| ABA | American Baptist Assembly (aka: Green Lake Conference Center) |
| ABBEP | American Baptist Board of Education & Publication (BEM, EM) |
| ABCC | American Baptist Computer Center |
| ABCIS | American Baptist Churches Information Systems |
| ABCOSH | American Baptist Congregations of the Southwest and Hawaii |
| ABCUSA | American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. |
| ABEC | The American Baptist Extension Corporation |
| ABF | American Baptist Foundation |
| ABFMS | American Baptist Foreign Mission Society (BIM) |
| ABHCM | American Baptist Homes & Caring Ministries |
| ABHMS | American Baptist Home Mission Society, (BNM) |
| ABHS | American Baptist Historical Society |
| ABM | American Baptist Men |
| ABMC | American Baptist Ministers Council |
| ABMS | American Baptist Mission Support |
| ABNS | American Baptist News Service |
| ABPS | American Baptist Personnel Services |
| ABWIM | American Baptist Women In Ministry |
| ABWM | American Baptist Women's Ministries |
| AFC | America For Christ (BNM/Regions) |
| AMO | Associated Ministry Organization |
| BEM | Board of Educational Ministries |
| BGM | Board of General Ministries |
| BGMEC | Board of General Ministries Executive Committee |
| BIM | Board of International Ministries |
| BNM | Board of National Ministries |
| BPF | Baptist Peace Fellowship |
| BRC | Budget Review Committee |
| BRO | Budget Review Officer, ABC |
| BWA | Baptist World Alliance |
| CPS | Congregational Profile System (See ABCIS) |
| EM | Educational Ministries |
| GB | General Board |
| GBEC | General Board Executive Committee |
| GEC | General Executive Council (now the NLC) |
| GECEC | General Executive Council Executive Committee |
| GLCC | Green Lake Conference Center (aka: ABA) |
| IM | International Ministries ABC |
| JP | Judson Press |
| MC | Ministers Council |
| MLC | Ministerial Leadership Commission |
| MMBB | Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board |
| MRC | Multi-Region Corporation |
| MRD | Mission Resource Development |
| MVP | Mission, Vision, Planning Task Force |
| NAS | Name and Address System |
| NEC | National Executive Council |
| NLC | National Leadership Council |
| NM | National Ministries |
| OGHS | One Great Hour of Sharing |
| OGS | Office of the General Secretary |
| OTCP | Office of Travel and Conference Planning |
| PCL | Professional Church Leadership |
| REMC | Regional Executive Ministers Council |
| RMMO | Retired Ministers and Missionaries Offering |
| TIM | Together in Ministry |
| UM | United Mission |
| WABHMS | Woman’s American Baptist Home Mission Society |
| WCC | World Council of Churches |
| WIM | Women in Ministry |
| WMO | World Mission Offering |
| WMS | World Mission Support |
| WRC | World Relief Committee |
| ABCCR | American Baptist Churches of the Central Region – AR, KS, OK |
| ABCMC | American Baptist Churches of Metro Chicago |
| ABCCPC | American Baptist Churches of the Central Pacific Coast |
| ABCDAKOTAS | American Baptist Churches of the Dakotas – ND, SD |
| ABCGRR | American Baptist Churches of the Great Rivers Region – IL, MO |
| ABCGI | American Baptist Churches of Greater Indianapolis |
| ABC IN/KY | American Baptist Churches of Indiana and Kentucky – IN, KY |
| ABCMNY | American Baptist Churches of Metro New York |
| ABCMI | American Baptist Churches of Michigan |
| ABCNE | American Baptist Churches of Nebraska |
| ABCNJ | American Baptist Churches of New Jersey |
| ABCNW | Mission Northwest – ID, MT, UT, WA |
| ABCNYS | American Baptist Churches of New York State |
| ABCOFLASH | American Baptist Churches of Los Angeles, Southwest and Hawaii – AZ, So CA, HI, So NV |
| ABCOH | American Baptist Churches of Ohio |
| ABCOM | American Baptist Churches of Maine |
| ABCONN | American Baptist Churches of Connecticut |
| ABCOPAD | American Baptist Churches of Pennsylvania and Delaware – PA, DE |
| ABCORI | American Baptist Churches of Rhode Island |
| ABCOTS | American Baptist Churches of the South – AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA |
| ABCPR | Iglesias Bautistas de Puerto Rico |
| ABCRM | American Baptist Churches of the Rocky Mountains – CO, NM, eastern UT, WY |
| ABCRGR | American Baptist Churches of the Rochester/Genesee Region |
| ABCVNH | American Baptist Churches of Vermont and New Hampshire – VT, NH |
| ABCWI | American Baptist Churches of Wisconsin |
| CBA | Cleveland Baptist Association |
| DCBC | District of Columbia Baptist Convention |
| EBA | Evergreen Association of American Baptist Churches |
| GHC | Growing Healthy Churches Inc., ABC/West – No CA, No NV |
| MIDABC | Mid-American Baptist Churches – IA, MN |
| PBA | Philadelphia Baptist Association |
| TABCOM | American Baptist Churches of Massachusetts |
| WVBC | West Virginia Baptist Convention |
| AGI | Adjusted Gross Income |
| DAF | Donor Advised Fund |
| CGA | Charitable Gift Annuity |
| CLAT | Charitable Lead Annuity Trust |
| CLUT | Charitable Lead Unitrust |
| CRAT | Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust |
| CRUT | Charitable Remainder Unitrust |
| 501(c)(3) | IRS designation for public serving nonprofit organizations exempt from income tax and eligible to receive tax-deductible gifts |
| 501(c)(4) | IRS designation for advocacy organizations |
| 990 | Form used by the IRS for annual reporting by nonprofit organizations |
| EIN | Employer Identification Number |
| FMV | Fair Market Value |
| CPI | Consumer Price Index |
| FAS | Financial Accounting Standard |
| FASB | Financial Accounting Standards Board—sets the rules for nonprofit accounting |
| IRA | Individual Retirement Account |
| IRC | Internal Revenue Code—code used by the IRS; also International Red Cross |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service |
| NCPG | National Committee on Planned Giving |
| NPO | Nonprofit organization |
| PGDC | Planned Giving Design Center |
| RFP | Request for proposals—an announcement of grant fund availability |
| UMIFA | Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Act |
| UPMIFA | Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act |
