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Nonprofit · EIN 58-1305600

AUDITORY VERBAL CENTER INC

Tax-exempt · ATLANTA, GA 30345

Financials

$1.6M$1.5M2023$1.5M$1.5M2024$1.7M$1.7M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AUDITORY VERBAL CENTER INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$1,692,101$1,690,803$1,298$2,906,565$1,443,423$1,463,142
December 31, 2024990$1,514,311$1,473,434$40,877$2,967,516$1,505,674$1,461,842
December 31, 2023990$1,605,743$1,504,362$101,381$2,985,456$1,564,492$1,420,964
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$911,964
of which government grants
$176,332
Program service revenue
$677,986
Investment income
$123,065
Net income from fundraising events
-$66,467
Net income from sales of inventory
$44,630
Other revenue
-$20,914

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$116,097
Other salaries and wages
$821,373
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,083,064
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$57,509
Accounting fees
$17,794
Occupancy
$201,979
Travel
$7,932
Depreciation
$2,413
Program services (functional)
$1,487,240
Management and general (functional)
$130,338
Fundraising (functional)
$73,225

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,967,516
Total assets, end of year
$2,906,565
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,443,423
Net assets, end of year
$1,463,142
Land, buildings and equipment
$30,876
Publicly traded securities
$1,210,712
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,402,479
Net assets with donor restrictions
$60,663
Gross receipts
$1,850,962
Employees
19
Volunteers
20
Year formed
1977
State of legal domicile
GA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DEBORAH ANNE BRILLINGEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
50$116,097
ROGER GREENCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CARLY JONES MEDBOARD SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CHARLOTTE MERRITTTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DR PAULA HARMONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
N WENDELL TODD MDMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ARTIE RUDERMANMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TODD TERRANCEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK MESSLERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KELLY SORROWMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BETH MAHAFFEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BILL HOFIUSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DEBORAH ANNE BRILLINGEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
50$116,630
ROGER GREENCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CARLY JONES MEDBOARD SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CHARLOTTE MERRITTTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DR PAULA HARMONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
N WENDELL TODD MDMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ARTIE RUDERMANMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TODD TERRANCEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK MESSLERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KELLY SORROWMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BETH MAHAFFEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BILL HOFIUSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DEBORAH ANNE BRILLINGEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
60$112,806
ROGER GREENPRESIDENT AND CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CARLY JONES MEDBOARD SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CHARLOTTE MERRITTTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DR PAULA HARMONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
N WENDELL TODD MDMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ARTIE RUDERMANMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MELISSA GWINNMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARIE ANDERSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KELLY SORROWMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BETH MAHAFFEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BILL HOFIUSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TANYA BROWNMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1875 CENTURY BLVD NE STE 200, ATLANTA, GA 30345-3314
In care of
% DEBORAH A BRILLING
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
DEBORAH BRILLING, 1875 CENTURY BLVD NE 200, ATLANTA, GA 30345
Signed the 990
DEBORAH BRILLING, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(404) 633-8911
Return prepared by
HLB GROSS COLLINS PC

Mission

THE AUDITORY VERBAL CENTER, INC. (AVC) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEARING CENTER SERVING HEARING IMPAIRED INFANTS, CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT GEORGIA. FOUNDED IN 1977, THE CENTER PROVIDES A RIGOROUS LONG-TERM PROGRAM OF AUDITORY VERBAL THERAPY TO ASSIST HEARING IMPAIRED CHILDREN TO LEARN TO HEAR AND SPEAK WITHOUT THE USE OF SIGN LANGUAGE OR LIP READING WITH THE GOAL OF BEING SUCCESSFULLY MAINSTREAMED INTO NORMAL HEARING SCHOOLS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES A FULL SERVICE AUDIOLOGY DEPARTMENT TO SERVE HEARING IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES IN THE COMMUNITY.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE AUDITORY VERBAL PROGRAM. WE ALSO PROVIDE INTERVENTION DIRECTLY INSPANISH WITH A BILINGUAL THERAPIST. THE GOAL IS FOR EVERY DEAF OR HARDOF HEARING CHILD TO BE SUCCESSFULLY MAINSTREAMED INTO A NORMAL HEARINGCLASSROOM. AVC ALSO HAS A FULL AUDIOLOGY DEPARTMENT SERVING BIRTH TOSENIORS WITH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATIONS, FITTING OF HEARING AIDS ANDPROVING LOANER HEARING AIDS FOR ANY CHILD BIRTH TO 3 YEARS OLD.THEORGANIZATION SERVED 181 MILD TO PROFOUNDLY DEAF CHILDREN AND THEIRFAMILIES IN THE AUDITORY VERBAL PROGRAM AND 37 ADULTS IN THE AUDITORYREHABILITATION PROGRAM FOR A TOTAL OF 218 CLIENTS, PROVIDING 3,797THERAPY SESSION DURING THE 2025 CALENDAR YEAR. AVC GRADUATED 39 CLIENTSWHO ARE NOW LISTENING AND SPEAKING CHILDREN USING NO SIGN LANGUAGE ANDMAINSTREAMED INTO A REGULAR CLASSROOM WITH THEIR HEARING PEERS. THEORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO SERVE CLIENTS AT BOTH PHYSICAL LOCATIONS ASWELL AS THROUGH TELETHERAPY FOR THOSE FAMILIES WHO CAN NOT MAKE THEDRIVE TO HELP OVERCOME THE TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS. THE AUDIOLOGYDEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO SERVE CLIENTS FROM BIRTH TO SENIORS WITHDIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND DISPENSING OF HEARING AIDS. THE AUDIOLOGYDEPARTMENT IS OPEN 1 DAY A WEEK AND PROVIDED 149 SESSIONS FOR 2025.AUDITORY VERBAL CENTER TARGETS LOW INCOME UNDERINSURED OR UNINSUREDDEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHILDREN. IN 2025 AVC PROVIDED OVER $997,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS OR INSURANCE DISCOUNTS. AVC ACCEPTS ALL PRIVATEINSURANCE, MEDICAID AND CMO CLIENTS. 65% OF THE CASE LOAD ARE MEDICAIDCLIENTS.
    Expenses $1,487,240 · revenue $677,986

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
58-1305600
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1978
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,906,565
Income (IRS master file)
$1,850,962

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$1,692,101$1,690,803$2,906,565XML
990December 2024$1,514,311$1,473,434$2,967,516XML
990December 2023$1,605,743$1,504,362$2,985,456XML
990December 2022$1,710,347$1,461,406$2,864,124IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 58-1305600).

Questions about AUDITORY VERBAL CENTER INC

What is the EIN of AUDITORY VERBAL CENTER INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AUDITORY VERBAL CENTER INC is 58-1305600.
Is AUDITORY VERBAL CENTER INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1978.
Are donations to AUDITORY VERBAL CENTER INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does AUDITORY VERBAL CENTER INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of AUDITORY VERBAL CENTER INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did AUDITORY VERBAL CENTER INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of AUDITORY VERBAL CENTER INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DEBORAH BRILLING.
Who are the officers and directors of AUDITORY VERBAL CENTER INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $116,097 (DEBORAH ANNE BRILLING, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO).
How much revenue does AUDITORY VERBAL CENTER INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,692,101, expenses of $1,690,803 and total assets of $2,906,565 at year end.

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