Help America Hear Inc.
Mission
Our mission is to provide hearing aids through an application process to qualifying individuals with limited financial resources who cannot obtain them on their own, as well as a scholarship to help fund the educational opportunities
Notes from the nonprofit
In the year 2020-2021 we donated 5 - $2000 Scholarships. In the year 2020-2021 we doated 10 sets of hearing aids
Ruling year
2004
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Mitchel Shapiro
Main address
P.O. Box 1245 2 Clearbrook Drivve
Smithtown, NY 11787 USA
EIN
20-0878279
NTEE code
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (E12)
Deaf/Hearing Impaired Centers, Services (P87)
Blind/Visually Impaired Centers, Services (P86)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Help America Hear
To provide hearing aids to men, women and children who lack the financial capability to afford them and meet our criteria.
Help America Hear Scholarship
The Help America Hear Scholarship is open to high school seniors who have a hearing loss which requires the use of hearing aid(s). The purpose is to help students with hearing challenges reach their full potential by giving them the gift of sound. This will further their build their confidence and self esteem as the prepare to enter college. The scholarship will be awarded to 10 students each year with a $2000 scholarship and two, state of the art ReSound Hearing Aids, fitted to their needs. For information, eligibility requirements and application, please see our website.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of students who receive scholarship funds and/or tuition assistance
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Young adults, People with hearing impairments
Related Program
Help America Hear Scholarship
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Scholarships given before 2019 were provided to vision and hard of hearing students.
Total dollar amount of scholarship awarded
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Young adults, People with hearing impairments
Related Program
Help America Hear Scholarship
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Scholarship is only available to high school seniors with hearing loss going to college.
Help America Hear Program - # of recipients receiving hearing aids
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
People with hearing impairments
Related Program
Help America Hear
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Help America Hear hopes to increase our programs and provide life enhancing tools to the low income hearing challenged community.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our strategies are to identify new passionate donors and board members to help us reach our goals. To accomplish this we use social media, special events, our annual campaign and networking events to spread the work of our organization
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Help America Hear is in a position to maintain our current programs, donors and Board members.We need to continue to grow the organization and recruit additional donors and board members to move forward and expand our programs.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Our programs solve a problem and provide solutions that are needed by the hearing challenged that is not being provided elsewhere.
We a are a grassroots organization that provides services to low income individuals. It has been hard to identify "angels" or friends who feel passionate about us and want to help us further our mission.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Help America Hear Inc.
Board of directorsas of 08/29/2024
Mitch Shapiro
Help America Hear Inc.
Term: 2004 -
Dave Carr
McGuire's Hearing and Audiolical Services
David M. Gustin, AAMS
Wells Fargo Advisors
Jack R. Schiff, CPA
Getzel Schiff & Pesce LLP
Gregory Thomas
Quest Diagnostics
John Michael
Suris & Associates, P.C.
Michael LoFrumento
Matrimonial Law Group
Laurie Trentacoste
Island Better Hearing
Mary K. Bohr
McGuire's Hearing
Clay Gililland
Sonus Hearing Care Professionals
Ana Kalmar
Milburn Flooring RENU
Anthony J. Ruiz
Webster Bank
Joani Madarash
Accesslinx
Rpnald Bredow
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Not applicable -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Race & ethnicity
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Gender identity
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Transgender Identity
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Sexual orientation
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Disability
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