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Love Ministries Inc

EIN 64-0801516 · Laurel, MS

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak40 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST

Income
$163,818
Spending
$168,592
Reserves
1.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Highest pay
$84,000, president

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 40 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 47% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ 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 (2)
  1. $44,450 spent. LOVE MINISTRIES PROMOTES THE TEACHING AND PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND THE HOLY BIBLE IN ORDER TO BRING HEALING AND RESORTATION TO INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND THE CHURCH. ITS PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE COUNSELING, SPIRITUAL ENRICHMENT, TEACHING, TRAINING, AND EQUIPPING TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO REACH THIER PERSONAL DESTINIES. THIS MINISTRY IS ACCOMPLISHED BY INTRODUCING INDIVIDUALS TO A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF COUNSELING, SEMINARS, RETREATS AND CHURCH SERVICES. DURING 2016, APPROXIMATELY 10,000 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED MEETINGS AND WERE MINISTERED TO THROUGH LOVE MINISTRIES. BETTY LOVE IS A TRAVELING EVANGELIST AND MINISTERS IN CHURCHES AND SERVICES THOUGHOUT THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. EXPENSES OF THE MINISTRY ARE PRIMARILY FOR TRAVEL TO MINISTRY MEETINGS, CONFRENCES, AND THE EVANGELIST'S SALARY.
  2. $124,142 spent. LOVE MINISTRIES PROMOTES THE TEACHING AND PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND THE HOLY BIBLE IN ORDER TO BRING HEALING AND RESORTATION TO INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND THE CHURCH. ITS PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE COUNSELING, SPIRITUAL ENRICHMENT, TEACHING, TRAINING, AND EQUIPPING TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO REACH THIER PERSONAL DESTINIES. THIS MINISTRY IS ACCOMPLISHED BY INTRODUCING INDIVIDUALS TO A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF COUNSELING, SEMINARS, RETREATS AND CHURCH SERVICES. DURING 2016, APPROXIMATELY 10,000 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED MEETINGS AND WERE MINISTERED TO THROUGH LOVE MINISTRIES. BETTY LOVE IS A TRAVELING EVANGELIST AND MINISTERS IN CHURCHES AND SERVICES THOUGHOUT THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. EXPENSES OF THE MINISTRY ARE PRIMARILY FOR TRAVEL TO MINISTRY MEETINGS, CONFRENCES, AND THE EVANGELIST'S SALARY.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since August 1996.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 October 21, 2026.

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