Organizations Filed Purposes:
HEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO PREVENT AND CURE HEARING LOSS AND TINNITUS THROUGH GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH AND TO PROMOTE HEARING HEALTH. HEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION'S VISION IS TO HAVE A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE CAN ENJOY LIFE WITHOUT HEARING LOSS AND TINNITUS.
PREVENT AND CURE HEARING LOSS AND TINNITUS THROUGH GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH. (SEE SCH O ) HEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION'S VISION IS TO HAVE A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE CAN ENJOY LIFE WITHOUT HEARING LOSS AND TINNITUS. SINCE 1958, HEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION HAS BEEN THE LEADING NONPROFIT FUNDER FOR FUNDING FOR BASIC, CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN HEARING AND BALANCE SCIENCE, AND A LEADER IN DRIVING NEW INNOVATIONS AND TREATMENTS FOR PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS, TINNITUS, AND OTHER HEARING CONDITIONS. THIS INCLUDES FUNDING RESEARCH THAT LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF COCHLEAR IMPLANTS AND MANY OF TODAY'S STANDARD TREATMENTS FOR OTOSCLEROSIS (ABNORMAL BONE GROWTH IN THE EAR) AND EAR INFECTIONS. IN THE 1990'S HEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION ADVOCATED IN WASHINGTON, DC, FOR THE UNIVERSAL NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING LEGISLATION, TO DETECT HEARING LOSS AT BIRTH. TODAY, 97% OF NEWBORNS ARE TESTED (UP FROM 4% IN 1994).
HEARING RESTORATION PROJECT AND EMERGING RESEARCH GRANTS - HEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO HEARING RESEARCH AND SUPPORTS TWO PILLAR RESEARCH PROGRAMS, EMERGING RESEARCH GRANTS (ERG) AND THE HEARING RESTORATION PROJECT (HRP). UNTIL THIS POINT, THE FOUNDATION'S TWO GRANT PROGRAMSTHE EMERGING RESEARCH GRANTS (ERG) PROGRAM AND THE HEARING RESTORATION PROJECT (HRP) RAN ON TWO DIFFERENT 12-MONTH CYCLES, BOTH DISTINCT FROM THE FOUNDATION'S FISCAL YEAR. STARTING IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, THE FOUNDATION'S GRANT YEARS (PROJECT YEARS) WILL BE IN FULL ALIGNMENT WITH THE FISCAL YEAR, WITH A START ON OCTOBER 1. TO ENSURE THAT THERE WAS NO GAP IN FUNDING, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED "BRIDGE" FUNDING TO EXTEND THEIR WORK THROUGH THE START OF THE NEW FISCAL YEAR. (SEE SCH. I FOR ADDITIONAL GRANT DETAIL AND SCH. O FOR PROGRAMS).THE ERG PROGRAM CULTIVATES EMERGING RESEARCHERS NEW TO THE FIELD OF HEARING AND BALANCE SCIENCE. SINCE 1958, HEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION, THROUGH ERG HAS, AND CONTINUES TO FINANCE PROMISING RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT SHOW HIGH SCIENTIFIC MERIT AND CLEAR IMPORTANCE TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF BASIC, CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AND WILL LEAD TO INNOVATIVE MEDICAL THERAPIES AND TREATMENTS. THE SECOND RESEARCH PROGRAM, THE HRP, WAS FOUNDED IN 2011 AND IS A CONSORTIUM OF LEADING SCIENTISTS ORGANIZED BY AND FUNDED BY HHF TO CURE HEARING LOSS AND TINNITUS.
HEARING HEALTH MAGAZINE (HHM) - HHM IS A QUARTERLY CONSUMER EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE ON HEARING LOSS AND RELATED PRODUCTS PUBLISHED BY THE HEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION. HHM IS THE ULTIMATE CONSUMER RESOURCE AND HAS EARNED THIS POSITION OVER THE PAST 27 YEARS THROUGH STEADFAST DEDICATION FROM STAFF, QUALITY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE RESEARCH AND CLINICIAN COMMUNITY AND COLLABORATIVE SUPPORT FROM ADVERTISERS. HHM'S GOAL IS TO EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION, THE EFFECTS OF HEARING LOSS ON HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE, AND TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF REAL-WORLD SOLUTIONS BASED ON THE LATEST RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY.
COMMUNICATION/EDUCATION - HEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION AIMS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC THROUGH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT FORUMS. THROUGH CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE AND EXHIBITING OPPORTUNITIES, THE FOUNDATION EDUCATES PROFESSIONALS AND THOSE WITH HEARING LOSS PERSONALLY OR IN THEIR FAMILIES. HEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION DISSEMINATES INFORMATION ON CURRENT RESEARCH AND CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO HEARING LOSS, TINNITUS, AND OTHER HEARING CONDITIONS, AS WELL AS PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOUNDATION'S WORK. THE FOUNDATION SPONSORS RESEARCH PROGRAMS AT CONFERENCES TO BRING DEVELOPMENTS ON HEARING RESEARCH TO NEW FORUMS AND POPULATIONS. THE FOUNDATION'S E-NEWSLETTER (HEARING HEALTH E-NEWS), WEBSITE, BLOG, WEBINARS AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS ARE WAYS TO COMMUNICATE AND STAY ABREAST OF THE FOUNDATION'S WORK.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Timothy L Higdon | PRESIDENT & CEO (5/28/2019) | 40 | $131,718 |
| Jay Grunskin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cary Kopczynski | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Dillard | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Shannon | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ruth Anne Eatock | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sophia Boccard | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jason Frank | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anil Lalwani | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Orlin | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Keithley | CHAIR EMERITA | 1 | $0 |
| David Haynes | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Judy Dubno | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Boucai | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Roger Harris | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Nolan | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
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