2024-12-20T09:47:21-06:00 2024-06-30 060903326 WHITTLESEY PC 280 TRUMBULL ST 24TH FL HARTFORD CT 06103 990EZ 2023-07-01 473343748 AMERICAN SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF INSTITUTE OF DEAF EDUCATION AND CULTURE INC AMER 8605702300 139 NORTH MAIN STREET WEST HARTFORD CT 061071264 JEFF BRAVIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8605702300 2024-12-20 1 0 LISA WILLS P01828548 8605223111 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X WWW.ASD-1817.ORG X X 56679 X 56679 56679 44090 5362 285 6942 56679 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X THE ASD INSTITUTE OF DEAF EDUCATION AND CULTURE IS A NON-PROFIT DEDICATED TO THE COLLECTION, PRESERVATION AND EXHIBITION OF MATERIALS REPRESENTING THE HISTORIES OF THE AMERICAN SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, DEAF EDUCATION, AND DEAF CULTURE. ASD INSTITUTE OF DEAF EDUCATION AND CULTURE. 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. 36541 56679 56679 CHRISTINE G BOGINO DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 JONATHAN N RUBIN PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 BARBARA J CASSIN FIRST VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 GRANT C BOGLE SECOND VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 NELSON SIMONS TREASURER 1.00 0 0 0 WENDELLA AULT BATTEY ESQ SECRETARY 1.00 0 0 0 JEFFREY BRAVIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 JENNIFER PIZZOFERRATO CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CT JENNIFER PIZZOFERRATO 139 NORTH MAIN STREET WEST HARTFORD CT 06107 8605702372 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 30591 46565 56679 133835 30591 46565 56679 133835 133835 133835 X SCHEDULE A, PART II TAX YEAR 2021 WAS A SHORT YEAR FROM 12/15/2021 THROUGH 6/30/2022 AS TAX EXEMPT STATUS WAS APPROVED BEGINNING 12/15/2021. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 542. DESCRIPTION: SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 4,210. DESCRIPTION: EVENTS. AMOUNT: 1,293. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS OTHER EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 897. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 6,942. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.