To empower the Deaf and Hard of Hearing people and to promote access to communication, services, and events in Central, Southern, and Northwest Ohio.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 33 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $216K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$118K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $69K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$367K
48% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 48% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
-0.4% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$392K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2025-0.4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.3M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.3M
Net assets
$392K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$735K
FY2021$481K
FY2022$227K
FY2023$151K
FY2024$364K
FY2025$392K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1991.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.8M Management & general 21% · $482K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $118K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Co Exec Dir
$118,302Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Megan Menikheim’s $118K as Co Exec Dir is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 733 $1–10M diseases & disorders nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Moore————$120,756$122,468
Megan Menikheim$118,302$69,236$73,278$54,992——
Jim Moore———$98,496——
Shannon Seger—$75,000$69,546$58,955——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals, promoting access to communication, services, and events.

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3 programs · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

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.

$984Kprogram expense
02

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.

$393Kprogram expense
03

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).

$250Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$69K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$486K
Investment incomeLn 3$767
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$482K
Owns and owesPt X
$392K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$325K
Total assetsLn 16$759K
LiabilitiesLn 26$367K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$486K
Government grantsLn 1e$452K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$767
Other incomeLn 4–11$325
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$138K
SavingsLn 2$187K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$325K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Other assetsLn 15$136K
Total assetsLn 16$759K
LiabilitiesLn 26$367K
Net assetsLn 32$392K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 533
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$303K$325K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$741K$759K
LiabilitiesLn 26$377K$367K
Net assetsLn 32$364K$392K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$118K$89K$30K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$901K$676K$225K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$955$716$239
Other employee benefitsLn 9$137K$103K$34K
Payroll taxesLn 10$84K$63K$21K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$2K$747
Accounting feesLn 11c$82K$61K$20K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$640K$603K$37K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$15K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$743$557$186
Information technologyLn 14$25K$19K$6K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$66K$50K$17K
TravelLn 17$107K$37K$70K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$7K$5K$2K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$9K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$15K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$17K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$4K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$1.8M$482K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.3M$2.3M$28K$392K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.3M$2.1M$213K$364K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$2.2M−$130K$151K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$2.8M−$254K$227K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$2.6M−$962K$481K 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.3M$3.5M−$191K$735K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,278,381 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $534,049$485,610
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,478,967$1,791,679
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $275,068$767
I-11 Other revenue$325
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,288,084$2,278,381
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,100,668$1,241,633
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $974,373$1,008,509
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,075,041$2,250,142
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $213,043$28,239
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,278,381 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$451,925
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$33,685
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$485,610
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,791,679$1,791,679
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $767$767
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $325$325
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,792,771$2,278,381
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,250,142 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $88,726 · Management $29,576$118,302
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $675,879 · Management $225,293$901,172
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $716 · Management $239$955
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $102,721 · Management $34,240$136,961
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $63,182 · Management $21,061$84,243
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,243 · Management $747$2,990
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $61,401 · Management $20,467$81,868
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $603,401 · Management $36,703$640,104
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,591 · Management $4,864$19,455
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $557 · Management $186$743
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $18,518 · Management $6,172$24,690
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $49,711 · Management $16,570$66,281
IX-17 TravelPrograms $37,106 · Management $69,729$106,835
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,915 · Management $1,638$6,553
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,553 · Management $2,851$11,404
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,570 · Management $4,856$19,426
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,363 · Management $5,787$23,150
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,758 · Management $1,252$5,010
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,767,911 · Management $482,231 · Fundraising $0$2,250,142
Part X · Balance sheet $758,903 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $96,741$138,260
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $206,684$187,099
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $57,104$69,636
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $239,057$208,753
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,785$4,239
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,943$15,252
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $123,388$135,664
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $740,702$758,903
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $47,957$69,616
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $150,000$150,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $60,323$65,073
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $376,634$366,596
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $329,893$327,941
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $34,175$64,366
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $364,068$392,307
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $740,702$758,903
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $392,307 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,278,381
XI-2 Total expenses$2,250,142
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,239
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$364,068
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$392,307

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