THE LEARNING CENTER FOR THE DEAF INC

As filed

Subsection

03

Classification

2000

Street

848 CENTRAL ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

• INTENSIVE DAY PROGRAM - THE PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL AND LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMMING FOR DEAF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES THAT IMPACT THEIR COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, DEVELOPMENT DELAYS, AND STUDENTS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM. THESE STUDENTS RECEIVE THE FULL RANGE OF SERVICES OFFERED TO STUDENTS IN THE DAY PROGRAM AND IN ADDITION ARE GIVEN A HIGHER TEACHER TO STUDENT RATIO, BEHAVIORAL PROGRAMMING BASED ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS, AND A RANGE OF SUPPORT SERVICES FROM SPECIALISTS.

  Expenses $10,896,719 · Revenue $11,371,391

• WALDEN SCHOOL - WALDEN SCHOOL IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BILINGUAL-BICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF EIGHT TO 22. WALDEN SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE CHALLENGED BY SEVERE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DIFFICULTIES, AND HAVE SIGNIFICANT TREATMENT NEEDS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESSED IN OTHER ACADEMIC AND RESIDENTIAL SETTINGS. THE STUDENTS RECEIVE ROUND THE CLOCK NURSING CARE, A CASE MANAGER FOCUSED ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS, A NUTRITIONIST TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN MAINTAINING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND INTERACT WITH FULLY-FUNCTIONING DEAF PEERS AND ROLE MODELS, TAKING COURSES, WHEN APPROPRIATE AT MARIE PHILIP SCHOOL. THROUGH THEIR CAREER TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAM, STUDENTS ARE OFFERED A WIDE RANGE OF VOCATIONAL CLASSES AND HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITIES.

  Expenses $5,239,347 · Revenue $6,527,703

• DAY PROGRAM - THE DAY PROGRAM PROVIDES A CHALLENGING ACADEMIC PROGRAM FOR TYPICALLY DEVELOPING DEAF CHILDREN AGES 3 THROUGH 21 UTILIZING A CURRICULUM ALIGNED WITH THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS. AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL OPTIONS INCLUDE A WIDE RANGE OF REQUIRED AND ELECTIVE ACADEMIC COURSEWORK, AP CLASSES, MAINSTREAMING IN THE FRAMINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND A CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

