2018-06-22T10:49:12-05:00 2017-12-31 362848023 EVENHOUSE & CO PC 310 W LAKE ST STE 200 ELMHURST IL 601261527 990 2017-01-01 362612784 AMERICAN HEARING RESEARCH FOUNDATIO C/O APEX MANAGEMENT & SPECIAL EVENT AMER 6306175079 275 N YORK STREET STE 401 ELMHURST IL 60126 RICHARD MUENCH CHAIRMAN 6306175153 2018-06-20 true TIMOTHY J VANDE WERKEN CPA P00283355 6308323225 2018-06-20 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z RICHARD MUENCH 275 N YORK STREET SUITE 401 ELMHURST IL 60126 2166978 false X AMERICAN-HEARING.ORG X 1966 IL THE AMERICAN HEARING RESEARCH FOUNDATION SERVES TWO VITAL ROLES: TO FUND SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH IN HEARING AND BALANCE DISORDERS, AND TO HELP EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT HEARING LOSS AND BALANCE DISORDERS RELATED TO THE INNER EAR. 14 14 0 22 0 460841 455240 0 168013 220224 19519 11989 648373 687453 201000 195050 0 0 0 13445 113132 106764 314132 301814 334241 385639 7535559 8854518 210005 204624 7325554 8649894 X THE AMERICAN HEARING RESEARCH FOUNDATION SERVES TWO VITAL ROLES: TO FUND SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH IN HEARING AND BALANCE DISORDERS, AND TO HELP EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT HEARING LOSS AND BALANCE DISORDERS RELATED TO THE INNER EAR. true false 195050 195050 TO PROMOTE, CONDUCT AND FURNISH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH INTO CAUSES, PREVENTION AND CURE OF DEAFNESS, IMPAIRED HEARING AND BALANCE DISORDERS. 51559 EDUCATIONAL - DISSEMINATE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE TO PHYSICIANS AND THE PUBLIC 246609 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 4 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 14 14 true true false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false IL X X APEX MANAGEMENT & SPECIAL EVENTS 6306178153 275 N YORK STREET STE 401 ELMHURST IL 60126 X RICHARD MUENCH CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM LEDERER DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 ALAN MICCO MD PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK MUENCH VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHRYN MERTZ JD DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 DAVID J WUERTZ CFA TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE HABLE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARVIN KEELING DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 DAVID KLODD PHD DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 ENRICO MIRABELLI DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 DENNIS MOORE MD DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 JOHN W MULDOON DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 ANNA LYSAKOWSKI PHD DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 SUSAN C KNIGHT DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 JOAN WINCENTSEN EXECUTIVE DI 10.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 455240 455240 189427 189427 1510322 1479525 30797 30797 30797 MISCELLANEOUS 11989 11989 11989 687453 42786 189427 195050 195050 35170 14068 17585 3517 7900 7900 113 68 34 11 22500 22500 10603 6361 3181 1061 4249 2975 850 424 5505 3302 1652 551 7301 7301 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 7500 7500 WEBSITE 3808 2285 1142 381 LICENSES & FEES 1791 1791 BANK FEES 324 324 301814 246609 41760 13445 183091 287801 10053 24888 45000 45000 7324320 8522091 18095 19738 7535559 8854518 9005 9574 201000 195050 210005 204624 X 7318635 8634961 6919 14933 7325554 8649894 7535559 8854518 385639 919475 -7905 27131 X false true X true false X 133275 49851 57933 460841 455240 1157140 133275 49851 57933 460841 455240 1157140 700447 456693 163001 161805 161072 175691 189427 850996 2008136 21612 0.22740 0.26320 X AS CALCULATED IN PART II OF SCHEDULE A, AMERICAN HEARING RESEARCH FOUNDATION ("THE FOUNDATION") FAILED TO MEET THE 33 1/3% TEST, RECEIVING 22.7% OF ITS SUPPORT DURING THE PERIOD 2013-2017 FROM PUBLIC SUPPORT. THIS BEING SO, THE FOUNDATION STILL SATIFIES THE REQUIREMENT FOR NON-PRIVATE STATUS AS SET FORTH IN CODE SECTION 1.170 A-9 (E)(3)(I)-(V) AND (VII). (I) THE FOUNDATION NORMALLY RECEIVES MORE THAN 10% OF ITS SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENTAL UNITS OR FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. (II) THE FOUNDATION IS CONTINUALLY RECEIVING CONTRIBUTIONS FROM FIRST-TIME DONORS. OVER 350 DIFFERENT DONORS HAVE CONTRIBUTED AT LEAST ONCE TO THE FOUNDATION IN THE PAST 5 YEARS ALONE. (III) ABOUT HALF OF THE FOUNDATION'S INCOME IS RECEIVED THROUGH INVESTMENTS. IT HAS BEEN THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT PUT THE PERCENTAGE WELL OVER 10%. (IV) THE SOURCE OF THE FOUNDATION'S SUPPORT IS NOT LIMITED TO ANY FAMILY, COMMUNITY, REGION, OR INTEREST. (V) THERE IS A BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT GOVERNS THE FOUNDATION WHICH CONSISTS OF UNCOMPENSATED MEMBERS. (VII) THE ACTIVITIES OF THE FOUNDATION ARE LIKELY TO APPEAL TO MANY DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING MEDICAL RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES, PREVENTIONS, AND CURES FOR HEARING RELATED DISORDERS. BECAUSE THE FOUNDATION ACTIVELY SEEKS