Life Listening Resources

Rochester, NYUnknown exempt organizationSince 2005EIN 20-1826839

Provide comprehensive, continuous support for women on their journey toward sustainable recovery from substance abuse, including an employment training program to empower them for full employment and/or higher education. In addition, to support a sustainable world through the wholesale and retail sale of fair trade, organically-grown, sustainably-farmed coffee.

80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 25 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $77K a year · 26% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$658K
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 9 voting members
Worth a look: 4 of 9 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$98K
-76% vs prior year
Spent
$57K
To programs
80%
Net assets
−$658K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$98K
FY2025▼ -76%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$264K
FY2021$303K
FY2022$315K
FY2023$352K
FY2024$402K
FY2025$98K
Expenses
$57K
FY2025▼ -88%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$302K
FY2021$360K
FY2022$513K
FY2023$474K
FY2024$490K
FY2025$57K
Net assets
−$658K
FY2025▲ +6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$237K
FY2021−$293K
FY2022−$491K
FY2023−$612K
FY2024−$700K
FY2025−$658K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $45K Management & general 20% · $11K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stacey Pum$34,950$34,320$33,370$32,125
Kathryn Poweski$34,470$34,320$28,702$1,531
Joyce Britton$34,330$30,099——
Erica Abbott—$31,478$8,635—
Kim Cosentino———$25,805
Laquita Danner-Moore$16,810———
Jennifer Cranch$10,296$13,599$7,883—
Amanda Milne——$2,169—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II5 listed

Programs and updates

Provides job skills training to women overcoming addiction.

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1 program service account for $45K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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The coffee connection sells fair trade coffee to wholesale and retail customers in order to provide an employment training program for women in recovery. This program is also supported by contributions.

$45Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$98K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$58K
Other incomeLn 4–11$40K
Money outPt IX
$57K
Ln 25
Programscol B$45K
Managementcol C$11K
Owns and owesPt X
−$658K
net assets · Ln 32
LiabilitiesLn 26$658K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$58K
Other incomeLn 4–11$40K
Total revenueLn 12$98K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
LiabilitiesLn 26$658K
Net assetsLn 32−$658K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Total assetsLn 16$14K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$714K$658K
Net assetsLn 32−$700K−$658K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$9K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$2K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$2K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$20K$20K
TravelLn 17$943$943
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$57K$45K$11K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $98K$57K$41K−$658K 990 PDF
FY2024 $402K$490K−$88K−$700K 990 PDF
FY2023 $352K$474K−$121K−$612K 990 PDF
FY2022 $315K$513K−$198K−$491K 990 PDF
FY2021 $303K$360K−$56K−$293K 990 PDF
FY2020 $264K$302K−$38K−$237K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $98,043 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$60,026 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$58,399
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$58,399
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$60,384
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $39,286$39,286
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$20,740$98,043
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $56,610 across 7 lines filed
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,247 · Management $4,351$13,598
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,330 · Management $1,097$3,427
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,722 · Management $3,849$5,571
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,077$20,077
IX-17 TravelPrograms $943$943
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,191 · Management $2,128$5,319
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,675$7,675
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $45,185 · Management $11,425 · Fundraising $0$56,610
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 8 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,075$0
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $50,379$37,911
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $20,220$5,964
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $50,306$43,539
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $714,000$658,492
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$699,925−$658,492
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$699,925−$658,492
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,075$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$658,492 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$98,043
XI-2 Total expenses$56,610
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$41,433
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$699,925
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$658,492

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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