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DEAF & HEARING IMPAIRED SERVICE INC

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2023 · Form 990 · revenue $1.5M · expenses $1.5M · assets $309K

Also known as
DEAF & HEARING INTERPRETING SERVICES
EIN
38-3100132
Address
2804 ORCHARD LAKE RD STE 208, KEEGO HARBOR, MI 48320-1449
Website
dhisinterpreting.com
NTEE code
M99Z
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1993
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Mission

Deaf & Hearing Impaired Services, Inc. is committed to providing the highest quality services for the deaf and hard of hearing citizens and their families in Southeast Michigan by providing ASL interpreting services to the deaf community for education and medical services as well as Foreign language interpreting for the spoken language needs of Southeast Michigan.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

3 people 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
Melissa Kizer Co-President2019-2023 $87,735$539,345 1
Lora Ramfos Co-President2019-2023 $85,980$468,758 1
Linda Booth (former) President2019-2021 $105,944$353,434 1

People by year

2023 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $174K · 7 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Melissa Kizer Co-President40 $82,735$0$5,000 $87,7351
Lora Ramfos Co-President40 $80,980$0$5,000 $85,9801
2022 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $217K · 9 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Melissa Kizer Co-President40 $102,785$0$8,100 $110,8851
Lora Ramfos Co-President40 $98,420$0$8,100 $106,5201
2021 · 3 people listed · 3 paid, $313K · 9 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Melissa Kizer Vice President40 $115,680$0$9,500 $125,1801
Linda Booth President40 $94,944$0$11,000 $105,9441
Lora Ramfos Vice President40 $72,756$0$9,500 $82,2561
2020 · 3 people listed · 3 paid, $328K · 8 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Linda Booth President40 $100,266$0$15,268 $115,5341
Melissa Kizer Vice President40 $100,520$0$7,250 $107,7701
Lora Ramfos Vice President40 $94,963$0$9,600 $104,5631
2019 · 3 people listed · 3 paid, $329K · 13 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Linda Booth President40 $122,118$0$9,838 $131,9561
Melissa Kizer Vice President40 $103,900$0$3,875 $107,7751
Lora Ramfos Vice President40 $85,475$0$3,964 $89,4391

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
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,486,586$1,465,562 $309,350$280,029 $44,598$1,441,988 $163,44170
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,582,424$1,679,998 $289,368$268,049 $47,473$1,534,951 $234,16790
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,947,041$2,002,992 $390,259$365,623 $38,941$1,908,100 $302,16690
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-09-30 · amended · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,947,041$2,002,992 $390,259$365,623 $38,941$1,908,100 $302,16690
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,030,423$1,831,227 $446,196$421,574 $256,415$1,774,008 $305,65980
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2020-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,783,575$1,964,115 $374,982$222,378 $35,983$1,747,592 $311,4931310

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $140,115 in all, tax years 2010 to 2020. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
DETROIT AREA AGENCY ON AGING Public charity Exact 2010-2018 9$140,000 2018$15,000
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AETNA FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DEAF & HEARING IMPAIRED SERVICE INC” 2020 1$115 2020$115
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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.

2023 · Form 990 · $1,465,562 spent · pay $450,081 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $931,696$931,696-- 63.6%
Other salaries and wages $254,161$218,086$36,075- 17.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $163,441$163,441-- 11.2%
Payroll taxes $32,479$24,961$7,518- 2.2%
Office expenses $32,123$28,529$3,594- 2.2%
Occupancy $15,255$11,724$3,531- 1.0%
Other (as described)Quickbook Transaction Fees $10,308$0$10,308$0 0.7%
Benefits paid to members $10,079$10,079-- 0.7%
Insurance $8,946$8,946-- 0.6%
Other (as described)Misc Expenses $4,894$3,760$1,134$0 0.3%
Fees: legal $1,000-$1,000- 0.1%
Travel $834$641$193- 0.1%
Interest $346-$346- 0.0%
Total$1,465,562100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $1,679,998 spent · pay $532,250 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $1,021,907$1,017,903$4,004$0 60.8%
Other salaries and wages $261,405$169,913$91,492$0 15.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $234,167$210,750$23,417$0 13.9%
Payroll taxes $36,678$28,173$8,505$0 2.2%
Office expenses $29,696$28,798$898$0 1.8%
Occupancy $25,040$19,234$5,806$0 1.5%
Other (as described)Quickbooks Credit Card Fees $16,712$0$16,712$0 1.0%
Benefits paid to members $16,227$16,227-- 1.0%
Information technology $9,082$6,976$2,106$0 0.5%
Fees: accounting $7,500$0$7,500$0 0.4%
Insurance $6,151$0$6,151$0 0.4%
Travel $4,349$4,349$0$0 0.3%
Other (as described)Misc $4,274$3,283$991$0 0.3%
Fees: legal $3,736$0$3,736$0 0.2%
Other (as described)Charitable Contributions $2,474$2,474$0$0 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $500$0$500$0 0.0%
Interest $100$0$100$0 0.0%
Total$1,679,998100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $2,002,992 spent · pay $600,822 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $1,239,634$1,216,657$22,977$0 61.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $302,166$256,841$45,325$0 15.1%
Other salaries and wages $226,317$191,317$35,000$0 11.3%
Office expenses $78,393$66,478$11,915$0 3.9%
Payroll taxes $39,278$33,308$5,970$0 2.0%
Travel $33,444$28,361$5,083$0 1.7%
Other employee benefits $33,061$28,102$4,959$0 1.7%
Occupancy $24,589$20,852$3,737$0 1.2%
All other expenses $11,757$9,969$1,788- 0.6%
Fees: accounting $7,100$0$7,100$0 0.4%
Insurance $5,025$5,025$0$0 0.3%
Fees: legal $2,228$0$2,228$0 0.1%
Total$2,002,992100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $1,831,227 spent · pay $577,767 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $1,113,638$1,113,638$0$0 60.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $305,659$244,527$61,132$0 16.7%
Pay: disqualified persons $196,646$196,646$0$0 10.7%
Office expenses $59,488$52,248$7,240$0 3.2%
Payroll taxes $37,741$33,148$4,593$0 2.1%
Other employee benefits $37,721$30,177$7,544$0 2.1%
Travel $34,785$30,552$4,233$0 1.9%
Occupancy $19,200$16,863$2,337$0 1.0%
Fees: accounting $9,538$0$9,538$0 0.5%
Insurance $8,541$8,541-$0 0.5%
All other expenses $8,270$7,263$1,007- 0.5%
Total$1,831,227100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $1,964,115 spent · pay $636,276 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $1,186,732$1,186,732$0$0 60.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $311,493$249,194$62,299$0 15.9%
Other salaries and wages $262,560$262,560$0$0 13.4%
Office expenses $55,680$49,637$6,043$0 2.8%
Payroll taxes $43,915$39,149$4,766$0 2.2%
Travel $31,375$27,970$3,405$0 1.6%
Occupancy $21,600$19,256$2,344$0 1.1%
All other expenses $20,458$18,237$2,221$0 1.0%
Other employee benefits $18,308$14,647$3,661$0 0.9%
Insurance $5,834$5,834$0$0 0.3%
Information technology $3,500$3,120$380$0 0.2%
Fees: accounting $2,660$0$2,660$0 0.1%
Total$1,964,115100%

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