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Hearing the Call Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Fort Wayne, IN EIN: 81-1565210 Website

To eliminate the financial gap for patients in order to ensure everyone is given the opportunity for dignified, quality hearing health care that changes lives.

Hearing the Call Inc at a glance

In short: Hearing the Call Inc gave $24K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $12K), mostly in Maine. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$23,863
-14.4% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
-33.3% vs 2023
Average grant
$11,932
+28.4% vs 2023
Median grant
$11,932
Total assets
$1,184,170
+4.1% vs 2023
Primary geography
Maine (56% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Hearing the Call Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Hearing the Call Red Maple Ro: $13KHearing the Call Red Maple Ro$13KBrant Audiology: $11KBrant Audiology$11K

The largest 2024 recipient was Hearing the Call Red Maple Ro ($13K). Together the top 2 received $24K.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

LafayetteCheyenneChicagoLake CharlesReadingSpringfieldTurner

How Hearing the Call Inc gives

  • Giving grew 256% from 2021 to 2024. 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$10K$20K$30K1 grant2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2021) to $28K (2023). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $24K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hearing the Call Red Maple Ro Turner, MEIncome eligible hearing patient$13,300
Brant Audiology Cheyenne, WYIncome eligible hearing patient$10,563
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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
2024$1,184,170$664,526$610,443$23,8632$4,978
2023$1,137,168$1,302,394$1,030,880$27,8743$-17,991
2022$832,836$548,721$438,628$19,1562—
2021$723,117$487,896$123,318$6,7081—

About Hearing the Call Inc

Based on IRS filings

Hearing the Call Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Fort Wayne, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $24K. Net investment income was $5K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hearing the Call Inc is led by Nora Stewart, Chairman since 2022 (on filings since 2021); none of the 10 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Nora Stewart

    Chairman

    Chair → Chairman, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cheryl Runge

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Baker

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynne Gilmore

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Spencer Patton

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alicia Fonseca

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vanessa Lee

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Thorpe

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Bonahoom

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maura Chippendale

    Vice Chairman

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2024. "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 the Call Inc

How much does Hearing the Call Inc give each year?

Hearing the Call Inc gave $24K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $28K across 3 grants.

How large is Hearing the Call Inc?

Hearing the Call Inc reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $665K.

What is Hearing the Call Inc?

Hearing the Call Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Fort Wayne, IN. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Hearing the Call Inc operate?

Hearing the Call Inc has awarded grants in California, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Pennsylvania, Wyoming.

What is Hearing the Call Inc's EIN?

Hearing the Call Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-1565210. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2024.

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 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 30, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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