The Gideons International is a worldwide, nonprofit organization with headquarters located in Nashville, TN. The objective of the organization is to win others for the Lord Jesus Christ, through the association of Christian business and professional men for service, the personal testimony and work by individual Gideons, and the placing of Bibles or portions thereof, in hotels, in hospitals, schools, institutions, and through the distribution of the same for personal use. The Gideons are supported primarily through donor contributions, membership dues and investment income.