Nonprofit · EIN 88-1887320
THE HEAR FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · PITTSBURGH, PA 15219
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $852,531 | $1,280,771 | -$428,240 | $404,359 | $136,020 | $268,339 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $843,532 | $424,702 | $418,830 | $728,741 | $32,162 | $696,579 |
| March 31, 2023 | 990 | $908,207 | $630,458 | $277,749 | $326,989 | $49,240 | $277,749 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $841,814
- of which government grants
- $19,164
- Program service revenue
- $1,000
- Investment income
- $9,717
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $145,962
- Other salaries and wages
- $318,778
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $550,514
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $40,421
- Travel
- $30,292
- Program services (functional)
- $644,932
- Management and general (functional)
- $358,895
- Fundraising (functional)
- $276,944
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $728,741
- Total assets, end of year
- $404,359
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $136,020
- Net assets, end of year
- $268,339
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $239,299
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $29,040
- Gross receipts
- $852,531
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 40
- Year formed
- 2022
- State of legal domicile
- PA
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 March 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CYNTHIA HAINES | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $145,962 |
| REV PAUL ABERNATHY | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| WILL ALLEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIUS BOATWRIGHT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR QUINTIN BOLLOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENYA BOSWELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAURITA BRYANT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANA BUCCO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| EARL BUFORD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBRA CAPLAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT CHERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON KIM BERKELEY CLARK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN DALTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARNAY HEARN DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA ELLSWORTH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
23 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RABBI HINDY FINMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SALEEM GHUBRIL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN HENNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE HOLDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR ANDREW JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR WAYNE JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REV CORNELL JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GLENN GRAYSON JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE KENNEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIFFANY KLINE-COSTA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON TIMOTHY LEWIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CMDR SHAWN MALLOY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID MALONE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN MCNAIR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS RAGLAND | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JASON RIVERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSIE SHIPLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMBER SLOAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REGINALD SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAMMY THOMPSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CMDR STEPHEN VINANSKY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEOVETTE WASHINGTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEVIN WINKLOSKY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 40 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamal Nigam | Former Ex. Dir. Officer | 40 | $127,125 |
| Rev Paul T Abernathy | Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Cmd Chris Ragland | Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Tiffany Kline-Costa | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Will Allen | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Julius Boatwright | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kenya T Boswell | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Maurita Bryant | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Andrew Johnson | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Wayne Jones | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Michelle Kenney | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Chief Larry R Scirotto | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Timothy K Lewis | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Diana Bucco | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Earl Buford | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Quintin Bullock | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Debra Caplan | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Robert L Cherry | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Kim Berkeley Clark | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Leon Ford | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Ellsworth | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Cmdr Shawn Malloy | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David J Malone | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin McNair | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Schubert | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jason Rivers | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Susie Shipley | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Saleem Ghubril | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Glenn Grayson Jr | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sharnay Hearn Davis | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Henne | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Holder | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Chief Eric Holmes | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Amber Sloan | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rabbi Ron Symons | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tammy Thompson | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cmdr Stephen Vinansky | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Geovette Washington | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Devin Winklosky | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cynthia Haines | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2023: 40 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamal Nigam | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $116,500 |
| Leon Ford | Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Chief Scott Schubert | Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Rev Paul T Abernathy | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Will Allen | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Julius Boatwright | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kenya T Boswell | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Maurita Bryant | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rev Cornell Jones | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Wayne Jones | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Michelle Kenney | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sgt Tiffany Kline-Costa | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Timothy K Lewis | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Diana Bucco | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Earl Buford | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Quintin Bullock | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Debra Caplan | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Robert L Cherry | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Kim Berkeley Clark | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Erin Dalton | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Ellsworth | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Cmdr Shawn Malloy | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David J Malone | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin McNair | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cmdr Chris Ragland | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jason Rivers | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Susie Shipley | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Saleem Ghubril | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Glenn Grayson Jr | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sharnay Hearn Davis | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Henne | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Holder | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Chief Eric Holmes | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Andrew Johnson | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Amber Sloan | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rabbi Ron Symons | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tammy Thompson | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cmdr Stephen Vinansky | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Geovette Washington | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Devin Winklosky | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 445 FORT PITT BLVD STE LL200, PITTSBURGH, PA 15219-1329
- In care of
- % CYNTHIA HAINES
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CYNTHIA HAINES
- Signed the 990
- CYNTHIA HAINES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (412) 477-7502
- Website
- HEARFOUNDATION.COM
- Return prepared by
- HENNESSY BLOTZER LLC
Mission
TO CONVENE, FUND, AND IMPLEMENT INITIATIVES THAT BUILD POLICE AND RESIDENT RELATIONSHIPS AND STRENGTHENS PITTSBURGH NEIGHBORHOODS.
Program accomplishments
- BRINGING RESIDENTS, ACTIVISTS, ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND PITTSBURGH POLICE TOGETHER TO COLLABORATE, BUILD TRUST, AND CREATE SOLUTIONS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.Expenses $644,932 · revenue $1,000
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 March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 31, 2026 | August 17, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | March 31, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | March 31, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 88-1887320
- 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
- 2024
- Accounting year ends
- March
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I60)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $404,359
- Income (IRS master file)
- $852,531
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2025 | $852,531 | $1,280,771 | $404,359 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $843,532 | $424,702 | $728,741 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $908,207 | $630,458 | $326,989 | XML |
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 88-1887320).
Questions about THE HEAR FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of THE HEAR FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE HEAR FOUNDATION is 88-1887320.
- Is THE HEAR FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2024.
- Are donations to THE HEAR FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE HEAR FOUNDATION 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 THE HEAR FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending March 31, 2026) is due August 17, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE HEAR FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE HEAR FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names CYNTHIA HAINES.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE HEAR FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 38 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $145,962 (CYNTHIA HAINES, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does THE HEAR FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $852,531, expenses of $1,280,771 and total assets of $404,359 at year end.
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