CID is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving deaf and hard of hearing children and their families. We rely heavily on donors to support our world-renowned auditory-oral school where deaf children learn to listen, talk, read and succeed in a predominantly hearing world, without the need for sign language.
At CID, caring, master's level teachers to make optimal use of highly individualized educational methods, multiple disciplines and today's sophisticated hearing technologies to transform the lives of children.
CID students graduate with the skills necessary to attend schools with hearing children in their own local elementary, middle and high schools, where they typically do well both academically and socially. Most go to college and many pursue professional careers. Meet some CID graduates.
In a given year, the CID school serves up to 150 families. CID turns no hearing-impaired school candidate away for financial reasons. Most of our families receive significant assistance made possible by the continual support of generous people and businesses in the community.
CONTRIBUTIONS
CID PRIVACY POLICY
CID welcomes secure
online donations through Network for Good,
whose
privacy policy echoes our own strong
commitment to keeping our donors' personal information in the strictest confidence.
You may also make a credit card donation by phone to Bree DeGraw at CID at 314.977.0163. Or write a check payable to Central Institute for the Deaf and send it to the ATTN: Christy Maxfield, director of development, Central Institute for the Deaf, 825 South Taylor Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63110. Download our printable form.
We are particularly grateful
to CID Sponsors, who contribute $1,000 or more each year for current program
support. For information about becoming a CID Sponsor, contact Christy Maxfield
at cmaxfield@cid.edu
314.977.0225.
Legacy for the Future
CID gratefully accepts many kinds of gifts, including cash, securities and real estate as well as planned gifts in the form of bequests or other planned giving vehicles. If you're thinking about giving, ask your lawyer or financial advisor to help you identify planned giving opportunities that may provide tax deductions and other benefits for you and your family.
CID's Legacy for the
Future program provides information designed to start you thinking about
the possibilities and opportunities of gift planning to benefit deaf
children and their families.
Click
here to learn more about planned giving opportunities.
Named
Scholarship Funds
A minimum gift of $10,000 will create a CID scholarship endowment fund,
typically named in honor of oneself, a loved one or an individual or group
with special ties to Central Institute for the Deaf. We also welcome
contributions of any amount to CID's existing
named scholarship funds for the education of deaf
children.
Tribute gifts of any size are
also welcomed in
honor or memory of a loved one. We appreciate your support.
ONGOING NEEDS
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General operating support (costs not covered by tuition)
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CID school art and music programs
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CID pre-k early literacy education program
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CID after school enrichment activities
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CID summer school educational program
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Children's hearing aid and cochlear implant repair and parts
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Supplemental costs of pediatric audiology for low-income families with a deaf or hearing-impaired child
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Supplemental costs of educational and audiologic evaluation services for low income families with a deaf or hearing-impaired child
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Supplemental CID educational costs, which are substantially higher than tuition
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CID mainstream education transition assistance
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Practicum support for graduate students training in the deaf education and audiology programs at Washington University School of Medicine
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Professional development activities for teachers
To receive information on our educational programs, or if you would like to tour the CID school, contact the director of development, Christy Maxfield, at cmaxfield@cid.edu 314.977.0225.
We thank you for your interest and your support of the children and families who depend on CID.
CID's tuition rate is
about
half what it actually costs to
provide a CID education, about $54,000 a year per
3- to 12-year-old child.
Most families of CID school children receive significant tuition assistance and all benefit from
the continued generosity of our
many friends in the St. Louis community, across the country and around the world.
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