Please update your records. Effective April 1, 2020, Hearing Health Foundation (HHF) has moved to a new office location. You will see our new address updated in our emails, on our website, in our magazine, and in other communications. Should you wish to send us information or donations by mail, please use our new address.
Presenting Our FY19 Annual Report
Thank you for your support of Hearing Health Foundation (HHF)’s groundbreaking research to improve the lives of people living with hearing and balance conditions. I am pleased to share the outcomes of our donors’ generosity in the Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2019 (Oct. 1, 2018 - Sept. 30, 2019).
During COVID-19, HHF Remains Committed to You
Rest assured that HHF remains committed to funding innovative science to prevent, treat, and cure hearing and balance disorders. The staff, Board of Directors, advisory bodies, researchers, and volunteers are working tirelessly to ensure operations continue as fully as possible under these unprecedented circumstances.
Cary Kopczynski and Jay Grushkin Join HHF Board of Directors
“It is a great pleasure to welcome both Cary and Jay to the Board of Directors,” said HHF CEO Timothy Higdon of the new appointments. “Each have demonstrated exceptional leadership abilities in their careers and are enthusiastic and well-informed advocates of HHF. The Board, scientific advisory bodies, staff, and I are very grateful for their commitment and look forward to working with them.”
World Hearing Day: Don't Let Hearing Loss Limit You
Today, March 3, is World Hearing Day, an annual celebration of hearing loss awareness spearheaded by the World Health Organization. The theme is “Don’t let hearing loss limit you.” Hearing Health Foundation (HHF) envisions a world where no one is limited by their hearing loss, tinnitus, or a related disorder.
HHF Connects with Researchers at the World’s Largest Conference on Hearing & Balance Science
Nearly 1,800 hearing and balance researchers and related experts gathered Jan. 25–29, 2020, in San Jose, CA for the 43rd annual Midwinter Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO), the largest academic association in the field. This included a number of Hearing Health Foundation (HHF)-affiliated researchers, members of the HHF Board of Directors and scientific advisory bodies, and HHF staff.
Hearing Health Partners With GLM Communications
Hearing Health Foundation is pleased to announce it is partnering with GLM Communications on advertising sales for its quarterly magazine, Hearing Health. “We are thrilled to again partner with GLM,” HHF CEO Timothy Higdon says. “They bring deep knowledge of relevant industries and prior experience to the table.”
Elizabeth Keithley, Ph.D., Honored With HHF Award
In October 2019, HHF awarded Elizabeth “Betsy” Keithley, Ph.D., a longtime Board of Directors member and chair emerita, its inaugural Collette Ramsey Baker Leadership Award. Keithley was honored for her decades of dedication to HHF, starting with the review of Emerging Research Grants proposals in the 1990s.
HHF’s 4-Star Charity Navigator Rating Renewed
Thank you for believing in Hearing Health Foundation (HHF). Your trust has again been affirmed by Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest and most reliable independent charity evaluator. Charity Navigator rated us 4 stars — indicating we are accountable, transparent, and financially healthy — for the fourth year in a row.
ERG Applications Open Monday, October 14
Hearing Health Foundation (HHF)’s next Emerging Research Grants (ERG) grant cycle is approaching its start. HHF is especially pleased to announce a significant increase in funding available for our future ERG grantees.