Bible Study Time Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Spartanburg, SC EIN: 58-1137589

Bible Study Time Inc is a private foundation, based in Spartanburg, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $15.9M in total assets. In 2025, it made $685K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $620K.

Bible Study Time Inc at a glance

Total assets
$15,878,358
+6.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,688,698
-42.0% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$685,427
+1.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$886,408
-1.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250$500$750$1KTotal only2019 Total only2020 Total only2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $35 (2021) to $845 (2019). In 2021 it reported $35 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$15,878,358$1,688,698$886,408——$685,427$619,940$718,114
2024$14,969,322$2,913,274$897,811——$676,797$695,684$652,492
2023$12,801,001$1,243,176$916,777———$439,146—
2022$12,474,972$1,001,561$1,233,902———$252,834—
2021$12,707,525$1,651,960$1,319,830$35Total only—$786,405—
2020$12,375,103$1,542,306$1,322,097$50Total only—$659,509—
2019$12,154,604$1,573,881$1,494,660$845Total only—$652,064—

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bible Study Time Inc reported a distributable amount of $718K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bible Study Time Inc is led by William Crews Jr., President since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 5 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • William Crews Jr.

    President

    Secretary & Tr. Min → President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $108K (2020) → $105K (2025)

  • Kathy Covington

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Jim G. Ness

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Ness

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Terrie L. Moyer

    Secretary

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Wendy Sailor (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Freda Crews (2019–2022) — President
  • Former: Dean Anderson (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Ethan Burroughs (2019–2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

William Crews Jr — President: $105KWilliam Crews JrPresident$105K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $105K, to William Crews Jr (President).

Frequently asked questions about Bible Study Time Inc

How large is Bible Study Time Inc?

Bible Study Time Inc reported $15.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $685K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $718K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Bible Study Time Inc's EIN?

Bible Study Time Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-1137589. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 3, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  4. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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