900 21041 75170 144706 79109 62621 2976 147500 49149 95343 3008 99042 29648 69394 0 417339 339289 75048 3002 12662 12362 300 0 7395 4388 3007 0 10508 0 10508 0 State Charitable Solicitation Registration fees 3676 0 299 3377 Membership fees 4210 1560 2650 0 3274624 2383195 572521 318908 175287 244794 542222 1883348 172684 11250 8209 7003 2642 2536 7706 9686 137075 129009 15461 8066 924211 2166683 42012 72054 1012405 42012 1084459 X 160577 222839 721622 859385 882199 1082224 924211 2166683 200025 X false true X true false X 0 1325339 1501877 2299500 2212057 3388182 10726955 0 0 1325339 1501877 2299500 2212057 3388182 10726955 951570 9775385 0 0 771 1619 16181 18571 0 2057 1 696 560 3314 10748840 240738 0.90940 0.94300 X 0 0 0 Pt II Ln 10 Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: Credit card cash back 2020: 696. Description: Insurance rebates 2018: 2031. Description: Other income 2018: 26. 2019: 1. Description: Amazon credit 2021: 560. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80433 72367 8066 0 56642 56642 0 8066 3474688 39 39 3474649 3474649 3274663 3274663 -39 -39 3274624 Pt XI, Line 2d Other adjustments is $39 of contraexpense mistakenly classified as income on the audited financials. Pt XII, Line 4b Other adjustments is $39 of contraexpense mistakenly classified as income on the audited financials. true Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Grants 414749 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Program services Travel to/from/in region 46275 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 17 Program services Leader Training/Oral Bible Trnsltn 441462 Middle East 0 0 Grants 8625 Middle East 0 0 Program services Travel to/from/in region 50799 Middle East 0 11 Program services Leader Training/Oral Bible Trnsltn 88511 South Asia 0 0 Grants 6626 South Asia 0 9 Program services Pastor/leader training 19328 South Asia 0 0 Program services Travel to/from/in region 6516 South America 0 0 Program services Oral Bible Translation 40360 South America 0 0 Program services Travel to/from/in region 14858 East Asia and Pacific 0 8 Program services Oral Bible Translation 24897 Central America 0 0 Program services Orality Coaching 8399 Europe 0 0 Program services Travel to/from/in region 3022 0 45 0 45 1174427 1174427 Sub-Saharan Africa Community Developmnt 384720 Wire transfer 1 Oral Bible Translation Sub-Saharan Africa 3 4315 Wire transfer Pastor/Leader Trng Sub-Saharan Africa 2 24702 Wire transfer Pastor/Leader Trng South Asia 3 4068 Wire transfer Pastor/Leader Trng Middle East 7 5925 Wire transfer Orality Coaching South Asia 1 100 Wire transfer false false false false false false Pt I Line 2 Spoken Worldwide makes grants to organizations and individuals outside the United States based on written memorandums of understanding with the grantee organization or individual to accomplish its program purposes around the world. Spoken monitors the use of these funds by several means including a minimum of two field trips per year to observe ministry activity for each program, and through our internal program monitoring and evaluation. Pt I Line 3 Col (F) Expenses are accounted for using the accrual method of accounting. X X false false false false false false false false false Ed Weaver 129305 0 10000 0 0 0 7638 0 11439 0 158382 0 0 0 Amanda Alegnani wife of Treasurer 46398 employee compensation false Pt VI, Line 11b Spoken Worldwide distributes its completed Form 990 to the Board of Directors for review and comment prior to filing with the IRS. Pt VI, Line 12c Members of the Spoken Board of Directors sign the conflict of interest policy annually at a board meeting. As a result, questions arise as to whether certain circumstances or events are conflicts of interest. These are discussed openly at board meetings and if there were circumstances that warranted, notice would be appropriately noted and documented and approved/disapproved at the same board meeting. Pt VI, Line 15a The Finance Committee of the Board of Directors of Spoken compares similar sized organizations via information provided by GuideStar and ECFA to determine the compensation of the President/CEO. The Finance Committee then makes recommendations to the Board of Directors, should any changes be warranted. Pt VI, Line 19 Spoken makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. Other Part III, Line 4d Other program services decription, continued. Orality Coaching: This is one of the fastest growing initiatives of Spoken Worldwide. While having developed solid methodologies of communication strategies over the past 174 years, the problem of reaching non-reading cultures is so large that we believe coaching other organizations to recognize these issues, develop a strategic plan and execute on that plan is a way to move toward the goal of solving the issue without putting undue strain on the resources of Spoken. Now in the 7th year of this Coaching Program, we have codified our methodology and have begun equipping other organizations to use it. Currently, we have 42 new partners and are working in over 130 different languages. As partner ministries begin to see their success in using these methods to deepen their impact where they work, their efforts strengthen and they begin launching programs of their own. Other Part IX, Line 11g - Other fees for services of $449,514 consist of: $376,021 (program) - foreign independent contractors, $38,895 (program) - program contract labor, $1,935 (management and general) - program contract labor, $27,051 (management and general) - management consulting services, $2,052 (program) - management consulting services, $3,560 (program) - HR services. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Orality Coaching: This is one of the fastest growing initiatives of Spoken Worldwide. 303862. 3952. 70286.