2025-02-25T16:01:50-06:00 2024-08-31 541498950 RENNER AND COMPANY CPA PC 700 NORTH FAIRFAX STREET SUITE 400 ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 990 2023-09-01 521177011 HEARING LOSS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA HEAR 3016572248 6116 EXECUTIVE BLVD 320 ROCKVILLE MD 20852 BARBARA KELLEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3016572248 2025-02-21 1 1 ADRIEL HENRIQUEZ BAIRES CPA P01822536 7035351200 2025-02-21 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BARBARA KELLEY 6116 EXECUTIVE BLVD 320 ROCKVILLE MD 20852 3261487 0 X WWW.HEARINGLOSS.ORG X 1979 MD HLAA GIVES PEOPLE THE TOOLS TO LIVE WELL WITH HEARING LOSS AND ADVOCATES FOR COMMUNICATION ACCESS. 15 15 17 15 59305 0 1766800 2422166 380039 375427 90886 234996 163 32888 2237888 3065477 0 0 0 0 1256133 1531591 0 0 365588 1273244 1087651 2529377 2619242 -291489 446235 6009725 6544947 1349668 1104998 4660057 5439949 X HLAA OPENS THE WORLD OF COMMUNICATION TO PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS THROUGH INFORMATION, EDUCATION, SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY. HLAA IS THE LEADING VOICE OF THE GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS IN THE U.S. HLAA ADVOCATES FOR COMMUNICATION ACCESS, BREAKS DOWN STIGMA AND EMPOWERS AND IMPROVES THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS WHILE ELEVATING THE IMPORTANCE OF HEARING HEALTH. 0 0 355492 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: WITH 50 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE U.S. HAVING SOME LEVEL OF HEARING LOSS, OUR WORK IMPACTS MILLIONS THROUGH A BROAD-BASED OUTREACH STRATEGY THAT INCLUDES BOTH PRINT AND DIGITAL MEDIA. THE WEBSITE, HEARINGLOSS.ORG, SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND FACEBOOK GROUPS ENABLE US TO REACH A LARGE, DIVERSE AUDIENCE. HEARING LIFE MAGAZINE IS DISTRIBUTED IN PRINT AND AVAILABLE DIGITALLY FREE TO THE PUBLIC. HLAA'S PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE MEANINGFUL STORIES SHOWCASING OUR IMPACT, PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES. IN THE PAST YEAR, HLAA HAD AN UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF MEDIA APPEARANCES IN MAJOR NEWS OUTLETS RESULTING IN AWARENESS ABOUT HEARING LOSS AND HEARING HEALTH. HLAA STAFF/BOARD/LEADERS SPEAK AT CONFERENCES, BOTH TO CONSUMERS AND PROFESSIONALS, TO EDUCATE ABOUT COMMUNICATION ACCESS AND PROMOTE A PERSON-CENTERED APPROACH TO HEARING HEALTH CARE. 785449 77517 WALK4HEARING/HLAA CHAPTERS: HLAA CHAPTERS MEET THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHERE THEY LIVE. WITH THE DEDICATION AND CREATIVITY OF CHAPTER VOLUNTEERS, WE ARE MAKING STRIDES IN ACCESSIBILITY, INCLUSION AND EMPOWERMENT. LOCAL CHAPTERS PROVIDE PEER SUPPORT, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND ADVOCACY FOR COMMUNICATION ACCESS ACROSS THE COUNTY. ADVOCACY SUCCESSES OF CHAPTERS INCLUDE INSTALLING HEARING LOOPS IN PUBLIC PLACES, PROMOTING CAPTIONING AT MOVIES AND LIVE THEATER, AND WORK ON STATE HEARING AID COVERAGE LEGISLATION. WALK4HEARING RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT HEARING HEALTH (PROTECTION, SCREENING AND TREATMENT) AND DRAWS THE COMMUNITY. BOTH CHAPTERS AND THE WALK EXPAND OUR REACH TO PEOPLE WITH ALL LEVELS OF HEARING LOSS AND DIVERSITY, ESPECIALLY THOSE UNDERREPRESENTED IN HEARING HEALTH CARE. 452496 187387 CONVENTION AND PEER SUPPORT: THE HLAA CONVENTION AND EXHIBIT HALL, HELD ANNUALLY, PROVIDES PEOPLE WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE, IN-DEPTH LEARNING, AND PERSONAL CONNECTION AND SUPPORT. ATTENDEES EXCHANGE IDEAS, ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE AND TAKE WHAT THEY LEARN HOME TO THEIR CHAPTERS, FAMILY AND COMMUNITIES. AN EXHIBIT HALL AND DEMO ROOM SHOWCASE THE LATEST IN HEARING TECHNOLOGY. RENOWNED SPEAKERS AND POLICYMAKERS ENGAGE WITH PARTICIPANTS IN A COMMUNICATION-ACCESSIBLE ENVIRONMENT WHERE'S IT'S OKAY NOT TO HEAR WELL. THE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM IS WHERE SCIENTIFIC TOPICS ARE PRESENTED TO A LAY AUDIENCE. WE ALSO SHOWCASE HLAA PUBLIC POLICY AND PROGRAMS AND ATTENDEES CAN BE PRESENT AT THE HLAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING FOR A YEAR-IN-REVIEW PRESENTATION. HLAA CHAPTERS HAVE A FOCUSED WORKSHOP TRACK FOR TRAINING. 449516 35283 HLAA IS THE LEADING ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION FIGHTING TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBLE COMMUNICATION, TO BROADEN ACCESS TO HEARING CARE AND TREATMENT, AND TO ENSURE THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS. WE WORK WITH OUR MEMBERS, CHAPTERS AND PROFESSIONAL AND INDUSTRY ALLIES BEFORE CONGRESS, THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, AND REGULATORY AGENCIES, PURSUING POSITIVE CHANGE THAT IMPROVES THE LIVES OF MILLIONS EVERY DAY. HLAA'S UNIQUE POSITION AS REPRESENTING CONSUMERS IS KEY TO MANY POSITIVE OUTCOMES.ADVOCACY WORK INCLUDES, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: CO-CHAIRED THE TASK FORCE THAT FILED A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT TO THE FCC RESULTING IN THE FCC ISSUING REGULATIONS FOR 100% COMPATIIBILYT WITH CELL PHONES AND HEARING AIDS AND COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; MOBILIZED LOCAL SUPPORT FOR LEGISLATION THAT WILL BROADEN ACCESS FOR VIDEO, COMMUNICATION, AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; FILED MULTIPLE COMMENTS WITH THE FCC IN SUPPORT OF CREATING QUALITY METRICS FOR CAPTIONED PHONES; PARTNERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ENSURE THAT CONSUMERS KNOW THEIR RIGHTS UNDER THE AIR CARRIER ACCESS ACT (ACAA) AND SAW THE REASUTHORIZATION OF THE FAA LEGISLATION TO INLCUDE COMMUNICATIONS ACCESS IN AIRPORTS AND IN-FLIGHT; ADVOCATED WITH THE U. S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASKFORCE TO RECOMMEND HEARING SCREENING IN ADULTS AGES 50+ IN MEDICAL EXAMS; FILED COMMENTS ON UPDATING THE REGULATIONS ON THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT. OUR CONTINUED WORK ON ACCESSIBLE TELEHEALTH WITH CAPTIONS AND MEDICAL ACCESS AND SUPPORT FOR LEGISLATION SUCH AS MEDICARE AND THE COMMUNICATIONS, VIDEO, AND TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY ACT, WILL CONTINUE TO BROADEN HEARING ACCESS FOR MILLIONS WITH HEARING LOSS. ADVOCATE FOR CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED FUNDS FOR HEARING RESEARCH.HLAA REPRESENTS THE CONSUMER PERSPECTIVE ON A VARIETY OF GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMITTEES, SUCH AS THE FCC'S DISABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, NATIONAL INSITITUES OF HEALTH COUNCIL OF COUNCILS, NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS ADVISORY COUNCIL (NIH), FRIENDS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL HEARING HEALTH CAUCUS, TSA'S DISABILITY AND MEDICAL CONDITION COALITION, HEARING RESTORATION RESEARCH PROGRAM (CDMRP), HEARING HEALTH CARE COLLABORATE, COCHLEAR IMPLANT INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF ACTION, AND OTHERS. 449516 35283 2042953 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 1 17 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA CO CT IL MD MA MI MO NJ NY NC OH OR PA TN TX UT WI X X THE ASSOCIATION 3016572248 6116 EXECUTIVE BLVD 320 ROCKVILLE MD 20852 BARBARA KELLEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 204750 0 10237 MICHAEL MEYER CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 IRA RUBENSTEIN VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ZINA JAWADI SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER C FACKLER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIE ANTONAKIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KATE CARR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHARI S EBERTS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL J FRANK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY GUTERMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELAINE MCCAFFREY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARRIE NIEMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHERI PERAZZOLI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROXANA ROTUNDO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL H STONE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RINI INDRAWATI DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OP 40.00 X 129800 0 6490 MARILYN