2024-05-13T16:59:48-04:00 2022-12-31 742516372 REYNOLDS & FRANKE PC 6850 AUSTIN CENTER BLVD STE 100 AUSTIN TX 787313184 990 2022-01-01 351146784 TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING INC TELE 3015639112 1207 DELAWARE AVE 2212 WILMINGTON DE 19806 ANNMARIE KILLIAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3015639112 2024-05-13 true ANN MARIE KILLIAN 999009999 false RONALD H REYNOLDS CPA P00964479 5122063141 2024-05-13 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z EXTENDED TO NOVEMBER 15 2023 ANNMARIE KILLIAN 940 THAYER AVENUE STE 8009 SILVER SPRING MD 20910 400613 false X TDIFORACCESS.ORG X 1968 MD TO ADVOCATE FOR ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PEOPLE. 9 9 4 9 16635 2376 463245 363516 42900 16635 21806 3135 4114 0 532065 383286 15000 12500 0 141577 196355 0 41323 116119 105371 272696 314226 259369 69060 387515 426973 20606 18559 366909 408414 TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING, INC. PROVIDES LEADERSHIP IN ACHIEVING EQUAL ACCESS TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PEOPLE. false false 52930 TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING, INC. HOSTS A BIENNIAL CONFERENCE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER GOVERNMENT POLICY MAKERS, INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES, AND CONSUMERS TO DISCUSS THE LATEST IN ACCESSIBLE TELECOMMUNICATION, MEDIA, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAF, LATE-DEAFENED, HARD OF HEARING, AND DEAF-BLIND. 98472 TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING, INC. HAS TWO TYPES OF PUBLICATIONS IT DISTRIBUTES DURING THE YEAR: - TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING, INC. WORLD WHICH IS A QUARTERLY PUBLICATION PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS; - BLUE BOOK IS A PUBLISHED TELEPHONE DIRECTORY TELETYPEWRITER MACHINE THAT MEMBERS HAVE FREE ACCESS TO. TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING, INC. MEMBERS AND OTHER RESOURCE PROVIDERS ARE INCLUDED IN THE BLUE BOOK. 12500 12500 TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING, INC. COMMUNICATIONS ACCESS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS TO ENCOURAGE AND REWARD GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO ARE DEAF, HARD-OF-HEARING, LATE-DEAFENED OR DEAF-BLIND PROPOSE VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION ACCESS WITH-IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 163902 true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 4 0 true 4 true true true false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false true false true true true true true false true true true true true true true true true false false IN MD X MARK APODACA 3015639112 940 THAYER AVE STE 8009 SILVER SPRING MD 20910 ERIC KAIKA EXEC DIR. (0 40.00 X 104976 0 10806 JAN WITHERS PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MEI KENNEDY SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CASSANDRA BORYSLAWSKYJ TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JIM HOUSE VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN KINSTLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TINA CHILDRESS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID COCO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 2400 0 0 CURTIS HUMPHRIES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 OPEOLUWA SONTONMA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 107376 10806 1 false false false 11998 351518 363516 TDI WORLD 541800 16635 16635 16635 4813 4813 15649 17327 -1678 -1678 -1678 383286 16635 3135 12500 12500 118182 82727 23637 11818 64348 45043 12870 6435 13825 9678 2764 1383 34970 34970 932 932 6000 4200 1200 600 10643 10643 4134 4134 1000 1000 7293 7293 32265 5852 5426 20987 3337 702 2535 100 LAYOUT & DESIGN 3200 3200 PRINTING, SHIPING, & POST 1597 1597 314226 163902 109001 41323 156240 82350 67363 155027 6000 19500 2335 14881 155577 155215 387515 426973 20606 18559 20606 18559 X 364909 408414 2000 366909 408414 387515 426973 69060 -27555 X false true X true false X 332116 446394 163319 463245 363516 1768590 18900 33260 52160 351016 479654 163319 463245 363516 1820750 1820750 14916 2903 2210 2955 4813 27797 1877 1877 14916 2903 2210 2955 6690 29674 4508 4114 8622 365932 487065 165529 470314 370206 1859046 0.97940 0.97980 0.02000 0.01000 X PART III, LINE 12 OTHER INCOME 8,622 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 157666 -2301 150 155215 1.00000 false false X 871424 -27555 515693 488138 383286 383286 829919 515693 515693 314226 314226 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 EFFECTIVE AS OF FEBRUARY 2021, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CREATED A BOARD- DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUND (THE ENDOWMEMT). IN MAY 2022, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FUNDED THE ENDOWMENT FUND THROUGH FUNDS WITHIN TDI'S INVESTMENT ACCOUNT. THE ENDOWMENT FUND WILL ADDRESS THE NEED FOR FUNDRAISING, GRANT FUNDING, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND RESOURCES FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THE DEAF COMMUNITY. