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ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL ASSOCIATION FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING

EIN 53-0196644 WASHINGTON, DC

Largest nonprofits in District of Columbia

Revenue 2024
$2,542,767
Expenses 2024
$2,935,915

Program services were 64.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P030
Classification
2000
Street
3417 VOLTA PL NW

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL ASSOCIATION WORKS GLOBALLY TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CAN HEAR AND TALK. WE ACHIEVE OUR MISSION BY EMPOWERING PARENTS, TRAINING PROFESSIONALS AND SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WORKING GLOBALLY TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CAN HEAR AND TALK.WE WANT ALL FAMILIES TO BE INFORMED AND SUPPORTED, PROFESSIONALS TO BE APPROPRIATELY QUALIFIED TO TEACH AND HELP CHILDREN WITH HEARING LOSS, PUBLIC POLICY LEADERS TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS, AND COMMUNITIES TO BE EMPOWERED TO HELP THEIR NEIGHBORS WITH HEARING LOSS SUCCEED: THE ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL ASSOCIATION WORKS GLOBALLY TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CAN HEAR AND TALK. WE ACHIEVE OUR MISSION BY EMPOWERING PARENTS, TRAINING PROFESSIONALS AND SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS.

  • EDUCATION AND TRAINING - TRAINING AND INFORMATION ON THE LATEST RESEARCH AS WELL AS UP-TO-DATE RESOURCES ON BEST PRACTICES IN LISTENING AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE IS THE FOCUS OF THE ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM. SINCE 2020, THE SYMPOSIUM HAS BEEN HELD VIRTUALLY AND INCLUDED ATTENDANCE FROM 45 COUNTRIES IN 2024. THE LOFT PROGRAM FOR HIGH TEENS WAS OFFERED FACE TO FACE AND INVOLVED 36 TEENS. LEAP FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND LEAP FOR HIGH SCHOOL WAS HELD VIRTUALLY AND DREW 59 REGISTRANTS. LEAP AND LOFT PROGRAMMING ASSIST TEENS IN SELF-AWARENESS, SELF-DETERMINATION, STRENGTH-BASED LEADERSHIP, ADVOCACY FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS, AND IMPROVED COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND SELF-CONFIDENCE.

    Expenses $903,286 · Grants $653 · Revenue $298,707

  • FINANCIAL AID - AG BELL PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE/PROFOUND HEARING LOSS TO ASSIST WITH EQUIPMENT, THERAPY, LEARNING TOOLS, SPECIALIZED PROGRAMMING, PRIVATE SCHOOL, AND COLLEGE EDUCATION.

    Expenses $469,998 · Grants $404,447

  • COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS-TO ENSURE THAT INFORMATION REACHES PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE THEM, AG BELL PROVIDED THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION IN WELL-RESPECTED PUBLICATIONS ON LISTENING AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE. AG BELL'S WEBSITE IS THE BEST-KNOWN, INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED RESOURCE PROVIDING INFORMATION IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. AG BELL ALSO PUBLISHES ITS WEEEKLY BLOG, VOLTA VOICES, AND OTHER RELIABLE BROCHURES AND MATERIALS REGARDING LISTENING AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE, AND MAKES EXTENSIVE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO RAISE AWARENESS THAT CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF CAN LEARN TO HEAR AND TALK.

    Expenses $412,988 · Revenue $3,821

  • MEMBERSHIP & CHAPTERS

    Expenses $108,859

  • AGBI

    Expenses $145

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Howard Francis

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Ken Levinson

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Stanton

    CHAIR-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Stanton

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Meredith Sugar

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ulrika Lofkvist

    ACADEMY CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Ivette Cejas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lilian Flores-Beltran

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carol Flexer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maria Fernanda Hinojosa Valencia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sara Grosvenor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Maciver-Lux

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jane R Madell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maria Emilia De Melo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Stein

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Arlene Stredler Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emilio Alonso-Mendoza

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $309,536
    From this org
    $246,076
    From related orgs
    $35,154
    Other
    $28,306
    Hours/week
    35 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $246,076 + $35,154 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,898 + $2,128 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,870 + $1,410 related
    Filer's total
    $270,844 + $38,692 related
  • Gayla Guignard

    CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $179,337
    From this org
    $128,510
    From related orgs
    $18,359
    Other
    $32,468
    Hours/week
    35 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $128,510 + $18,359 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,166 + $1,024 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,243 + $3,035 related
    Filer's total
    $156,919 + $22,418 related

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $2,542,767
    Expenses
    $2,935,915
    Contributions
    $2,051,000
    Grants paid
    $405,100
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $1,781,590
    Expenses
    $3,193,971
    Contributions
    $1,332,574
    Grants paid
    $410,281
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,613,016
    Expenses
    $3,326,885
    Contributions
    $1,281,071
    Grants paid
    $442,700

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,855,685
    Expenses
    $2,844,375
    Assets (EOY)
    $16,431,886
  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,282,948
    Expenses
    $2,684,692
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,118,452
  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,321,485
    Expenses
    $3,329,612
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,551,236
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,695,488
    Expenses
    $3,623,272
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,837,710
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,424,864
    Expenses
    $3,417,603
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,021,916

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.