2024-04-30T16:01:09-05:00 2023-06-30 251467156 SISTERSON & CO LLP 310 GRANT STREET PITTSBURGH PA 15219 990 2022-07-01 250974324 CENTER FOR HEARING & DEAF SERVICES INC CENT 4122811375 1945 FIFTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 15219 AMY HART PRESIDENT & CEO 4122811375 2024-04-30 1 AMY HART 999009999 0 KIMBERLEY A MILLER P01324554 4122812025 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z AMY HART 1945 FIFTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 15219 5138088 0 X WWW.HDSCENTER.ORG X 1921 PA PROVIDE A DIVERSE AND AFFORDABLE PROGRAM OF QUALITY DIAGNOSTIC, REHABILITATIVE, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES DESIGNED TO MEET THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WHO ARE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING, OR HAVE OTHER COMMUNICATION NEEDS AND TO SERVE AS AN INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SOURCE FOR THESE POPULATIONS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 13 13 35 20 0 0 1114205 1461346 2787768 3016133 75151 51079 6948 88914 3984072 4617472 0 0 0 0 1578747 1981617 0 0 97485 2482541 2567624 4061288 4549241 -77216 68231 2542717 3063949 328137 724299 2214580 2339650 X PROVIDE A DIVERSE AND AFFORDABLE PROGRAM OF QUALITY DIAGNOSTIC, REHABILITATIVE, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES DESIGNED TO MEET THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WHO ARE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING, OR HAVE OTHER COMMUNICATION NEEDS AND TO SERVE AS AN INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SOURCE FOR THESE POPULATIONS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. OUR VISION IS TO BE CARING PROFESSIONALS SERVING PEOPLE WITH EXCELLENCE, DIGNITY, AND TRUST. 0 0 1718450 1855565 INTERPRETING SERVICES - LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS BOTH ASL AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE HELP GIVE PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF AND ENGLISH LEARNERS WHO HAVE LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (LEP) EQUAL ACCESS TO COMMUNICATION, THUS AVOIDING LINGUISTIC ISOLATION. HDS PROVIDES INTERPRETING SERVICES TO MEET THIS NEED. OUR INTERPRETERS PROVIDE OVER 32,000 HOURS OF SERVICE YEARLY TO HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, NON-PROFITS, AND BUSINESSES. WE PROVIDE MANY OF THESE SERVICES AT REDUCED COST, AND OFTEN FOR NO COST. WE PROVIDE INTERPRETING IN ASL, SIGNED ENGLISH, ORAL TRANSLITERATION, PIDGIN AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE (LEP) TO MEET THE VARYING NEEDS OF OUR CONSUMERS. OUR INTERPRETERS CONVEY THE PURPOSE, THOUGHT, AND SPIRIT OF THE MESSAGE IN THE PERSON'S PREFERRED LANGUAGE TO BRIDGE THE COMMUNICATION BARRIER. OUR INTERPRETERS FOLLOW THE CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AS SET FORTH BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF AND THE REGISTRY OF INTERPRETERS FOR THE DEAF AND MAINTAIN STRICT CONFIDENTIALITY TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONALISM AND TRUST. 1216532 1044956 HDS WESTMORELAND - BRANCH OFFICE ESTABLISHED TO SERVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING. SERVICES INCLUDE INTERPRETING, COUNSELING, BEHAVORIAL HEALTH SERVICES, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, AND SIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION. HDSW ALSO PROVIDES LIFE SKILLS SERVICES FOR ITS SERVICE AREA. MANY DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PEOPLE LIVING OUTSIDE A CITY ARE ISOLATED AND HAVE LITTLE ACCESS TO SERVICES. HDSW WAS OPENED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THESE INDIVIDUALS. OFFERING MOST OF THE SERVICES AVAILABLE AT OUR MAIN PITTSBURGH OFFICE, HDSW SERVES A MULTI-COUNTY, MOSTLY RURAL AREA. 190365 44406 HEARING REHABILITATION SERVICES - HEARING TESTS, HEARING AID EVALUATIONS, SALES, AND SERVICE. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED INCOME TO PURCHASE OR REPAIR HEARING AIDS. DONATIONS OF USED HEARING AIDS ARE ACCEPTED. 