Love Akron INC

Tax-deductible

Akron, OH501(c)(3)Since 2006ReligionEIN 20-8035010Revenue $223K in FY2025

On file with the IRSloveakron.orgPo Box 2971, 44309-2971 · Akron, OHTax-exempt since Jan 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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We are a christian-based organization serving as an intersectional hub, dedicated to unifying the colors, cultures, and congregations to see greater Akron thrive. Guided by our faith, we actively seek to influence positive change by connecting, convening, and collaborating with change- makers to make a collective impact.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $8K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 42% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 94% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 42% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $2K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$29K
78% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 78% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$223K
-61% vs prior year
Spent
$289K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$8K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$223K
FY2025▼ -61%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$215K
FY2021$375K
FY2022$374K
FY2023$484K
FY2024$573K
FY2025$223K
Expenses
$289K
FY2025▼ -54%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2021$268K
FY2022$377K
FY2023$481K
FY2024$626K
FY2025$289K
Net assets
$8K
FY2025▼ -89%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$18K
FY2021$124K
FY2022$121K
FY2023$142K
FY2024$73K
FY2025$8K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2010-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2012.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $195K Management & general 20% · $57K Fundraising 13% · $37K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$120,005Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kemp Boyd’s $120K as Executive Di is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2132 $100K–1M religion nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kemp Boyd$120,005$121,679$120,094$107,926$87,580$90,219

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Unites Christian leaders to pray and collaborate for community transformation.

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3 programs · $163K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Grief and emotional struggles touch nearly every family at some point. Through the grief recovery method, an eight-week course, and mental health first aid training, love akron equips people with practical tools to process loss support others and build resilience.

$66Kprogram expense
02

The 306 initiative raises awareness for foster and respite care families, encouraging individuals and churches to step forward and make a difference. The locker room experience helps students grow as leaders in school and equips them to lead in their communities after graduation.

$63Kprogram expense
03

Onecity serves as the church's lens into the community and the community's lens into the church. By convening akron's christian faith leaders onecity encourages collaboration helps break down barriers and unites people around a shared love for the city.

$34Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$2K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$223K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$223K
Money outPt IX
$289K
Ln 25
Programscol B$195K
Managementcol C$57K
Fundraisingcol D$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$8K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2K
Total assetsLn 16$37K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$223K
Government grantsLn 1e$45K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$42K
Total revenueLn 12$223K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Other assetsLn 15$26K
Total assetsLn 16$37K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
Net assetsLn 32$8K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$104K$37K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K$29K
Net assetsLn 32$73K$8K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$550$550
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$72K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$98K$39K$34K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$5K$4K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$2K$2K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$367$367
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$653$572$408
Information technologyLn 14$7K$3K$2K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$4K$4K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$1K$1K$770
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$58K$51K$7K$512
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$2K$2K$674
Total functional expensesLn 25$289K$195K$57K$37K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $223K$289K−$65K$8K 990 PDF
FY2024 $573K$626K−$53K$73K 990 PDF
FY2023 $484K$481K$3K$142K 990 PDF
FY2022 $374K$377K−$3K$121K 990 PDF
FY2021 $375K$268K$106K$124K 990 PDF
FY2020 $215K$250K−$35K$18K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $223,459 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $505,736$223,459
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $66,996$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $572,735$223,459
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,812$550
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $329,413$182,717
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $285,897$105,370
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $626,122$288,637
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$53,387−$65,178
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $223,459 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$42,338
VIII-1e Government grants$44,707
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$136,414
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$223,459
VIII-12 Total revenue$223,459
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $288,637 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $550$550
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $72,461$72,461
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $39,164 · Management $34,269 · Fundraising $24,478$97,911
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,939 · Management $4,320 · Fundraising $3,086$12,345
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,265 · Management $1,983 · Fundraising $1,416$5,664
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $367$367
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,255$11,255
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $653 · Management $572 · Fundraising $408$1,633
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,436 · Management $1,911 · Fundraising $1,365$6,712
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,300 · Management $3,763 · Fundraising $2,687$10,750
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,659 · Fundraising $1,236$2,895
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,231 · Management $1,077 · Fundraising $770$3,078
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $51,136 · Management $6,717 · Fundraising $512$58,365
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,712 · Management $2,265 · Fundraising $674$4,651
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $194,761 · Management $57,244 · Fundraising $36,632$288,637
Part X · Balance sheet $36,940 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $66,658$1,964
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,932$9,178
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $25,798$25,798
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $104,388$36,940
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,261$28,667
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $31,261$28,667
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $33,042−$17,525
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $40,085$25,798
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $73,127$8,273
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $104,388$36,940
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,273 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$223,459
XI-2 Total expenses$288,637
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$65,178
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$73,127
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$324
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,273

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