Hearing Research Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker San Francisco, CA EIN: 23-7444739

Hearing Research

Hearing Research Inc at a glance

Total assets
$765,410
+10.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$33,026
+220.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$33,026
+220.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$3,760
+652.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Hearing Research Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

San Francisco

How Hearing Research Inc gives

  • Giving grew 55% from 2020 to 2023. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $55K (2020) to $90K (2021). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $85K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
UCSF Foundation San Francisco, CAHearing Research$85,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$765,410$33,026$3,760——$33,026
2024$691,131$10,294$500——$10,294
2023$540,511$3,823$88,634$85,0001$3,813
2022$470,952$-8,991$1,500——$-8,991
2021$696,681$87,361$90,075$90,0001$87,361
2020$753,472$28,091$56,500$55,0001$28,091

About Hearing Research Inc

Based on IRS filings

Hearing Research Inc is a public charity, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $765K in total assets. Net investment income was $33K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hearing Research Inc is led by Jacob Johnson, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jacob Johnson

    President

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Yeung MD

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew H. Murr

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • David N. Schindler

    Director

    President & CEO → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Janet Schindler

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Diana M. Schindler

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Chen

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Hearing Research Inc

How large is Hearing Research Inc?

Hearing Research Inc reported $765K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $33K.

Where does Hearing Research Inc operate?

Hearing Research Inc has awarded grants in California.

What is Hearing Research Inc's EIN?

Hearing Research Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7444739. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 31, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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