The American Tinnitus Association
The mission of the American Tinnitus Association is to promote relief, help prevent, and research tinnitus cures, evidenced by its core values of compassion, credibility, and responsibility.compassion: evidenced in a spirit of hope reflected in the commitment to prevention, finding cures, and supporting those affected by the condition. Credibility: evidenced in accurate information from reliable sources, transparency in decision-making, and an earned reputation for trustworthiness.responsibility: evidenced in patient centered advocacy by a collaborative community of forward thinking leaders accountable to mission and members.
The American Tinnitus Association at a glance
In short: The American Tinnitus Association gave $349K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $87K), top state Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $348,757
- +191.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $87,189
- +45.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $89,379
- Total assets
- $10,567,387
- +47.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Colorado (34% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The American Tinnitus Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Colorado Denver ($120K). Together the top 4 received $349K.
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 6 grants of 8 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How The American Tinnitus Association gives
- Giving grew 481% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $60K (2022) to $349K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $349K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Colorado Denver Aurora, CO | Diagnosis-specific immersive virtual reality application development for the modulation of depressive and anxiety symptoms in children with severe tinnitus | $120,000 |
| Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX | Linking gene expression changes to in vivo hyperexcitability patterns in dorsal cochlear nucleus after acoustic trauma | $119,240 |
| Trustees of the College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA | Tinnitus characterization using reverse correlation with applications to habituation therapies | $59,517 |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine The Bronx, NY | Defining central auditory biomarkers of tinnitus perception and distress | $50,000 |
Ready to take the next step with The American Tinnitus Association?
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10,567,387 | $4,527,045 | $1,856,214 | $348,757 | 4 | $316,820 |
| 2024 | $7,172,160 | $2,209,574 | $1,546,077 | $119,815 | 2 | $143,751 |
| 2023 | $5,983,897 | $1,712,381 | $1,677,073 | $60,000 | 1 | $-50,726 |
| 2022 | $5,266,610 | $2,162,421 | $1,252,893 | $60,000 | 1 | $67,305 |
| 2021 | $5,078,771 | $1,163,690 | $818,925 | — | — | $33,642 |
| 2019 | $1,569,464 | $641,193 | $798,426 | — | — | $33,640 |
About The American Tinnitus Association
Based on IRS filings
The American Tinnitus Association is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Vienna, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $349K. Net investment income was $317K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The American Tinnitus Association is led by Patrick A. Lynch Esq., CEO on every filing since 2024; 1 of 19 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Patrick A. Lynch Esq.
CEO
On filings since 2024
37 hrs/week
$177K (2025)
Jinsheng Zhang PhD
Chair
Board Member → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Hadley MBA
Board Member
Treasurer → Chair, 2022
Chair → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Minnebo
Assistant Treasurer
Vice Chair → Board Member, 2023
Board Member → Assistant Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Trevisani
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gordon Mountford CPA
Treasurer
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Phillip Gander PhD
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Travis Scott
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shahrzad Cohen Aud
Board Member
Board Member → Assistant Treasurer, 2024
Assistant Treasurer → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stelios Dokianakis Aud
Vice Chair
Board Member → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Prutsman Aud
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Bingham
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sara Downs Aud
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary & Interim Executive Director, 2024
Secretary & Interim Executive Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Torpey CPA
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erin Walborn-Sterantino Aud
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Gans Psyd
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marc Fagelson PhD
Scientific Advisory Liaison
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily McMahan Aud Ch-Tm
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Samantha Morehouse Aud Ch-Tm
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (22)
- Former: Torryn P. Brazell (2019–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Emily McMahan Aud (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Samantha Morehouse Aud (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Ron Zagel (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Robert M. Traynor Edd Ma MBA (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Brian Lofman PhD (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Fatima T. Husain PhD (2022–2023) — Scientific Advisory Board Chair
- Former: Dan Torpeycpa (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Melissa Wikoff Aud (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jill Meltzer (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Melissa Wikoff (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Sara Downs (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Michael E. Hoffer MD (2019–2021) — Scientific Advisory Cmte Chair
- Former: Ted Turesky PhD (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Bar-Giora Goldberg (2021) — Secretary
- Former: Laguinn Sherlock Aud (2021) — Board Member
- Former: David Hopkins (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Gary Reul (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Jeannie Karlovitz (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Laguinn Sherlock (2019) — Chair
- Former: Scott Mitchell (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Thomas Lobl (2019) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $177K, to Patrick Lynch ESQ MBA (CEO).
