Listen Love Is Sharing the Exceptional Needs

Analysis

Listen Love Is Sharing the Exceptional Needs is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Forks, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Listen Love Is Sharing the Exceptional Needs reported income of $4.8m and spending of $4.0m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $4.8m (+117%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Listen Love Is Sharing the Exceptional Needs sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Research Development Foundation ($4.8m), Boys & Girls Club of Greater Westfield ($4.8m) and Newport Ambulance Service Inc ($4.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 56% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $203k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $9.7m against liabilities of $5.1m, net assets of $4.6m. It reported 130 employees.