Empowering Love Ministries Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Apple Creek, OH EIN: 47-1944669

The purpose of Empowering Love Ministries is to meet the physical and spiritual needs in the community, region and beyond. Most of this will be accomplished but not limited to donations to already established charities etc. We are a christ based organization and will come alongside various churches and christian organizations to strengthen them in out reach and evangelism.

Empowering Love Ministries Inc at a glance

In short: Empowering Love Ministries Inc gave $50K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $13K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$50,000
Grants made (2025)
4
Average grant
$12,500
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$56,488
-22.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Empowering Love Ministries Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

ACM: $20KACM$20KAcmi: $10KAcmi$10KGateway Victory Church: $10KGateway Victory Church$10KLegacy Church: $10KLegacy Church$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was ACM ($20K). Together the top 4 received $50K.

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 4 grants2025

In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $50K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
ACM —$20,000
Acmi —$10,000
Gateway Victory Church —$10,000
Legacy Church —$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$56,488$101,000$111,550$50,0004
2024$72,838$227,600$182,720——
2023$27,958$183,336$247,287——
2022$91,909$141,419$78,283——
2021$26,273$203,016$253,295——
2020$76,552$191,505$147,600——
2019$32,647$68,856$53,698——

About Empowering Love Ministries Inc

Based on IRS filings

Empowering Love Ministries Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Apple Creek, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $56K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $50K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Empowering Love Ministries Inc's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jerry Hershberger

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Martin

    Officer

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Joyce Weaver

    Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Ken Weaver (2019–2024) — Officer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Empowering Love Ministries Inc

How much does Empowering Love Ministries Inc give each year?

Empowering Love Ministries Inc gave $50K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

What is Empowering Love Ministries Inc's typical grant size?

Empowering Love Ministries Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $12,500, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Empowering Love Ministries Inc?

Empowering Love Ministries Inc reported $56K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $101K.

What is Empowering Love Ministries Inc?

Empowering Love Ministries Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Apple Creek, OH. It holds $56K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Empowering Love Ministries Inc's EIN?

Empowering Love Ministries Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-1944669. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 8, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 16, 2026)

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