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HEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NYEIN: 13-1882107Website

Data sourced from IRS 990 public filings

HEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION PREVENT AND CURE HEARING LOSS AND TINNITUS. (SEE SCH O ) HEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION'S VISION IS TO HAVE A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE CAN ENJOY LIFE WITHOUT HEARING LOSS AND TINNITUS. SINCE 1958, HEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION HAS BEEN THE LEADING NONPROFIT FUNDER FOR FUNDING FOR BASIC, CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN HEARING AND BALANCE SCIENCE, AND A LEADER IN DRIVING NEW INNOVATIONS AND TREATMENTS FOR PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS, TINNITUS, AND OTHER HEARING CONDITIONS. THIS INCLUDES FUNDING RESEARCH THAT LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF COCHLEAR IMPLANTS AND MANY OF TODAY'S STANDARD TREATMENTS FOR OTOSCLEROSIS (ABNORMAL BONE GROWTH IN THE EAR) AND EAR INFECTIONS. IN THE 1990'S HEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION ADVOCATED IN WASHINGTON, DC, FOR UNIVERSAL NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING LEGISLATION, TO DETECT HEARING LOSS AT BIRTH. TODAY, 98% OF NEWBORNS ARE TESTED (UP FROM 4% IN 1994).

Evidence-Based/Data-Driven/Effective Altruism
People with Disabilities
General Population
International
Medical Research
National
Research & Evaluation
Health

Annual Revenue

$5,260,662

Known Funders

72

Grants Received

164

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$5,260,662$4,467,341$14,288,360
2022$3,637,053$4,848,488$12,209,918
2021$5,617,687$4,014,188$12,401,785
2020$5,730,095$2,813,567$12,344,240
2019$2,938,732$1,698,189$8,970,796
2018$2,628,977$2,564,141$8,412,239
2017$2,373,632$2,232,503$8,695,445
2016$3,413,871$3,570,773$9,568,188

Top Funders

$300,000 (2023)
$300,000 (2022)
$150,000 (2024)
$150,000 (2023)
$150,000 (2021)
$100,000 (2023)
$100,000 (2021)
LIBERTY EARS INC

LONGMONT, CO

$100,000 (2023)
$73,000 (2022)
$50,000 (2021)

Showing top 10 of 72 funders.

Key Personnel

From 2023 IRS 990 filing

K

KAREN J SKELLY

DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Highest Compensated
Y

YISHANE LEE

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND

Highest Compensated
L

LAURA ESTEPHAN

DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Highest Compensated
N

NOEMI DISLA

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE/OPNS/A

Highest Compensated
C

CHRISTOPHER GEISSLER

DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM AND RE

Highest Compensated
T

TIMOTHY L HIGDON

PRESIDENT & CEO

Officer
B

BRENDA M RYALS

DIRECTOR (FROM 4/29/24)

K

KAZIE METZGER

DIRECTOR (JOINED 10/11/23)

C

CAROL SALMANSON

DIRECTOR (JOINED 10/11/23)

J

JUDY DUBNO

SECRETARY

Officer

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