543984 24301 LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT - INSTRUCTION AND EXPERIENCES TO IMPROVE THE DAILY LIVING SKILLS AND INDEPENDENCE OF ADULTS WHO ARE DEAF AND HAVE INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. AREAS OF INSTRUCTION INCLUDE COMMUNICATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, MOBILITY TRAINING, PERSONAL SAFETY TRAINING, ACADEMICS, COMPUTER TRAINING, DEAF CULTURE, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, PERSONAL HYGIENE, GROOMING, UTILIZATION OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES, SOCIAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, PRE-VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND SEXUAL AWARENESS. SOCIAL INTERACTION IS CRUCIAL IN ACQUIRING THESE AND OTHER ADULT DAILY LIVING SKILLS, AS WELL AS DEVELOPING LANGUAGE SKILLS. THE PROGRAM IS INDIVIDUALIZED FOR EACH CLIENT WITH OBJECTIVES BASED ON EACH PERSON'S NEEDS. CLIENTS ARE SEEN INDIVIDUALLY AND IN GROUPS. ALL STAFF ARE FLUENT IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF DEAF CULTURE, AND ARE TRAINED IN THE TECHNIQUES USED TO TEACH AND/OR COUNSEL THIS POPULATION. OUR GOAL IS TO GIVE OUR CLIENTS THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO LIVE AS FULLY AND INDEPENDENTLY AS POSSIBLE, WHILE INCREASING THEIR OPPORTUNITIES TO INTERACT WITH OTHERS. 97813 0 ASSISTIVE DEVICE CENTER & OUTREACH SERVICES - OFFERS THE MOST EXTENSIVE DISPLAY OF ASSISTIVE PRODUCTS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF, DEAF-BLIND, OR HARD OF HEARING. INDIVIDUALS CAN COME TO HDS, AND A TRAINED PROFESSIONAL, SKILLED IN SIGN LANGUAGE, WILL HELP THEM SELECT A DEVICE THAT MEETS THEIR NEEDS AND BUDGET. 6586 0 DEAF YOUTH PROGRAM - PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR AREA DEAF, DEAF-BLIND, AND HARD OF HEARING YOUTH TO INTERACT SOCIALLY WITH THEIR PEERS AND WITH MEMBERS OF THE DEAF COMMUNITY. THROUGH THE PROGRAM, YOUTH CAN PARTICIPATE IN A VARIETY OF RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. THE DYP ATTEMPTS TO BREAK DOWN COMMUNICATION BARRIERS BY OFFERING AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES TO FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF DEAF, DEAF-BLIND, OR HARD OF HEARING YOUTH. 449581 46905 HDS ERIE - BRANCH OFFICE ESTABLISHED TO SERVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING. SERVICES INCLUDE INTERPRETING, COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY, AND INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SOURCES. HDSE ALSO PROVIDES LIFE SKILLS SERVICES FOR ITS SERVICE AREA. 1097964 71206 4223311 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 126 0 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 PA X KIMBERLY SANTA 4122811375 1945 FIFTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 15219 TRUDY VAN KIRK-MOSEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL BOBANIC DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHUCK KARLOVITS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN C BARTHOLOMEW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EARL BROOKS JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 IVA MUNK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL P ROBB DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY BETH TAYLOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS S GRABSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY LYNN PRIORE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP PEREZ DIRECTOR (BEGINNING 2/2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH VALENTI CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS TROMBETTA 1ST VICE CHAIR & TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AMY HART PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 113554 0 20292 KIMBERLY SANTA COO 40.00 X 74126 0 18869 187680 0 39161 1 0 0 0 0 9703 32335 531351 887957 1461346 INTERPRETING SERVICES 900099 2947426 2947426 AUDIOLOGY 900099 44406 44406 LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM 900099 24301 24301 3016133 32202 32202 12714 0 12714 12714 12714 18877 0 18877 18877 18877 2130 32335 8038 -5908 -5908 594686 512578 82108 82108 4617472 3016133 0 139993 287754 241713 46041 1416686 1315367 23689 77630 63924 62246 816 862 77347 73846 2474 1027 135906 124587 5361 5958 31784 27868 3916 