HearAid Foundation

Name

HearAid Foundation

Legal name

HearAid Foundation Inc.

Website

https://hearaidfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hearing Healthcare Services

NAICS

Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (813990)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Assistive Hearing & Communication Access (Captioning, Hearing Support, Transcription) (EDAFAKAC)

Keywords

• Hearing aid donations
• Audiology services
• Nonprofit health services
• Hearing healthcare
• Hearing loss assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: HearAid Foundation is a fully donor-funded nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. The organization relies on donations from individuals to fund hearing aids and fitting services for financially disadvantaged recipients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HearAid Foundation is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization that provides donated hearing aids accompanied by expert-level fitting and care services to financially disadvantaged individuals of all ages. The foundation partners with audiologists, hearing professionals, and service providers to deliver hearing devices from brands such as Oticon and Phonak, evaluating each applicant case-by-case without set income limits.

Product overview

HearAid Foundation is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization that operates as a single-program charitable entity focused on providing the gift of hearing. The core offering consists of hearing aid donations accompanied by expert-level fitting services, delivered through partnerships with audiologists and hearing professionals. The organization provides various hearing aid brands (Oticon, Phonak) and offers a Pay It Forward Program where recipients can contribute $100 to support future recipients. HearAid Foundation serves infants, children, and adults on a case-by-case basis without set income limits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hearing Aid Donation Program A charitable program that donates hearing aids to financially disadvantaged individuals of all ages who cannot afford the high cost of hearing aids. Recipients are evaluated on a case-by-case basis without set income limits.
• Hearing Aid Fitting Services Expert-level hearing aid fitting and care services provided through partnerships with hearing professionals and audiologists. Every recipient is seen by a doctor who provides a high standard of care to ensure appropriate device selection.
• Pay It Forward Program A $100 contribution program where recipients agree to pay it forward to help other recipients get the gift of hearing.
• Oticon Hearing Aids Brand of hearing aids provided to recipients through the donation program. HearAid Foundation has provided Oticon hearing aids to qualified recipients.
• Phonak Hearing Aids Brand of hearing aids provided to recipients through the donation program. HearAid Foundation has provided Phonak hearing aids, including premium models with phone connectivity features.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average time from application approval to hearing aid fitting: 2 weeks to 1 month

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hearing ProfessionalscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHearAid Foundation partners with audiologists and hearing professionals who identify underfunded people with hearing loss, help with applications, and fit recipients with hearing aids. The organization works with service providers to ensure quality care.
• HCCAPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMentioned as a partner organization that helps provide hearing aids to children in need. Tate's son obtained hearing aids through HCCAP.
• Seattle Hearing and Balance CentercoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDr. Satara Setzer at Seattle Hearing and Balance Center has fitted multiple HearAid Foundation recipients with Phonak hearing aids.
• SEA (Hearing Services)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJillian at SEA fitted Parvin, an 81-year-old recipient, with her first ever hearing aids.
• Nonprofit PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHearAid Foundation orders hearing aids directly through nonprofit partners. They do not subsidize hearing aids purchased elsewhere.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Cochlear Limited: Cochlear Limited is the global leader in implantable hearing solutions (cochlear implants), relevant to HearAid's broader hearing-loss mission and adjacent to its nonprofit distribution model. Several HearAid board members (e.g., Dr. Zeitler at Virginia Mason cochlear implant center) operate in this ecosystem.
• Hearing Loss Association of America: HLAA is a U.S. consumer advocacy organization for people with hearing loss, providing education, support, and referrals to assistance programs including hearing aid access. It is an adjacent peer that overlaps in audience and could refer financially disadvantaged individuals to programs like HearAid's.

Direct peers

• Starkey Hearing Foundation: Starkey Hearing Foundation is the largest U.S. nonprofit donating hearing aids to people in need, with global "So the World May Hear" missions. It is the most direct functional peer to HearAid Foundation, sharing the same donor-funded hearing aid donation model and beneficiary profile.
• Lions Clubs International Foundation: Lions Clubs runs a longstanding Hearing Aid Bank and pediatric hearing programs that collect, refurbish, and distribute hearing aids to underserved individuals worldwide. A direct nonprofit peer serving the same end beneficiary through donated-device channels.
• Sertoma Inc. Sertoma is a U.S. civic service organization with a long-standing focus on hearing health, running the Hearing Aid Recyclers Program and funding hearing assistive devices for those in need. Comparable to HearAid as a nonprofit channel for donated/refurbished hearing aids serving low-income recipients.
• Audient Alliance: Audient Alliance is a nonprofit program connecting income-qualified individuals with affordable hearing aids through a network of providers. It is a direct functional peer sharing the same beneficiary, channel structure (provider partnerships), and outcome metric (hearing aids delivered).
• Foundation for Sight and Sound: A nonprofit that provides hearing aids and vision-related assistive devices to low-income individuals in the U.S. Closely analogous to HearAid Foundation in charitable mission, beneficiary profile, and donor-funded assistive-device distribution model.
• Help America Hear: Help America Hear is a nonprofit that provides hearing aids to low-income individuals and children in the U.S. who lack insurance coverage, operating on a similar donation-funded, application-based model. Directly comparable to HearAid in mission, target population, and service delivery approach.

Broad incumbents

• Sonova (Phonak parent): Sonova owns Phonak, one of HearAid's two named hearing aid brand partners. As a global hearing healthcare conglomerate, Sonova provides the device supply chain underpinning HearAid's delivery model and represents a critical infrastructure partner.
• Demant (Oticon parent): Demant owns Oticon, the second named hearing aid brand HearAid distributes. As a major global hearing healthcare group, Demant is both a critical device supplier and a broader incumbent operating clinics and retail hearing care worldwide.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hearaid-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/hearaidfoundation
• Xx.com/HearAidFndn

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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