North Dakota · Nonprofit
LISTEN Love is Sharing the Exceptional Needs
LISTEN Love is Sharing the Exceptional Needs (North Dakota) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $547,950 to it, the largest being OTTO BREMER TRUST ($475,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $6.9M
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $548k
- Net assets
- $4.8M
What LISTEN Love is Sharing the Exceptional Needs does
Mission
To provide quality services for people with intellectual disabilities which will help them live as independently as possible. To achieve this goal, we will provide opportunities that will enhance self-direction in the least restrictive environment. We believe that fundamental to the provision of services is the belief that each individual is valuable and should be afforded the same choices, opportunities and responsibilities as all members of society.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The LISTEN Center Day Hab Program provides structured day programming designed to support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in building life skills, independence, and community engagement.During the reporting period, the organization:-Served approximately 51 individuals daily, Monday through Friday -Provided an estimated 250 days of care annually -Facilitated daily structured activities and skill-building sessions, including health and wellness education, vocational skill development, and social integration opportunities The objective of this program is to enhance independence and quality of life by developing practical skills in a supportive environment. Long-term goals include increasing self-sufficiency, community participation, and overall well-being. Health and wellness principles are also integrated into daily programming to support improved long-term outcomes.
$2,984,458 spent$2,930,556 earned by the program52% of program spendingDrop-In Center & Health and Wellness ProgrammingThe LISTEN Center Drop-In Center provides an inclusive, community-based environment where individuals of all abilities can participate in social, recreational, and skill-building activities.During the reporting period:-The Drop-In Center averaged approximately 500+ visits per month -Offered more than 60 structured activities and events, including arts, recreation, and community engagement opportunities -Expanded its focus to include intentional health and wellness programming, such as physical activity, nutrition awareness, and social-emotional well-being This enhancement reflects the organization's commitment to improving overall health outcomes for individuals served, particularly those who face barriers to traditional wellness resources.As part of this effort, the organization also piloted a limited, on-site health support initiative to improve access to basic clinical services:-Offered approximately one half-day per week -Served an average of 34 individuals per session -Provided basic health screenings, limited diagnostic support, health coaching, and care coordination These services were not billed to insurance and were…
$299,854 spent$42,582 earned by the program5% of program spendingResidential ServicesThe LISTEN Center provides 24/7 residential support services to individuals living in community-based homes.During the reporting period:-Supported approximately 18 individuals in residential settings -Delivered continuous, around-the-clock care (365 days/year) -Assisted with daily living activities, medical coordination, transportation, and community participation The objective of residential services is to provide safe, stable, and supportive living environments that promote independence and dignity. Long-term goals include maximizing each individual's ability to live as independently as possible while maintaining strong connections to the community.
$2,410,104 spent$2,237,575 earned by the program42% of program spendingSelf Advocacy Solutions ND is their own ND nonprofit which receives Fiscal Sponsor services from LISTEN. SAS's mission is to educate and support people with disabilities' throughout the state to advocate for themselves and what they want for their lives. SAS holds monthly virtual meetings and is comprised of citizens in most major regions across the state. The organization holds in person educational events concentrating on human rights and advocacy in the most populated regions in ND.
$7,689 spent$808 earned by the program0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $5,702,105.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $2.7M to $8.8M (+222%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 14% · 2022 1% · 2023 8%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
2% of LISTEN Love is Sharing the Exceptional Needs’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (72% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $18k → $130k.
2 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 13% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of LISTEN Love is Sharing the Exceptional Needs’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
LISTEN Love is Sharing the Exceptional Needs leans on a few funders — its largest provides 87% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2019 92% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 92% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
LISTEN Love is Sharing the Exceptional Needs draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside North Dakota, across 2 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $73k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
LISTEN Love is Sharing the Exceptional Needs has grown faster than three-quarters of the 369 unclassified nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 369 unclassified nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like LISTEN Love is Sharing the Exceptional Needs
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In North Dakota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
81% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
79%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for LISTEN Love is Sharing the Exceptional Needs: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds LISTEN Love is Sharing the Exceptional Needs?
- LISTEN Love is Sharing the Exceptional Needs (North Dakota) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $547,950 to it, the largest being OTTO BREMER TRUST ($475,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does LISTEN Love is Sharing the Exceptional Needs have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $547,950 in grants to LISTEN Love is Sharing the Exceptional Needs, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of LISTEN Love is Sharing the Exceptional Needs?
- OTTO BREMER TRUST is the largest funder on record, with $475,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like LISTEN Love is Sharing the Exceptional Needs find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Dakota. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 4 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing