HEAR US INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $96K · expenses $86K · assets $112K

EIN
32-0155105
Address
115 E OGDEN AVE, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563-3103
Website
WWW.HEARUS.US
NTEE code
P01 Alliance/Advocacy (Human Services) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2007 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

HEAR US INC. GIVES VOICE AND VISIBILITY TO HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH. THIS ORGANIZATION PRODUCES POIGNANT FILMS AND BOOKS THAT ARE USED BY EDUCATORS, SOCIAL SERVICE PERSONNEL AND OTHER AUDIENCES TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE INVISIBLE CRISIS OF MILLIONS OF FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO STRUGGLE WITHOUT A PLACE TO CALL HOME. HEAR US ADDRESSES AUDIENCES AT CONFERENCES, UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE STUDENTS, AND A VARIETY OF GATHERINGS TO FOSTER A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF HOMELESSNESS. HEAR US ALSO FACILITATES MEDIA CONNECTIONS FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES/YOUTH, AND IS QUITE ACTIVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SHINING LIGHT ON THE NEED TO REPAIR THE TORN SAFETY NET THAT LEAVES MILLIONS ON THE STREETS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Diane Nilan PRESIDENT2018-2024 $58,384$341,746 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Rosie Robbs DIRECTOR2018-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Pat Van Doren DIRECTOR2018-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Dr Laura Vazquez DIRECTOR2018-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Marilyn Mcgowan DIRECTOR2018-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Barbara Schneider SECRETARY2018-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Helen Jilek Osb TREASURER2018-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Maria Wilson VICE-PRESIDENT2018-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Linda Bonifas-Guzman (former) DIRECTOR2018 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $58K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DIANE NILAN PRESIDENT40 $50,000-$8,384 $58,3841
ROSIE ROBBS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
PAT VAN DOREN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
DR LAURA VAZQUEZ DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MARILYN MCGOWAN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA SCHNEIDER SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
HELEN JILEK OSB TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
MARIA WILSON VICE-PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $58K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DIANE NILAN PRESIDENT40 $50,000-$8,406 $58,4061
ROSIE ROBBS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
PAT VAN DOREN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
DR LAURA VAZQUEZ DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA SCHNEIDER SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
MARILYN MCGOWAN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
HELEN JILEK OSB TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
MARIA WILSON VICE-PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $58K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DIANE NILAN PRESIDENT40 $50,000-$8,392 $58,3921
ROSIE ROBBS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
PAT VAN DOREN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
DR LAURA VAZQUEZ DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA SCHNEIDER SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
MARILYN MCGOWAN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
HELEN JILEK OSB TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
MARIA WILSON VICE-PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $58K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DIANE NILAN PRESIDENT40 $50,000-$8,181 $58,1811
MARIA WILSON VICE-PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
HELEN JILEK OSB TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
MARILYN MCGOWAN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA SCHNEIDER SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
DR LAURA VAZQUEZ DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
PAT VAN DOREN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
ROSIE ROBBS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $54K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DIANE NILAN PRESIDENT40 $50,000-$4,251 $54,2511
MARIA WILSON VICE-PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
HELEN JILEK OSB TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
MARILYN MCGOWAN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA SCHNEIDER SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
DR LAURA VAZQUEZ DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
PAT VAN DOREN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
ROSIE ROBBS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $54K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DIANE D NILAN PRESIDENT40 $50,000-$4,132 $54,1321
MARIA WILSON VICE-PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
HELEN JILEK OSB TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA SCHNEIDER SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
MARILYN MCGOWAN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
DR LAURA VAZQUEZ DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
LINDA BONIFAS-GUZMAN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
PAT VAN DOREN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
ROSIE ROBBS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$95,897$85,691 $111,620$111,159 $77,471$13,303 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$99,079$99,623 $103,550$100,953 $64,954$16,028 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$96,980$85,786 $102,212$101,497 $66,412$9,162 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$127,380$76,025 $92,697$90,303 $70,088$2,660 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$42,751$69,853 $39,798$38,948 $29,156$6,872 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$47,943$77,770 $31,961$31,961 $44,933$500 ---

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $45,723 in all, tax years 2014 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
NAPERVILLE NOON LIONS FOUNDATION $20,0004 $5,0002024 2021-2024 Public charity Exact
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $20,0001 $20,0002016 2016 DAF sponsor Exact
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MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $5,2671 $5,2672014 2014 DAF sponsor Exact
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $4564 $722023 2020-2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HEAR US INC”
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $85,691 spent · pay $58,384 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $58,384 68.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $19,672 23.0%
Printing, publications, postage $6,549 7.6%
Fees to independent contractors $556 0.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $530 0.6%
Total$85,691100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $99,623 spent · pay $58,406 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $58,406 58.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $32,009 32.1%
Printing, publications, postage $8,194 8.2%
Fees to independent contractors $522 0.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $492 0.5%
Total$99,623100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $85,786 spent · pay $58,392 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $58,392 68.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24,681 28.8%
Printing, publications, postage $1,497 1.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,216 1.4%
Total$85,786100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $76,025 spent · pay $58,181 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $58,181 76.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,443 16.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,090 4.1%
Printing, publications, postage $2,311 3.0%
Total$76,025100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $69,853 spent · pay $54,251 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $54,251 77.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,098 18.8%
Printing, publications, postage $1,374 2.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,130 1.6%
Total$69,853100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $77,770 spent · pay $54,132 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $54,132 69.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $20,270 26.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,295 3.0%
Printing, publications, postage $1,073 1.4%
Total$77,770100%

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