Delta Dental of Rhode Island
Overview
Mission
Our mission is to deliver impeccable service, quality and innovation that exceeds expectations. As experts in oral health care, we are committed to accessible, affordable care that drives improved health outcomes.
What it reported doing in 2024
At delta dental, we have a long-standing tradition of helping our state's most vulnerable citizens. In 2005, we established the delta dental of Rhode Island fund, formalizing our commitment to dental health initiatives in our community. As a vested community partner, we leverage the delta dental of Rhode Island fund, as well as our robust employee volunteer program, and matching gift program to support critical oral health needs across the state. Grants are awarded to qualifying charitable organizations for programs or capital expenditures that increase access to dental care for at-risk, vulnerable rhode islanders.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 98% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Member-benefit provider. The nonprofit used 83% of its reported program spending for member benefits.
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 050296998
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Headquarters
- Providence, RI, USA
- Rating
- 83
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 83
- Transparency & Controls: 90
- Accountability: 96
- Sustainability: 45
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 81.7%; rating input score 82
- Program expense ratio: 84.2%; rating input score 84
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 19th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 88.1%; rating input score 88; 21st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100
- Public monitoring controls: Limited
- Public policy transparency: Limited
- Public financial transparency: Limited
- Impact reporting controls: Limited
- Public relationship transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Public governance controls: Limited
- Zakat policy transparency: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 0.9%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
- Operating reserve ratio: 2.02; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 6.6%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -11.5% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -7.1% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 81.7% of revenue deployed · 84.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 14 of 15 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $58.2M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $915K · 28 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Consistency: 35 of 36 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes grants, executive pay, and related organizations
- Filing history: 14 annual filings from 2010 to 2024
- Money network: 50 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 31 filed related-organization links