At the NCVS, we are proud to serve the nation with cutting-edge information about the human voice. We are the only research/clinical facility in the world that is an integral part of a professional performing arts center. Work is currently underway to develop concise phonosurgical techniques, improve our understanding and prevention of occupational voice disorders in teachers and artists, and build a voice simulator for clinical and pedagogical use.

Our team of scientists and clinicians has been successfully funded by continuous support from highly competitive NIH research grants for 25 years. However, we hope to begin a new chapter for the NCVS. We plan to translate the basic research and hard science that we will continue to conduct into practical applications for a clinician such as yourself. To do this, we seek support from you to expand the dissemination of our research, to create internships for future researchers and clinicians, and to create scholarships for our well-known Summer Vocology Institute.

You can help us immeasurably by making a donation, small or large, to the NCVS Fund. For more information or to make your contribution online, visit the NCVS Fund website.

Donations by mail should be sent to:
The NCVS Fund
c/o Suzanne Collins
National Center for Voice & Speech
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
1101 13th Street
Denver, CO 80204

Donations are tax deductible.

The Milton and Irene Pritts Fund,
supporting the NCVS Museum of Voice

Irene Pritts, mother of the late Roy Pritts (an NCVS board member and the NCVS Museum curator), passed away on July 15, 2004. Mrs. Pritts and her husband Milton were long-time collectors of vintage recording equipment, and their collection now resides at the NCVS. A memorial fund was set up in her name to benefit the further development and display of items housed in the NCVS’ Marvin and Judi Wolf Museum of Voice.

As mentioned above, our beloved friend Roy Pritts, passed away unexpectedly on June 20, 2007. Roy was known all over the world, primarily as President of the Audio Engineering Society, but he was also a musician (piano and trombone), composer, author, administrator, and educator. He established the Music Technology/Recording Arts program at the University of Colorado in 1971. Of great significance to us, he procured most of the initial exhibits for the NCVS Museum of Voice. Please help us finish what he started. Thank you.

Donations should be sent to:
The Milton and Irene Pritts Fund, Development Office
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
1101 13th Street
Denver, CO 80204

Donations are tax deductible.

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The Archie Smith Fund for Parkinson's Research,
supporting continued research into voice and Parkinson's disease

In response to an outpouring of requests for information about donations in memory of Denver Center Theatre Company Actor Emeritus Archie Smith, who passed away on the 9th of June 2004, his family has established two funds in his memory. One of these funds is The Archie Smith Fund for Parkinson's Research at the National Center for Voice and Speech. This fund is designated to assist the nationally recognized research programs at the NCVS which address the vocal challenges of persons with Parkinson's disease. Mr. Smith suffered from the effects of Parkinson’s disease, and received the clinically proven Lee Silverman Voice Treatment from our clinicians.

Donations should be sent to:
The Archie Smith Fund for Parkinson's Research, Development Office
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
1101 13th Street
Denver, CO 80204

Donations are tax deductible.