American School for the Deaf Institute of Deaf Education and Culture Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

The american school for the deaf, founded in 1817, is the first permanent school for the deaf in the united states, the birthplace of american sign language, and a national leader in deaf education. Asd's leadership also encompasses its role as a keeper of history through the asd institute of deaf education and culture, located in the cogswell heritage house on the asd campus. This invaluable collection details the origins of deaf education and american sign language in the united states.the asd institute of deaf education and culture is continually expanding its collections, enlarging its display and storage space, broadening its reach among other historical societies through collaborative partnerships and exhibits, for the benefit of both deaf and hearing communities. Given the historical significance of the collection and its importance, both locally and nationally, asd plays an important leadership role in the preservation of deaf history. Our collections tell the story of the birth of a national language, which laid the foundation for the development of america's deaf culture and community as we know them today. The asd institute of deaf education and culture offers tours to groups and individuals (in spoken english and american sign language) upon request. A typical year includes 30-40 toursto area school groups, scholars, individuals with an interest in asd, and returning alumni. In the past two years combined, asd has provided 65 tours to 502 visitors from across the country and around the world who were interested in visiting this Connecticut treasure. Tours are arranged by email, online form, telephone or videophone.through its preservation of archives and museum objects, the asd institute of deaf education and culture also aims to build a bridge between the deaf and hearing communities. Our archive staff members make presentations at local schools, invite classes to come for tours, and welcome college students, scholars and authors to conduct research at the archives. Additionally, the asd institute of deaf education and culture is proud to be part of a supportive network of other museums and organizations. We have presented collaborative exhibits with the wilton museum, the Connecticut museum of culture & history, the martha's vineyard museum, the hebron historical society, the west hartford library, and storrs museum, among others. We have worked side by side with martha's vineyard chamber of commerce, Rhode Island public broadcasting, and northside institutions neighborhood alliance (nina), hartford. Nina and asd have worked together to restore and revitalize the asylum hill neighborhood of hartford, where our school was first located. We offer hartford walking tours that highlight the school's history in the city.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 0%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 12.7% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 12.7% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: Limited