DIGIACOBBE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 129330 0 7114 MEREDITH RESNICK DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 123600 0 4120 587480 0 27961 4 0 1 0 0 2422166 2422166 CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, 900099 187387 187387 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 77517 77517 PUBLICATION 541800 58430 58430 CONVENTION 900099 49525 875 48650 CONSULTING 900099 2568 2568 375427 99462 99462 173 173 331544 196010 135534 135534 135534 OTHER INCOME 900099 32715 32715 32715 3065477 300187 59305 283819 214987 169916 15032 30039 1106576 894977 65354 146245 27095 21995 1552 3548 88187 71071 5357 11759 94746 76357 5756 12633 19530 19530 27746 27746 206725 125048 630 81047 44044 40816 50 3178 2978 2207 345 426 51384 39544 9711 2129 119666 96440 7270 15956 56276 48480 2695 5101 14294 11520 868 1906 14917 12021 907 1989 EVENT-RELATED EXPENSE 164624 164503 121 EQUIPMENT RENTALS 81232 77315 3245 672 BLACKBAUD SOFTWARE EXPE 71885 46977 12556 12352 PRINTING 64388 41582 2308 20498 147962 102184 29789 15989 2619242 2042953 210701 365588 X 506251 1070397 74683 0 193619 99929 47362 37286 120361 71939 62717 48422 4095991 4584361 238455 790647 704552 6009725 6544947 319749 213490 134456 86025 895463 805483 1349668 1104998 X 4176937 5033731 483120 406218 4660057 5439949 6009725 6544947 446235 333657 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1917499 2338226 2349297 1766801 2422166 10793989 1917499 2338226 2349297 1766801 2422166 10793989 452269 10341720 23717 49351 68436 84705 99462 325671 -14311 -19029 -39256 -50517 -123113 10000 2180 32715 44895 11041442 1060829 0.93660 0.96560 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 483120 76902 406218 529068 45948 483120 448645 6000 83865 9442 529068 414195 11300 45827 22677 448645 417256 47180 20177 70418 414195 0.74440 0.25560 0 0 9290 3449 5841 65841 51700 14141 45230 16790 28440 48422 SECURITY DEPOSIT 11181 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 693371 704552 LEASE LIABILITY 805483 805483 X 3396388 333657 25000 358657 3037731 27746 27746 3065477 2616496 25000 25000 2591496 27746 27746 2619242 PART V, LINE 4: HLAA'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS CURRENTLY CONSIST OF THE "ROCKY AND AHME STONE FUND" (THE INTENDED USE OF THE INCOME FROM THIS FUND IS TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ATTENDEES TO THE ANNUAL HLAA CONVENTION), AND THE "ADM SHARES FUND" (THE INTENDED USE OF THE DIVIDEND INCOME GENERATED BY THIS FUND IS FOR GENERAL USE). PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITION TAKEN AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF AUGUST 31, 2023, THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR ARE EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN. ACCORDINGLY, NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS HAVE BEEN ACCRUED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BARBARA KELLEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 204750 0 0 0 0 0 10237 0 0 0 214987 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION: THE ORGANIZATION HAS ONE CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AUTHORIZES THE FILING OF THE FORM 990, AND THE FULL BOARD RECEIVES A COPY OF THE FORM 990 FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO THE FILING DATE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY - BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THESE DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE MONITORED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION PROCEDURES - THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION THROUGH DATA COLLECTION FROM OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMPENSATION OF STAFF IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BY COMPARABILITY DATA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON HLAA'S WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST. OTHER DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING POLICY STATEMENTS AND OTHER GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS, ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ASSOCIATION HAS NOT CHANGED THE OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE.