Houston, TX

TOUCH BASE CENTER FOR THE DEAFBLIND

EIN 81-0951656

Health & Wellness Disability Services & Support People with disabilities

Mission

For people with deafblindness, and those who support them, to build connections with the community, promote self-respect, and improve communication and daily living skills, while creating moments of joy.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About TOUCH BASE CENTER FOR THE DEAFBLIND

Touch Base: Center for the Deafblind is a Houston-based 501(c)(3) day-habilitation nonprofit that provides post-school services for adults with combined vision and hearing loss. Services are delivered through individualized plans, one-to-one interveners, and structured activities (typically 4–6 hours daily) that emphasize communication, daily living skills, community access, and meaningful routines. The organization’s EIN (81-0951656) and tax-exempt status have been verified in public nonprofit filings; Touch Base has maintained regular Form 990 filings and program operations through at least fiscal year 2024. Since opening its doors on June 20, 2016, Touch Base has focused on intervener training, family-led governance, and partnerships with statewide deafblind resources to sustain and expand services for the local deafblind community.

Notable achievements

Established adult day habilitation (2016)

Opened June 20, 2016 to provide a specialized post-school day program for adults who are deafblind, filling a local gap in adult services and creating a model for intervener-supported programming.

Sustained program growth (2020–2024)

Maintained and increased program activity and revenues over multiple years; reported program-service-driven revenue growth from under $80k in 2020 to approximately $123k in fiscal year 2024, demonstrating continued operational sustainability and demand for services.

Professional/field contributions

Contributed to statewide professional conversations about deafblind services, including presenting materials and participating in the 2023 Texas Symposium on Deafblind Education and related statewide forums on intervener models and day-program development.

At a glance

Total assets: $40K
Annual revenue: $123K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 81-0951656
Location: Houston, TX
Website: www.touchbasecenter.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Recognized as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization (EIN 81-0951656) with public Form 990 filings through 2024, confirming its nonprofit status and public reporting.

Featured by the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI) as a community-created model for adult services and included in statewide resource directories for deafblind services.

Active in state-level advocacy and policy dialogue on deafblind services and waiver programs, including submitting public comments to Texas legislative/waiver discussions in 2024 and engaging with the Texas deafblind professional community.

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