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

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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!  

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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!  

Three Foundation Employees Smiling

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Keep up with the latest news from Deaf Organizations Fund

2022 Capacity Building Grantees

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.

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Spotlight on 2021 COVID-19 Emergency Response Microgrant Awardees: DeafHope

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.

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Announcing COVID-19 Resiliency Fund Micrograntees

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.

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CaringWorks: Supporting the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Homeless Community

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. 

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