17072 5122 11950 1978 1978 102756 87703 11949 3104 60335 18100 42235 181093 140861 40232 23741 23155 268 318 1416 325 736 355 8230 8230 42856 25715 17141 12129 5253 6876 PROGRAM SERVICE PROFESS 2004737 1996487 250 8000 COST OF GOODS SOLD - AU 53566 53566 PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 5149 1544 3605 MEMBERSHIP DUES 1449 600 849 19333 17275 1827 231 4549241 4223311 228445 97485 142395 584987 301352 89000 684791 811515 38936 29452 62419 70473 1932036 1721741 253151 210295 1059673 1152534 0 115693 2542717 3063949 328137 287706 0 900 0 320000 0 115693 328137 724299 X 1595080 1203197 619500 1136453 2214580 2339650 2542717 3063949 68231 56839 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 613254 1118368 918120 1114205 1461346 5225293 613254 1118368 918120 1114205 1461346 5225293 1036843 4188450 42148 34340 31842 35539 44916 188785 -173 -1908 36723 -5766 76200 105076 5519154 13605464 0.75890 0.83630 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME GAIN FROM SALES OF INVENTORY 82,108 LOSS FROM SPECIAL EVENT (5,908) RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 797647 107462 14600 890509 963285 600 -165638 600 797647 738237 231648 6600 963285 718500 20337 600 738237 692128 29822 3450 718500 0.96340 0.03660 0 0 18146 18146 1847501 1655352 192149 66389 66389 0 210295 LEASE LIABILITY 115693 115693 X 4620745 56839 56839 4563906 53566 53566 4617472 4495675 0 4495675 53566 53566 4549241 PART V, LINE 4: THE AGENCY'S ENDOWMENT WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE GREATER FINANCIAL STABILITY TO (1) IMPROVE EXISTING PROGRAMS, (2) INITIATE NEW OR SPECIAL PROGRAMS, AND (3) PROVIDE EMERGENCY RESERVE FUNDS. PART X, LINE 2: THE AGENCY IS TAX-EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN PROVIDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE AGENCY ANNUALLY FILES A FORM 990, AND THE FORM 990 IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER IT IS FILED, AND AS SUCH, TAX RETURNS FOR TAX YEARS 2020 AND BEYOND REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE AGENCY HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD - AUDIOLOGY 53,566. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD - AUDIOLOGY 53,566. SIGN-A-THON 31800 29670 2130 160 1598 20 740 3403 THUNDER IN THE CITY 1165 1165 225 1303 400 189 1 1500 1500 34465 32335 2130 160 1823 1323 1140 3592 8038 -5908 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES THAT HAVE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. ALL COMMITTEE DECISIONS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE FULL FORM 990 WILL BE POSTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PAGE OF HDS' WEBSITE WHERE THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO DOWNLOAD AND REVIEW THE FORM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12 TO ENSURE HDS OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, PERIODIC REVIEWS SHALL BE CONDUCTED. THE PERIODIC REVIEWS SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: A. WHETHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AND BENEFITS ARE REASONABLE, BASED ON COMPETENT SURVEY INFORMATION, AND THE RESULT OF ARM'S LENGTH BARGAINING. B. WHETHER PARTNERSHIPS, JOINT VENTURES, AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS CONFORM TO HDS WRITTEN POLICIES, ARE PROPERLY RECORDED, REFLECT REASONABLE INVESTMENT OR PAYMENTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES, FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DO NOT RESULT IN INUREMENT, IMPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFIT OR IN AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION. ANNUALLY THE PRESIDENT RECEIVES A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION BY THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE. THE SALARIES OF SIMILAR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ARE COMPARED TO THE SALARY OF THE PRESIDENT. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVES THE PROPOSED SALARY IN A CLOSED MEETING. THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS THEN APPROVES THE SALARY AND BENEFITS IN A REGULAR MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.