2026-09-09T13:36:59-04:00 2026-03-31 364133681 LAUTERBACH & AMEN LLP 668 N RIVER RD NAPERVILLE IL 60563 990 2025-04-01 863907079 DYSPHONIA INTERNATIONAL INC DYSP 6302504504 300 PARK BLVD ITASCA IL 60143 CHARLIE REAVIS PRESIDENT 6302504504 2026-09-03 RONALD J AMEN CPA P01495944 6304166900 2026-09-03 2025 CHARLIE REAVIS 300 PARK BLVD STE 280 ITASCA IL 60143 721322 false X HTTPS://DYSPHONIA.ORG/ X 2020 IL DYSPHONIA INTERNATIONAL IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY SPASMODIC DYSPHONIA AND RELATED VOICE DISORDERS THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AWARENESS AND SUPPORT. 12 12 6 225 0 603280 571723 11090 9550 135468 136870 3116 3179 752954 721322 198820 58978 0 210242 230618 0 40967 178704 194925 587766 484521 165188 236801 3345279 3589818 70511 27571 3274768 3562247 X DYSPHONIA INTERNATIONAL IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF PEOPLE AFFECTED WITH SPASMODIC DYSPHONIA AND RELATED VOICE CONDITIONS THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AWARENESS AND SUPPORT. WHILE THESE DISORDERS ARE NOT LIFE-THREATENING, THEY ARE LIFE-ALTERING AND CAN IMPACT EVERY FACET OF A PERSON'S LIFE. OUR COMMUNITY OF VOLUNTEERS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, RESEARCHERS, FAMILIES, AND INDIVIDUALS WORKS TOGETHER TO PROVIDE CONNECTION, SUPPORT, AND A SHARED PATH FORWARD, HELPING THOSE AFFECTED BY VOICE DISORDERS OVERCOME ADVERSITY AND THRIVE IN A COMMUNITY THAT CARES ABOUT THEM AND THEIR VOICE. false false 126562 58978 DYSPHONIA INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED ITS RESEARCH MISSION BY FUNDING ONE NEW RESEARCH GRANT AND CONTINUING TO WORK WITH MULTIPLE RESEARCH TEAMS TO DEVELOP NEW PROJECTS. THIRTEEN TRAVEL AWARDS AND ONE CONFERENCE AWARD WERE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS PRESENTING AT PROFESSIONAL VOICE CONFERENCES. THE ORGANIZATION SERVED AS A SPONSOR OF THE ANNUAL BRIDGE2AI CONFERENCE AND SUPPORTED A EUROPEAN WORKSHOP ON MICROSURGERY OF THE VOCAL CORDS. DYSPHONIA INTERNATIONAL ALSO CONTINUED ITS SUPPORT OF THE BRAIN BANK AND GLOBAL DYSTONIA REGISTRY. 172622 EDUCATION AND AWARENESS EFFORTS CONTINUED TO EXPAND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. DYSPHONIA INTERNATIONAL HOSTED A SUCCESSFUL SYMPOSIUM IN PHOENIX, AZ, EXHIBITED AT THREE PROFESSIONAL VOICE CONFERENCES, AND PRESENTED TO A GROUP OF 70 LARYNGOLOGY FELLOWS AT THE FALL VOICE CONFERENCE. THE ANNUAL ISSUE OF THE OUR VOICE NEWSLETTER WAS PUBLISHED. IN CELEBRATION OF WORLD VOICE DAY, THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED AN AWARENESS CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTING THE THEME EMPOWER YOUR VOICE DYSPHONIA INTERNATIONAL ALSO ATTENDED ADVOCACY DAY WITH THE DYSTONIA ADVOCACY NETWORK. THROUGH THE GUEST SPEAKER PROGRAM, 23 PRESENTATIONS WERE COORDINATED FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE-LEVEL SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY STUDENTS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PARTICIPATED IN INTERVIEWS ACROSS 20 PODCAST EPISODES ON DIFFERENT PODCASTS. THE 6TH ANNUAL WALK FOR TALK BROUGHT TOGETHER WORLDWIDE PARTICIPATION THROUGH 27 IN-PERSON EVENTS, INCLUDING SEVEN FIRST-TIME WALKS. THE COMMUNITY RAISED A RECORD 130,915, WHICH WAS MATCHED TO TOTAL 261,830 IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS. 80062 DYSPHONIA INTERNATIONAL STRENGTHENED ITS SUPPORT PROGRAMS BY ORGANIZING 62 VIRTUAL, 28 IN-PERSON, AND THREE HYBRID SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS. TWO SKILL- BUILDING LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS, ONE IN-PERSON AND ONE VIRTUAL, WERE HOSTED FOR VOLUNTEER LEADERS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED ITS ROTATION OF VIRTUAL LEADERSHIP MEETINGS, INCLUDING AREA CONTACT LEADERS, SUPPORT GROUP LEADERS, AND JOINT LEADERSHIP MEETINGS. THE LEADERSHIP LIBRARY WAS EXPANDED WITH NEW RESOURCES FOR LEADERS. VOLUNTEER EXCELLENCE WAS RECOGNIZED THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF THE MIDGE KOVACS AWARD AND THE DOT SOWERBY AWARENESS AWARD. 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WHILE THESE DISORDERS ARE NOT LIFE-THREATENING, THEY ARE LIFE-ALTERING AND CAN IMPACT EVERY FACET OF A PERSON'S LIFE. OUR COMMUNITY OF VOLUNTEERS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, RESEARCHERS, FAMILIES, AND INDIVIDUALS WORKS TOGETHER TO PROVIDE CONNECTION, SUPPORT, AND A SHARED PATH FORWARD, HELPING THOSE AFFECTED BY VOICE DISORDERS OVERCOME ADVERSITY AND THRIVE IN A COMMUNITY THAT CARES ABOUT THEM AND THEIR VOICE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B EDUCATION AND AWARENESS EFFORTS CONTINUED TO EXPAND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. DYSPHONIA INTERNATIONAL HOSTED A SUCCESSFUL SYMPOSIUM IN PHOENIX, AZ, EXHIBITED AT THREE PROFESSIONAL VOICE CONFERENCES, AND PRESENTED TO A GROUP OF 70 LARYNGOLOGY FELLOWS AT THE FALL VOICE CONFERENCE. THE ANNUAL ISSUE OF THE OUR VOICE NEWSLETTER WAS PUBLISHED. IN CELEBRATION OF WORLD VOICE DAY, THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED AN AWARENESS CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTING THE THEME EMPOWER YOUR VOICE DYSPHONIA INTERNATIONAL ALSO ATTENDED ADVOCACY DAY WITH THE DYSTONIA ADVOCACY NETWORK. THROUGH THE GUEST SPEAKER PROGRAM, 23 PRESENTATIONS WERE COORDINATED FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE-LEVEL SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY STUDENTS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PARTICIPATED IN INTERVIEWS ACROSS 20 PODCAST EPISODES ON DIFFERENT PODCASTS. THE 6TH ANNUAL WALK FOR TALK BROUGHT TOGETHER WORLDWIDE PARTICIPATION THROUGH 27 IN-PERSON EVENTS, INCLUDING SEVEN FIRST-TIME WALKS. THE COMMUNITY RAISED A RECORD 130,915, WHICH WAS MATCHED TO TOTAL 261,830 IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE DETAIL REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 DRAFT WAS CONDUCTED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT, TREASURER, PRESIDENT, ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER AND REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX FIRM. A COPY OF THE 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEW THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS TO ENSURE THAT NO BOARD MEMBER IS IN CONFLICT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION (SALARY AND BENEFITS) OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. THE COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ALL OF WHO ARE INDEPENDENT PERSONS. THE APPROVAL IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS PART OF THE BUDGET APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ARE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE FROM THE ILLINOIS SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. REQUESTS FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (OTHER THAN THOSE INCLUDED IN IRS FORM 990) ARE REVIEWED FOR MERIT.