Hear Wisconsin Inc

Analysis

Hear Wisconsin Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in West Allis, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1944, 82 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Hear Wisconsin Inc reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.9m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.5m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hear Wisconsin Inc sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Family Centered Services Inc ($2.5m), Casa San Jose ($2.5m) and House of New Hope ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $168k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $686k, net assets of $4.7m. It reported 52 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.