LOVE IN ACTION

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

P20

Classification

1200

Street

1395 S COLUMBIA RD A340

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2025

• ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT STATEMENT:LOVE IN ACTION HAS BEEN A BEACON OF HOPE IN THE GRAND FORKS COMMUNITY FOR EIGHT YEARS, TRANSFORMING LIVES BY MEETING PEOPLE AT THEIR POINT OF DEEPEST NEEDPHYSICALLY, SPIRITUALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY. ROOTED IN THE LOVE OF CHRIST, WE DOESN'T JUST PROVIDE SERVICES; WE CREATE SACRED SPACES WHERE DIGNITY IS RESTORED, POTENTIAL IS UNLOCKED, AND THE GOSPEL COMES ALIVE THROUGH TANGIBLE ACTS OF COMPASSION. FROM SERVING HOT MEALS TO OFFERING MENTORSHIP, FROM CLOTHING FAMILIES TO WORSHIPING ALONGSIDE NATIVE COMMUNITIES ON RESERVATIONS, LOVE IN ACTION EMBODIES THEIR MISSION TO REACH THE UNREACHED WITH THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF JESUS CHRIST. 1. EVENT ATTENDANCE:LOVE IN ACTION'S VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND EVENTS HAVE CREATED COUNTLESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY CONNECTION AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH. THROUGH THEIR WEEKLY HOT LUNCH GATHERINGS, SEASONAL VENDOR SHOWS, OPEN MIC NIGHTS AT THEIR FORMER 414 UNIVERSITY AVENUE LOCATION, ANNUAL NATIVE RESERVATION OUTREACH VISITS, AND THE BELOVED VETS IN THE PARK CELEBRATION, THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE WARMTH OF GENUINE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP WHILE RECEIVING PRACTICAL SUPPORT FOR THEIR IMMEDIATE NEEDS. 2. HOT LUNCH MINISTRY:AT THEIR FORMER 414 UNIVERSITY AVENUE LOCATION, LOVE IN ACTION FAITHFULLY SERVED MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, PROVIDING AN AVERAGE OF 50 WARM, NUTRITIOUS PLATES DAILY TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MEALS ANNUALLY TO NEIGHBORS FACING FOOD INSECURITY. SINCE RELOCATING TO THEIR CURRENT 818 UNIVERSITY AVENUE FACILITY IN 2024, THIS MINISTRY HAS EXPANDED SIGNIFICANTLY, NOW SERVING MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH AN AVERAGE OF 120 PLATES EACH SERVICE DAY. THESE MEALS REPRESENT FAR MORE THAN FOOD; THEY ARE SACRED MOMENTS OF FELLOWSHIP WHERE BROKEN BREAD BECOMES A BRIDGE TO HEALING CONVERSATIONS, PRAYER, AND GENUINE COMMUNITY. 3. CENTER FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT - COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES:THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT AT 818 UNIVERSITY AVENUE SERVES AS A LIFELINE FOR 80 TO 100 INDIVIDUALS DAILY DURING THEIR MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY OPERATING HOURS (10 AM - 3 PM). THIS WELCOMING SPACE OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM INCLUDING FREE CLOTHING, PERSONAL CARE ITEMS, HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS, EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY ACCESS, AND VITAL CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITY CASE WORKERS WHO PROVIDE PERSONALIZED ASSISTANCE. BEYOND MATERIAL NEEDS, VISITORS FIND SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT THROUGH BIBLE STUDIES, PRAYER SUPPORT, MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, PROFESSIONAL REFERRALS TO PARTNER AGENCIES, AND REGULAR COMMUNITY CONFERENCESALL DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE WHOLE PERSON: BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT. 4. FREE CLOTHING CLOSET ("OPERATION LOVE"):THROUGH THEIR "OPERATION LOVE" CLOTHING MINISTRY, LOVE IN ACTION SERVES AN AVERAGE OF 25 PEOPLE DAILY. DURING THEIR TIME AT 414 UNIVERSITY AVENUE (OPERATING FIVE DAYS WEEKLY), AND CONTINUING AT THEIR CURRENT 818 LOCATION (NOW FOUR DAYS WEEKLY), THIS DIGNITY-PRESERVING PROGRAM ENSURES FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY CLOTHING, WINTER WEAR, FOOTWEAR, AND ESSENTIAL HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT NO COST. EVERY ITEM DISTRIBUTED CARRIES WITH IT A MESSAGE: YOU ARE SEEN, YOU ARE VALUED, AND YOU MATTER. 