Live Love: FY2024 Nonprofit Profile & 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 15aNo

Programs and updates

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

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2 programs · $292K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Live love chandler provided community development services related to connecting with and caring for our neighbors in the downtown chandler area. In 2024 , live love chandler provided consistent support for 124 youth and seniors. In addition, we provided over 6,000 meals to our community.

$169Kprogram expense

02

Live love malawi provides community development services for the villages of chimpampha, mkanda and chilinza in malawi, africa. In 2024, live love malawi reached 5,084 individuals through health clinics, graduated 82 adult students from vocational training and impacted over 500 children through youth sports programs.

$123Kprogram 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

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.6M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K

Other incomeLn 4–11$12K

Money outPt IX

$573K

Ln 25

Programscol B$292K

Managementcol C$255K

Fundraisingcol D$26K

Owns and owesPt X

$2.8M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$48K

Total assetsLn 16$3.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$172K

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$1.6M

Government grantsLn 1e$93K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$362K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$40K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K

Investment incomeLn 3$7K

Other incomeLn 4–11$12K

Gains on assetsLn 7$442

Total revenueLn 12$1.6M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$47K

SavingsLn 2$659

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$48K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$710K

Other assetsLn 15$2.2M

Total assetsLn 16$3.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$172K

Net assetsLn 32$2.8M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 57

VolunteersI 6152

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$216K	$48K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$726K	$710K
Total assetsLn 16	$2.0M	$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$251K	$172K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.8M	$2.8M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$44K	$44K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$121K	$121K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$68K	$25K	$27K	$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$28K	$22K	$4K	$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$8K	$4K	$3K	$1K
Legal feesLn 11b	$6K		$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$13K		$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$120	$120
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$11K	$10K		$126
Office expensesLn 13	$13K	$596	$12K	$748
Information technologyLn 14	$7K	$1K	$3K	$3K
OccupancyLn 16	$21K	$21K
TravelLn 17	$2K	$644		$944
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$7K	$5K	$422	$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$20K	$16K	$4K
InsuranceLn 23	$7K	$6K	$860	$75
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$197K	$14K	$182K	$353
Total functional expensesLn 25	$573K	$292K	$255K	$26K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$586K	$641K	−$55K	$2.8M	990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing	$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 $1,611,882 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $680,560$1,576,521

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $15,600$16,800

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $337$6,578

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,327$11,983

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $698,824$1,611,882

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $125,364$164,782

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $96,220$104,480

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $117,733$304,117

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $339,317$573,379

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $359,507$1,038,503

Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 4 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-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

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

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,611,882 across 11 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $1,514 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$288

VIII-1c Fundraising events$40,397

VIII-1e Government grants$93,333

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,442,503

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$362,086

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,576,521

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $16,800$16,800

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,136$6,136

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $442$442

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $10,469$10,469

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,932 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $18,429$1,611,882

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $573,379 across 17 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $43,500$43,500

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $121,282$121,282

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,942 · Management $27,384 · Fundraising $16,134$68,460

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $21,958 · Management $4,330 · Fundraising $1,863$28,151

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,820 · Management $2,583 · Fundraising $1,466$7,869

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,239$6,239

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,415$13,415

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $120$120

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,439 · Fundraising $126$10,565

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $596 · Management $11,831 · Fundraising $748$13,175

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,411 · Management $2,987 · Fundraising $3,010$7,408

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,327$21,327

IX-17 TravelPrograms $644 · Fundraising $944$1,588

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,854 · Management $422 · Fundraising $1,426$6,702

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,417 · Management $3,591$20,008

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,056 · Management $860 · Fundraising $75$6,991

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,413 · Management $181,813 · Fundraising $353$196,579

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $291,779 · Management $255,455 · Fundraising $26,145$573,379

Part X · Balance sheet $2,978,945 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $105,944$47,471

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $109,801$659

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $726,307$709,890

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $3,591$5,150

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,074,276$2,215,775

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,019,919$2,978,945

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,175$5,031

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $251,175$171,698

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,768,744$2,807,247

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,768,744$2,807,247

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,019,919$2,978,945

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,807,247 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,611,882

XI-2 Total expenses$573,379

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,038,503

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,768,744

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,807,247

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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