The organization's primary exempt purpose is to provide mid and northern michigan with human services and affordable housing that satisfy, support and promote the dignity and well being of those in need.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 508 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $490K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$321K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $55K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.1M
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$15.8M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$15.9M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$9.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$15.8M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$14.9M
FY2021$13.4M
FY2022$13.4M
FY2023$13.7M
FY2024$14.5M
FY2025$15.8M
Expenses
$15.9M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$12.7M
FY2021$13.1M
FY2022$13.2M
FY2023$13.5M
FY2024$14.3M
FY2025$15.9M
Net assets
$9.9M
FY2025▲ +0.8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.3M
FY2021$9.0M
FY2022$8.9M
FY2023$9.3M
FY2024$9.8M
FY2025$9.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1972.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $14.5M Management & general 9% · $1.4M

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

13 people listed on the 990; $321K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Execut
$104,095Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operat
$84,280Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financ
$76,406Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Human
$56,303Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cynthia Seger’s $104K as Chief Execut is at the 4th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Donald O Schuster—————$172,162
Cynthia Seger$104,095—————
Amanda Hart——$31,877$103,286$100,996$103,596
Tim Carmichael—$17,103$97,580$13,096——
Joshua Caswell$84,280$86,147$73,304$32,336$282—
Jill Stoddard$76,406$51,916————
Scott Harrison$56,303—————
Cindy Seger—$48,255————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides human services and affordable housing to support dignity and well-being for those in need.

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3 programs · $12.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Adult Foster Care

The residential service program served 107 adults with developmental AND/OR emotional disabilities. All 18 adult foster care homes are licensed by the state of michigan department of licensing and regulatory affairs (lara). Our agency is also accredited by the council of accredidation (coa).

$10.1Mprogram expense
02

Foster Care

The foster care program provided 6,117 days of services in a family setting to 24 children and young adults in need of short-term or long-term care. Listening ear crisis center is licensed as a child placing agency by the state of michigan.

$1.5Mprogram expense
03

Rental

Listening ear crisis center owns and manages 146 apartments and duplexes. Our rental program follows an affordable housing model designed to provide stability for alice households -- asset limited, income contrained and employed individuals and families -- by ensuring their housing and utility costs remain affordable.

$1.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$55K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $1K · 2021–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,265

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$15.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$718K
Investment incomeLn 3$77K
Money outPt IX
$15.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$14.5M
Managementcol C$1.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$9.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$13.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$718K
Government grantsLn 1e$607K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$77K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$12K
Total revenueLn 12$15.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1K
SavingsLn 2$2.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.2M
Other assetsLn 15$3.5M
Total assetsLn 16$13.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M
Net assetsLn 32$9.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5508
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.5M$5.2M
Total assetsLn 16$12.2M$13.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M$3.1M
Net assetsLn 32$9.8M$9.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$74K$74K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$307K$307K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8.9M$8.5M$388K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$865K$803K$62K
Payroll taxesLn 10$700K$647K$53K
Legal feesLn 11b$18K$15K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$55K$55K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$158K$52K$105K
Office expensesLn 13$100K$77K$24K
OccupancyLn 16$640K$608K$32K
TravelLn 17$179K$175K$4K
InterestLn 20$83K$83K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$351K$337K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$179K$155K$23K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.2M$2.9M$324K
All other expensesLn 24e$84K$84K
Total functional expensesLn 25$15.9M$14.5M$1.4M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $15.8M$15.9M−$134K$9.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $14.5M$14.3M$126K$9.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $13.7M$13.5M$182K$9.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $13.4M$13.2M$233K$8.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $13.4M$13.1M$344K$9.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $14.9M$12.7M$2.2M$8.3M 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $15,779,370 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $508,918$717,764
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $13,826,208$14,984,990
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $121,373$76,616
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $14,456,499$15,779,370
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $16,453$74,240
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $9,840,832$10,782,531
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,473,227$5,057,051
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $14,330,512$15,913,822
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $125,987−$134,452
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $15,779,370 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $195,758 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$607,187
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$110,577
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$717,764
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $14,789,232$14,789,232
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $88,572$88,572
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$11,956−$11,956
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14,973,034 · Excluded from tax $88,572$15,779,370
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $15,913,822 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $74,240$74,240
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $306,948$306,948
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,523,009 · Management $388,411$8,911,420
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $802,741 · Management $61,778$864,519
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $646,818 · Management $52,826$699,644
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $15,411 · Management $2,571$17,982
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $54,620$54,620
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $52,402 · Management $105,396$157,798
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $76,515 · Management $23,862$100,377
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $608,210 · Management $31,831$640,041
IX-17 TravelPrograms $175,341 · Management $3,886$179,227
IX-20 InterestPrograms $82,963$82,963
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $337,131 · Management $14,283$351,414
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $155,475 · Management $23,331$178,806
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,886,542 · Management $323,605$3,210,147
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $83,676$83,676
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $14,520,474 · Management $1,393,348 · Fundraising $0$15,913,822
Part X · Balance sheet $12,966,053 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,100$1,250
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,058,524$2,782,676
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,096,986$1,348,154
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $47,963$101,472
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,460,064$5,237,773
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,562,059$3,494,728
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,226,696$12,966,053
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,139,078$1,031,808
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $24,586$34,965
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $438,223$632,349
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,387,413$3,052,783
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,769,097$9,848,540
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $70,186$64,730
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,839,283$9,913,270
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,226,696$12,966,053
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,913,270 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$15,779,370
XI-2 Total expenses$15,913,822
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$134,452
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,839,283
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$208,439
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,913,270

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