5. MONEY IN YOUR HANDS PROJECT (CREATIVE PURPOSE COLLECTIVES):THE MONEY IN YOUR HANDS INITIATIVE EMPOWERED 10-15 ARTISTS AT THE 414 LOCATION TO DISCOVER THAT THEIR GOD-GIVEN CREATIVE GIFTSWHETHER VISUAL ARTS, MUSIC, CRAFTS, OR OTHER TALENTSCOULD BE PATHWAYS OUT OF POVERTY AND TOOLS FOR BLESSING OTHERS. THROUGH MENTORSHIP, ENCOURAGEMENT, ONGOING VENDOR SHOWS, AND VIBRANT OPEN MIC NIGHTS, PARTICIPANTS LEARNED TO CULTIVATE FINANCIAL STABILITY AND FREEDOM WHILE USING THEIR TALENTS FOR KINGDOM IMPACT. THIS PROGRAM EVOLVED INTO A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH CREATIVE PURPOSE COLLECTIVES, A FOR-PROFIT VENTURE THAT CONTINUES AMPLIFYING ARTISTS' VOICES THROUGH AN ONLINE SHOP AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, DEMONSTRATING HOW FAITH-BASED SUPPORT CAN LAUNCH SUSTAINABLE ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS. 6. NATIVE RESERVATION MINISTRY:FOR NEARLY EIGHT YEARS, LOVE IN ACTION HAS FAITHFULLY SERVED NATIVE COMMUNITIES ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA, MAKING ANNUAL FALL VISITS TO SPIRIT LAKE, TURTLE MOUNTAIN, FORT BERTHOLD, AND THE THREE AFFILIATED TRIBES OF THE MANDAN, HIDATSA, AND ARIKARA NATION. EACH OUTREACH EVENT TOUCHES OVER 200 PEOPLE, PROVIDING ESSENTIAL WINTER CLOTHING AND SUPPLIES WHILE CREATING SACRED SPACE FOR WORSHIP, PRAYER, WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT, AND SHARED MEALS. IN RECENT YEARS, THE MINISTRY HAS DEEPENED ITS COMMITMENT BY FOCUSING MORE INTENTIONALLY ON SPECIFIC RESERVATION PARTNERSHIPS, BUILDING LASTING RELATIONSHIPS THAT HONOR THE DIGNITY AND SPIRITUAL HUNGER OF NATIVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS. 7. MINISTRY IMPACT:THE TRUE MEASURE OF LOVE IN ACTION'S WORK CANNOT BE CAPTURED IN NUMBERS ALONE. LIVES ARE BEING TRANSFORMED AS INDIVIDUALS ENCOUNTER THE LIVING CHRIST THROUGH ACTS OF GENUINE COMPASSION. SOULS ARE ENCOURAGED, HOPE IS RESTORED, AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD ADVANCES AS PHYSICAL HUNGER IS SATISFIED, EMOTIONAL WOUNDS FIND HEALING, AND SPIRITUAL THIRST IS QUENCHED THROUGH PRAYER, DISCIPLESHIP, AND THE FAITHFUL PROCLAMATION OF THE GOSPEL. 8. VETERANS SUPPORT - VETS IN THE PARK:EACH YEAR, THE VETS IN THE PARK CELEBRATION HONORS OVER 300 VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH A DAY DEDICATED TO SERVING THOSE WHO SERVED. THIS ANNUAL EVENT CONNECTS VETERANS WITH VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT VA BENEFITS AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES WHILE PROVIDING MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN, CREATING A FAMILY-FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE OF GRATITUDE, SUPPORT, AND CELEBRATION. IT'S A TANGIBLE EXPRESSION OF A COMMUNITY SAYING "THANK YOU" WHILE ENSURING THOSE WHO SACRIFICED FOR OUR FREEDOM HAVE ACCESS TO THE CARE AND SUPPORT THEY'VE EARNED.

  Expenses $88,393

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2025

  Revenue

  $116,982

  Expenses

  $108,200

  Contributions

  $114,891

  Grants paid

  — not reported

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GRAND FORKS EAST GRAND FORKS AND REGION

  $62,294

  2024 · TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN PROGRAM'S MISSION.

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