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HELP AMERICA HEAR INC
MASSAPEQUA, NY · EIN 200878279 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE G40 · Voluntary Health Associations · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$264K
expenses
$279K
net assets
$72K
employees
3
volunteers
15
program ratio
85%
mission · from form 990

HELP AMERICA HEAR, INC. WAS INCORPORATED IN 2004 TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WITH VISUAL AND/OR AUDITORY IMPAIRMENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEIR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS, PRIMARILY BY RAISING FUNDS AND PROVIDING DONATIONS TO OTHER CHARITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT CONDUCTED RESEARCH AND/OR PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO SUCH INDIVIDUALS. RECENTLY, HAH HAS BEGUN TO HELP THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH AUDITORY IMPAIRMENTS MORE DIRECTLY BY PROVIDING HEARING AIDS AND INTRODUCING THE HELP AMERICA HEAR SCHOLARSHIP TO HELP FUND THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THOSE WITH AUDITORY IMPAIRMENTS.AT THE BEGINNING OF 2019, THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED ITS NAME FROM FOUNDATION FOR SIGHT AND SOUND TO HELP AMERICA HEAR, INC., AND FOCUSED THE SCOPE OF ITS CORPORATE MISSION ON THE PROVISION OF HEARING AIDS AND THE HELP AMERICA HEAR SCHOLARSHIP.HELP AMERICA HEAR MAINTAINS ITS COMMITMENT TO RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS RELATED TO HEARING LOSS AND ITS PREVENTION.

profile · synthesized from sources

Help America Hear Inc. is a nonprofit organization based in New York that supports individuals with auditory and visual impairments. Originally incorporated in 2004, it shifted focus in 2019 to prioritize hearing loss, providing hearing aids and funding educational opportunities through the Help America Hear Scholarship. The organization also promotes public awareness about hearing loss and its prevention.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $40K
    HELP AMERICA HEAR SCHOLARSHIP TO HELP FUND THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THOSE WITH AUDITORY IMPAIRMENTS.
named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Hearing Aid Provision Program
Directly supplies hearing aids to individuals in need, focusing on improving access to assistive devices for those with hearing impairments.
Help America Hear Scholarship
Provides financial assistance to individuals with auditory impairments to support their educational opportunities.
Public Awareness Campaign
Conducts outreach and education initiatives to raise awareness about hearing loss and its prevention.
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Financial Aid and Scholarship Access Programs 1 activity
    • Administering the Help America Hear Scholarship program
      Directly administers the Help America Hear Scholarship program to support educational opportunities for individuals with auditory impairments, incurring $40,000 in expenses during the 2024 tax year.
  • Hearing Health Services and Support 1 activity
    • Distribution of hearing aids
      Provides hearing aids to individuals with auditory impairments as part of its direct service programming.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$264K
Contributions & grants$367K139%
Program service revenue$5K2%
Investment income$-6K-2%
Other revenue$-102K
expenses
Total expenses$279K
Program expenses85%
Admin / overhead13%
Fundraising2%
Salaries & benefits$65K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$80K
Cash$12K
Investments$58K
Liabilities$8K
Net assets$72K
Liquid reserves3.0 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -7.7%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 14
  • ANA KALMAR — DIRECTOR
  • ANTHONY J RUIZ — DIRECTOR
  • DAVE CARR (FORMER) — PRESIDENT
  • DAVID GUSTIN — DIRECTOR
  • DON RAAD FORMER — DIRECTOR
  • GREGORY THOMAS — PRESIDENT
  • JACK SCHIFF CPA — TREASURER
  • JOANI MADARASH — DIRECTOR
  • JOHN MICHAEL — DIRECTOR
  • LORI TRENTACOSTE — DIRECTOR
  • MARY K BOHR AU D FORMER — DIRECTOR
  • MICHAEL LOFRUMENTO — VICE PRESIDENT
  • MITCH SHAPIRO — CEO
  • RONALD J BREDOW PT — DIRECTOR
relationships · 1

Who they work with

  • Foundation for Sight and Sound Network — Former name of Help America Hear Inc, indicating organizational rebranding and mission refinement.
strategies · 2

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Grantmaking Intermediary Model
    methodology: grantmaking_intermediary
    By raising funds and directing donations to other charities, the organization amplifies impact on auditory and visual impairment research and assistance, because centralized fundraising and strategic grant allocation enable greater reach and specialization among implementing partners.
  • Targeted Direct Support Model
    methodology: mission_focus_shift
    By narrowing its mission focus to prioritize auditory impairments, the organization increases effectiveness in delivering hearing aids and educational scholarships, because concentrated resources and expertise lead to deeper impact in a defined population.