Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation
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What it says it does
TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF HEARING BY ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF OCCUPATIONAL HEARING CONSERVATION PROGRAMS.
- Income
- $624,444
- Spending
- $598,161
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 16
- Highest pay
- $1,000, council member
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- CAOHC OFFERS CERTIFICATION AND RECERTIFICATION AS AN OCCUPATIONAL HEARING CONSERVATIONIST (OHC), ALSO KNOWN AS AN INDUSTRIAL AUDIOMETRIC TECHNICIAN. UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE OHC TRAINING COURSE THE OHC CAN, WITH SUPERVISION, CONDUCT ANNUAL AUDIOGRAMS AND BE AN INTEGRAL MEMBER OF THE HEARING CONSERVATION PROGRAM (HCP) TEAM.
- CAOHC CONDUCTS WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR CERTIFICATION AND RECERTIFICATION OF COURSE DIRECTORS. THE WORKSHOPS CONSIST OF EIGHT HOURS OF FOCUSED TRAINING AND AN EXAM INTENDED TO PREPARE CDS FOR SUCCESSFUL PREPARATION AND CONDUCT OF THE 20-HOUR OHC CERTIFICATION AND 8-HOUR RECERTIFICATION COURSES.
- CAOHC CONDUCTS WORKSHOPS FOR CERTIFICATION AND RECERTIFICATION OF PROFESSIONAL SUPERVISOR OF THE AUDIOMETRIC MONITORING PROGRAM. THE ONE DAY WORKSHOPS ARE AN INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL COURSE THAT OUTLINES THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF THE AUDIOLOGIST, PHYSICIAN, OR OTOLARYNGOLOGIST PERFORMING THE DUTIES OF A PS IN AN OCCUPATIONAL HEARING CONSERVATION PROGRAM.
- WEBINARS
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1976.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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