Listen Foundation

Analysis

Listen Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Soquel, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 2024, Listen Foundation reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.0m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $1.0m to $1.0m (-2.5%), an average of -0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Listen Foundation sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sojourn Ministries Inc ($1.0m), Ntachc Qalicb ($1.0m) and Jones Memorial Hospital Foundation ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.8% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $50k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $601k. At year end it held assets of $301k against liabilities of $41k, net assets of $260k. It reported 23 employees.