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Nonprofit · EIN 52-6055761

AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · ROCKVILLE, MD 20850

Financials

$2.5M$1.8M2023$2.1M$1.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$2,108,854$1,869,360$239,494$23,879,781$496,106$23,383,675
December 31, 2023990$2,480,350$1,779,035$701,315$22,334,773$340,134$21,994,639
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,169,185
Program service revenue
$35,770
Investment income
$861,095
Net gain from sales of assets
$429,512
Net income from fundraising events
$42,804
Other revenue
$42,804

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$680,823
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$258,329
Other salaries and wages
$296,442
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$672,799
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$32,036
Travel
$61,836
Program services (functional)
$1,161,332
Management and general (functional)
$402,916
Fundraising (functional)
$305,112

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$22,334,773
Total assets, end of year
$23,879,781
Total liabilities, end of year
$496,106
Net assets, end of year
$23,383,675
Publicly traded securities
$17,349,977
Net assets without donor restrictions
$15,241,192
Net assets with donor restrictions
$8,142,483
Gross receipts
$4,014,279
Employees
0
Volunteers
355
Year formed
1948
State of legal domicile
MD

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, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SHARON E MOSSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
60$213,806$38,941
ELIZABETH R SHAPIRODIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
50$109,134$46,832
ANNE MARIE THARPEVP, FINANCIAL REVIEW
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JESSICA SULLIVANVP, DEVELOPMENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
STACY L WILLIAMSPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SWATHI KIRANVP, PROGRAM AND AWARDS
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
TOMMIE L ROBINSON JRPAST PRESIDENT/VP, ORGANIZATION
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ALIYAH HODGESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BERNADETTE MAYFIELD-CLARKETRUSTEE (AS OF 01/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BERNARD ROUSSEAUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELISE DAVIS-MCFARLANDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREGORY L LOFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANET KOEHNKETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORRAINE A RAMIGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY SWEIG WILSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
5 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
NIA B POTIERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RENE UTIANSKITRUSTEE (AS OF 01/24)
Trustee or director
1$0
RITA PATELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT HANYAKTRUSTEE (AS OF 01/24)
Trustee or director
1$0
SUCHETA KAMATHTRUSTEE (AS OF 01/24)
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SHARON E MOSSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
60$202,980$46,339
TOMMIE L ROBINSON JRPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PATRICIA A PRELOCKPAST PRES./VP. ORG. COMMITTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MELISSA BEHMVP, FINANCIAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JULIE BARKMEIER-KRAEMERVP, PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JESSICA SULLIVANVP, DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ELISE DAVIS-MCFARLANDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREA DUNNTRUSTEE (01/23 - 07/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EMILIA GORECKITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MELANIE W HUDSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SWATHI KIRANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANET KOEHNKETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREGORY L LOFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TENA MCNAMARATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RITA PATELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NIA B POTIERTRUSTEE (10/23 - 12/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORRAINE A RAMIGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BERNARD ROUSSEAUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNE MARIE THARPETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STACY L WILLIAMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY SWEIG WILSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2200 RESEARCH BOULEVARD, ROCKVILLE, MD 20850-3289
In care of
% YVONNE KANKAM-BOADU
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
SHARON E MOSS, 2200 RESEARCH BOULEVARD, ROCKVILLE, MD 208503289
Signed the 990
SHARON E MOSS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(301) 296-8644
Return prepared by
BDO USA

Mission

THE ASHFOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE AND IMPROVE PRACTICE IN SERVING CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH SPEECH, LANGUAGE, OR HEARING DISORDERS BY SUPPORTING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AND BY FACILITATING INNOVATIVE DIRECTIONS FOR THE DISCIPLINE OF COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS. THE VISION OF THE AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING FOUNDATION IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS REACH THEIR FULL COMMUNICATION POTENTIAL.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • SCHOLARSHIPS, RESEARCH GRANTS AND CLINICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS - NATIONALLY COMPETITIVE PROGRAMS FOSTER ADVANCES AND SCHOLARLY EXCELLENCE. IN 2024, THE ASHFOUNDATION AWARDED 645,823 THROUGH 74 RESEARCH GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND CLINICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH INVESTIGATIONS, DOCTORAL AND MASTER'S EDUCATION, AND CLINICAL DEVELOPMENTS. IN ADDITION TO THE RECIPIENT FUNDING, EXPENSES INCLUDE THE COST OF PREPARING AND DISTRIBUTING GUIDELINES, THE SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS AND UNDERWRITING ATTENDANCE AT SELECTED SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES.
    Expenses $843,115 · grants $680,823 · revenue $35,500
  • PROGRAM COMMUNICATION - PROGRAM VISIBILITY IS ACHIEVED THROUGH A VARIETY OF COMMUNICATION VEHICLES, SUCH AS ARTICLES IN THE ASSOCIATION PUBLICATIONS DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 241,023 CONSTITUENTS AND ASSOCIATES, AS WELL AS THE FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT, NEWSLETTERS, SPECIAL PROGRAM MATERIALS, AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION.
    Expenses $228,455 · revenue $270
  • ASHA CONVENTION - THE ASHFOUNDATION PROMOTES AND CONDUCTS MISSION RELATED PROGRAMS DURING THE ANNUAL ASSOCIATION MEETING, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 13,360 MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION'S TOTAL 241,023 MEMBERS
    Expenses $89,762

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, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-6055761
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1948
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$23,879,781
Income (IRS master file)
$4,014,279

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$2,108,854$1,869,360$23,879,781XML
990December 2023$2,480,350$1,779,035$22,334,773XML
990December 2022$1,747,535$1,470,101$20,555,479IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––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 52-6055761).

Questions about AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING FOUNDATION is 52-6055761.
Is AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1948.
Are donations to AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING 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 AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names SHARON E MOSS.
Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 20 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $213,806 (SHARON E MOSS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,108,854, expenses of $1,869,360 and total assets of $23,879,781 at year end.

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