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A world still waiting for God’s Word
A breakthrough movement to provide God’s Word in every language for every people group
“After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.”
Revelation 7:9Let’s chat
We would love to walk you through the strategy behind the fund. Join us for a next-step conversation designed for prospective givers.
Nearly one billion people are trapped in the darkness of Bible poverty. Without Scripture in the language of their hearts, people are cut off from the foundation of Faith itself.
Out of more than 7,000 languages worldwide, over 3,000 have little or no Scripture, and around 500 people groups don’t have a single verse in a language they best understand (source: illumiNations).
Translators are moving Scripture into new languages every day. The work needs technology, training, and time. These efforts require training, technology, consulting, and community review to ensure accuracy and clarity.
Along the way, they face barriers. Language and complexity: grammar, cultural nuance, and theological depth require expertise and careful review. Time and resources: translation takes years of steady work, significant funding, and local commitment. External pressures: political, social, and logistical challenges can either speed up or slow down progress.
A united movement of translators and partners is driving progress at unprecedented speed, and now needs global support to finish the work in our lifetime. The Solving Bible Translation Fund exists to support these efforts.
Unity meets radical acceleration
In 2014, Bible translation organizations and a group of visionary partners set aside competition for collaboration, joining forces through illumiNations. Following Stanford’s Collective Impact Model, adapted for Kingdom purposes, they launched:
A breakthrough movement to provide God’s Word in every language for every people group.
Eleven organizations partner under illumiNations: American Bible Society, Biblica, Deaf Bible Society, Lutheran Bible Translators, Pioneer Bible Translators, The Seed Company, SIL International, The Word for the World, unfoldingWord, United Bible Societies, and Wycliffe Bible Translators USA. Three forces are converging to make Bible translation in our lifetime possible:
With the use of AI, working drafts arrive in minutes, not decades. In 2024 alone, 100,000 chapters were translated, double the year before.
Collaboration in 2024 produced 26 Bibles, 82 New Testaments, and 15 Scripture selections, reaching 80 million people and proving this approach works (source: ProgressBible).
Testimonies, prayer, and media are rallying the global Church behind the vision of Bible translation in our lifetime.
Never before have technology, unity, and global Church mobilization aligned with such Kingdom potential.
Momentum is surging
Through illumiNations, the timeline for translation has accelerated dramatically. Just ten years ago, more than 1.8 million Bible chapters were untranslated. Today, fewer than 680,000 remain.
This is a generation-defining opportunity. But awareness is still a barrier: fewer than 5% of people know about this unprecedented collaboration.
99.96% of the world’s population will have access to a New Testament, or an equivalent portion of Scripture.
100% of the world’s population will have access to some portion of Scripture, an estimated 25 chapters.
Ten years ago, more than 1.8 million Bible chapters were untranslated.
Today, fewer than 680,000 chapters remain.
At this pace, complete global access is no longer just possible: it’s expected in our generation.
Amplify the support
The Solving Bible Translation Fund exists to support these efforts. Through content, connections, and collaborative giving, we rally behind translators, ensuring every tribe and nation hears God speak in their own language.
This fund works to fuel illumiNations’ translation projects, reaching the 604,000 chapters remaining.
This isn’t just charity: it’s active participation in the Great Commission. Every dollar moves us closer to the day when every person on earth encounters Jesus in the language of their heart.
The Solving Bible Translation Community and Fund supports the work of illumiNations, the collaborative movement providing God’s Word in every language for every people group. This fund works to fuel illumiNations’ translation projects, reaching the 604,000 chapters remaining. Members of each fund receive quarterly reports and updates, providing visibility into the progress and activities of the fund.
illumiNations
Launched in 2014 when Bible translation organizations and visionary partners set aside competition for collaboration. Following Stanford’s Collective Impact Model, adapted for Kingdom purposes, illumiNations is a breakthrough movement to provide God’s Word in every language for every people group.
The Steering Committee
The work is led by a steering committee of 5 Resource Partners and 11 Implementing Partners, with leaders including Mart Green (Hobby Lobby), Todd Peterson (ETEN), David Denmark (The Maclellan Foundation), and the heads of the translation organizations themselves. Meet them in The Team section below.
Eleven Translation Organizations
American Bible Society, Biblica, Deaf Bible Society, Lutheran Bible Translators, Pioneer Bible Translators, The Seed Company, SIL International, The Word for the World, unfoldingWord, United Bible Societies, and Wycliffe Bible Translators USA carry out the translation work, supported by training, technology, consulting, and community review to ensure accuracy and clarity.
Inside the alliance that cut 20 years off Bible translation.
A giver’s story
A giver’s story is on the way: why they give toward this work, and what they have seen it do.
The Solving Bible Translation Fund
SWGP Giving Funds unite world-class portfolio management with the Faith Driven content and community you trust, transforming generosity into impact.
God calls us to radical generosity: not obligation, not guilt, but an invitation to the joy-filled adventure. When you’ve been rescued you want to rescue others, this is your moment.
You want to give. You want to find that cause to rally around. But we don’t have the time or tribe to be intentional.
Busy lives don’t leave room to analyze every investment or vet every charity. We’re overwhelmed, pulled in a hundred directions: wallets clenched, hearts tugged, minds skeptical. Deep down, we know there has to be a better way. That’s why we’re building collaborative giving funds, uniting content, community, and tools that make it possible to do more, together.
We are committed to excellence and transparency, which is why we engage independent third-party organizations, including Calvin Edwards & Company, All Access International, and Brightlight Impact, to evaluate our work. Every two years, each fund undergoes an external review made available to prospective donors and partners. This review outlines the fund’s theory of change, portfolio analysis, governance, operations, and grantmaking practices. It also reviews investment activity and verifies the accuracy of reporting, ensuring donors can give with confidence and clarity.
Steering Committee
Solving the World’s Greatest Problems Leadership Team
We feel humbled by the opportunity to support this movement behind the scenes. This Leadership Team has a unique combination of proven scale in Content, Community and Funds.
Transfer from your DAF
The Solving the World’s Greatest Problems Giving Funds will be hosted through a Donor Advised Fund (DAF). Contributions can be made directly or from an existing Donor Advised Fund at trusted partners like:
Behind every fund is a group of people who decided that caring wasn’t enough. You want to give and a cause to rally around, but busy lives don’t leave much room to be intentional. No one was built to do this alone. This is where you find your people, and where generosity becomes something you do together.
A free, five-session course to find your why, discern your where, and build a plan for how you, your family, or your business will give. No cost. No catch.
Start the CourseLive, 90-minute Fund Premier Events, one problem at a time, with the entrepreneurs, investors, and ministry leaders already in the fight. Come to learn and feel free to bring a few friends.
See Upcoming EventsPartner Summits are invitation-only gatherings for Champions and Partners: about 50 to 60 givers, fund managers, and problem solvers in one room for deeper relationships and real collaboration.
Explore In-Person EventsA growing community of families and organizations is already giving together. There’s a place in it for you.
Become a MemberFollow the fund. See what your generosity is changing.
One email when it matters: new deployments, measured progress from the illumiNations translation movement, and stories of people encountering Jesus in the language of their heart. No noise, ever.