Nonprofit · EIN 82-0555112
DEAF INC
Tax-exempt · GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49548
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,343,120 | $1,411,350 | -$68,230 | $682,280 | $271,018 | $411,262 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,326,444 | $1,360,076 | -$33,632 | $713,300 | $233,808 | $479,492 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,294,765 | $1,283,285 | $11,480 | $743,540 | $230,416 | $513,124 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $1,064,182 | $877,899 | $186,283 | $403,223 | $20,271 | $382,952 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $81,996
- Program service revenue
- $1,257,534
- Investment income
- $3,590
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $71,769
- Other salaries and wages
- $254,703
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $376,294
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $9,950
- Occupancy
- $16,768
- Travel
- $227,212
- Depreciation
- $15,837
- Program services (functional)
- $1,144,523
- Management and general (functional)
- $243,829
- Fundraising (functional)
- $22,998
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $713,300
- Total assets, end of year
- $682,280
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $271,018
- Net assets, end of year
- $411,262
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $91,755
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $411,262
- Gross receipts
- $1,343,120
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 69
- Year formed
- 2002
- State of legal domicile
- MI
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEB ATWOOD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $71,769 |
| MEGAN HOWE | FORMER TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHARIS AUSTIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICKEY CAROLAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAIL MANCEWICZ | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN ZWARENSTEYN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TYLER SMELTEKOP | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RHONDA MAXWELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROWAN O'DOUGHERTY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUIS PENA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA MCMULLEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEB ATWOOD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $73,649 |
| MEGAN HOWE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHARIS AUSTIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AUDREY DODGSON | FORMER MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MICKEY CAROLAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE COLLINS | FORMER MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BRIAN POST | FORMER MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| GAIL MANCEWICZ | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN ZWARENSTEYN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALAN MCCALL | FORMER MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| TYLER SMELTEKOP | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN AGUILAR | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RHONDA MAXWELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEB ATWOOD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $63,523 |
| ROWAN O'DOUGHERTY | FORMER CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA VANDAM | FORMER VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MEGAN HOWE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHARIS AUSTIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AUDREY DODGSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICKEY CAROLAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE COLLINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN POST | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAIL MANCEWICZ | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN ZWARENSTEYN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALAN MCCALL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TYLER SMELTEKOP | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEB ATWOOD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $51,363 |
| ROWAN O'DOUGHERTY | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA VANDAM | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICKEY CAROLAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHARIS AUSTIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AUDREY DODGSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETSY SMITH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE COLLINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN POST | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAIL MANCEWICZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN ZWARENSTEYN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALAN MCCALL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID VANDERKOLK | FORMER MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SONYA HERNANDEZ | FORMER MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 160 68TH ST SW STE 140, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49548-7145
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- GAIL MANCEWICZ, 160 68TH ST SW 140, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49548
- Signed the 990
- GAIL MANCEWICZ, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (616) 732-7358
- Website
- WWW.DEAFHHS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DOLINKA VANNOORD & COMPANY PLLP
Mission
TO PROVIDE EQUAL COMMUNICATION ACCESS, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY TO THE DEAF, DEAFBLIND, AND HARD OF HEARING IN PURSUIT OF ALL LIFE'S OPPORTUNITIES.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDE INTERPRETER SERVICES, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND HEARING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES TO DEAF, DEAFBLIND, AND HARD OF HEARING COMMUNITIES WHILE RAISING AWARENESS FOR ACCESS AND EQUITY.Expenses $1,144,523 · revenue $1,261,124
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 82-0555112
- 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
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P87)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $682,280
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,343,120
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,343,120 | $1,411,350 | $682,280 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,326,444 | $1,360,076 | $713,300 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,294,765 | $1,283,285 | $743,540 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,287,558 | $1,168,866 | $739,141 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $1,064,182 | $877,899 | $403,223 | XML |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 82-0555112).
Questions about DEAF INC
- What is the EIN of DEAF INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DEAF INC is 82-0555112.
- Is DEAF INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
- Are donations to DEAF INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DEAF 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 DEAF 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 DEAF 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 DEAF INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names GAIL MANCEWICZ.
- Who are the officers and directors of DEAF INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $71,769 (DEB ATWOOD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does DEAF INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,343,120, expenses of $1,411,350 and total assets of $682,280 at year end.
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