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Timothy Conservative Variable
Annual Fund Operating Expenses -
Timothy Conservative Variable
Management Fee [1][2] 0.10%
Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees) [1] none
Other Expenses (including administrative fees, transfer agency fees, and all other ordinary operating expenses not listed above) [1][3] 0.31%
Fees and Expenses of Acquired Portfolios [1][4] 1.47%
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses [1] 1.88%
[1] The annual operating expenses of the Portfolio as shown in the table above are as of the Portfolio's fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.
[2] Management Fees are 0.10% of the average daily net assets of each Portfolio which is paid to the Portfolio's Advisor, Timothy Partners. Ltd.
[3] Other Expenses include administration fees.
[4] Fees and expenses of Acquired Funds represent the pro rata expense indirectly incurred by the Portfolio as a result of investing in the Timothy Plan Traditional Funds that have their own expenses. The fees and expenses are not used to calculate the Portfolio's net asset value and do not correlate to the ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets found in the Financial Highlights sections of this prospectus.
Expense Example - (USD $)
Timothy Conservative Variable
1 Year
191
3 Years
591
5 Years
1,016
10 Years
2,201
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[1] Conservative Growth Portfolio commenced investment operations on May 1, 2002.
Average Annual Total Returns -
1 Year
3 Year
5 Year
10 Year
Since Inception
Timothy Conservative Variable
[1] 12.45% (0.46%) 3.21%   3.82%
Timothy Conservative Variable Return after taxes on distributions
[1] 11.92% (1.60%) 2.17%   3.18%
Timothy Conservative Variable Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares
[1] 8.09% (0.93%) 2.29%   3.01%
Timothy Conservative Variable Dow Jones Global Moderate Portfolio Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
[1][2] 13.84% 1.98% 5.09%   7.18%
[1] Conservative Growth Portfolio commenced investment operations on May 1, 2002.
[2] The DJ Global Moderate Portfolio Index is a widely recognized measure of portfolios with similar levels of risk. The DJ Portfolio Index is rebalanced monthly to the appropriate percentage of risk experienced by the all stock Portfolio Index over the previous thirty-six months.