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Deaf Defy

EIN 83-2406055 • 501(c)3 • Chicago, IL

Profile

Provide hearing aids and sign language instruction to deaf refugee children

3432 W Diversey Ave 207Chicago, IL 60647

deafdefy.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

56th percentile

4.7%

Higher net margin than 56% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

63rd percentile

5.4%

Faster asset growth than 63% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

67th percentile

13%

Faster revenue growth than 67% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Up

$108,259

Up $29,597 (+38%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Up

$108,259

Up $29,597 (+38%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin56th percentile

Revenue

Down

$115,649

Down $22,340 (-16%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$86,052

Up $7,069 (+9.0%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

$29,597

Down $29,409 (-50%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth63rd percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2019: $46,421Net Assets 2019: $46,4212019Assets 2020: $50,495Net Assets 2020: $50,4952020Assets 2021: $55,712Net Assets 2021: $55,7122021Assets 2023: $78,662Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $78,6622023Assets 2024: $108,259Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $108,2592024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$108,259
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$108,259
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth67th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0Revenue 2019: $83,865Expenses 2019: $38,858Net Income 2019: $45,0072019Revenue 2020: $9,437Expenses 2020: $5,365Net Income 2020: $4,0722020Revenue 2021: $19,716Expenses 2021: $14,498Net Income 2021: $5,2182021Revenue 2023: $137,989Expenses 2023: $78,983Net Income 2023: $59,0062023Revenue 2024: $115,649Expenses 2024: $86,052Net Income 2024: $29,5972024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$115,649
Expenses$86,052
Net Income$29,597
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZXML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.

Open filing
Assets
$108,259
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$108,259
Revenue
$115,649
Expenses
$86,052
Net income
$29,597
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.08$0.00$1.08$1.16$0.86$0.30
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.79$0.00$0.79$1.38$0.79$0.59
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.56$0.56$0.20$0.14$0.05
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.50$0.50$0.09$0.05$0.04
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.46$0.46$0.84$0.39$0.45
Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2024 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2020 below.

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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
May 3, 2022
Return Version
2020v4.0
Gross Receipts
$9,437
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Providing hearing aids and sign language instruction to deaf children living in refugee camps and areas of conflict

Provide hearing aids and sign language instruction to deaf refugee children

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
HEARING AIDS FOR DEAF REFUGEES: THROUGH THIS PROGRAM WE PROGRAM, FIT, AND DISTRIBUTE HEARING AIDS TO DEAF CHILDREN LINING IN REFUGEE CAMPS.$260$4,110
SIGN LANGUAGE FOR DEAF REFUGEES: THROUGH THIS PROGRAM WE BRING DEAF LANGUAGE SPECIALISTS FROM THE US TO OVERSEAS REFUGEE CAMPS WHERE THEY PROVIDE SIGN LANGUAGE ACQUISITION COUNSELING SERVICES TO DEAF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.-$1,255
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
ZAINEB AL-ABDULLAPresidentPT$0--
TASNIM HAMZAVice Preside-$0--
CHELSEA BUNDYSecretaryPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Deaf Defy
EIN
83-2406055
Phone
3123754719
Address
3432 W DIVERSEY AVE 207, CHICAGO, IL 60647

Signing Officer

Name
Zaineb Al-abdulla
Title
President
Phone
3123754719
Signed
2022-05-03

Preparer

Firm
Accounting Services of Florida Inc
Address
7000 W PALMETTO PARK ROAD STE 210, BOCA RATON, FL 33433
Preparer
Eric T Feld CPA
Phone
9549470045
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Page 1, Item B

“Amended return was a result of correcting reported balances”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses programming audiology 2,230 programming language 1,255 admin expenses 642 total 4,127”

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 29

“Sign language for deaf refugees: through this program we bring deaf language specialists from the us to overseas refugee camps where they provide sign language acquisition counseling services to deaf children and their families.”

Raw XML Appendix125 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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