Love in Action - a Home Mission
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 582044306
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2022–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Pelham, AL, USA
- Phone
- 2054103014
- Rating
- 86
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $87,780
- Expenses
- $59,860
- Assets
- $50,272
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- DON JONES JR (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
People named in this filing
- BILL ROBY (BOARD MEMBER)
- JEANNIE NEVINS (BOARD MEMBER)
- BILL ELLARD (BOARD MEMBER)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Providing food, supplies, financial assistance, and counselling to churches, missions, and nursing homes.
What it reported doing in 2024
In 2024, love in action ministries provided over $1,500 worth of food each month to 2,199 families, impacting 8,770 individuals, 4,188 of whom were children 18 years of age and under and 1,250 senior adults 60 years of age and older. In addition, multiple foster care intake homes, several inner-city churches, and an aa weekly meeting also received food.each month, we receive (donated and purchased) over 16,000 lbs. Of food, household items, and personal hygiene products to meet the needs of our clients and partner ministries.we purchased 53,353 lbs. Of food from the community food bank and christian service mission and received donations of 6,000 lbs. Of food from the christian service mission, 126,375 lbs. From walmart, and 8,959 lbs. From food drives.we estimate that we distributed more than 195,000 lbs. Of food products over the year.in november and december, we distributed a total of 50 turkeys, 50 hams, and 100 holiday boxes purchased from christian service mission for our clients.during the year we were the beneficiary of several food drives. We received very generous amounts of canned goods, cereal, peanut butter, and other items from metropolitan church of god, shades mountain baptist church, vestavia hills high school, vestavia garden club, and the city of pelham.we distribute to families using a drive-through method. We also deliver to home-bound families and individuals who cannot come to the pantry.our pantry has no paid employees and received 6,597 volunteer service hours during 2024. We appreciate all the workers who donate their time for this ministry as well as all who gave financially to support love in action ministries.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 74% for direct work, and 26% for grants.
The verdict
STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 80
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 66
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 68.2%; rating input score 68
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 31.8%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.84; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -14.9% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 19.8% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 29.2% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 68.2% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $60K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.