Missouri · Nonprofit
DEAF EMPOWERMENT AWARENESS FOUNDATION INC
DEAF EMPOWERMENT AWARENESS FOUNDATION INC (Missouri) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,632,271 to it, the largest being WSDC FOUNDATION ($3,220,000). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $2.7M
- Funders on record
- 10
- Grants received
- $3.6M
- Net assets
- $2.3M
What Deaf Empowerment Awareness Foundation Inc does
Mission
The mission of deaf empowerment awareness foundation, inc. Is to empower, raise awareness, and bridge a sustainable foundation of communication and equal access for the deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, and the hearing communities.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Communication access services include american sign language (asl) interpreting and communication access realtime translation (cart) services. These programs support deaf, inc.'s mission by ensuring effective communication and equitable access for deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, and hearing individuals. In 2025, deaf, inc. Provided 16,213.75 hours of asl interpreting services and 796.50 hours of cart services, helping individuals access healthcare, education, employment, government services, and community engagement opportunities.
$1,444,547 spent$1,660,429 earned by the program66% of program spendingAdvocacy, outreach, and education services support deaf, inc.'s mission by empowering deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, and hearing individuals to understand their rights to communication access, equal opportunity, and community inclusion. Services include one-on-one advocacy, community outreach, community training, and sign language education. In 2025, deaf, inc. Provided direct support to 328 individuals, including youth, families, and adults with hearing loss. The organization also provided 11 community-based trainings, produced over 52 outreach videos, and served 271 individuals through sign language classes.
$288,830 spent$35,344 earned by the program13% of program spendingThe missouri deafblind support service provider (ssp) program supports deafblind missourians through direct support services, ssp training, and workforce development. The program advances deaf, inc.'s mission by promoting independence, effective communication, community engagement, and equitable access for individuals who are deafblind. In 2025, the program served 81 deafblind consumers and maintained a network of 32 ssps. The program fulfilled 1,395 ssp service requests and provided 4,492.50 hours of direct support services. Additionally, the program conducted 3 trainings, participated in 2 community exhibit booths, delivered 3 presentations, and held 15 outreach and introductory meetings to expand awareness and access to services.
$201,474 spent9% of program spendingYouth and family services support deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, and children of deaf adult (coda) youth and their families through advocacy, direct support, community connection, and educational resources. The program advances deaf, inc.'s mission by helping families communicate, connect, and thrive together while promoting access, inclusion, and positive youth development. In 2025, the program provided 35 information and referral services, supported 19 direct service cases, hosted 7 social connections events, and conducted 15 outreach activities, including community presentations, school visits, exhibit booths, and educational meetings.
$102,286 spent$910 earned by the program5% of program spendingPink wings of hope supports deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind individuals affected by cancer through direct support, peer support, education, and community outreach. The program advances deaf, inc.'s mission by empowering individuals to navigate their cancer journey with confidence, accessible information, and community connection. In 2025, pink wings of hope provided 39 information and referral services, supported 36 direct service cases, distributed 17 care packages, facilitated 24 support group sessions, and conducted 33 outreach activities, including community presentations, exhibit booths, and educational meetings.
$85,465 spent4% of program spendingDeaf visual arts services promote access to arts, culture, and creative expression through american sign language (asl)-based experiences for deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, and hearing individuals. The program advances deaf, inc.'s mission by increasing access to the arts, elevating deaf artists, and fostering community connection through visual and performing arts. In 2025, the program served 988 participants through asl museum tours, art classes, the deaf visual arts festival, awards and entertainment programming, and deaf youth art day. The program also contracted with 10 deaf artists and collaborated with 22 community partners to expand access to arts and cultural experiences.
$76,605 spent$3,345 earned by the program3% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,199,207.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $1.4M to $1.9M (+30%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 6% · 2018 2% · 2019 2% · 2025 8%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
35% of DEAF EMPOWERMENT AWARENESS FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 5 funders, grant income fell $524k → $477k.
3 of 10 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 8% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of DEAF EMPOWERMENT AWARENESS FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
DEAF EMPOWERMENT AWARENESS FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 89% of grant income and the top three 96%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 95% · 2018 63% · 2019 67% · 2020 96% · 2021 98% · 2022 90% · 2023 94% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
57% of DEAF EMPOWERMENT AWARENESS FOUNDATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 50% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
DEAF EMPOWERMENT AWARENESS FOUNDATION INC draws 97% of its grant income from funders outside Missouri, across 5 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $278k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
DEAF EMPOWERMENT AWARENESS FOUNDATION INC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 6,891 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 6,891 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like DEAF EMPOWERMENT AWARENESS FOUNDATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Missouri
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
88% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
41%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds DEAF EMPOWERMENT AWARENESS FOUNDATION INC?
- DEAF EMPOWERMENT AWARENESS FOUNDATION INC (Missouri) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,632,271 to it, the largest being WSDC FOUNDATION ($3,220,000). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does DEAF EMPOWERMENT AWARENESS FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 10 organizations giving $3,632,271 in grants to DEAF EMPOWERMENT AWARENESS FOUNDATION INC, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of DEAF EMPOWERMENT AWARENESS FOUNDATION INC?
- WSDC FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $3,220,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like DEAF EMPOWERMENT AWARENESS FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Missouri. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 10 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing