Mahalo
Zeeland, MI

Living Threads (Living Threads Ministry)

EIN 46-1944634
Health & Wellness Grief & Bereavement Support Children & youth Low-income Faith communities
Mission

To provide memory quilts for grieving families, create purposeful community for volunteers, and meet the spiritual and physical needs of impoverished children (particularly in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya) through ministry, sewing projects, and support for Bible clubs.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

About Living Threads (Living Threads Ministry)

Living Threads is a Zeeland, Michigan–based 501(c)(3) ministry that mobilizes volunteer quilters and sewers to produce memory quilts and sewn goods for grieving families, community needs, and international children’s ministries. The organization underwrites and supplies Bible Clubs in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya, and runs sewing- and volunteer-focused programs that connect local volunteers with global service opportunities. Living Threads has maintained regular Form 990 filings and an active program calendar, including sewing deliveries and mission-team visits in the 2024–2026 period.

Notable achievements

Memory Quilt Program

Established and sustained a volunteer-driven memory-quilt program that provides custom quilts to grieving families and other local recipients, creating meaningful service opportunities for community volunteers.

Sustained Support for Kibera Bible Clubs

Consistently underwrites and supplies children’s Bible Clubs in the Kibera slum—support includes sewn items, financial underwriting of club activities, and on-the-ground visits by Living Threads teams (notably active in 2024–2026).

Expanded Volunteer and Fundraising Activity

Grew program activity and fundraising in recent years through benefit events, quilt retreats, and community volunteer programs that increased the organization’s capacity to fund international grants and deliver material aid.

At a glance

Total assets
$375K
Annual revenue
$281K
Tax status
501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN
46-1944634
Location
Zeeland, MI
On Mahalo since
May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Listed on established nonprofit databases and tax-exempt record aggregators; maintains annual Form 990 filings.
Profiled by regional Christian media and community outlets for its memory-quilt ministry and international service work.
Reviewed and referenced by national charity-rating and nonprofit data services for accountability and program reporting.

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