Auditory Verbal Center INC

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Atlanta, GA501(c)(3)Since 1977EIN 58-1305600Revenue $1.7M in FY2025

On file with the IRSavchears.org1875 Century Blvd Ne Ste 200, 30345-3314 · Atlanta, GATax-exempt since Jan 1978Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Auditory Verbal Center, INC. (avc) is a not-for-profit hearing Center serving hearing impaired infants, children, adults, and their families throughout georgia. Founded in 1977, the Center provides a rigorous long-term program of Auditory Verbal therapy to assist hearing impaired children to learn to hear and speak without the use of sign language or lip reading with the goal of being successfully mainstreamed into normal hearing schools. The organization also provides a full service audiology department to serve hearing impaired individuals of all ages in the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 19 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
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $172K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$116K
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
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $138K
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.4M
50% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 50% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2025+0.09%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$885K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.5M

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 Jan 1978.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $1.5M Management & general 8% · $130K Fundraising 4% · $73K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $116K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director & CEO
$116,097Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Deborah Anne Brilling$116,097$116,630$112,806———
Debbie Brilling———$95,266——
Deborah Brilling————$92,162$95,119

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

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  • 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 hearing-impaired children learn to hear and speak through specialized therapy.

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1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The auditory verbal program. We also provide intervention directly inspanish with a bilingual therapist. The goal is for every deaf or hardof hearing child to be successfully mainstreamed into a normal hearingclassroom.

$1.5Mprogram 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
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$912K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$678K
Investment incomeLn 3$123K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$130K
Fundraisingcol D$73K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$275K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$912K
Government grantsLn 1e$176K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$285K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$678K
Investment incomeLn 3$123K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$275K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$275K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K
Other assetsLn 15$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$398K$275K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$31K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$116K$105K$6K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$821K$745K$44K$33K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$77K$70K$4K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$69K$62K$4K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$58K$53K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$16K$733$722
Advertising and promotionLn 12$91K$87K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$202K$177K$24K$791
TravelLn 17$8K$6K$664$890
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$16K$14K$2K$844
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$24$24
InsuranceLn 23$18K$13K$4K$780
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$152K$109K$25K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$42K$28K$9K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.5M$130K$73K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.7M$1.7M$1K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.5M$41K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.5M$101K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.5M$249K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.3M$209K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7M$1.3M$428K$885K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $1,692,101 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $658,313$911,964
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $768,230$677,986
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $86,113$123,065
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,655−$20,914
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,514,311$1,692,101
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 $994,637$1,083,064
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $478,797$607,739
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,473,434$1,690,803
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $40,877$1,298
Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,692,101 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $44,630 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$284,675
VIII-1e Government grants$176,332
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$407,275
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$911,964
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $677,986$677,986
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $123,065$123,065
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$66,467−$66,467
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $923$923
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $722,616 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $57,521$1,692,101
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,690,803 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $105,257 · Management $6,190 · Fundraising $4,650$116,097
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $744,684 · Management $43,790 · Fundraising $32,899$821,373
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $69,768 · Management $4,095 · Fundraising $3,077$76,940
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $62,232 · Management $3,667 · Fundraising $2,755$68,654
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $52,808 · Management $2,369 · Fundraising $2,332$57,509
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $16,339 · Management $733 · Fundraising $722$17,794
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $86,837 · Management $3,884$90,721
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $176,773 · Management $24,415 · Fundraising $791$201,979
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,378 · Management $664 · Fundraising $890$7,932
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $13,535 · Management $1,774 · Fundraising $844$16,153
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,747$1,747
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,365 · Management $24 · Fundraising $24$2,413
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,136 · Management $3,652 · Fundraising $780$17,568
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $109,253 · Management $24,776 · Fundraising $17,997$152,026
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $27,875 · Management $8,558 · Fundraising $5,464$41,897
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,487,240 · Management $130,338 · Fundraising $73,225$1,690,803
Part X · Balance sheet $2,906,565 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $398,153$275,213
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $10,000$12,450
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $24,359$18,251
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,247$14,731
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,422$30,876
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,095,307$1,210,712
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,420,028$1,344,332
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,967,516$2,906,565
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,553$28,479
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,300$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,457,971$1,401,354
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,505,674$1,443,423
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,432,306$1,402,479
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $29,536$60,663
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,461,842$1,463,142
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,967,516$2,906,565
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,463,142 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,692,101
XI-2 Total expenses$1,690,803
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,298
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,461,842
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,463,142

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