Crazy Love Ministries
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
CRAZY LOVE MINISTRIES EXISTS TO CHALLENGE BELIEVERS IN THEIR FAITH AND TO CATALYZE INDIVIDUALS, CHURCHES, AND OTHER GROUPS INTO AN AUTHENTIC AND COURAGEOUS FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST THAT IS DEMONSTRATED BY ACTION.
- Income
- $4.9 million
- Spending
- $1.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- 1.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 71%
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 12
- Highest pay
- $109,481, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 49% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 63% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 103% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1591% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 68 out of 100. Higher than 42% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
18 of 252 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a 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.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 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, 2024, 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 (6)
- $434,361 spent. THE RESIDENTIAL PORTION OF CRAZY LOVE MINISTRIES' OFFICE BUILDING IS USED TO PURPOSEFULLY CREATE AN INTENTIONAL CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY AND HELPS THOSE WHO ARE IN POVERTY OR HAVE LOW INCOME. EACH OF THE TENANTS AGREE TO STATED CHRISTIAN BELIEFS IN EFFORTS TO HELP DEVELOP THIS COMMUNITY. EACH OF THE ROOMS RENTED TO THE TENANTS ARE RENTED BELOW MARKET VALUE. CRAZY LOVE MINISTRIES ALSO HAS OTHER PROPERTIES AROUND THE BAY AREA (PARTICULARLY IN LOW INCOME HOUSING AREAS) AND RENTS THE PROPERTIES TO LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT BELOW MARKET VALUE TO HELP THEM DEVELOP COMMUNITY AND PLANT CHURCHES WHERE THEY ARE. IN ADDITION TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF SAN FRANCISCO, WE HAVE ALSO FOCUSED OUR ATTENTION ON THE AREAS OF DALY CITY AND BAYVIEW. IN 2022, CRAZY LOVE MINISTRIES PURCHASED A NEW PROPERTY IN LOS GATOS FOR THE PURPOSES OF CREATING A PLACE OF RETREAT FOR PEOPLE TO GET AWAY AND SPEND QUIET TIME WITH THE LORD. AFTER A FEW YEARS OF MINISTRY AND OUTREACH WORK IN EAST PALO ALTO, WE PURCHASED A PROPERTY IN EPA IN 2024 TO FURTHER OUR CHURCH PLANTING EFFORTS THERE.
- $407,382 spent. CRAZY LOVE HELPS OTHER CHRIST-CENTERED ORGANIZATIONS, BOTH LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY, THROUGH GRANTS AND LOVE OFFERINGS. SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE HAVE SUPPORTED IN 2024 INCLUDE: KARDIA MINISTRIES, VILLAGE LIFE, THESS BAR, WE ARE CHURCH AND BRIDGING NATIONS INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES.
- $255,547 spent. CONTENT & RESOURCES - CRAZY LOVE EXISTS TO CREATE AND DISTRIBUTE WORLD CLASS CONTENT AND TRAINING TO SERVE THE CHURCH AND ENCOURAGE THE BODY OF CHRIST. PUBLISHING - FRANCIS CHAN HAS PUBLISHED NUMEROUS TITLES OVER THE COURSE OF HIS MINISTRY. IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, HIS TITLES INCLUDE: YOU AND ME FOREVER, LETTERS TO THE CHURCH, AND UNTIL UNITY. EACH TITLE FOCUSES ON A SPECIFIC MESSAGE THAT THE LORD HAD FOR FRANCIS TO SHARE. YOU AND ME FOREVER WAS INTIALLY SELF-PUBLISHED IN 2014. IT HAS SINCE BEEN SOLD OR DOWNLOADED CLOSE TO 1 MILLION TIMES. WITH MANY RESOURCES (SUCH AS VIDEOS AND AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE