Heuser Hearing & Language Academy INC

Tax-deductible

Louisville, KY501(c)(3)EducationEIN 61-0492369

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To provide a comprehensive daily program in speech/Language development and auditory skill development for children with Hearing loss and those with severe speech delays.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 130 volunteers and 39 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $169K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 91% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
16
named funders · $1.1M
Looks good: 16 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.5M
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.8M
+0.8% vs prior year
Spent
$3.1M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$16.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2025▲ +0.8%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$2.8M
Expenses
$3.1M
FY2025▲ +11%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$3.1M
Net assets
$16.2M
FY2025▲ +2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12.5M
FY2021$15.1M
FY2022$14.8M
FY2023$14.7M
FY2024$15.8M
FY2025$16.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · 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 Sep 1955.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $2.5M Management & general 17% · $523K Fundraising 2% · $67K

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

24 people listed on the 990; $56K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$56,460Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (beg 03/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brett Bachmann’s $56K as CEO is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brett Bachmann$56,460$44,415$41,360$38,250$36,082$34,816

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps children with hearing loss and speech delays develop communication skills daily.

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1 program service account for $2.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The organization provides a comprehnsive daily program in SPEECH/LANGUAGE development and auditory skill development for hearing impaired preschool children.

$2.5Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$616K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$513K
Money outPt IX
$3.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.5M
Managementcol C$523K
Fundraisingcol D$67K
Owns and owesPt X
$16.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$18.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$657K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$120K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$513K
Investment incomeLn 3$616K
Other incomeLn 4–11$147K
Gains on assetsLn 7$169K
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29K
SavingsLn 2$2.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.9M
Other assetsLn 15$8.5M
Total assetsLn 16$18.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.5M
Net assetsLn 32$16.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 539
VolunteersI 6130
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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$168K$2.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.0M$5.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.1M$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$18.4M$18.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.5M$2.5M
Net assetsLn 32$15.8M$16.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$57K$3K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.2M$58K$31K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$33K$31K$1K$781
Other employee benefitsLn 9$79K$74K$4K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$101K$94K$5K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$100K$52K$47K$944
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$391K$203K$185K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$93K$48K$44K$879
Office expensesLn 13$60K$56K$3K$726
OccupancyLn 16$137K$123K$11K$3K
TravelLn 17$15K$14K$1K$288
InterestLn 20$72K$65K$6K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$493K$340K$138K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$63K$56K$5K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$120K$108K$10K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$18K$2K$363
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.1M$2.5M$523K$67K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.8M$3.1M−$291K$16.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.8M$2.8M−$14K$15.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.4M$2.9M$552K$14.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$2.0M$511K$14.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.2M$1.8M$405K$15.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7M$1.8M−$149K$12.5M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,840,413 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $8,075 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$120,199
VIII-1e Government grants$657,495
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$786,897
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,564,591
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $513,239$513,239
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $446,444$446,444
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $49,665$49,665
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $169,254$169,254
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $55,592$55,592
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $33,553$33,553
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $604,532 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $671,290$2,840,413
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,131,304 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,502 · Management $2,743 · Fundraising $1,445$60,690
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,204,280 · Management $58,460 · Fundraising $30,797$1,293,537
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $30,540 · Management $1,483 · Fundraising $781$32,804
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $73,874 · Management $3,586 · Fundraising $1,889$79,349
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $94,224 · Management $4,574 · Fundraising $2,410$101,208
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $51,689 · Management $47,183 · Fundraising $944$99,816
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $202,661 · Management $184,992 · Fundraising $3,700$391,353
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $48,135 · Management $43,938 · Fundraising $879$92,952
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $56,024 · Management $3,073 · Fundraising $726$59,823
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $123,338 · Management $10,856 · Fundraising $3,015$137,209
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,924 · Management $1,272 · Fundraising $288$15,484
IX-20 InterestPrograms $65,185 · Management $5,953 · Fundraising $1,347$72,485
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $340,128 · Management $138,022 · Fundraising $14,787$492,937
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $56,197 · Management $4,946 · Fundraising $1,374$62,517
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $107,548 · Management $9,820 · Fundraising $2,223$119,591
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,580 · Management $1,606 · Fundraising $363$19,549
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,541,829 · Management $522,507 · Fundraising $66,968$3,131,304
Part X · Balance sheet $18,658,364 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $118,097$28,856
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $49,539$2,046,273
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,171$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $40,994$5,432
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,088,120$2,888,093
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,049,792$5,146,738
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,010,132$8,542,972
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $18,357,845$18,658,364
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $227,188$239,612
X-18 Grants payable$4,139
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,512,029$2,459,554
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,723,126$9,747,828
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,122,690$6,450,982
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,845,816$16,198,810
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $18,357,845$18,658,364
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,198,810 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,840,413
XI-2 Total expenses$3,131,304
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$290,891
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,845,816
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$176,163
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$467,722
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$16,198,810

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