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS OF TDI ARE ITS ASSERTION THAT IT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES AND ITS DETERMINATION OF WHETHER ANY AMOUNTS ARE SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX (UBIT). MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT TDI HAD NO ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO UBIT DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT TDI HAD ADVERTISING ACTIVITY SUBJECT TO UBIT DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021. HOWEVER, THE EXPENSES RELATED TO THE ADVERTISING EXCEEDED THE INCOME RESULTING IN NO TAX EXPENSE (UBIT) DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021. ALL SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED BY MANAGEMENT AND IT HAS DETERMINED THAT IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT ALL TAX POSITIONS WOULD BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. (AFTER THE AUDIT WAS COMPLETED AND THE TAX RETURN PREPARED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TDI DID HAVE TAXABLE UBI OF 2,376 AND UBIT OF 499) true SCHOLARSHIPS 6 12500 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 TDI WILL AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS OF 2,500 OR MORE (PER AWARD) TO GRADUATING DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING STUDENTS WHO ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND POST-SECONDARY SCHOOL AT EITHER A TECHNICAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION THAT INCLUDES PROOF OF ACCEPTANCE AT AN ACADEMIC, VOCATIONAL, OR TECHNICAL SCHOOL FOR POST-SECONDARY STUDIES, LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FROM VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION, AND MOST RECENT HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT. APPLICANTS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A WRITTEN OR VIDEO ESSAY THAT ACCOMPANIES THE INITIAL APPLICATION OUTLINING THEIR IDEA FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAF, HARD-OF-HEARING, LATE-DEAFENED, OR DEAF-BLIND, DESCRIBING HOW THEY WILL ADVOCATE FOR GREATER COMMUNICATION ACCESS, OR SUGGESTING NEW COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL PROVIDE GREATER ACCESS. TDI BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF AS WELL AS THEIR SIBLINGS, CHILDREN, AND GRANDCHILDREN ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS ACCESS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 4 DURING THE CALENDER YEAR THE BYLAWS WERE AMENDED TO: - CHANGE THE MEMBERSHIP TO TWO CLASSES, GENERAL AND REGIONAL. - ADDED REGIONAL DIRECTORS AND HOW THEY ARE VOTED IN. - CHANGED THE NUMBER OF VOTING DIRECTORS FROM 9-13 TO BEING DETERMINED BY THE BOARD FROM TIME TO TIME. - ADDED NEW PROCEDURES TO FILL ANY VANCANCIES OR CREATE NEW DIRECTORSHIPS. - ADDED CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR TO THE BOARD. - TERMS OF OFFICERS HAVE BEEN CHANGED FROM TWO TERMS TO SERVING UNTIL OFFICERS FIND A REPLACEMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP, GENERAL AND REGIONAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE ORGANIZATION HAS FIVE REGIONS, AND THE MEMBERS IN THESE REGIONS ELECT THEIR BOARD MEMBERS TO SERVE THE ORGANIZATION IN STAGGERED TERMS. EVERY TWO YEARS, ELECTIONS ARE HELD FOR TWO REGIONS OR THREE REGIONS, DEPENDING ON THE STAGGERED TERMS THEMSELVES. ALSO, THE ORGANIZATION HAS THREE AT-LARGE BOARD SEATS, SELECTED BY THE BOARD ITSELF. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B THE ORGANIZATION MAY BE DISSOLVED BY A VOTE OF TWO THIRDS OF THE PAID IN FULL VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT AT A SPECIAL MEETING CALLED FOR THAT PURPOSE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE PREPARING CPA PROVIDED A DRAFT OF THE RETURN TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH A DETAIL LISTING OF AREAS TO REVIEW. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PROVIDED HIS COMMENTS TO THE TAX RETURN PREPARER AND THE REST OF THE BOARD. ANY CORRECTIONS WERE MADE WITH FULL BOARD PARTICIPATION BEFORE FILING THE RETURN WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C IF AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS REGARDING THAT CONFLICT OF INTERESTS TO THE BOARD, AND REFRAIN FROM VOTING ON ANY ISSUES BEFORE THE BOARD WHICH INVOLVE THAT CONFLICT OF INTERESTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD HAS TAKEN INFORMATION FROM OTHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF COMPARABLE SIZE ASSOCIATION IN THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING COMMUNITY. THE BOARD ALSO TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION THE FACT THAT THE POSITION'S LOCATED IN THE METRO WASHINGTON DC AREA, AND COST OF LIVING IN THE AREA IS COMPARABLY HIGHER THAN IN OTHER AREAS ACROSS THE NATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST