Help Me Hear Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit public charity. Our tax ID# is 33-1167811.
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"Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all - the apathy of human beings." Helen Keller Online Contributions: The easiest and fastest way to contribute is by clicking on our donate tab. Upon clicking the Donate Today button, you will be taken to our secure online credit card processing website. We have partnered with Network For Good (powered by the Groundspring Organization) to provide you with the security of the latest and greatest online processing technology. Check by Mail: Checks can be made payable to Help Me Hear Foundation and sent to this address: Help Me Hear Foundation 5000 Township Parkway St. Paul, MN 55110 Matching Gift: Ask your employer about their matching gift programs. Generally, your corporation will have a form for you to fill out and send to us to complete. We will then return this form to your employer. Personal Fundraisers: If you have an idea as to how you can raise funds for Help Me Hear, let us know. Whether it is a fundraising drive, sale, or auction, we are open to suggestions and welcome many different types of events. To speak with someone on a personal fundraiser, please call 1-877-GIV-HEAR Spread the Word: One of the most valuable ways to help a charity is word of mouth. If more people know about our charity, then more children can be helped. Contributions as small as telling a friends and family about our foundation and our website are considered a great help. Volunteer Your Time: Help Me Hear is always in need of individuals who would like to join us in our cause. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please call 1-877-GIV-Hear. Join us on Facebook/Myspace: Visit www.myspace.com/helpmehearfoundation or www.facebook.com and join our causes. You can spread the word by inviting your friends to join. Planned Giving: You may name Help Me Hear as a beneficiary in your will, IRA, or retirement plan. You could also list Help Me Hear as a beneficiary of an insurance policy or trust. For more information on planned giving, please call 1-877-HEAR-GIV Gifts of Stock and Other Securities: Making a gift of appreciated stock and other securities is easy. For tax purposes, your gift is considered complete on the day that you turn over control of the securities. The value of the gift is its fair market value on that day, and you pay no tax on the capital gains. If the securities are traded daily on a recognized exchange, the value is the average between the high and low prices for that day. For more information on gifts of stock and securities, please call 1-877-GIV-HEAR Gifts in Kind: You may choose to donate some of your possessions as gifts in kind. Some of these possessions may otherwise be subject to an estate tax upon the death of the owner. If you donate such valuable objects, you may claim a charitable income tax deduction and you will know that your gifts will be treated with care and protected by Help Me Hear. For more information on gifts in kind, please call 1-877-GIV-HEAR. |
The burden of hearing impairment and deafness falls disproportionately on the poor, because they are unable to afford the preventive and routine care necessary to avoid hearing loss, or to afford [devices] to make the condition manageable. Hearing impairment can also make it more difficult to escape poverty by slowing progress in school and the workplace, and placing people in social isolation….The cost of special education and lost employment due to hearing impairment can also impose a substantial economic burden on countries.”
– World Health Organization