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Hearing Health Foundation

NEW YORK, NY EIN: 13-1882107 Website

HEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO PREVENT AND CURE HEARING LOSS AND TINNITUS THROUGH GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$14.3M

+17.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.8M

-13.8% YoY

Grant Count

18

-14.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$102K

+0.6% YoY

About Hearing Health Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Hearing Health Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Medical Research, based in NEW YORK, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $14.3M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 18 grants totaling $1.8M. Net investment income was $235K.

Focus Areas

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

19states
+11 more states

Cities

AmherstAnn ArborBaltimoreBethesdaBostonCharlestonChicagoCoral GablesDetroitGainesvilleHoustonKansas CityLos AngelesMilwaukeeMinneapolisMontclairNew YorkOmahaPalo AltoPittsburgh

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$3M$5M$6M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$14,288,360$12,209,918$12,401,785
Revenue$5,260,662$3,637,053$5,617,687
Expenses$4,467,341$4,848,488$4,014,188
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$235,111$524,448$1,078,562
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$533K$1M$2M$2M5 grants202012 grants202116 grants202221 grants202318 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

MASS EYE & EAR$242KUNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND B…$174KBOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE…$160KBAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICI…$155KNATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DE…$145KUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$121KSTOWERS INSTITUTE FOR ME…$109KCREIGHTON UNIVERSITY$100KJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY…$100KTHE REGENTS OF THE UNIVE…$100K

Grant Size Distribution

72 grants across all recorded years

23<$50K18$50–100K31$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

1 open opportunity from Hearing Health Foundation

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

TIMOTHY L HIGDONPRESIDENT & CEO$277KYISHANE LEEDIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND$133KKAREN J SKELLYDEVELOPMENT OFFICER$131KCHRISTOPHER GEISSLERDIRECTOR OF PROGRAM AND RE$113KNOEMI DISLADIRECTOR OF FINANCE/OPNS/A$113KLAURA ESTEPHANDEVELOPMENT OFFICER$112K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
PAUL ORLINVICE CHAIR4
ROBERT BOUCAITREASURER4
ELIZABETH M KEITHLEYCHAIR EMERITA4
ROGER HARRISDIRECTOR (LEFT 9/30/24)1
ANIL LALWANIDIRECTOR4
JASON FRANKDIRECTOR (LEFT 8/1/2024)1
ROBERT SHANNONDIRECTOR (LEFT 9/17/2024)1
CARY KOPCZYNSKIDIRECTOR1
JAY GRUSHKINCHAIR4
SOPHIA BOCCARDDIRECTOR1
NANCY M YOUNGDIRECTOR1
SHARON G KUJAWADIRECTOR1
JUDY DUBNOSECRETARY4
CAROL SALMANSONDIRECTOR (JOINED 10/11/23)1
KAZIE METZGERDIRECTOR (JOINED 10/11/23)1
BRENDA M RYALSDIRECTOR (FROM 4/29/24)1
TIMOTHY L HIGDONPRESIDENT & CEO40$276,765
CHRISTOPHER GEISSLERDIRECTOR OF PROGRAM AND RE40$113,425
NOEMI DISLADIRECTOR OF FINANCE/OPNS/A40$112,950
LAURA ESTEPHANDEVELOPMENT OFFICER40$112,334
YISHANE LEEDIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND40$133,230
KAREN J SKELLYDEVELOPMENT OFFICER40$130,729

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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