Frequently asked questions about The American Tinnitus Association
How much does The American Tinnitus Association give each year?
The American Tinnitus Association gave $349K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $120K across 2 grants.
What is The American Tinnitus Association's typical grant size?
The American Tinnitus Association's median grant in 2025 was $89,379, and its average grant was $87,189, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does The American Tinnitus Association give grants?
The American Tinnitus Association's top state is Colorado, with 34% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Texas (34%) and Massachusetts (17%).
Does The American Tinnitus Association give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on The American Tinnitus Association's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is The American Tinnitus Association?
The American Tinnitus Association reported $10.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.5M.
What is The American Tinnitus Association?
The American Tinnitus Association is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Vienna, VA. It holds $10.6M in total assets as of 2025.
What is The American Tinnitus Association's EIN?
The American Tinnitus Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-0749558. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 27, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
Explore Open Grants
Browse active grant opportunities in The American Tinnitus Association's focus areas in our free grants database
Similar Funders
Funders with grantees in common
Freedom Together Foundation
New York, NY
The foundation funds work to strengthen multiracial democracy and build community and worker power, racial and gender justice, movement infrastructure, reproductive health, medical research, and community institutions. In 2024, its grants ranged from $5,000 to $14 million, with a median of $500,000; its largest shares went to organizations in Washington, DC, New York, California, Massachusetts, and Illinois. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets
$3.4B
Grants
595
Total Given
$470.0M
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Bethesda, MD
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation funds cystic fibrosis research, drug development, specialized care, and related training and clinical programs. In 2024, its grants had a median of about $150,000, with awards ranging from $2,800 to nearly $12.9 million; it supports work nationwide. Applications are submitted through specific funding opportunities, but the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.
Assets
$5.0B
Grants
624
Total Given
$189.6M
National Kidney Foundation Inc
New York, NY
The National Kidney Foundation is revolutionizing the fight to save lives by eliminating preventable kidney disease, accelerating innovation for the dignity of the patient experience, and dismantling structural inequities in kidney care, dialysis, and transplantation.
Assets
$51.5M
Grants
9
Total Given
$678K
President and Fellows of Harvard College
Cambridge, MA
Harvard’s grantmaking primarily supports research and education, including research awards and sub-awards to universities, hospitals, and research institutes. In 2025, it reported 352 grants ranging from $5,002 to $27.4 million, with a median of $123,018; recipients were concentrated in Massachusetts, which received 64% of grant dollars. The profile does not state whether Harvard accepts unsolicited requests.
Assets
$79.9B
Grants
352
Total Given
$273.3M
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Northwestern University funds research and community organizations, along with selected programs in community health, transportation research, and investigative journalism. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $7.7 million, with a median of about $73,000; grants went largely to U.S. recipients, especially in Illinois, and its ANCHOR program focuses on Evanston and Chicago. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.
Assets
$20.8B
Grants
383
Total Given
$133.4M
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc
Chicago, IL
The Alzheimer’s Association funds Alzheimer’s and dementia research, including basic, clinical, social and behavioral studies, and supports care, prevention, early detection, awareness, and advocacy. In 2025, its 79 grants ranged from $10,000 to $13.3 million, with a median of $270,750; research opportunities are open to U.S. and international researchers.
Assets
$523.7M
Grants
79
Total Given
$73.3M
More similar funders
More Funders in Virginia
The filing figures on this page are open data under CC BY 4.0. About GrantGraph Open
Figures come from The American Tinnitus Association's IRS filings (methodology). AI-written summaries, news items and logos are not covered by the open licence. Spot an error? Email hello@grantable.co.
The American Tinnitus Association down — hundreds of funders to go?