BOOK) THAT ARE MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR FREE, AND WITH INTERNATIONAL TRANSLATIONS BEING FULFILLED IN OVER 20 LAUNGUAGES AND COUNTRIES, WE ANTICIPATE THAT YOU AND ME FOREVER WILL CONTINUE TO POINT MARRIAGES FAR AND WIDE TO JESUS, AS WE PLEDGE TO GIVE 100% OF THE NET PROCEEDS OF THE BOOK TO CHRIST-CENTERED MINISTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. IN THE FALL OF 2018, FRANCIS PARTNERED WITH DAVID C. COOK TO RELEASE A BOOK CALLED: LETTERS TO THE CHURCH. LETTERS TO THE CHURCH IS THE MESSAGE FRANCIS CHAN FELT GOD WANTED HIM TO SHARE ABOUT GOD'S DESIRE FOR WHAT THE CHURCH SHOULD BE LIKE BASED ON SCRIPTURE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, GOD GAVE ANOTHER MESSAGE TO FRANCIS ABOUT HIS DESIRE TO SEE ALL BELIEVERS UNITED, REGARDLESS OF DENOMINATION OR BACKGROUND. THIS MESSAGE BECAME THE BOOK: UNTIL UNITY, WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN 2021. BOTH BOOKS RECEIVED MUCH POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND ARE CURRENTLY BEING DISTRIBUTED WORLDWIDE IN NUMEROUS LANGUAGES. ROYALTIES RECEIVED FROM THE BOOKS ARE BEING USED TO FUND THE WORK OF BOTH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL CHRIST-CENTERED MINISTRIES. THE MESSAGES FROM LETTERS TO THE CHURCH AND UNTIL UNITY HAVE BECOME OUR BLUEPRINTS TO PLANT CHURCHES AND TO TRAIN PASTORS AND LEADERS. TECHNOLOGY - WITH MORE AND MORE PEOPLE CONSUMING CONTENT DIGITALLY, CRAZY LOVE LEVERAGES TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE AND DISTRIBUTE CONTENT ACROSS THE WORLD. THROUGH THE USE OF VIDEOS AND SOCIAL MEDIA, WE ARE MORE EFFECTIVELY BRINGING THE GOSPEL TO THE FURTHEST CORNERS OF THE WORLD. THIS YEAR, WE CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS TO CREATE CONTENT FOR OUR PODCAST, VARIOUS VIDEO SERIES AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS.
- $243,011 spent. SPECIAL PROJECTS: GOD OFTEN SURPRISES CRAZY LOVE WITH DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE HIM, BUT THESE OPPORTUNITIES DO NOT ALWAYS BECOME ONE OF OUR CORE PROGRAMS LIKE CONTENT, TEACHING, MERCY MINISTRIES, OR HOUSING. AS SUCH, WE HAVE CREATED A SPECIAL VERTICAL CALLED "SPECIAL PROJECTS" TO INCUBATE THESE DIFFERENT AREAS THAT WE GET TO SERVE HIM IN. OUR HOPE IS THAT EACH OF THESE "SPECIAL PROJECTS" CAN BE SPUN OFF AS STANDALONE, SUSTAINABLE AND EFFECTIVE MINISTRIES AFTER A FEW YEARS OF INCUBATION. LISTED BELOW ARE SOME OF THESE "SPECIAL PROJECTS".FOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: AT THE END OF 2019, CRAZY LOVE WAS APPROACHED BY JONES CHAN, A FOOD SCIENTIST WHO HAD A RECIPE FOR AN INNOVATIVE FOOD PRODUCT THAT WOULD BE 3 TO 5 TIMES MORE NUTRITIOUS THAN WHAT WAS CURRENTLY BEING DISTRIBUTED IN FOOD RELIEF PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD-AND THIS FOOD PRODUCT WAS CHEAPER TOO! CRAZY LOVE BEGAN A PARTNERSHIP WITH JONES AND DEVELOPED OUR SUPERFOOD INITIATIVE TO LAUNCH IN AFGHANISTAN. WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH A LOCAL PARTNER IN AFGHANISTAN WHO WAS ALREADY ON THE GROUND THERE AND HAD THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO NOT ONLY MAKE THIS FOOD PRODUCT, BUT ALSO TO DISTRIBUTE IT AT SCALE. EVEN WITH THE FALL OF THE COUNTRY TO THE TALIBAN, GOD ALLOWED US TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE MUCH NEEDED FOOD FOR ORPHANAGES AND DISPLACEMENT CAMPS FOR REFUGEES THERE. LOCALLY, WE HAVE DEVELOPED A NUTRIENT DENSE MEAL BAR THAT IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THE POOR AND THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE PACKAGING OF THE MEAL BAR CONTAINS A QR CODE THAT SHOW VIDEOS OF THE GOSPEL MESSAGE WHEN IT IS SCANNED. WE PRAY THAT THE BAR CAN BE USED AS A PLATFORM TO SPEAK HOPE AND TO SHARE THE LOVE OF CHRIST. THE FOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM STARTED SPINNING OFF FROM CRAZY LOVE IN 2023 AND BECAME THEIR OWN 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT IN 2024. HONG KONG: ALTHOUGH FRANCIS'S VISA TO STAY IN HONG KONG WAS REJECTED, FRANCIS CONTINUES TO INVEST INTO THE LEADERS IN HONG KONG VIA ZOOM MEETINGS AND CALLS. THE CHURCH PLANTING WORK IN HONG KONG CONTINUES, WITH BELIEVERS ON THE GROUND SERVING IN THE POOREST AREAS OF THE CITY. KARDIA: AT THE END OF 2022, CRAZY LOVE WAS CONNECTED WITH TWO AMAZING MINISTRY PARTNERS, VINCENT AND JOANNA VITALE, WHO ARE OXFORD TRAINED SCHOLARS IN THE AREAS OF APOLOGETICS AND BIBLICAL STUDIES. THEIR VISION IS TO IMAGINE APOLOGETICS FOR A NEW GENERATION OF SKEPTICS-TO ADDRESS THEIR UNIQUE QUESTIONS AND DOUBTS. CRAZY LOVE HAS BEEN PARTNERING WITH THEM TO BUILD THEIR VISION. KARDIA MINISTRIES STARTED SPINNING OFF FROM CRAZY LOVE IN 2023 AND BECAME THEIR OWN 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT IN 2024.
- $240,198 spent. TEACHING - CHURCH INTENSIVE WAS STARTED IN 2017 AND IS A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR PASTORS AND FUTURE LEADERS TO STUDY ECCLESIOLOGY ALONGSIDE OF WE ARE CHURCH, THE CHURCH PLANTING NETWORK STARTED BY FRANCIS CHAN IN 2013. WE ARE FAR FROM PERFECT, BUT WE ARE EXPERIENCING SOME OF THE BLESSINGS PROMISED IN SCRIPTURE, AS WE STRUCTURE THE VALUES OF OUR CHURCH ON WHAT IS BIBLICALLY COMMANDED OF THE CHURCH IN SCRIPTURE. OUR HOPE IS TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS ALONG IN THEIR JOURNEY. THROUGH THE CHURCH INTENSIVE PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS CAN ENGAGE IN CLASSES TAUGHT BY PASTORS OF WE ARE CHURCH, PARTICIPATE IN OUR HOUSE CHURCH GATHERINGS, HIT THE STREETS WITH US TO REACH OUT TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, AND REFOCUS IN PRAYER BOTH PERSONALLY AND CORPORATELY. IN ADDITION TO OFFERING ONLINE CLASSES, WE HAVE LAUNCHED 2-3 DAY LONG PROGRAMS THAT MEET IN-PERSON IN DIFFERENT CITIES ACROSS THE U.S. WE HAVE ALSO STARTED REGIONAL NETWORKS, SO THAT LIKE MINDED PEOPLE IN THE SAME AREAS COULD CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER FOR MUTUAL SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT.
- $95,768 spent. MERCY MINISTRIES - IN LINE WITH OUR VALUES TO PURSUE JESUS'S TEACHING TO LOVE AND SERVE THOSE IN NEED, CRAZY LOVE FORMED A DIVISION CALLED MERCY MINISTRIES TO ADVOCATE AND MODEL A LIFESTYLE OF SACRIFICE AND LOVE FOR THE POOR TO THE CHURCH. TO DO THIS, WE IDENTIFY AND SERVE THE POOR AND MOST VULNERABLE AREAS THAT WE'RE IN, BOTH LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY. GLOBALLY, WE PARTNER WITH GOD-CENTERED, LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES OF ENGAGEMENT FOR THE CHURCH AND TO MOBILIZE THEM TO SERVE. LOCALLY, WE CONTINUE TO INVEST DEEPLY IN LOW INCOME AREAS, SUCH AS BAYVIEW AND EAST PALO ALTO, BY PLANTING CHURCHES, BUILDING COMMUNITY AND SHARING THE GOSPEL.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 2024.
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 March 2015.
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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