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.
Public Charity
DEAF EMPOWERMENT AWARENESS FOUNDATION INC
DEAF EMPOWERMENT AWARENESS FOUNDATION INC is a Public Charity headquartered in SAINT LOUIS, MO. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.7M revenue, $2.5M expenses, $2.4M total assets. 15 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $359K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 262617721
SAINT LOUIS, MO
Deaf & Hearing Impaired Centers
NTEE: P87
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.7M
Total Expenses$2.5M
Total Assets$2.4M
Grant Records15
Funding Total$359K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Deaf Empowerment Awareness Foundation Inc
How Deaf Empowerment Awareness Foundation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$84
Programs
the work itself
$13
Management
running the organization
$3
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $84 for programs
$55
Communication access services include american sign language (asl) interpreting and communication access realtime translation (cart) services
$11
Advocacy, 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…
$8
The missouri deafblind support service provider (ssp) program supports deafblind missourians through direct support services, ssp training, and workforce development
Plus 3 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
GIVE STL DAY NET GRANT
$11,194
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$8,000
ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAMS
$15,000
Impact Grant
$10,000
GIVE STL DAY 2023 NET GRANT
$6,717
Showing up to 5 of 15 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
VICE PRESIDENT
Ante Colic
MEMBER
Art Silverman
SECRETARY
David Wasserman
PRESIDENT
Forrest Booth
MEMBER
Laura Shapiro
MEMBER
Linda Baker
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.7M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| 2024 | $2.6M | $2.1M | $2.2M |
| 2023 | $2.3M | $1.9M | $1.9M |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $1.5M | $1.3M | $1.4M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.5M to $2.7M (+77%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.4M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.