  Expenses $3,167,797 · Revenue $3,300,970

• PARENT INFANT PROGRAM - THE PARENT INFANT PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHILDREN, UP TO AGE 3, AND THEIR PARENTS/ GUARDIANS IN A LANGUAGE RICH, BILINGUAL-BICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT. FAMILIES, REFERRED THROUGH LOCAL EARLY INTERVENTION CENTERS, CAN PARTICIPATE IN PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS, CHILD PLAYGROUPS, HOME VISITS, INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS WITH A LICENSED SPEECH/LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST, AND CLASSES IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE ("ASL"). SERVICES RECEIVED WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO A CHILD'S INDIVIDUAL FAMILY SERVICE PLAN ("IFSP").THE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER - THE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER SERVES DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING STUDENTS (AGE 0-6) AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR GOAL FOR EVERY CHILD IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGE-APPROPRIATE COGNITIVE, COMMUNICATION, LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL SKILLS. WE STRIVE TO INTEGRATE THE MOST EXEMPLARY AND EFFECTIVE METHODS OF TEACHING YOUNG CHILDREN TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE UNIQUE, INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF EACH CHILD WE SERVE.PUBLIC SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS - THE PUBLIC SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF STUDENTS WITH HEARING AIDS AND COCHLEAR IMPLANTS WHO ATTEND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PROVIDING A SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR MONITORING DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING STUDENTS' ACADEMIC AND DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRESS. THE PROGRAM ASSISTS DISTRICTS IN COMPLYING WITH THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT ("IDEA"), AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ("ADA") AND SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT (" 504 PLANS") FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM. CURRENTLY, THE PUBLIC SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM SERVES OVER 400 STUDENTS IN 66 TOWNS AND 50 SCHOOL DISTRICTS.WALDEN COMMUNITY SERVICES - WALDEN COMMUNITY SERVICES ("WCS") PROVIDES COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR FAMILIES WITH A DEAF MEMBER. WCS PROVIDES LINGUISTICALLY ACCESSIBLE, CULTURALLY AUTHENTIC CLINICAL SERVICES. WCS HAS OFFICES IN FRAMINGHAM AND SPRINGFIELD AND OFFERS A VARIETY OF SERVICES INCLUDING THERAPEUTIC MENTORING ("TM"), FAMILY SUPPORT AND TRAINING ("FS&T") WITH A FAMILY PARTNER ("FP"), INTENSIVE CARE COORDINATION ("ICC"), AND IN HOME THERAPY ("IHT").AUDIOLOGY CLINIC - THE COMMUNITY AUDIOLOGY CLINIC AT THE LEARNING CENTER FOR THE DEAF PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOLOGY AND HEARING AID SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF THE METRO WEST AND BEYOND. ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE SERVICES PROVIDED AND PRODUCTS SOLD BENEFIT THE CHILDREN BEING SERVED AT THE LEARNING CENTER FOR THE DEAF.ASL CLASSES - IN THE COMMUNITY AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES, TEENS AND ADULTS LEARN ASL FROM DEAF AND FLUENT ASL USERS. EACH 10-WEEK SESSION TEACHES ASL AND DEAF CULTURE IN A DYNAMIC AND ENGAGING CLASSROOM SETTING.INTERPRETING SERVICES - THE LEARNING CENTER FOR THE DEAF OFFERS FEE-BASED INTERPRETING SERVICES AND CONSULTATION FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, AND LOCAL AND STATE AGENCIES. IT IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY PRIVATE AGENCY THAT HAS A CONTRACT WITH THE STATE THROUGH THE MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING.SIGNING FOR SUCCESS - THE SIGNING FOR SUCCESS PROGRAM PROVIDES ASL CLASSES AND PRIVATE TUTORING FOR FAMILIES WITH DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHILDREN AND PROVIDES WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS RELATED TO ASL AND DEAF CULTURE FOR FAMILIES AND FOR PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING STUDENTS IN ORDER TO BUILD AWARENESS FOR THE BENEFITS OF EARLY LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND TO DEMONSTRATE THE VALUE OF FULLY ACCESSIBLE EDUCATION AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING STUDENTS WHO COMMUNICATE PRIMARILY IN ASL.

  Expenses $7,726,355 · Revenue $7,800,814

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, 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. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $30,189,565

  Expenses

  $30,434,280

  Contributions

  $1,037,440

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $29,933,683

  Expenses

  $29,782,963

  Contributions

  $1,060,174

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $30,761,022

  Expenses

  $30,222,866

  Contributions

  $5,451,272

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $31,793,856

  Expenses

  $28,751,459

  Assets (EOY)

  $22,374,248

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $27,545,565

  Expenses

  $27,530,559

  Assets (EOY)

  $24,501,055

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $27,131,289

  Expenses

  $26,826,498

  Assets (EOY)

  $23,737,704

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $26,563,484

  Expenses

  $26,264,727

  Assets (EOY)

  $20,557,740

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $26,831,855

  Expenses

  $25,962,573

  Assets (EOY)

  $19,456,578

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $24,964,491

  Expenses

  $23,481,175

  Assets (EOY)

  $19,005,293

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $23,168,726

  Expenses

  $22,661,624

  Assets (EOY)

  $18,155,687

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $22,007,496

  Expenses

  $21,627,571

  Assets (EOY)

  $17,874,044

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $20,190,608

  Expenses

  $20,130,428

  Assets (EOY)

  $16,175,621

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $20,041,493

  Assets (EOY)

  $16,952,381

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• CENTER FOR EDUCATION REFORM

  $205,000

  2024 · YASS PRIZE 2024 - SEMIFINALIST AND STOP AWARD PRIZE 2024

• HEALTH CARE FOR ALL INC

  $120,000

  2023 · VOICES FOR HEALTH JUSTICE

• HEALTH CARE FOR ALL INC

  $63,300

  2022 · VOICES FOR HEALTH JUSTICE

• PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE

  $31,667

  2024 · SPONSORED RESEARCH SUB-AWARD

• HEALTH CARE FOR ALL INC

  $28,500

  2024 · VOICES FOR HEALTH JUSTICE

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $27,004

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• CVS HEALTH CHARITY CLASSIC INC

  $20,000

  2023 · GENERAL

• TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COLLABORATIVE INC

  $17,000

  2023 · RESPITE GRANT FUNDS FOR PARENTS/CAREGIVERS OF YOUTH

• ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

  $9,608

  2023 · Sponsorship

• ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

  $9,356

  2024 · Sponsorship

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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