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Nonprofit · EIN 91-0681207

HEARING SPEECH & DEAFNESS CENTER

Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98122

Financials

$5.3M$5.3M2022$5.2M$5.9M2023$5.8M$6.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of HEARING SPEECH & DEAFNESS CENTER by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$5,774,896$6,352,950-$578,054$4,165,515$2,018,889$2,146,626
June 30, 2024990$5,209,796$5,905,014-$695,218$4,748,156$2,023,476$2,724,680
June 30, 2023990$5,276,677$5,265,630$11,047$5,318,281$1,898,383$3,419,898
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,047,964
of which government grants
$391,707
Program service revenue
$4,444,404
Investment income
$21,729
Net rental income
$219,519
Net gain from sales of assets
-$1,000
Net income from sales of inventory
$41,280
Other revenue
$260,799

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$165,151
Other salaries and wages
$2,408,615
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,573,766
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$304,371
Travel
$15,118
Depreciation
$242,498
Program services (functional)
$4,293,280
Management and general (functional)
$1,682,020
Fundraising (functional)
$377,650

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$4,748,156
Total assets, end of year
$4,165,515
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,018,889
Net assets, end of year
$2,146,626
Land, buildings and equipment
$2,344,593
Net assets without donor restrictions
$2,133,293
Net assets with donor restrictions
$13,333
Gross unrelated business income
$219,519
Gross receipts
$6,122,191
Employees
57
Year formed
1937
State of legal domicile
WA

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ARIELE BELOExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$88,837
LINDSAY KLARMANExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$76,314
PATRICK CONWAYVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MELANIE FISHDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSH GOLDSCHMIDDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
WILLIAM HARKNESSPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0
CHRISTA KEMPDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
SHAWNA THOMPSONDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
BONNIE LAUDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
MONA LEUNGTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0
HANNA RICHHEIMERDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
LAURIE ROSEN-RITTDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
BILL SCHIFFMILLERSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ARIELE BELOExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$93,850
LINDSAY KLARMANExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$84,227
PATRICK CONWAYDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
MELANIE FISHDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSH GOLDSCHMIDDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
LAURA GRAMERPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0
WILLIAM HARKNESSVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0
CHRISTA KEMPExecutive Dir.
Trustee or director
1$0
SHAWNA THOMPSONExecutive Dir.
Trustee or director
1$0
BONNIE LAUDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
MONA LEUNGTreasurer
Trustee or director
1.5$0
VAISHALI MURTHYDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
HANNA RICHHEIMERDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
LAURIE ROSEN-RITTDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
BILL SCHIFFMILLERSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 15 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LINDSAY KLARMANExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$88,218$9,641
ARIELE BELOExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$89,217$3,100
PATRICK CONWAYDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MELANIE FISHDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSH GOLDSCHMIDDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURA GRAMERPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
WILLIAM HARKNESSVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
KELLY JAMESDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SARA KOVERDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BONNIE LAUDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MONA LEUNGTreasurer
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0
VAISHALI MURTHYDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HANNA RICHHEIMERDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURIE ROSEN-RITTDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL SCHIFFMILLERSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1625 19TH AVE, SEATTLE, WA 98122-2848
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
LINDSAY KLARMAN, 1625 19TH AVENUE, SEATTLE, WA 98122
Signed the 990
MONA LEUNG, Treasurer
Phone
(206) 323-5770
Return prepared by
Hawthorne & CO CPAs

