Basic Organization Information
FOUNDATION FOR SIGHT AND SOUND
- Also Known As:
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631-366-3461
- Physical Address:
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Smithtown, NY
11787
- EIN:
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20-0878279
- Web URL:
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www.foundationforsig...
- NTEE Category:
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E Health—General & Rehabilitative
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E12 Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution
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P Human Services
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P87 Deaf/Hearing Impaired Centers, Services
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P Human Services
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P86 Blind/Visually Impaired Centers, Services
- Year Founded:
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2004
- Ruling Year:
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2004
- How This Organization Is Funded:
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Stavros Niarchros Foundation - $340,000
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Francine & Stanley Shapiro Family Foundation - $60,000
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Invemed Associates - $35,000
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Mission Statement
The Mission of the Foundation for Sight and Sound is to enhance the quality of life for men,women and children affected by visual and/or auditory challenges. The FSS, through its programs, is committed to creating a world where people with vision and hearing challenges can realize their full potential in order to lead lives of inclusion and not isolation. The Foundations is presently focused on its two lead programs, "Help America Hear" and The Library Project.
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Impact Statement
Since its inception in 2009, the Help America Hear Program has received over 1600 inquires and has provided over 189 men, women and children with the “Gift of Sound”. In the New York Metro area, an annual “Day of Giving” hearing aid is mission held in collaboration with the Hearing Center at Montifiore Medical Center in the Bronx. A national program, Help America Hear has held two missions in Colorado fitting 23 people with hearing aids. Two more missions are scheduled for November, 2011; one in Denver and our first on Long Island. When the program began in 2009, the Help America Hear program was able to give40 people the gift of sound throughout the United States. The hearing aids were provided to them at no cost to them. In 2010 Help America Hear was able to double the approved applicants it was able to be provided with hearing aids.now in its third year, the Help America Hear program has gifted more than 189 men women and children the gift of sound with free, high quality, digital hearing aides. The Library Project has provided 23 local Long Island Libraries with assistive technologies such as CCTV's, and computer software that enlarges type so people who are visually challenged can read. During these times of budget cut, our goal is to expand this program to include more communities.
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Chief Executive
Ms. Vivian FOR SIGHT AND Holmes
Term:
Since
June
2005
Chief Executive Profile:
Vivian Holmes has over 30 years experience working for non-profits.She has helped to cultivate and guide boards, has hands on experience identifying and soliciting major donors, corporations and foundations, special events and community outreach. Ms. Holmes joined the FSS because she believes in its mission and considers herself fortunate to count its founder, Mitch Shapiro as her friend.
CEO/Executive Director Statement:
The goal of the Foundation for Sight and Sound is to provide services that other agencies and organizations do not so that the visually and hearing challenged can reach their full potential and lead lives of inclusion and not isolation.. Our programs find ways to help these men women and children take advantage of the latest technologies available, so that they may participate in their own lives as independently as possible.
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Highest Paid Employees & Their Compensation
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Program:
Help America Hear
- Budget:
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$45,743
- Category:
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- Population Served:
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Blind and Vision Impaired
Program Description:
To provide hearing aids to men, women and children who lack the financial capability to afford them and meet our criteria.
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Program:
The Library Project
- Budget:
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$20,000
- Category:
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- Population Served:
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Blind and Vision Impaired
Program Description:
The Foundation for Sight & Sound provides assistive technologies to many local libraries. By enhancing the magnification of computer and CCTV screens, we are bringing printed word to life for all.
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Funding Needs
The Foundation for Sight and Sound is raising money to support its Help America Hear program. Unfortunately, the demand for hearing aides is greater than our resources. Therefore we seek funds for hearing aides and custom molds. We also seek support for the Library Project which provides assistive technology equipment to local libraries for the visually and hearing challeged such as CCTV's with specialized computer software and inductive loop systems. We also seek funding for additional administrative staff.
Volunteer Needs
We need volunteers to work with us on research, advanced computer skills, general office work. (Long Island,Westchester NY) work events, grant writing and outreach.
Request for In-Kind Contributions
high end merchandise to be used in fund raising auctions, office supplies, computers and other technology needs, interesting trips and venues for special events, gift certificates for merchandise and services.