Deaf Services Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To empower the Deaf and Hard of Hearing people and to promote access to communication, services, and events in Central, Southern, and Northwest Ohio.
- Income
- $2.3 million
- Spending
- $2.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 1.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 79%
- Employees
- 33
- Highest pay
- $118,302, co exec dir
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 18% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.7 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 48% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 0% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 94 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
9 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)
- $983,666 spent. Deaf Services Center offers interpreting of American Sign Language, foreign languages, and speech-to-text services. Interpreters are available for hourly, ongoing, and daily appointments. Emergency interpreters are on-call 24 hours a day. Interpreters are used primarily in educational, legal, and medical environments. Speech-to-text services are preformed by trained captionists who provide real-time access to communication with the opportunity to have a transcript available afterward for review and/or study. The recipient simultaneously sees the transcript using a standard Internet connection on a mobile device such as a laptop, tablet or smart phone.
- $393,360 spent. Deaf Service Center provides community services to Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals living in Central, Southern, and Northwest Ohio. Being a central source of information on deafness, deaf culture and disability law, DSC is able to provide information and answers on a variety of issues, questions and concerns. The organization offers individuals assistance with the American with Disabilities Act to help them understand heir obligations to comply with the law.
- $249,983 spent. Deaf Services Center provides additional services through programs including iCanConnect, OYO Camp, Deaf Youth Leadership Program, Deaf Kids and Teens Club, Kids of Deaf Adults Program, community-level courses in American Sign Language (ASL), promotion of the Ohio Realy Program, and the Early Intervention Program (EI).
- $140,902 spent. Deaf Services Center provides a full range of employment support services in partnership with opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities and through its CARF accreditation. DSC offers support to persons with disabilities to decide on a career, knowledge of how to become employed and train on a new job. In addition, DSC can provide education to employers on how to work with individuals who have disabilities.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
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? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, 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 June 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 1991.
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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