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Love in Action at a glance

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Love in Action

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$16M
Granted FY2023
2
Grants FY2023
2
States reached
$16M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2023.

Religion$28MEducation$1.4MHuman Services$1.2MInternational$230kEmployment$25kPublic Benefit$10kHealth$5kOther$0
02FY2023 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k1 grant · $3k
  • $250k+1 grant · $16M
$15,750,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$109M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
DESTINY & DISCERNMENT FUND$15,750,000
MINISTRY IN THE MARKETPLACE$2,500
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY21–23) land where the poverty rate runs at 6%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 10% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Love Justice International: $20k → 13%Hope International: $150k → 9%Harvest Bridge: $20k → 13%Global Media Outreach: $485k → 5%Little Light House Tulsa OK: $21k → 15%Ligonier Ministries: $850k → 11%Jesus Film-Campus Crusade: $100k → 13%Hope Haven: $25k → 8%DESTINY & DISCERNMENT FUND: $15.8M → 5%Arthritis Foundation Inc: $5k → 13%Wellspring Castle Rock CO: $100k → 3%Augustine Institute: $830k → 8%First Pres Church Colo Spgs: $200k → 9%Truth for Life: $10k → 17%Love Justice International: $10k → 13%Ligonier Ministries: $475k → 11%Destiny & Discernment Fund: $8.6M → 5%ACE Colorado Scholarship Program: $450k → 8%MINISTRY IN THE MARKETPLACE: $3k → 9%Augustine Institute: $418k → 8%Focus on the Family: $600k → 9%Focus on the Family: $495k → 9%Saint Gabriel the Archangel: $5k → 9%Ministry in the Marketplace (formerly CBMC): $5k → 9%Pikes Peak Citizens for Life: $10k → 9%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

IA
OH
PA
CA
CO
NE
MD
AZ
KS
OK
GA
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$29M · 6 repeat orgs$2.2M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +36% since the first grant, against +15% for those funded once.

6 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2023, 5 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
17

Total granted

$29M
$2.2M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+36%
+15%

Still filing today

50%
41%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23
ReligionInternationalEducationHealthOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • Augustine Institute Inc
    2× · 2021–2022 · $1.2M · revenue +74%
  • GM
    GLOBAL MEDIA OUTREACH
    2× · 2021–2022 · $1.1M · revenue +21%
  • LJ
    LOVE JUSTICE INTERNATIONAL
    2× · 2021–2022 · $30k · revenue +36%

Funded once

  • TS
    THE SEMINAR NETWORK INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $1.0M · revenue +170%
  • AC
    ACE Colorado Scholarship Program
    one grant, 2021 · $450k
  • FP
    First Pres Church Colo Spgs
    one grant, 2021 · $200k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
2
International Leadership Institute

The international leadership institute (ili) changes history by accelerating the spread of the gospel through training and mobilizing leaders of leaders to reach their nations. ili accomplishes this purpose through cutting edge leadership…

Religion
3
Global Outreach International Inc

To get the good news to every nation this generation by showing and sharing god's love by providing opportunities and supporting christian missionaries in over fifty seven countries around the world.

International
4
Ason International Inc

Assisting national Christian leaders around the world.

Human Services
5
Alliance for Transformational Ministry

Enable christian organizations worldwide to initiate and strenghten ministries that lead people to become followers of jesus and transform communities out of cycles of poverty and disease.

Religion
6
Youth for Christ International Ministries

As part of the body of Christ, to see that every young person in every people group in every nation has the opportunity to make an informed decision to be a follower of Jesus Christ and become a part of the local church.

Religion
7
Biglife International Inc

Biglife international inc. empowers believers worldwide to reach and disciple their own people for jesus christ.

Recreation & Sports
8
Sustainable Harvest International

Working together to create a just and sustainable world through transformative farmer training that nourishes communities and the Earth.

Environment
9
Mission Without Borders International

The organization is dedicated to reaching people for christ through an international network of christians who journey with the poor and marginalized, bringing practical and spiritual support with hope of a better future,(continued on…

International
10
Jewish Voice Ministries Intl

To proclaim the gospel, grow the messianic jewish community and engage the church concerning israel and the jewish people. this is done through education, evangelism and being a movement leader, all with excellence in order to transform…

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11
The River Network International

To strengthen church planters through discernment, training, coaching and continuing education.

Religion
12
InitiativeGlobal

To join in the completion of the Great Commission through Scripture Engagement in all languages and every people group.

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Hope International; the most unlike its peers is Morning Star Development. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

11 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 11 of the 24 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
10/11
Grantees still filing
8/11
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

DESTINY & DISCERNMENT FUND: $24,360,000 · OtherDESTINY & DISCERNMENT FUNDFOCUS ON THE FAMILY: $1,094,500 · Other+12 more: $968,500 · OtherLigonier Ministries Inc: $1,325,000 · ReligionGLOBAL MEDIA OUTREACH: $1,120,000 · Religion+2 more: $30,000 · ReligionAugustine Institute Inc: $1,248,000 · EducationTHE SEMINAR NETWORK INC: $1,000,000 · EducationHOPE INTERNATIONAL: $150,000 · InternationalMorning Star Development: $50,000 · InternationalLOVE JUSTICE INTERNATIONAL: $30,000 · InternationalARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC: $5,350 · Health
Other$26,423,000Religion$2,475,000Education$2,248,000International$230,000Health$5,350

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAugustine Institute Inc: $1,248,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetGLOBAL MEDIA OUTREACH: $1,120,000 over 2y, 7.9% of budgetTHE SEMINAR NETWORK INC: $1,000,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetHOPE INTERNATIONAL: $150,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMorning Star Development: $50,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetLOVE JUSTICE INTERNATIONAL: $30,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetHOPE HAVEN INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHarvest Bridge: $20,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetTRUTH FOR LIFE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC: $5,350 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds Ligonier Ministries Inc ↗
  • Who funds Augustine Institute Inc ↗
  • Who funds GLOBAL MEDIA OUTREACH ↗
  • Who funds THE SEMINAR NETWORK INC ↗
  • Who funds HOPE INTERNATIONAL ↗
  • Who funds Morning Star Development ↗
  • Who funds LOVE JUSTICE INTERNATIONAL ↗
  • Who funds HOPE HAVEN INC ↗
  • Who funds Harvest Bridge ↗
  • Who funds TRUTH FOR LIFE ↗
  • Who funds ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Servant FoundationNatl Christian Charit…National Philanthropi…American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Servant FoundationKS14.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Servant Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Love in Action funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Love in Action. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 24 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2023, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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