Love Without Reason Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
Love Without Reason is active in preventing human trafficking by providing free craniofacial surgery for children and adults born with facial differences and thereby reducing the risk of them being sold into sex, labor and organ harvesting networks.
- Income
- $461,227
- Spending
- $473,033
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- 1.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 50
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 18% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.1 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 79% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 60% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1582% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Weak: 48 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $331,519 spent. Love Without Reason provides free craniofacial (cleft lip and palate) surgeries to children and adults born with cleft and craniofacial birth defects, who face lifelong physical and emotional barriers to health, education, employment, and social acceptance.The organization delivers reconstructive surgery at no cost to patients through medical camps. Surgery is one part of a holistic treatment plan; the organization also provides counseling and relationship-building to restore each individuals confidence and self-esteem. During the year, Love Without Reason provided 250 free surgeries across 3 countries. To date, the organization has performed more than 1,500 free cleft and craniofacial surgeries for patients ranging in age from 3 months to 80 years. With this infrastructure and camp model in place, the program can be replicated across the globe continuing the work of the organizations inspiration, Philip Mathews: Until the World is Cleft Free.
- $56,835 spent. Love Without Reason works to prevent and end the human trafficking of vulnerable populations. One is children born with cleft and craniofacial birth defects who are frequently targeted by trafficking networks simply because they are born different; therefore providing free reconstructive surgery removes the stigma. Secondly, for women and children already trapped in sex trafficking, the organizations Project Butterfly program provides education, vocational and business skills, counseling, and emotional healing to help them build independent lives and leave the red-light areas. As Philip Mathews, the inspiration behind Love Without Reason dreamed, We will work Until the World is Cleft Free and Until there are None Sold.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2008.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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