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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ORAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,551,129
Total expenses
$1,481,771
Contributions and grants received
$1,029,343
Grants paid
$127,932
Program service revenue
$508,440
Investment income
$3,076
Other revenue
$10,270
Total assets, end of year
$3,046,402
Total liabilities, end of year
$401,288
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,645,114
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,158,457
Management and general expenses
$187,716
Fundraising expenses
$135,598
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,158,457

Program services were 78.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $3,573

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $64,027

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $961,743

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $4,440

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION

    total $337,805 · related or exempt $337,805

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SPEECH THERAPY FEES

    total $170,635 · related or exempt $170,635

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,076 · excluded $3,076

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $64,027

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $5,730

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$5,730 · excluded -$5,730

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $16,000

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $16,000 · excluded $16,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $127,932 · program services $127,932

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $129,514 · program services $77,708 · management and general $51,806

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $606,384 · program services $558,669 · management and general $47,715

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $15,529 · program services $13,410 · management and general $2,119

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $74,904 · program services $62,460 · management and general $12,444

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $53,036 · program services $47,202 · management and general $5,834

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $41,202 · management and general $41,202

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $7,000 · program services $7,000

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $32,500 · fundraising $32,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $54,595 · program services $53,673 · management and general $922

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $30,286 · program services $26,371 · management and general $3,915

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $60,499 · program services $53,717 · management and general $6,782

  • 20 · Interest

    total $27,689 · program services $24,643 · management and general $3,046

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $85,220 · program services $75,058 · management and general $10,162

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,742 · program services $11,742

  • 24a · Other expenses: THIRD PARTY EVENT SWAG

    total $103,098 · fundraising $103,098

  • 24b · Other expenses: TEACHING AND PROGRAM SU

    total $10,638 · program services $9,543 · management and general $1,095

  • 24c · Other expenses: STAFF TRAINING

    total $6,471 · program services $5,908 · management and general $563

  • 24d · Other expenses: HEARING TECHNOLOGY

    total $3,220 · program services $3,118 · management and general $102

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $312 · program services $303 · management and general $9

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $259,219 · end of year $14,552

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $939,141 · end of year $1,175,364

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $26,900 · end of year $14,300

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $34,521 · end of year $28,266

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $11,531 · end of year $6,120

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $3,303,230

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,737,943

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,512,298 · end of year $1,565,287

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $244,460 · end of year $242,513

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $102,458 · end of year $50,372

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $8,000

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $342,190 · end of year $337,197

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $7,666 · end of year $5,719

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,462,489 · end of year $2,464,092

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $113,267 · end of year $181,022

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO TEACH EACH CHILD THE ORAL LANGUAGE SKILLS NEEDED TO TALK AND UNDERSTAND WHEN OTHERS TALK TO THEM.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO TEACH DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHILDREN TO SPEAK AND TO UNDERSTAND WHEN OTHERS SPEAK.

  • EARLY EDUCATION/PRESCHOOL - CLASSES MEET 5 DAYS A WEEK FOR 6.5 HOURS PER DAY. THE CHILDREN ALTERNATE BETWEEN DIFFERENT SETTINGS, ALL SETTINGS FOCUSING ON COMMUNICATION SKILLS. IN GROUPS OF TWO OR THREE CHILDREN, A LISTENING AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE PROFESSIONAL PROVIDED DIRECT LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOCUSING ON VOCABULARY, SYNTAX, CONVERSATIONAL LANGUAGE, ARTICULATION, AUDITORY TRAINING, AND LANGUAGE ENRICHMENT. THE SMALL STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO GIVES EACH CHILD MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO PRACTICE SYNTACTICALLY CORRECT LANGUAGE. THE PRESCHOOL OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A CHILD TO BECOME FULLY IMMERSED IN AN EDUCATION SETTING LEARNING THROUGH ORAL INSTRUCTION AND INTERACTING WITH CLASSMATES USING COMPLEX LANGUAGE.

    Expenses $766,618 · Grants $96,487 · Revenue $437,428

  • EARLY INTERVENTION - DESERT VOICES IS ARIZONA'S ONLY NONPROFIT, INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DEDICATED TO TEACHING LISTENING AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE (LSL) TO CHILDREN WITH HEARING LOSS AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILDREN AGES BIRTH TO FIVE THROUGH OUR EARLY INTERVENTION AND EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. OUR COMPREHENSIVE LSL PROGRAM INCLUDES LITTLE LISTENERS, JUMP START, TODDLER CLASS, PRESCHOOL, AND KINDERGARTEN. EACH FAMILY STARTS IN THE LITTLE LISTENERS PROGRAM, WHERE A LSL PROFESSIONAL HELPS FAMILIES UNDERSTAND THEIR CHILD'S HEARING LOSS AND LEARN STRATEGIES TO FOSTER LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT. NEXT, FAMILIES TRANSITION TO JUMP START, WHICH IS A "PARENT AND ME" CLASS PROVIDING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LANGUAGE ACQUISITION ALONGSIDE OTHER FAMILIES. AROUND AGE 2, CHILDREN ADVANCE TO THE TODDLER CLASS, WHERE THEY ENGAGE IN TWICE WEEKLY SMALL GROUP SESSIONS DESIGNED TO EXPAND THEIR SKILLS THROUGH PLAY.

    Expenses $356,839 · Grants $31,445 · Revenue $71,012

  • Expenses $35,000

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kristen Levi

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $117,196
    From this org
    $107,257
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,939
    Hours/week
    40

  • Tim Louis

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brian Blaney

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Chappell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tom Chapman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amanda Demaris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dean Howard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matt Leitz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marc McGowan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marcus Pinchera

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Zachary Rawling

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rustin Roach

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Wendy Steuerwald

    DIRECTOR (THRU DEC 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Philip Welp

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tony Hannan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
4 December 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523439349300612

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