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← DEAF EQUITY

Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Filed by DEAF EQUITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$96,536
Total expenses
$128,507
Contributions and grants received
$96,536
Grants paid
$53,000
Program service revenue
$0
Membership dues (line 3)
$0
Investment income (line 4)
$0
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
$0
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
$0
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
$0
Other revenue (line 8)
$0
Total assets, end of year
$143,000
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$143,000
Program service expenses (Part III)
$52,703

Program services were 41.0% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

Primary exempt purpose

Deaf Equity's primary exempt purpose is to advance equity and access for Diverse members of the Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing community through Education, Community Engagement, Empowerment and Advocacy. All of the work we do is through volunteerism. We offer opportunities that are accessible, barrier free and inclusive of our community. We offer these free and with support to access these opportunities. Our organization is UNIQUE and the ONLY one in Minnesota that offers services to all ages, enhancing the quality of life for all who are Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing. Check us out at www.deafequitymn.org

  • Community Education and E Learning empowers Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of hearing with opportunities to present their info, train others, and offer it in American Sign Language. This is called the Empowerment Series. Many in our community often do not have the space, support or training to advance their skills. DE provides this support. In addition, provides the E learning topics and education free of charge and accessible in their language (ASL, through Deaf Blind interpreters) in person or on zoom. Topics like Suicide awareness and prevention, Asian American Culture and Microaggressions, budgeting, how to present, breast cancer awareness are offered through captions or voice but never in ASL. Through this we also offer culture immersion experiences so people can increase their awareness working with diverse members of their community, for example. DeafBlind community Immersion, taught us how to guide, how to communicate with DeafBlind, and how to use Pro Tactile. Community Engagement Opportunities programs offer all ages youth to Seniors opportunity to engage in activities accessible to them. Some examples include Self-Defense, Family Friendly events such as Fall Adventures, Community Gathering, Cookout and Deaf Eco System fair. At these events, members are connected, it helps reduce isolation, share information supports mental health and well being and connects members of the community to resources that they need. These also include partnerships with hearing partners such a Twins for a baseball clinic for deaf youth and kids, Day Camp for D, DB, HH kid, family social for parents who are hearing with deaf kids and more. Advocacy, Training and Consultations has three hats. One is to provide direct services to our community for support that they need whether it is using the Deaf Community Health workers in our program to connect to housing, lawyers, free food shelfs services, or to requiring support advocating at the clinics for access or filing reports. We provide referral to our client and help them navigate the system. We also provide training and consultations to hearing service providers who do want to welcome deaf community members but do not have the skills to do so. We help assess, and provide them with skills they need to make change to welcome them. If you check our website at www.deafequitymn.org you can see more of the work we do, or if you follow us on FB or IG.

    Expenses $52,703 · Grants $60,000

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part IV

  • Migdalia Rogers

    Finance Lead

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Del Anderson

    Volunteer Support

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • JulieAnn Scott

    Volunteer Support

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • John Fechter

    Finance Support

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Riss Leitzke

    DeafBlind Lead/Social Media

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Ntxhee Sua Vang

    Social Media Lead

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Krissy Foreman

    Special Projects Support

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Jer Loudenback

    Logistics Lead

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Pam Burry

    BIPOC Lead

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Kyle Littlepage

    Community Engagement Lead

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Jessalyn Akerman-Frank

    Program Development/Lead and Grants

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 July 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202531959349200108

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