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LISTEN FIRST PROJECT: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
LISTEN FIRST PROJECT (EIN 46-3889386)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-15
IRS object ID
202621359349308247
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-15T12:37:09-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN462736821PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LOBEL COOPER & ASSOCIATES PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16309 EXECUTIVE BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityNORTH BETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20852ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN463889386EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LISTEN FIRST PROJECT INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLISTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8287732586PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1405 HARBOR DRAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW BERNCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28560ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPEARCE GODWINPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone8287732586PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonANDREW S COOPERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00357837PTIN
Phone3016377080PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-15PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPEARCE GODWINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1405 HARBOR DRAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW BERNCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28560ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$306,776GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.LISTENFIRSTPROJECT.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2014FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionBACKBONE ORGANIZATION FOR THE BRIDGING DIVIDES MOVEMENT, INCLUDING 500 ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR LISTEN FIRST COALITION, ON A MISSION TOWARD SOCIAL COHESION AND COLLABORATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Other Expenses$95,016CYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$239,311CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$16,231PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionLISTEN FIRST PROJECT ELEVATES THE IMPACT OF THE MOVEMENT TO BRIDGE DIVIDES IN AMERICA. WE CONNECT THE EFFORTS OF 500 LISTEN FIRST COALITION PARTNERS BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER ACROSS DIVIDES. WE MANAGE NATIONAL STRATEGIES AND CAMPAIGNS TOWARD SOCIAL COHESION AND COLLABORATION. LISTEN FIRST PROJECT IS THE BACKBONE ORGANIZATION FOR COLLECTIVE IMPACT TO SAVE OUR COUNTRY FROM TEARING APART.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$234,652ExpenseAmt
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document1IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee1EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DEBILYN MOLINEAUXBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13300 EAST WEST HWY 657AddressLine1Txt
CityHYATTSVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20782ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
PEARCE GODWIN
PRESIDENT10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$42,000$0$0
BRIAN CLANCY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES MARTIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTIN HANSEN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANET KELLY
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$133,865TotalAmt
Program Services$133,865ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,430TotalAmt
Program Services$10,430ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,214TotalAmt
Program Services$1,214ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,541TotalAmt
Program Services$2,286ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$255ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$78,042TotalAmt
Program Services$73,656ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,386ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,372TotalAmt
Program Services$3,372ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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BOOKS, SUBSCRIPTIONS$9,668$9,668
BANK FEES$179$161$18

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$239,311TotalAmt
Program Services$234,652ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,659ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$104,325BOYAmt
EOY$170,632EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$104,325BOYAmt
EOY$170,632EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,158BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,158BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$103,167BOYAmt
EOY$170,632EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$103,167BOYAmt
EOY$170,632EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$104,325BOYAmt
EOY$170,632EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$67,465ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$913,601CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,209,642CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$583,743CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$308,628CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$306,776CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,322,390TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$913,601CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,209,642CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$583,743CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$308,628CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$306,776CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,322,390TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$658,682SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$2,663,708PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$3,322,390TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.80170PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.80140PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY AN OFFICE OF THE ORGANIZATION PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19NO OTHER DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GPROGRAM CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 39,473. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,386. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 43,859. SUMMIT AND INNOVATION FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 32,497. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 32,497. OTHER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,686. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,686.

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