World Dental Relief Inc

Analysis

World Dental Relief Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Broken Arrow, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, World Dental Relief Inc reported income of $122k and spending of $357k, spending 293% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $296k to $122k (-59%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 166% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, World Dental Relief Inc sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Developing Minds Foundation Corporation ($122k), Women Against Military Madness ($122k) and The American Committees on Foreign Relations ($122k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 120% and program service revenue 7.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $135k (38% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $612. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $8,555, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 2 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.