Live Love: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 26-0880504)

Melinda Gunther’s $66K as Exec Director as of April, 2025 is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M community development 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Melinda Gunther	$65,697	$30,960	$30,960	$30,960	$30,710	—
Carrie Kearney	$13,938	$37,500	$32,813	$32,813	$37,500	$35,938

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

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Partners with neighborhood leaders to build strong communities and care for neighbors.

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2 programs · $458K · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Live love chandler provides community development services in downtown chandler for the purpose of building trusted relationships and connecting people to needed resources and expanded opportunities.

$348Kprogram expense

02

Live love malawi provides community development services for the villages of chimpampha, mkanda, chilinza, and mphimbi in malawi, africa. In 2025, live love malawi reached 7,698 individuals through health clinics, graduated 70 adult students from vocational training, and impacted over 700 children through camps and youth sports programs.

$110Kprogram expense

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$50K

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$20K

Paypal Charitable Giving FundFY2024$7K

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$77K

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Grants paid · 10 grants · $7K · 2021–2023

Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,884

Unitemized GrantFY2023$400

Unitemized GrantFY2023$225

Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,045

Unitemized GrantFY2022$503

Unitemized GrantFY2022$270

Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,416

Unitemized GrantFY2021$800

Unitemized GrantFY2021$490

Unitemized GrantFY2021$203

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$586K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$556K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K

Other incomeLn 4–11$1K

Money outPt IX

$641K

Ln 25

Programscol B$458K

Managementcol C$129K

Fundraisingcol D$54K

Owns and owesPt X

$2.8M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$219K

Total assetsLn 16$3.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$686K

PeoplePt VI, VII

8

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$556K

Government grantsLn 1e$33K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$157K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K

Investment incomeLn 3$7

Other incomeLn 4–11$1K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$8

Total revenueLn 12$586K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$168K

SavingsLn 2$51K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$219K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.2M

Other assetsLn 15$4K

Total assetsLn 16$3.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$686K

Net assetsLn 32$2.8M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 57

VolunteersI 6152

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$48K	$219K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$710K	$3.2M
Total assetsLn 16	$3.0M	$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$172K	$686K
Net assetsLn 32	$2.8M	$2.8M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$51K	$51K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$106K	$106K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$80K	$15K	$32K	$33K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$81K	$56K	$23K	$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$14K	$6K	$5K	$3K
Legal feesLn 11b	$175		$175
Accounting feesLn 11c	$16K		$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$4K			$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$963	$963
Office expensesLn 13	$14K	$4K	$10K	$816
Information technologyLn 14	$10K	$767	$4K	$5K
OccupancyLn 16	$92K	$92K
TravelLn 17	$10		$10
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$20K	$14K	$861	$5K
InterestLn 20	$35K		$35K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$78K	$77K	$1K
InsuranceLn 23	$14K	$13K	$1K	$72
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$24K	$23K	$693	$49
Total functional expensesLn 25	$641K	$458K	$129K	$54K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$586K	$641K	−$55K	$2.8M	990 PDF
FY2024	$1.6M	$573K	$1.0M	$2.8M	990 PDF
FY2023	$699K	$339K	$360K	$1.8M	990 PDF
FY2022	$745K	$348K	$397K	$1.4M	990 PDF
FY2021	$438K	$293K	$145K	$1.0M	990 PDF
FY2020	$276K	$277K	−$2K	$867K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $585,917 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,576,521$555,657

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $16,800$29,155

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,578$7

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $11,983$1,098

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,611,882$585,917

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $164,782$156,981

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $104,480$175,460

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $304,117$308,170

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $573,379$640,611

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,038,503−$54,694

Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members6

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $585,917 across 8 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $1,098 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1e Government grants$33,000

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$522,657

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$157,245

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$555,657

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $29,155$29,155

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15$15

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$8−$8

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $30,253 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7$585,917

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $640,611 across 18 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $50,599$50,599

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $106,382$106,382

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $14,533 · Management $31,854 · Fundraising $33,247$79,634

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $55,707 · Management $23,182 · Fundraising $2,577$81,466

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,261 · Management $4,906 · Fundraising $3,193$14,360

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $175$175

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,309$16,309

IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $3,908$3,908

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $963$963

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,067 · Management $9,536 · Fundraising $816$14,419

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $767 · Management $3,882 · Fundraising $5,139$9,788

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $91,790$91,790

IX-17 TravelManagement $10$10

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $13,926 · Management $861 · Fundraising $5,283$20,070

IX-20 InterestManagement $34,691$34,691

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $76,799 · Management $1,350$78,149

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,033 · Management $1,231 · Fundraising $72$14,336

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,820 · Management $693 · Fundraising $49$23,562

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $457,647 · Management $128,680 · Fundraising $54,284$640,611

Part X · Balance sheet $3,438,377 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $47,471$168,399

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $659$50,674

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $709,890$3,202,077

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $5,150$13,377

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,215,775$3,850

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,978,945$3,438,377

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,031$5,701

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $171,698$685,824

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,807,247$2,752,553

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,807,247$2,752,553

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,978,945$3,438,377

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,752,553 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$585,917

XI-2 Total expenses$640,611

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$54,694

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,807,247

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,752,553

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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