Hands & Voices is a parent-driven organization that supports families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing without a bias around communication modes or methodology.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$41K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15K a year · 6% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$41K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $396
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$251K
+132% vs prior year
Spent
$167K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$129K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$251K
FY2023▲ +132%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$133K
FY2021$126K
FY2022$108K
FY2023$251K
FY2024$252K
FY2025$265K
Expenses
$167K
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$167K
FY2024$292K
FY2025$264K
Net assets
$129K
FY2023▲ +182%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$33K
FY2021$47K
FY2022$46K
FY2023$129K
FY2024$89K
FY2025$90K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending September 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2010.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $106K Management & general 33% · $55K Fundraising 4% · $6K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $41K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director (resigned 05/23)
$41,390Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (resigned 06/23)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Peterson$67,951$42,250————
Teresa Banda——$41,390$40,000$40,000$20,000
Michaela Hamaker$28,766$32,993—$265—$3,000
Teresa Dang$31,609$12,537————
Yuliana Trujillo————$22,854$22,074
Sarah Wainscott—$20,199——$8,426$17,975
Sarah Milem———$2,738$7,331$3,685
Sara Smith$3,669$675————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports families with deaf or hard-of-hearing children through unbiased information and resources.

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3 programs · $106K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

General Program

Texas hands & voices (TXH&V) offers support, information, and resources in an unbiased manner to families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Our outreach activities, PARENT/PROFESSIONAL/COMMUNITY collaboration, and advocacy efforts are focused on enabling deaf and hard-of-hearing children to reach their highest potential.

$105Kprogram expense
02

Texas Outdoor Outreach

We received a grant, that allowed us to provide three individual park days free to families, at three different state parks. The funds were awarded by the texas parks and wildlife coop. It was a reimbursement grant, and only money expended by the program were reimbursed.

$548program expense
03

Astra is a replicable deaf and hard of hearing educational advocacy program providing parents and professionals with resources that focus specifically on D/HH issues in educational advocacy in the hands & voices context: a commitment to unbiased support of families regardless of language and communication approaches used by their…

$100program expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$396

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$251K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$202K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$41K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$167K
Ln 25
Programscol B$106K
Managementcol C$55K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$129K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$129K
Total assetsLn 16$129K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$41K
Government grantsLn 1e$30K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$202K
Investment incomeLn 3$47
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$251K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$91K
SavingsLn 2$39K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$129K
Total assetsLn 16$129K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$129K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$46K$129K
Total assetsLn 16$46K$129K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$46K$129K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$30K$6K$18K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$459$1K$459
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$96K$75K$22K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$818$818
Office expensesLn 13$6K$4K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$811$1K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$1K$285
TravelLn 17$9K$8K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$150$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$28$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$9K$93$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$167K$106K$55K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $265K$264K$974$90K 990 PDF
FY2024 $252K$292K−$40K$89K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $251K$167K$83K$129K 990 PDF
FY2022 $108K$46K 990 PDF
FY2021 $126K$47K 990 PDF
FY2020 $133K$33K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $250,566 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $45,117$41,478
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $59,692$202,104
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3$47
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,050$6,937
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $107,862$250,566
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $43,060$32,295
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $36,281$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $29,716$134,787
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $109,057$167,082
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,195$83,484
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $250,566 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$30,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$11,478
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$41,478
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $202,104 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$202,104
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $47$47
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,937$6,937
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $202,104 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,984$250,566
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $167,082 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $6,000 · Management $18,000 · Fundraising $6,000$30,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $459 · Management $1,377 · Fundraising $459$2,295
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,786$4,786
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $74,801 · Management $21,596$96,397
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $818$818
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,469 · Management $1,428$5,897
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $811 · Management $1,459$2,270
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,219 · Management $285$1,504
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,094 · Management $1,270$9,364
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $150 · Management $2,481$2,631
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $28 · Management $1,767$1,795
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,232 · Management $93 · Fundraising $0$9,325
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $106,081 · Management $54,542 · Fundraising $6,459$167,082
Part X · Balance sheet $129,465 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $45,981$90,538
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$38,927
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $45,981$129,465
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $45,981$129,465
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $45,981$129,465
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $45,981$129,465
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $129,465 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$250,566
XI-2 Total expenses$167,082
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$83,484
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$45,981
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$129,465

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