Love Out Loud

“Management reviews form 990 prior to filing the return.”

“In addition to each board member signing a conflict of interest form annually, the staff and board of love out loud do due diligence that no undisclosed conflicts of interest exist with any individuals or organizations within our board or team. These items are discussed at board meetings and appropriate steps are taken, including, but not limited to, asking board members to step out of the room during discussions or voting, recusing board members from placing a vote, receiving additional quotes for services from other, non-related, entities.”

“Personnel committee reviews compensation regularly and makes certain that compensation of employees is aligned with comparative compensation of similar entities using information sources such as guidestar by candid. Also, annual statements of compensation and benefits are provided to all employees as part of annual preformance reviews.”

“Personnel committee reviews compensation regularly and makes certain that compensation of officers and key employees is aligned with comparative compensation of similar entities using information sources such as guidestar by candid. Also, annual statements of compensation and benefits are provided to all employees as part of annual preformance reviews.”

“Governing documents and form 990 are available to the public at guidestar by candid and upon request.”

“Love out loud connects and mobilizes people and resources to transform our city with the love of jesus. Love out loud is a network of churches, groups, and individuals living out christ's call to love our neighbor. Love out loud partners with anyone working for the flourishing of our community-including well over 150 faith-groups, 300 nonprofits and other community organizations, as well as several hundred businesses. In the process, love out loud works to find alignment across all of these efforts in order to maximize community resources while mobilizing thousands of volunteers in their unique passions and skills.”

“Volunteers are used on an as-needed basis”

“Other program services christmas for the city: christmas for the city began in 2008 and is a free community event. In 2024 (our seventeenth year), we partnered with 70 churches, 95 nonprofits, and 107 businesses. To make it all possible, approximately 1000+ volunteers hosted the free christmas party and welcomed 10,000+ people from winston- salem, nc and surrounding communities. The event has consistently convened a wide network of multi-sectoral partners and welcomed people across wide generational, racial and socio-economic lines. Fostering families resource center: fostering families resource center's mission is to support the growing and urgent needs of foster children, their families and the welfare agencies in northwest north carolina. Fostering families resource center provides resources and support according to individual needs of foster families and children, at no cost to them. Gift mart: gift mart is a program in december of each year that allows families to shop for new and like new toys, clothes and other gifts for their children for christmas. These items are donated by community members and set up where parents or guardians can shop for any children in their home under the age of 21 years old at reduced prices, allowing them the dignity of purchasing gifts for their families. In 2024, gift mart served approximately 150 families, providing gifts to approximately 450 local children. Student camp: up to one hundred students who have completed the 6th through 12th grades attend a one-week overnight (or day) camp experience and are mobilized in the winston-salem area to make lasting transformational impact on their city and themselves. Each day student camp sends teams out into our city to serve with community partners, eat meals together at churches hearing multiple local experts on topics of food security, educational equity, health, housing and employment and then worshipping as a community at the winston square amphitheatre downtown. Students from a variety of backgrounds, churches and settings attend student camp each year. Repair the body solidarity fund: the repair the body solidarity fund is a call to white community members to help repair christ's body in our time. It is a call for repentance that prioritizes the good of black brothers and sisters, for the sake of the spirit healing us all. Through this fund, the vision is to see deeper christian discipleship, more faithful and thriving congregations, and a more just winston-salem. A collective of local black partners is united in christ to seek the flourishing and freedom of our beloved black communities. These partners seek to allocate resources received through the solidarity fund toward that end, distributing funds to black-led, grassroots, holistic and sustainable efforts that address historic and present injustices against black winston-salem. Una bendicion: una bendicion connection center is a volunteer-run program which serves families and individuals in northeast winston salem. They hold large food distributions every other saturday serving between 80-110 households at each opening. Throughout the year, they offer events for the whole community, share bilingual resources and information, take client referrals from partner organizations, and host medical clinic services. Una bendicion offers the gift mart efforts and is the primary point of contact for those 150 families and partnering organizations. Wake forest university study center: the wake forest university study center began its first months as a program under love out loud before applying and becoming a 501c3 nonprofit. The wake forest christian study center is a christian ministry coming alongside wake forest university to serve as a hub of christian life and thought with a focus on hospitality, partnerhsip, theological education, spritual formation, and the arts. Winston-salem pickup association: the winston-salem pickup association's mission is to create a welcoming soccer community that f”