Hearing the Call INC

Tax-deductible

Fort Wayne, IN501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 81-1565210

Providing a platform to fundraise so that every patient can be given the opportunity for quality hearing health care.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 190 volunteers and 2 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $200K a year · 27% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $20K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$150K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$665K
-49% vs prior year
Spent
$610K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$665K
FY2024▼ -49%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$488K
FY2022$549K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$665K
Expenses
$610K
FY2024▼ -41%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$123K
FY2022$439K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$610K
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$598K
FY2022$708K
FY2023$980K
FY2024$1.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2016.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $543K Management & general 10% · $60K Fundraising 1% · $8K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Fundraises to give every patient access to quality hearing healthcare.

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1 program service account for $543K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Hearing the Call (HTC) is a fundraising organization that supports international humanitarian trips and domestic humanitarian efforts. In the United States, HTC enables for-profit audiology practices to broaden their reach to income eligible families by providing a platform for tax deductible fundraising to break down the barriers to…

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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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$20K
Grants paid · 8 grants · $78K · 2021–2024
Hearing the Call Red Maple RoFY2024$13,300
Brant AudiologyFY2024$10,563
Hearing Center of Lake CharleFY2023$14,817
Pennsylvania Center for HeariFY2023$6,657
Fountain of LifeCA · FY2023$6,400
Fountain of LifeCA · FY2022$13,156
Htc Greater ReadingFY2021$6,708

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$665K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$698K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Money outPt IX
$610K
Ln 25
Programscol B$543K
Managementcol C$60K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$541K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$698K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$309K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$59K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$665K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$541K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$541K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$140K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6190
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$430K$541K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$101K$140K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$157K$150K
Net assetsLn 32$980K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$44K$44K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$23K$11K$7K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$831$543$372
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$641$641
Accounting feesLn 11c$37K$37K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$6K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$398$131$267
Office expensesLn 13$12K$2K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$108$108
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$18K$18K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$456K$456K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$610K$543K$60K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $665K$610K$54K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.0M$272K$980K 990 PDF
FY2022 $549K$439K$110K$708K 990 PDF
FY2021 $488K$123K$365K$598K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $664,526 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$59,222
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$638,899
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$309,464
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$698,121
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,000$3,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,978$4,978
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission −$25,474−$25,474
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$16,399−$16,099
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$17,496 · Excluded from tax −$16,399$664,526
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $610,443 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $44,002$44,002
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $11,093 · Management $7,143 · Fundraising $4,835$23,071
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $831 · Management $543 · Fundraising $372$1,746
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $641$641
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $36,542$36,542
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,080 · Fundraising $2,768$8,848
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $131 · Fundraising $267$398
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,773 · Management $9,902$11,675
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $108$108
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,418$18,418
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,424$3,424
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,250$1,250
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,912 · Management $1,343$4,255
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $456,065$456,065
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $542,532 · Management $59,669 · Fundraising $8,242$610,443
Part X · Balance sheet $1,184,170 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $430,401$540,979
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,475$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$11,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $598,405$482,467
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,223$7,672
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $101,331$139,969
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $3,333$2,083
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,137,168$1,184,170
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $46,235$41,755
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $157,477$150,396
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $588,665$567,750
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $391,026$466,024
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $979,691$1,033,774
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,137,168$1,184,170
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,033,774 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$664,526
XI-2 Total expenses$610,443
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$54,083
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$979,691
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,033,774

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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