BROAD PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND BECAUSE THE FOUNDATION IS NOT ORGANIZED OR OPERATED TO BENEFIT ANY SINGLE INDIVIDUAL OR HIS/HER FAMILY, THE FOUNDATION DOES SATISFY THE PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST AS SET FORTH IN CODE SECTION 1.170A-9(E) (3). PART II, LINE 17A AS CALCULATED IN PART II OF SCHEDULE A, AMERICAN HEARING RESEARCH FOUNDATION ("THE FOUNDATION") FAILED TO MEET THE 33 1/3% TEST, RECEIVING 22.7% OF ITS SUPPORT DURING THE PERIOD 2013-2017 FROM PUBLIC SUPPORT. THIS BEING SO, THE FOUNDATION STILL SATIFIES THE REQUIREMENT FOR NON-PRIVATE STATUS AS SET FORTH IN CODE SECTION 1.170 A-9 (E)(3)(I)-(V) AND (VII). (I) THE FOUNDATION NORMALLY RECEIVES MORE THAN 10% OF ITS SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENTAL UNITS OR FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. (II) THE FOUNDATION IS CONTINUALLY RECEIVING CONTRIBUTIONS FROM FIRST-TIME DONORS. OVER 350 DIFFERENT DONORS HAVE CONTRIBUTED AT LEAST ONCE TO THE FOUNDATION IN THE PAST 5 YEARS ALONE. (III) ABOUT HALF OF THE FOUNDATION'S INCOME IS RECEIVED THROUGH INVESTMENTS. IT HAS BEEN THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT PUT THE PERCENTAGE WELL OVER 10%. (IV) THE SOURCE OF THE FOUNDATION'S SUPPORT IS NOT LIMITED TO ANY FAMILY, COMMUNITY, REGION, OR INTEREST. (V) THERE IS A BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT GOVERNS THE FOUNDATION WHICH CONSISTS OF UNCOMPENSATED MEMBERS. (VII) THE ACTIVITIES OF THE FOUNDATION ARE LIKELY TO APPEAL TO MANY DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING MEDICAL RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES, PREVENTIONS, AND CURES FOR HEARING RELATED DISORDERS. BECAUSE THE FOUNDATION ACTIVELY SEEKS BROAD PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND BECAUSE THE FOUNDATION IS NOT ORGANIZED OR OPERATED TO BENEFIT ANY SINGLE INDIVIDUAL OR HIS/HER FAMILY, THE FOUNDATION DOES SATISFY THE PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST AS SET FORTH IN CODE SECTION 1.170A-9(E) (3). RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 45000 45000 X 1626154 919475 27131 946606 679548 7905 7905 687453 301814 301814 301814 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE FOUNDATION HAS ADOPTED THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, WHICH ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE FOUNDATION AND THE CONTINUED TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBTI). AT DECEMBER 31, 2017, THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D SALE OF ASSETS MARKET TO COST BASIS DIFFERENCE 27,131 true BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ONE BAYLOR PLAZA BCM 206 GRANTS AND CONTRACTS HOUSTON TX 770303411 741613878 30000 RESEARCH DUKE UNIVERSITY LEVINE SCIENCE RESEARCH BUILDING RM B248A DURHAM NC 27708 560532129 20000 RESEARCH NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 633 CLARK ROOM G594 EVANSTON IL 60208 362167817 20000 RESEARCH STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR STATE UNIV PO BOX 9 ALBANY NY 122010009 141368361 20000 RESEARCH UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SPONSORED PROGRAM SERVICE 263 FARMINGTON AVENUE FARMINGTON CT 060305335 521725543 20000 RESEARCH UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER 438 WHITNEY ROAD EXT UNIT 1133 STORRS CT 062691133 060772160 30000 RESEARCH UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO DEPT OF ANATOMY AND CELL BIOLOGY 808 S WOOD ST RM 578 CHICAGO IL 60612 376000511 25000 RESEARCH UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI OFFICE OF RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION GABLES ONE TOWER 1320 S DIXIE HIGHWAY SUITE 650 MIAMI FL 33146 590624458 9050 RESEARCH UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 985045 NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER OMAHA NE 681985045 470049123 20000 RESEARCH SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS ALL GRANT PROPOSALS, KEEPS RECORDS OF ALL BOARD MEETINGS THAT TAKE PLACE WHEN CHOOSING RECIPIENTS, AND REVIEWS ALL REPORTS GIVEN BY THE GRANTEES TO THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE AMERICAN HEARING RESEARCH FOUNDATION SERVES TWO VITAL ROLES: TO FUND SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH IN HEARING AND BALANCE DISORDERS, AND TO HELP EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT HEARING LOSS AND BALANCE DISORDERS RELATED TO THE INNER EAR. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 2 IN MAY OF 2017, THE BOARD OF AMERICAN HEARING RESEARCH FOUNDATION APPROVED THE CREATION OF A PBS VIDEO TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT MENIERE'S DISEASE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 RICHARD MUENCH MARK MUENCH CHAIRMAN VICE PRES. FATHER AND SON RICHARD MUENCH SUSAN KNIGHT CHAIRMAN DIRECTOR FATHER AND DAUGHTER FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 3 THE DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT WAS CONTRACTED TO APEX MANAGEMENT & SPECIAL EVENTS, INC. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD REVIEWS THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 SALE OF ASSETS MARKET TO COST BASIS DIFFERENCE 27,131