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KODA Camp Midwest is looking for your help!
When you donate to KODA Camp Midwest you are giving KODAs the opportunity to learn about their identity, and grow in their self-confidence. You are helping to build a community of other KODAs who felt that belonging at KODA Camp, and want every KODA to experience that belonging.
Your money goes towards things like:
Supplies
Staffing
Admin Fees
Scholarships for campers
KODA Midwest is a 501(c3) nonprofit organization.
KODA Camp Midwest is a tax-exempt organization. EIN # 45-5311547. Your gift to KODA Camp Midwest is 100% tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. You will receive a tax receipt for your records after completing your donation.
Methods of Giving
Amazon Wish List
Looking to support KODA Camp with the gift of supplies? Assist KODA Camp with the cost of supplies by purchasing items off of the Amazon wish list!
Over 30% of our KODA Campers attend KODA Camp Midwest with various scholarships. The Adopt-A-Camper program allows all KODAs, regardless of their financial situation, to experience the growth KODA Camp Midwest provides for KODAs in their journey of identity and belonging.
Donor Advised Funds
Through a Donor Advised Fund, you can make a charitable contribution, receive an immediate tax deduction, and then continue to recommend grants from the fund over time. Giving through a Donor Advised Fund streamlines your giving to maximize your impact! Ask your financial advisor or fund manager for more information.
Tax ID Number
To give through a donor advised fund, the UEC's Tax ID number is: 45-5311547
Use Etsy as a small business? Make KODA Camp Midwest your designated charity!
Have the gift of volunteerism? Do you have extra items that you no longer need? Donate your time or items to KODA Camp Midwest.
Please contact Karen at karen@kodamidwest.org for any in-kind services or donations
Planned Giving
Gifts of the future come in many forms - bequests, stocks, insurance, real estate, charitable trusts and more!
Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)
If you are over age 70½, you may give a gift from your IRA as a tax-free distribution to KODA Camp Midwest. Any amount (up to $100,000 annually) transferred from your IRA directly to KODA Camp Midwest can count toward your required minimum distribution without being considered taxable income. The distribution is known as an IRA Charitable Rollover. Contact your IRA custodian to request a gift from your QCD be made to KODA Camp Midwest as an IRA Charitable Rollover.
Does your employer have an employee match program, corporate grants cycle, or is looking to sponsor an event? KODA Camp Midwest is looking for corporate partnerships. Please contact Maris at maris@kodamidwest for additional information.
Your donation will bring so much KODA Love to KODA Camp through experiences such as:
$50 provides a boost in helping pay for camp T-shirts.
$100 provides five KODAs for one night stay at the MacKenzie center.
$250 provides unforgettable KODA Camp experience to a child in need through a Summer Camp scholarship.
$500 provides program supplies for KODA Camp for one week.
How your donation makes a difference
Imagine a KODA (Kid of Deaf Adult) child growing up feeling conflicted between the hearing and deaf worlds. The child uses sign language at home and with their parents, then attends a hearing school surrounded by hearing kids who know very little or nothing about the deaf world. Imagine that this child is the only one in that school or town that has a deaf family. This child often feel conflicted because this child use ASL at home with deaf mannerisms at home, has a videophone, and may interpret for their parents while at school as the school may not provide one. The child's peers may make fun of the child for using ASL, mispronouncing certain words, and the child's peers call their parents dumb.
Now picture that child at KODA Camp, surrounded by peers who experience those exact same situations. Imagine that child who can relate to other KODAs, they can be as loud as they want without being made fun of, they code switch between ASL and speaking within the same sentence, a child that feels the identity of being a part of both the hearing and deaf worlds — no longer a struggle, but have a unique privilege to be connected to both worlds.
Do you know the secret behind this story and so many like it?
It's you. When you donate to KODA Camp Midwest you are giving KODAs the opportunity to learn about their identity, and grow in their self-confidence. You are helping to build a community of other KODAs who felt that belonging and KODA Camp, and want every KODA to experience that belonging. You are allowing us to continue the important work of developing KODA identities to be stronger, more self-confident, and feel like they belong.
You are making a difference.
Your contributions support our mission to provide every child with Deaf parents the ability to find their identity regardless of resources or experience. With the help of our supporters like you, KODA Camp is able to be a role model for the community. We are grateful for the commitment and enthusiasm of our generous donors. Together we are fostering understanding as an inspiration for change, KODA by KODA. Thank you!
If you would like to support our mission, please contact: Maris Dishno, Business Manager, maris@kodamidwest.org
KODA Camp Midwest thanks you for your donation!
KODA Camp Midwest is grateful for all of our generous supporters!
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