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Listening. Speaking. Learning Together.
At DePaul School, our students truly do speak miracles and that wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of people like YOU! Only 60% of our operating costs are covered by our state subsidy so your support is vital in ensuring our students have access to the specialized education they need in order to excel in the hearing and speaking world.
To make an online donation, click the white box above and follow the prompts through DePaul School's PayPal.
Checks can be made payable to DePaul School for Hearing and Speech and be mailed to the following:
DePaul School for Hearing and Speech
Attn: Development Department
6202 Alder Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
There are so many different ways to give - browse below to see what way works best for you!
One time Monetary Donation
Every dollar helps a child learn to listen and speak! Checks can be made out to DePaul School for Hearing and Speech and mailed directly to our address. Online gifts can be made using the prompts above.
Planned Giving
Planned Giving is an easy way to support the future of listening and spoken language education at DePaul School. Your commitment to a planned gift creates a future legacy of love for our students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Furthermore, memorials, bequests, and estate gifts transforms the lives of students who are deaf or hard of hearing and granting them the gift of spoken language at DePaul.
Matching Gifts
Matching Gifts are a charitable donations from corporations match an employees donation to certain nonprofits. This is a simple way to double your donation to DePaul School! Check with your employer to see if they participate in a matching gifts program.
The United Way Campaign
DePaul School has many sponsors who give through their place of employment. If your workplace participates in United Way, you can select DePaul School as your contribution from your pay. We receive gifts of all sizes from The United Way on a monthly basis. Our number is 169.
Event Sponsorship
Our students truly do speak miracles every day. You can help them achieve their goals by supporting DePaul School as a sponsor at one of our fundraising events. This is a great way to get your brand noticed and appreciated by the many friends and family of DePaul School.
Monthly Gifts
Monthly gifts are a great way to support our school and stay connected to our DePaul School community! Monthly gifts can be automated through our PayPal system above.
Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC)
We are excited to share that our Preschool Program SAILL has been approved to accept Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) donations!
EITC provides tax credits to companies who conduct business in Pennsylvania and individuals meeting specific criteria. For example, companies can obtain 100% tax credit on the first $10,000 donated, and up to a 90% tax credit on subsequent donations up to $200,000 during a taxable year.
Click here to learn more about EITC and how to apply!
Give Big Pittsburgh
DePaul School participates annually in Give Big Pittsburgh held on Giving Tuesday - a worldwide day of giving on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving.
The Pittsburgh Foundation and Pittsburgh Magazine host the online day of giving to support local nonprofits in the Pittsburgh area. Stay tuned to our social media channels in the Fall months to learn more!
Corporate Partners
We rely on the support of the community, especially corporations whose gifts make it possible for us to help our students---the leaders of tomorrow---to learn to listen and speak. We’d love to work with your company to create an individualized plan to meet your philanthropic and advertising needs! Contact our Institutional Giving Officer, Linda S. Buker, by phone at 412-924-1012 for more details.
Your Support Gives Our Students a Voice
DePaul School for Hearing & Speech is...
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...the only school in the tri-state area of Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia to offer Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) Education.
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...one of the only schools in North America to offer speech and language services through 8th grade. Families usually exhaust all other local options for services before moving to Pittsburgh.
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...leading the way as one of the only schools in the world to offer a specialized speech and language preschool program (SAILL) for children with severe speech delays such as Childhood Apraxia of Speech.
