Life Listening Resources FY2020 filing

Rochester, NYUnknown exempt organizationSince 2005EIN 20-1826839Revenue $264K in FY2020

On file with the IRSourcoffeeconnection.org2071 Westfall Road · Rochester, NY

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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.

71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$59K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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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
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$59K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$252K
×17 of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 1700% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$264K
Spent
$302K
To programs
71%
Net assets
−$237K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$264K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$264K
FY2021$303K
FY2022$315K
FY2023$352K
FY2024$402K
FY2025$98K
Expenses
$302K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$302K
FY2021$360K
FY2022$513K
FY2023$474K
FY2024$490K
FY2025$57K
Net assets
−$237K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$237K
FY2021−$293K
FY2022−$491K
FY2023−$612K
FY2024−$700K
FY2025−$658K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $213K Management & general 29% · $89K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $59K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$32,125Pt VII · Sec A
$25,805Pt VII · Sec A
$1,531Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Provides job skills training to women overcoming addiction.

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1 program · $213K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

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.

$213Kprogram expense

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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$264K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$176K
Other incomeLn 4–11$87K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Money outPt IX
$302K
Ln 25
Programscol B$213K
Managementcol C$89K
Owns and owesPt X
−$237K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3K
Total assetsLn 16$16K
LiabilitiesLn 26$252K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$176K
Government grantsLn 1e$54K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$14K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Other incomeLn 4–11$87K
Total revenueLn 12$264K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3K
SavingsLn 2$47
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$16K
LiabilitiesLn 26$252K
Net assetsLn 32−$237K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$74K$16K
LiabilitiesLn 26$273K$252K
Net assetsLn 32−$199K−$237K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$196K$138K$58K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$12K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$121$121
Office expensesLn 13$10K$6K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$51K$51K
InterestLn 20$128$128
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$2K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$130$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$302K$213K$89K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $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
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Part I · Summary $263,903 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $169,181$175,787
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $16,561$1,137
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$5
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $154,630$86,974
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $340,372$263,903
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $277,466$213,578
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $94,809$88,084
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $372,275$301,662
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$31,903−$37,759
Part VI · Governance 6 of 9 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $263,903 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $83,599 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$701
VIII-1e Government grants$53,960
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$121,126
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,593
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$175,787
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,137$1,137
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5$5
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,375$3,375
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $88,111 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5$263,903
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $301,662 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $138,098 · Management $57,930$196,028
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,369 · Management $5,181$17,550
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,880$6,880
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,351$2,351
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $121$121
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,166 · Management $3,475$9,641
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,818$4,818
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $51,253$51,253
IX-20 InterestManagement $128$128
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,506$2,506
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,394 · Management $3,229$5,623
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $130 · Management $4,633$4,763
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $213,037 · Management $88,625 · Fundraising $0$301,662
Part X · Balance sheet $15,606 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,567$3,359
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $42$47
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,850$6,651
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,960$4,122
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,933$1,427
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $74,467$15,606
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,186$7,619
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $1,667$14,011
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $273,399$252,297
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$228,932−$236,691
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $30,000$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$198,932−$236,691
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $74,467$15,606
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$236,691 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$263,903
XI-2 Total expenses$301,662
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$37,759
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$198,932
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$236,691

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