| Fixed Income Fund |
SUMMARY PROSPECTUS |
| CLASS I: TPFIX |
Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s prospectus and other information about the Fund, including its statement of additional information (SAI) and most recent reports to shareholders, online at www.timothyplan.com or http://connect.rightprospectus.com/TimothyPlan/TADF/887432466/P?site=Funds. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 800-846-7526 or by sending an e-mail request to fulfillment@ultimusfundsolutions.com. This Summary Prospectus incorporates by reference the Fund’s entire prospectus and SAI, each dated January 28, 2022.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The investment objective of this Fund is to generate a high level of current income consistent with prudent investment risk.
FEES AND EXPENSES
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
| Class I | ||||||||
| Management Fee (1) |
0.60% | |||||||
|
Distribution/Service (12b-1 Fees) |
0.00% | |||||||
| Other Expenses |
0.49% | |||||||
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
1.09% | |||||||
| (1) | VOLUNTARY FEE WAIVER: For the period reported, Timothy Partners, Ltd., the Fund’s investment adviser, voluntarily waived a portion (20 basis points) of its contractual Management Fee to lower overall Fund expenses for shareholders. This fee waiver is not reflected in the table above. The Adviser may amend or terminate its voluntary waiver at any time. Please see “Voluntary Fee Waivers” beginning on page 58 of the statutory prospectus for more details. |
Example:
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in Class I shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
| 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |||
| $111 |
$347 | $601 | $1,329 |
Your costs for this share class would be the same whether or not you redeem your shares at the end of any period.
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 45% of the average value of its portfolio.
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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
| ◾ | To achieve its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in a diversified portfolio of corporate bonds, U.S. government and agency securities, convertible securities and preferred securities. The Investment Manager will only purchase securities for the Fund that are investment grade, with a rating of at least “BBB” as rated by Standard & Poor’s or a comparable rating by another nationally recognized rating agency. The Fund may also invest in debt securities that have not been rated by one of the major rating agencies, so long as the Fund’s Investment Manager has determined that the security is of comparable credit quality to similar rated securities. |
| ◾ | In managing the portfolio, the Fund’s Investment Manager concentrates on sector analysis, industry allocation and securities selection, deciding which types of bonds and industries to emphasize at a given time, and then which individual bonds to buy. The Fund attempts to anticipate shifts in the business cycle in determining types of bonds and industry sectors to target. In choosing individual securities, the Fund seeks out securities that appear to be undervalued within the emphasized industry sector. Companies that meet or exceed specific criteria established by the Manager in the selection process are purchased. Securities are sold when they reach internally determined pricing targets or no longer qualify under the Manager’s investment criteria. |
| ◾ | The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive positions that are inconsistent with the Fund’s principal investment strategies in attempting to respond to adverse market, economic, political, or other conditions. When the Fund takes a defensive position, the Fund’s assets will be held in cash and/or cash equivalents. |
| ◾ | The Fund will not invest in Excluded Securities. Excluded Securities are securities issued by any company that is involved in the production or wholesale distribution of alcohol, tobacco, or gambling equipment, gambling enterprises, or which is involved, either directly or indirectly, in abortion or pornography, or promoting anti-family entertainment or alternative lifestyles. |
PRINCIPAL RISKS
| 1. | General Risk | As with most other mutual funds, you can lose money by investing in this Fund. Share prices fluctuate from day to day, and when you sell your shares, they may be worth less than you paid for them. |
| 2. | Interest Rate Risk | When interest rates rise, bond prices fall; the higher the Fund’s duration (a calculation reflecting time risk, taking into account both the average maturity of the Fund’s portfolio and its average coupon return), the more sensitive the Fund is to interest rate risk. A change in the economic environment that causes interest rates to rise back to more historically “normal” levels could have a pronounced negative effect on the Fund. |
| 3. | Credit Risk | The Fund could lose money if any bonds it owns are downgraded in credit rating or go into default. For this reason, the Fund will only invest in investment-grade bonds. The degree of risk for a particular security may not be reflected in its credit rating. Bonds rated at the time of purchase BBB by Standard & Poor’s or, unrated, but determined to be of comparable quality by the Investment Manager, are subject to greater market risk and credit risk, or loss of principal and interest, than higher-rated securities. |
| 4. | Sector Risk | If certain industry sectors or types of securities don’t perform as well as the Fund expects, the Fund’s performance could suffer. |
| 5. | Excluded Security Risk | Because the Fund does not invest in Excluded Securities, and will divest itself of securities that are subsequently discovered to be ineligible, the Fund may be riskier that other Funds that invest in a broader array of securities. |
| 6. | Cybersecurity Risks | Despite the various protections utilized by the Fund and its service providers, systems, networks, or devices utilized by the Fund potentially can be breached. The Fund and its shareholders could be negatively impacted as a result of a cybersecurity breach. |
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PAST PERFORMANCE
The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the variability of the Fund’s performance from year to year and by comparing the Fund’s performance to a broad based index. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. More up-to-date returns are available on the Fund’s website at www.timothyplan.com, or by calling the Fund at (800) 846-7526.
Year-by-year Annual Total Returns for Class I Shares
(for calendar years ending on December 31)
| Best Quarter |
Worst Quarter | |
| Mar-20 |
Dec-16 | |
|
2.81% |
-2.74% | |
Average Annual Total Returns
(for periods ending on December 31, 2021)
| Fixed Income | Class I | |||||
| 1 Year | 5 Years | Since Inception (3) | ||||
| Return before taxes | -2.21% | 2.21% | 2.07% | |||
| Return after taxes on distributions (1) | -2.65% | 1.48% | 1.18% | |||
| Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares (1) | -1.31% | 1.38% | 1.19% | |||
| Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (2) (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) |
-1.54% | 3.57% | 3.30% | |||
| (1) | After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns displayed are for Class I shares only, and after-tax returns for other classes may vary. |
| (2) | Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (formerly Lehman Brothers US Aggregate Bond Index) is a benchmark index composed of US Securities in Treasury, Government-Related, Corporate, and Securitized sectors. It includes securities that are of investment-grade quality or better, have at least one year to maturity, and have an outstanding par value of at least $250 million. The Index assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and does not reflect any asset-based charges for investment management or other expenses. |
| (3) | The Fund’s Class I shares commenced investment operations on August 1, 2013. |
MANAGEMENT
Investment Advisor
Timothy Partners, Ltd.
Sub-Advisor
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney and Strauss, LLC (“Barrow Hanley”) serves as Investment Manager to the Fund.
Portfolio Managers
Mr. Mark C. Luchsinger, CFA, Mr. J. Scott McDonald, CFA, and Deborah A. Petruzzelli, have served the Fund since July 1, 2004, Mr. Erik A. Olson has served the Fund since December 2014, Mr. Justin Martin, CFA has served the Fund since 2021, and Mr. Matthew K. Routh, CFA has served the Fund since 2021.
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PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Fund on any business day, which is any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. Class I shares are only available to fee based investment advisors for the benefit of their clients, institutional investors, and certain investment platforms. The minimum initial purchase or exchange into the Fund ranges from $100,000 to $0, depending upon account type. The minimum subsequent investment amount ranges from $25,000 to $0, depending upon account type. The Fund shares are redeemable on any business day by contacting your financial advisor, or by written request to the Fund, by telephone, or by wire transfer.
TAX INFORMATION
The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains.
PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its distributor may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and your sales person to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your sales person or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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