Hear Indiana creates equal opportunities for children with hearing loss through listening and spoken language.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 15 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $127K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$140K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $3.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.6 months of spending in cash, plus $3.2M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $67K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$218K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
+53% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$3.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +53%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$972K
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$3.7M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2025$3.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1979.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $1.4M Management & general 18% · $352K Fundraising 6% · $123K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $140K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$139,828Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ellyn McCall$139,828$133,538$103,200———
Lisa Thornton——$62,562$120,602$115,000—
Naomi Horton—————$95,519

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps children with hearing loss develop listening and spoken language skills for equal opportunities.

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3 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Speech and Hearing Resource Center (shrc)

In partnership with easter seals crossroads, hear indiana operates the SHRC, a state of the art facility to meet the needs of hoosier children with hearing loss and their families. The SHRC is a one-stop shop which offers pediatric audiology services, listening and spoken language therapy, parent encouragement and care coordination…

$795Kprogram expense
02

Hearing aid assistance program of indiana (haapi) through indiana department of health - hear indiana was awarded the administration of the haapi by idoh and the center for deaf and hard of hearing education.

$541Kprogram expense
03

Camp

Held as a week-long residential camp for youth ages 8-18 who wear hearing aids or cochlear impants but attend mainstream schools, the camp is an opportunity to make new friends with children who share similar life experiences.

$59Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$866K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$769K
Investment incomeLn 3$222K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$352K
Fundraisingcol D$123K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$97K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$218K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$769K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$22K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$866K
Investment incomeLn 3$222K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Gains on assetsLn 7$7K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$97K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$97K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$162K
Other assetsLn 15$232K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$218K
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K$97K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.9M$3.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49K$162K
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$166K$218K
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M$3.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$140K$96K$38K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$667K$455K$182K$29K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$30K$17K$11K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$63K$40K$18K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$133K$83K$4K$46K
Accounting feesLn 11c$57K$5K$52K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$4K$4K
Investment management feesLn 11f$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$8K$107$10K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$4K$6K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$39K$22K$12K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$46K$46K
TravelLn 17$39K$22K$4K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$23K$15K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$10K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$616K$616K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.4M$352K$123K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.9M$1.9M−$43K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.7M−$509K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.6M$312K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.7M−$577K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$1.7M$436K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $972K$1.4M−$384K$3.7M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,871,829 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $214,500$768,585
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $867,941$865,923
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $124,406$222,153
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $16,242$15,168
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,223,089$1,871,829
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $795,043$901,162
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$4,006
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $936,963$1,009,873
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,732,006$1,915,041
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$508,917−$43,212
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,871,829 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$22,385
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$746,200
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,153
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$768,585
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $865,923$865,923
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $215,002$215,002
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $7,151$7,151
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $15,168$15,168
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $865,923 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $237,321$1,871,829
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,915,041 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $95,613 · Management $38,355 · Fundraising $6,208$140,176
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $455,476 · Management $182,498 · Fundraising $29,478$667,452
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,700 · Management $10,618 · Fundraising $2,770$30,088
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $40,239 · Management $17,677 · Fundraising $5,530$63,446
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $82,719 · Management $4,010 · Fundraising $45,833$132,562
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,493 · Management $51,857$57,350
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $4,006$4,006
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $10,507$10,507
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,492 · Management $107 · Fundraising $10,014$18,613
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,008 · Management $6,416 · Fundraising $1,500$11,924
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $22,023 · Management $12,021 · Fundraising $5,112$39,156
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $45,560$45,560
IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,403 · Management $3,983 · Fundraising $12,709$39,095
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,131 · Management $8,147$23,278
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,204 · Management $5,501$15,705
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $616,123$616,123
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,440,184 · Management $351,697 · Fundraising $123,160$1,915,041
Part X · Balance sheet $3,881,875 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $57,272$97,029
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $223,546$55,157
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $193,279$82,615
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,594$22,861
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $49,267$162,335
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,921,701$3,230,337
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $163,615$231,541
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,629,274$3,881,875
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $154,137$164,940
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $12,000$6,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$46,804
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $166,137$217,744
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $275,194$307,887
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,187,943$3,356,244
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,463,137$3,664,131
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,629,274$3,881,875
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,664,131 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,871,829
XI-2 Total expenses$1,915,041
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$43,212
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,463,137
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$223,084
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$21,122
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,664,131

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