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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-7426070

Colorado Hearing Foundation

A private foundation in Spokane, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $246,850 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $246,850

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,053,169

  • Tax year 2024

    $321,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,289,077

  • Tax year 2023

    $190,566

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,537,464

  • Tax year 2022

    $141,961

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,634,215

  • Tax year 2021

    $255,512

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,771,914

  • Tax year 2020

    $90,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,998,820

  • Tax year 2019

    $304,653

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,064,965

  • Tax year 2018

    $63,150

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $212,370

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Marion Downs Center - DenverDenver, CO

    To support the construction of new building.

    $100,000
  2. Hope School SpokaneSpokane, WA

    To support organization providing children from birth to 6 years old with specialized services and deaf education.

    $91,170
  3. Children's Hospital of Colorado FoundationAurora, CO

    To support staff providing pediatric care.

    $20,000
  4. Global Foundation for Hearing Loss in ChildrenPoulsbo, WA

    To support international projects.

    $15,000
  5. American Auditory SocietyPennsville, NJ

    To promote research and translation of hearing and balance disorders. To support student programs.

    $11,500
  6. Colorado Academy of AudiologyParker, CO

    To support student programs.

    $5,500
  7. Hands & Voices of SpokaneBellingham, WA

    To support families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

    $2,500
  8. Belize Audiology Mission ProjectCentralia, IL

    To provide hearing healthcare to belizeans.

    $1,180

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Community development1 grant $5,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado3 grants $125,500
  2. Washington3 grants $108,670
  3. New Jersey1 grant $11,500
  4. Illinois1 grant $1,180

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Jerry NorthernPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0
  • Deborah NorthernSECRETARY, CFO & DIRECTOR Hours 20Pay $0

The return

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