LOVE NEVER FAILS MINISTRIES

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $109K · expenses $81K · assets $117K

EIN
74-2584055
Address
5422 E GUY TERRY RD, SPRINGDALE, AR 72764-7764
NTEE code
X21Z
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 1991 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Cross-check
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Mission

Send funds to church projects and medical clinic in a very poor area of Nicaragua and Mexico Free medical care is given as well and food and other services to the needy

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Richard Apfel President2019-2025 $36,000$272,325 1
Lisa Dewey Office Manager2019-2025 $10,800$97,200 1

People by year

2025 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $47K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Apfel President25 $18,000-$18,000 $36,0001
Lisa Dewey Office Manager15 $10,800-$0 $10,8001
2024 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $47K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Apfel President30 $21,000-$18,000 $39,0001
Lisa Dewey Office Manager15 $8,100-$0 $8,1001
2023 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $64K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Apfel President30 $30,000-$18,000 $48,0001
Lisa Dewey Office Manager15 $15,600-$0 $15,6001
2022 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $55K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Apfel President25 $21,000-$18,000 $39,0001
Lisa Dewey Office Manager20 $15,600-$0 $15,6001
2021 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $52K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Apfel President30 $18,000-$18,000 $36,0001
Lisa Dewey Office Manager20 $15,900-$0 $15,9001
2020 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $51K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RIchard Apfel President30 $18,000-$17,625 $35,6251
Lisa Dewey Office Manager20 $15,600-$0 $15,6001
2019 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $54K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Apfel President30 $20,400-$18,300 $38,7001
Lisa Dewey Office Manager20 $15,600-$0 $15,6001

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$108,511$80,624 $117,479$117,479 $107,428$0 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$95,517$82,179 $89,592$89,592 $93,145$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$67,242$114,083 $76,254$76,254 $67,242$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$107,698$95,651 $123,095$123,095 $107,699$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$91,995$79,858 $111,048$111,048 $91,995$0 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$92,185$72,644 $98,911$98,911 $92,185$0 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$63,764$76,156 $79,370$79,370 $68,164$0 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $17,500 in all, tax years 2014 to 2014. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
VERHOEK FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LOVE NEVER FAILS MINISTRIES” 2014 1$17,500 2014$17,500
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JUBILEE CHRISTIAN CENTERARX21 $100,618$91,232 SENIOR PASTOR$15,600 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x, same state
GODS AMAZING GRACE FELLOWSHIPARX21 $110,540$92,778 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x, same state
LEWIS CROSS-CULTURAL TRAINING INCARX21 $91,894$74,416 PRESIDENT$21,400 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x, same state
CORIN READ CHRISTIAN CAMPARX21 $98,041$130,315 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x, same state
BROOM TREE REFUGEARX21 $101,222$100,190 TREASURER$27,793 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x, same state
NORTHWIND MINISTRIES INCFLX21 $98,038$98,039 board member$0 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x
LIVE 10 27 MINISTRIESPAX21 $121,304$151,895 EXECUTIVE DI$0 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x
NEW LIFE FELLOWSHIP GLOBAL MINISTRIESGAX21 $112,015$0 SENIOR PASTOR$92,000 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x
HOPE 21 MINISTRIESVAX21 $116,333$107,398 President and Director$38,000 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x
WHY ME MINISTRIESWAX21 $128,750$98,523 Vice President$81,044 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x
NEW CREATION MINISTRIESMNX21 $120,348$81,471 Pastor$41,925 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x
GENESIS MINISTRIES INCGAX21 $113,000$104,170 Key Employee$14,000 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x
NEW LIFE CHURCH AND GOSPEL MINISTRIES INCPAX21 $126,701$66,748 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x
TEACHING LIKE JESUS MINISTRIESCAX21 $124,065$103,383 CEO President$0 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x
ANCHORED IN THE FAITH MINISTRIESINX21 $109,326$93,404 President$0 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x
INTERSERVE MINISTRIESMNX21 $128,195$137,320 EXECUTIVE DI$28,008 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x
SHARE MINISTRIES INCTXX21 $122,374$133,039 Executive Director$9,600 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x
MARK HARPER MINISTRIES INCMNX21 $97,230$122,292 SECRETARY/TR$2,791 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x
FOURTH CROSS MINISTRIESGAX21 $93,919$12,342 CEO$0 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x
HOPE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONALORX21 $111,960$110,425 Executive Director$0 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x
FOR ALL SAINTS TEAM MINISTRIESCAX21 $109,726$104,720 Executive Director and President$44,579 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x
RAY STEDMAN MINISTRIESCAX21 $95,127$74,223 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x
RIVERSPRING MINISTRIES INCNYX21 $128,012$125,796 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code X21, revenue within 2x

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GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$711,80038 82016–2024 EXTRAORDINARY LUTHERAN MINISTRIES; RESPERO MINISTRIES; JESUS ON COLFAX MINISTRIES; NEXT STEP MINISTRIES and 4 more
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$385,87561 172012–2024 HAYATE ABADI MINISTRIES; LIVING SHIELD MINISTRIES; JESUS ON COLFAX MINISTRIES; BOB AND ROSE WEINER MINISTRIES INC and 13 more
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$276,0004 12020–2023 WHY ME MINISTRIES
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$168,20010 52014–2024 JESUS ON COLFAX MINISTRIES; BOB AND ROSE WEINER MINISTRIES INC; HAYATE ABADI MINISTRIES; RESPERO MINISTRIES and 1 more
INTERNATIONAL IMPACT MINISTRIES INC Private foundation$113,50011 12014–2024 FJ MINISTRIES
THRIVENT CHARITABLE IMPACT & INVESTING DAF sponsor$110,8517 12014–2023 EXTRAORDINARY LUTHERAN MINISTRIES
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH TEXAS DAF sponsor$100,00010 12015–2024 EVANGELICAL FOUNDATION MINISTRIES
CHATTANOOGA CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$97,2735 12020–2024 HOPE UNLIMITED MINISTRIES
THE NEW HORIZONS FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$95,0005 22021–2024 JESUS ON COLFAX MINISTRIES; BREAKAWAY MINISTRIES INC
MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$86,4806 22015–2020 WASHINGTON D C CHI ALPHA COLLEGE MINISTRIES; EXTRAORDINARY LUTHERAN MINISTRIES
SKEET VARNER FOUNDATION Private foundation$75,0007 12019–2025 BROOM TREE REFUGE
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$56,0056 12018–2023 DIAMOND J COWBOY MINISTRIES
SERVANT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$51,5004 22020–2023 BOB AND ROSE WEINER MINISTRIES INC; RAY STEDMAN MINISTRIES
LILLY ENDOWMENT INC Private foundation$50,0001 12022–2022 TEACHING LIKE JESUS MINISTRIES
DANIELS FUND Private foundation$50,0001 12024–2024 JESUS ON COLFAX MINISTRIES

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $80,624 spent · pay $47,626 · grants $27,533 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $47,626 59.1%
Grants and similar amounts paid $27,533 34.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,215 6.5%
Printing, publications, postage $250 0.3%
Total$80,624100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $82,179 spent · pay $45,041 · grants $32,375 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $45,041 54.8%
Grants and similar amounts paid $32,375 39.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,312 4.0%
Fees to independent contractors $1,113 1.4%
Printing, publications, postage $338 0.4%
Total$82,179100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $114,083 spent · pay $62,167 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $62,167 54.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $51,223 44.9%
Printing, publications, postage $693 0.6%
Total$114,083100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $95,651 spent · pay $55,914 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $55,914 58.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $39,106 40.9%
Printing, publications, postage $631 0.7%
Total$95,651100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $79,858 spent · pay $53,584 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $53,584 67.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $25,729 32.2%
Printing, publications, postage $545 0.7%
Total$79,858100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $72,644 spent · pay $51,225 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $51,225 70.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $20,179 27.8%
Printing, publications, postage $1,240 1.7%
Total$72,644100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $76,156 spent · pay $55,492 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $55,492 72.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $19,060 25.0%
Printing, publications, postage $1,604 2.1%
Total$76,156100%

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