Mission

HSDC IS A WESTERN WASHINGTON SERVICE HUB FOR CLIENTS WHO ARE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING, OR WHO FACE COMMUNICATION BARRIERS. WE ENVISION AN INCLUSIVE, ACCESSIBLE WORLD, WHERE EVERYONE IS UNDERSTOOD AND RESPECTED.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • INTERPRETING SERVICES: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES ON-SITE AND VIDEO REMOTE INTERPRETING TO ALMOST 500 SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, GOVERMENT AGENCIES, THE LEGAL SYSTEM, CORPORATIONS, SMALL BUSINESSES, NON-PROFITS AND THE ARTS. INTERPRETING SERVICES AT HSDC USES CERTIFIED, NATIONALLY-QUALIFIED INTERPRETERS, AND SPECIALIZES IN HIGH-QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE, MATCHING THE RIGHT SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER WITH THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH SITUATION. THE PROGRAM ALSO SEEKS TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE INTERPRETING SERVICES TO THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR.
    Expenses $2,031,972 · revenue $2,806,955
  • EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES: THE NATIONALLY-RENOWNED PARENT-INFANT PROGRAM (PIP) HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR OVER 60 YEARS. THIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM IS ORIENTED TO CHILDREN UP TO FIVE YEARS OF AGE WITH COMMUNICATION CHALLENGES, HEARING LOSS AND SECONDARY DISABILITIES. PIP PROVIDES HOME VISITS, COMMUNICATIONS/LEARNING DEVELOPMENT PLAYGROUPS, PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS WITH A LICENSED FAMILY COUNSELOR, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS, SIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES, AND SPEECH/LANGUAGE THERAPY. AUDIOLOGY SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO CHILDREN, AGED BIRTH TO THREE YEARS, WITH HEARING LOSS, DEAFNESS OR DEAF-BLINDNESS. ROSEN FAMILY PRE-SCHOOL IS A PAIR OF CLASSROOMS FOR CHILDREN AGES 1-3 AND THEN 3-5 THAT EMPHASIZES BOTH AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) AND ENGLISH, GIVING DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING CHILDREN THE LANGUAGE FOUNDATION THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND LATER IN LIFE. THE PROGRAM IS ALSO OPEN TO HEARING CHILDREN WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM AN ASL-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT, SUCH AS THOSE RAISED IN A HOME THAT USES SIGN LANGUAGE.
    Expenses $1,416,205 · revenue $1,363,481
  • AUDIOLOGY AND THE STORE: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES HEARING SCREENING, EVALUATION AND CONSULTATIONS, FROM INFANT TO ELDER, IN THE SEATTLE OFFICE. THE PROGRAM FITS, DISPENSES, SERVICES AND REPAIRS HEARING AIDS, REGULARLY DONATES GIFT AIDS TO LOW INCOME AND SPECIAL NEEDS RECIPIENTS, AND OFFERS AURAL REHABILITATION CLASSES FOR PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
    Expenses $375,486 · revenue $271,843
  • DEAF SERVICES: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES ADVOCACY SERVICES, INFORMATION AND REFERRALS, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF, DEAF-BLIND, OR HARD OF HEARING. THE PROGRAM TRAINS BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY GROUPS, SCHOOLS, LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, LANDLORDS, AND OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY, ON PROVIDING APPRPRIATE ACCESSIBILITY AND SUPPORT FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CLIENTS AND CUSTOMERS. THROUGH THE SEATTLE, TACOMA, AND BELLINGHAM OFFICES, THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO 13 COUNTIES IN WESTERN WASHINGTON. THE BELLINGHAM OFFICE ALSO PROVIDES A FAMILY PROGRAM WITH SIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES.
    Expenses $291,747 · revenue $226,507
  • SPEECH: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SPEECH THERAPY, AUDITORY VERBAL THERAPY, LANGUAGE ACQUISITION TRAINING, READING AND LEARNING DEVELOPMENT, AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES, TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. CLIENTS ARE THOSE WITH CHALLENGES RELATED TO HEARING LOSS, SPEECH DEVELOPMENT, COGNITIVE DELAYS, LEARNING DISABILITIES, AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS AND SOCIAL COGNITION SKILLS.
    Expenses $177,870 · revenue $116,769

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
91-0681207
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
1939
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Health care (E56Z)
Assets (IRS master file)
$4,165,515
Income (IRS master file)
$6,122,191

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$5,774,896$6,352,950$4,165,515IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$5,209,796$5,905,014$4,748,156IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$5,276,677$5,265,630$5,318,281XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$5,194,631$5,494,162$5,405,709IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 91-0681207).

Questions about HEARING SPEECH & DEAFNESS CENTER

What is the EIN of HEARING SPEECH & DEAFNESS CENTER?
The employer identification number (EIN) of HEARING SPEECH & DEAFNESS CENTER is 91-0681207.
Is HEARING SPEECH & DEAFNESS CENTER tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1939.
Are donations to HEARING SPEECH & DEAFNESS CENTER tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does HEARING SPEECH & DEAFNESS CENTER 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 HEARING SPEECH & DEAFNESS CENTER due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did HEARING SPEECH & DEAFNESS CENTER last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of HEARING SPEECH & DEAFNESS CENTER?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LINDSAY KLARMAN.
Who are the officers and directors of HEARING SPEECH & DEAFNESS CENTER?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $88,837 (ARIELE BELO, Executive Dir.).
How much revenue does HEARING SPEECH & DEAFNESS CENTER have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,774,896, expenses of $6,352,950 and total assets of $4,165,515 at year end.

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