2026-01-15T08:06:56-07:00 2025-08-31 990 2024-09-01 853483842 HEAR YOUR SONG INC HEAR 6465840198 PO Box 6743 FDR Station 909 3rd Ave New York NY 10022 Rebecca Brudner President 7188095306 2025-12-16 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X Dan Rubins 140 East 56th Street 11A New York NY 10022 211695 0 X https://www.hearyoursong.org X 2020 NY Hear Your Song empowers children and teens living with serious illnesses and complex health needs to make their voices heard through collaborative songwriting. 7 7 2 125 0 0 189334 211311 3698 384 0 0 0 0 193032 211695 0 0 0 0 148849 186436 0 0 18030 33587 24977 182436 211413 10596 282 158387 158669 0 0 158387 158669 Hear Your Song empowers children and teens living with serious illnesses and complex health needs to make their voices heard through collaborative songwriting. At the heart of our work is a "kid-driven," totally individualized process that puts every child and teen in our community - youth who live with physical and mental health diagnoses that so often deprive them of power and choice - in complete creative control. Hear Your Song supports youth songwriters through partnerships with children's hospitals and nursing homes, summer camps, schools, and diagnosis-specific organizations. 0 0 182560 0 182803 Hear Your Song's central program service is our Collaborative Songwriting Program for youth with serious illnesses and complex health needs ages 6-18. In 2025, Hear Your Song served over 210 kids through partnerships with children's hospitals, nonprofits, schools, and camp programs. Hear Your Song created peer songwriting groups, live performance opportunities, and virtual song premiere events to strengthen the community of youth participating in programming and to deepen relationships among families, partner organizations, volunteers, and youth songwriters. Through our Duet-A-Doc project, youth songwriters collaborated with their longtime medical professionals to create songs together. Hear Your Song also mentored undergraduate students and other volunteers across the United States to lead songwriting sessions. Associated accomplishments include the amplification of youth songwriters' songs and voices so that their creative work can be celebrated and shared by a wide audience. 0 0 0 182560 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CT NY X X X Dan Rubins 6465840198 PO Box 6743 FDR Station 909 3rd Ave New York NY 10022 X Dan Rubins Executive Director and Co-Founder 40 0 X 68290 0 0 Max Sauberman Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Carla Hojaiban Director 5 0 X 0 0 0 Suzanne Clifton Walsh Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Susan Drew Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Dr Veronica LoFaso Director 3.00 0 X 0 0 0 Rebecca Brudner President 5 0 X 0 0 0 Ben Lobley Treasurer & Secretary 2 X 0 0 0 68290 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25000 186311 0 211311 Miscellaneous Program Revenue 624110 384 384 0 0 384 0 0 0 0 0 0 211695 384 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68290 51218 8536 8536 0 0 0 0 108876 101476 0 7400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9270 7990 640 640 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10056 10056 0 0 1080 1080 0 0 0 0 465 465 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4163 4163 0 0 Programs Software 2692 2692 0 0 Miscellaneous Programs Expenses 870 870 0 0 Trauma-Informed Care Training 2400 2400 0 0 Miscellaneous Administrative/Fundraising Costs 3101 0 1647 1454 211413 182560 10823 18030 158387 158669 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 158387 158669 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 146387 143669 12000 15000 158387 158669 158387 158669 282 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 50990 174075 152694 189334 211311 778404 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50990 174075 152694 189334 211311 778404 778404 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4238 0 3698 384 8320 786724 0 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Program revenue for performances, partnership travel expenses etc. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b In advance of filing, the Executive Director shall provide a complete copy of the Form 990 draft to the Board President and members of the Finance Committee, including the Board Treasurer for review. The designated reviewers-Board President and Finance Committee members-shall review key sections of the Form 990 to confirm that they accurately reflect the organization's operations, finances, and governance. The review shall include confirmation of the accuracy of revenue, expenses, assets, liabilities, and expense allocations as reported on the Form 990; confirmation of the accuracy of governance policies, including the Conflict of Interest Policy and Executive Compensation Approval Policy, as reported on the Form 990; confirmation of the accuracy of the description of the organization's mission and programs as reported on the Form 990.Any questions or concerns regarding the drafted Form 990 shall be presented to and addressed by the Executive Director well in advance of filing. The review of the Form 990 shall be documented and made available to the entire Board of Directors via the shared Board folder. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Each director, officer, or other "key person" of Hear Your Song shall annually sign a statement identifying any potential conflicts of interest and affirming that such person: a. Has received a copy of the conflict of interest policy; b. Has read and understood the policy; c. Has agreed to comply with the policy; and d. Understands that Hear Your Song is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Executive Director of Hear Your Song is the principal representative of Hear Your Song, and the person responsible for the efficient operation of the Nonprofit. Therefore, it is the desire of the Nonprofit to provide a fair, yet reasonable and not excessive compensation for the Executive Director. The annual process for determining compensation is as follows: The Board President and Governance Committee shall annually evaluate the Executive Director on their performance, and ask for their input on matters of performance and compensation. Board Approval: The Board President and Governance Committee will obtain research and information to make a recommendation to the full board for the compensation of the Executive Director based on a review of comparability data. For example, they will secure data that documents compensation levels and benefits for similarly qualified individuals in comparable positions at similar organizations. This data may include the following:Salary and benefit compensation studies by independent sources; Written job offers for positions at similar organizations; Documented telephone calls about similar positions at both nonprofit and for-profit organizations; and Information obtained from the IRS Form 990 filings of similar organizations. Concurrent Documentation: To approve the compensation for the Executive Director the board must document how it reached its decisions, including the data on which it relied, in minutes of the meeting during which the compensation was approved. Documentation will include: a) A description of the compensation and benefits and the date it was approved; b) The members of the board who were present during the discussion about compensation and benefits, and the results of the vote; c) A description of the comparability data relied upon and how the data was obtained; and d)Any actions taken (such as abstaining from discussion and vote) with respect to consideration of the compensation by anyone who is otherwise a member of the board but who had a conflict of interest with respect to the decision on the compensation and benefits. Independence in Setting Compensation: The President of the board of directors, who is a volunteer and not compensated by the Nonprofit, will operate independently without undue influence from the Executive Director. No member of the Governance Committee will be a staff member, the relative of a staff member, or have any relationship with staff that could present a conflict of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Hear Your Song's governing documents, Conflict of Interest Policy, and financial statements are available to the public via our website, www.hearyoursong.org.