Love in Action
Love in Action is a private foundation focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Colorado Springs, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $108.6M in total assets. In 2025, it made $166K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $7.7M.
Love in Action at a glance
- Total assets
- $108,580,703
- +16.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $7,738,325
- +244.5% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $165,610
- -1.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $214,983
- +0.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Love in Action funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
30 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 30 (43%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Love in Action gives
- In 2025 it paid out 3% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $4.1M (2021) to $15.8M (2023). In 2023 it made 2 grants totaling $15.8M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Destiny & Discernment Fund Overland Park, KS | To Fund the Distribution of Christian Educational Materials. | $15,750,000 |
| Ministry in the Marketplace Colorardo Springs, CO | To Fund Christian Education Ministry | $2,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $108,580,703 | $7,738,325 | $214,983 | — | — | $165,610 | $7,689,106 | $4,997,280 |
| 2024 | $93,243,665 | $2,246,325 | $214,494 | — | — | $168,883 | $3,866,186 | $4,293,432 |
| 2023 | $88,608,786 | $-191,889 | $15,911,484 | $15,752,500 | 2 | $15,895,815 | $2,624,173 | $4,309,699 |
| 2022 | $96,244,983 | $32,315,919 | $12,202,492 | $11,527,850 | 10 | $11,649,157 | $32,310,163 | $4,641,677 |
| 2021 | $123,482,303 | $32,008,733 | $4,485,651 | $4,101,000 | 18 | — | $6,694,010 | $5,207,888 |
| 2020 | $85,936,827 | $3,381,365 | $4,788,424 | — | — | — | $3,330,111 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Love in Action reported a distributable amount of $5.0M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Love in Action is led by Leroy Landhuis, President on every filing since 2020; 1 of 2 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Leroy Landhuis
President
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Cocolin
Vice President
On filings since 2024
30 hrs/week
$90K (2024) → $90K (2025)
Former officers (2)
- Former: S. Alan Vancil (2020–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Dave Cocolin (2020–2023) — Vice President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $90K, to David Cocolin (Vice President).
Frequently asked questions about Love in Action
How large is Love in Action?
Love in Action reported $108.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $166K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5.0M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Love in Action?
Love in Action is a private foundation focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Colorado Springs, CO. It holds $108.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Love in Action operate?
Love in Action has awarded grants in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas.
What is Love in Action's EIN?
Love in Action's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1285975. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 18, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 18, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 28, 2026)
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