Strengthening organizations working with deaf communities.
Our New Name
As you may have noticed all across our website, we’ve got a new name. Previously known as CSD Unites Community Foundation, we are now the Deaf Organizations Fund (DOF).
Watch this video to learn why!
2023 Capacity Building Grants
The Deaf Organizations Fund is thrilled to award Capacity Building grants to five deaf-centric nonprofits, supporting their organizational capabilities and long-term sustainability.
Our Grantees
Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
CaringWorks
Health Signs Center
Helping Educate to Advance the Rights of Deaf Communities
Partners in Deaf Health
The Learning Center for the Deaf
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
DeafCAN!
Partnership for Families, Children, and Adults
Northwest School for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children
Deaf Queer Resource Center
Indiana Association of the Deaf
Off-the-Grid Missions
Sego Lily Center for the Abused Deaf
Turtle Island Hand Talk
Asian Signers
DeafHope
Deaf Refugee Advocacy
National Black Deaf Advocates
Our Deaf Survivors Center, Inc.
Please note that this video references CSD Unites Community Foundation, which is now known as Deaf Organizations Fund, fiscally sponsored by the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Communication Service for the Deaf.
Join our vision: a future in which all deaf communities have access to a wide array of services provided by thriving, well-resourced organizations.
Connect With Us
Whether you‘re a leader of a deaf-centric organization, a fellow grant-making entity, or you’re interested in supporting our work, we invite you to fill out our form to get connected!
Connect With Us
Whether you‘re a leader of a deaf-centric organization, a fellow grant-making entity, or you’re interested in supporting our work, we invite you to fill out our form to get connected!
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Keep up with the latest news from Deaf Organizations Fund
2022 Capacity Building Grantees
The CSD Unites Community Foundation is pleased to announce its latest cohort of COVID-19 Resiliency Efforts microgrant awardees. These six Deaf-led organizations have long histories of supporting their communities, and have been working particularly hard to provide additional, crucial supports in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
CSD Unites Community Foundation Seeking New Partners to Support Multiply Marginalized Deaf Communities
The CSD Unites Community Foundation is seeking foundation leaders to collaborate with on efforts to strengthen and support deaf communities across the country.
Spotlight on 2021 COVID-19 Emergency Response Microgrant Awardees: Deaf Refugee Advocacy
Deaf Refugee Advocacy was awarded a microgrant to fund their work helping D/HH New American families establish internet access, and subsidizing that access for up to a year if a family cannot afford it.
Spotlight on 2021 COVID-19 Emergency Response Microgrant Awardees: DeafCAN! Christ King Church
DeafCAN! was awarded a microgrant for a project that will focus on connecting D/HH Bhutanese refugees with primary healthcare providers.
Spotlight on 2021 COVID-19 Emergency Response Microgrant Awardees: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services were awarded a microgrant for a project that will focus on making vaccine-related information accessible and equitable for DDBHH individuals.
Spotlight on 2021 COVID-19 Emergency Response Microgrant Awardees: Northwest School for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children
Northwest School for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children was awarded a microgrant for a project that will focus on enhancing literacy skill development for Spanish-speaking students and their families.
Spotlight on 2021 COVID-19 Emergency Response Microgrant Awardees: DeafHope
As part of the CSD Unites Community Foundation’s latest cohort of COVID-19 Emergency Response micrograntees, DeafHope was awarded $10,000 for their project titled, “Ensuring Survivors’ Safety Through Economic Security (ESSTES),” which will provide financial support to Deaf survivors of domestic violence and sexual violence.
Announcing COVID-19 Resiliency Fund Micrograntees
The CSD Unites Community Foundation is pleased to announce its latest cohort of COVID-19 Resiliency Efforts microgrant awardees. These six Deaf-led organizations have long histories of supporting their communities, and have been working particularly hard to provide additional, crucial supports in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Equity-Driven Deaf-led Grant Provider for Deaf-led Organizations, Unites Community Foundation, Celebrates Launch on January 26th
The Unites Community Foundation, led by Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD), is thrilled to announce its launch on January 26, 2021. The Foundation is a grant provider and partner that works collaboratively with deaf-led organizations and communities to achieve long-term, widespread impact.
South Dakota-founded deaf advocacy organization launches grant program
Communication Service for the Deaf, a deaf advocacy organization founded in South Dakota, is launching a grant foundation to reach underserved areas in the state and nationwide.
Apply for the COVID-19 Resiliency Fund
Organizations supporting COVID-19 recovery efforts are encouraged to apply for an Emergency Response Grant from the Unites Community Foundation
Introducing the CSD Unites Community Foundation
CSD Unites Community Foundation dreams of working collaboratively with deaf-led organizations and communities to achieve long-term and widespread impact.
Impending Behavioral Health Crisis in the Deaf Community
CaringWorks’ Deaf and Hard of Hearing Residential Treatment program hosted a conversation between industry experts about the impending behavioral health crisis in the Deaf community.
Partners in Deaf Health Weekly Videos
Through a micro-grant from CSD Unites, Partners in Deaf Health have created a series of educational videos in ASL about COVID-19.
CaringWorks: Supporting the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Homeless Community
Over half of a million people in America are homeless. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, more individuals are at risk of homelessness than ever before. Single individuals, males, and unsheltered persons are among the most impacted by this crisis. Adults with disabilities are four times more likely to be homeless in shelters than adults without disabilities. Although there are thousands of community housing and homeless shelters across America, yet only three specialize in serving the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. CaringWorks, Inc., a health and human agency based in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of them.