Delta Dental Fund

Analysis

Delta Dental Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Lansing, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1982, 44 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Delta Dental Fund reported income of $5.2m and spending of $9.3m, spending 181% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $7.9m to $5.2m (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 260%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Delta Dental Fund sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gregory House Programs ($5.2m), Boys & Girls Clubs of Indianapolis Inc ($5.2m) and St Peters School ($5.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $16k (0.2% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $126.8m against liabilities of $3.9m, net assets of $122.9m.