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CHARITY REVIEW

Central Institute for the Deaf

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
3 10
(314) 977-0000
825 South Taylor Avenue
Saint Louis, MO, 63110
https://cid.edu/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Central Institute for the Deaf does not meet the following 2 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 3 (Frequency and Attendance of Board Meetings)
An organization shall have a minimum of three evenly spaced meetings per year of the full governing body with a majority in attendance, with face-to-face participation. A conference call of the full board can substitute for one of the three meetings of the governing body. For all meetings, alternative modes of participation are acceptable for those with physical disabilities.

The charity does not meet this Standard because:

The organization does not meet this Standard because a majority of voting members did not attend the three board meetings held.

Standard 10 (Ending Net Assets)
Avoid accumulating funds that could be used for current program activities. To meet this standard, the charity's unrestricted net assets available for use should not be more than three times the size of the past year's expenses or three times the size of the current year's budget, whichever is higher.

The charity does not meet this Standard because:

The organization does not meet this Standard because the total unrestricted ending net assets minus building and equipment (net), $23,027,044, is more than three times the total expenses, $4,540,850.

Central Institute for the Deaf meets the remaining 18 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"To teach children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing to listen, talk, read and succeed. It partners with families and collaborates with universities, educators, and other professionals worldwide to help children communicate to achieve their fullest potential."

Year, State Incorporated:
1916, MO

School Services Programs - CID serves children from birth to age 12 in its family center, pre-k and primary programs. CID teachers weave speech, listening and language instruction throughout the academic curriculum to prepare students for work in regular educational settings, what we sometimes call the "mainstream." Literacy, natural language and social skills are also developed as part of a program emphasizing the whole child. Its highly individualized, comprehensive program meets children's needs and gives them a solid foundation for success. On-site pediatric audiologists help ensure that the hearing devices for the children we serve are in optimal condition for listening and speaking. For its fiscal year ended 8/31/2012, it served 182 children through its school services. In 2011-2012, CID presented six professional development workshops at CID and two workshops at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. These were attended by 82 professionals from seven U.S. states and Barbados. The topics were early intervention, preschool programming, strategies for mainstream teachers, cochlear implants and/or hearing aids in children, auditory learning using the CID SPICE for Life, assessing and teaching language and targeting speech skills. During our fiscal year ended 8/31/2012, it sold 685 CID developed educational tools and listening support products. In addition, it served as a practicum site for college students training to be deaf educators, audiologists, or speech language pathologists.

For the year ended August 31, 2012, Central Institute for the Deaf's program expenses were:

Total Program Expenses $3,426,291
Total Program Expenses $3,426,291

Board Size
Not disclosed

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

Source of Funds
Contributions $2,433,119
Investment Income (operations) $1,985,856
Tuition and Fees (net of Scholarships) $596,109
Special Events (net) $295,426
Audiology Services and sales $244,202
United Way $213,740
Other Income $88,010
Publications $72,620
Gifts in-kind $8,790
Total Income $5,937,872

Programs: 75% Fundraising: 8% Administrative: 16%

Total Income $5,937,872
Total expenses: $4,540,850
  Program expenses $3,426,291
  Fundraising expenses $382,530
  Administrative expenses $732,029
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $1,397,022
Beginning Net Assets $47,352,745
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $51,276,831
Total Liabilities $189,198
Total Assets $51,466,029

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Report completed by:
BBB of Eastern & Southwest Missouri & Southern Illinois