A new kind of charity, built around a critical window
Let Me Hear was founded on one conviction: a family's finances should never decide whether a deaf child can access hearing.
Why we exist
Cochlear implantation is one of the most transformative interventions in modern medicine — and one of the most expensive. For a family facing profound childhood deafness, the cost of a device, surgery, and years of speech therapy can be completely out of reach, even with insurance.
Meanwhile, the clock is running. The strongest outcomes happen when children receive hearing technology and language support during their earliest years.
Let Me Hear was founded by Ronald Guy Combs to close that gap: a nonprofit that moves fast, pays directly for what children need, and walks alongside families from diagnosis through language, literacy, and school readiness.
We are a young organization — and we are building every program around the children we exist to serve.
By the numbers
- Ages 1–5: the children we serve, at the heart of the critical language window
- Profound deafness: our focus, with priority for cochlear implant candidacy
- Direct distribution: funds go straight to the devices, care, and programs each child needs
- Financial need: the primary factor in how support is awarded
Our mission & vision
Our mission
To help profoundly deaf children obtain cochlear implant hearing equipment, surgery, speech therapy, and early literacy programs they could not otherwise afford — and to help all profoundly deaf children reach their full potential to hear, speak, and learn.
Our vision
A world where every profoundly deaf child — regardless of their family's income — gets the chance to hear during the years that matter most, and grows up able to listen, speak, read, and thrive alongside their hearing peers.
What guides every decision we make
Children first
Every dollar and every decision is measured by one question: does this help a child hear, speak, or learn?
Family-centered
Families are partners, not applicants. We work around their clinical team, their schedule, and their reality.
Evidence-based
We follow the clinical and educational evidence: early access, quality therapy, and structured literacy.
Transparency
Need-based criteria, direct payments to providers, and public accountability as we grow.
A new organization, being built the right way
Let Me Hear is being incorporated as a nonprofit corporation in the State of Nevada, and our application for federal tax exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code is in preparation.
A founding board of directors — at least three members, one of whom will serve as Executive Director — is being finalized as part of the incorporation process.
Formation status
- Incorporation: Nevada nonprofit corporation — in formation
- Federal tax exemption: 501(c)(3) application pending
- Founding board: being finalized (minimum three directors, including an Executive Director)
- Programs: eligibility criteria and award process being established before our first family cohort
Built for the community we serve
An organization for deaf children should hold itself to the highest accessibility standard — in the real world and online.
Accessible website
This site follows WCAG-informed practices: semantic HTML, keyboard navigation, clear contrast, and reduced-motion support.
Communication on your terms
Reach us by phone, text, or email — whatever works for your family. Captioned and written communication is always welcome.
Continuous improvement
Accessibility is a practice, not a checkbox. If anything on this site is hard to use, tell us and we will fix it.