American Dental Society of Anesthesiology Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
346570356
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Chicago, IL, USA
Phone
3126648270
Rating
49
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Business and Industry

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,004,376
Expenses
$3,140,758
Assets
$1,764,082
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • EDWARD C ADLESIC DMD MS (PRESIDENT)
  • ROBERT C BOSACK DD (PRESIDENT EL)

Highest reported compensation

  • KNIGHT CHARLTON (EXECUTIVE DI): $303,850 total reported compensation
  • BARBRA JOSEPHSON (DIRECTOR OF): $166,945 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Adsa is america's 1argest not-for-profit society dedicated to sedation practice and anesthesiology in dentistry. Our mission is to provide leadership and resources for the community of dentists and allied health professionals involved in the art and science of anesthesia, sedation and pain control for dentistry by promoting and prioritizing safety through evidence-based education, collaboration and research.

What it reported doing in 2024

1. Development of the ten minutes saves a life initiative one of adsas flagship programs is the ten minutes saves a life (tmsl) initiative, designed to optimise patient safety during office-based medical emergencies. This program emphasises the critical ten-minute interval between recognition of a medical emergency and arrival of ems. It includes tools such as mobile/online modules, crisis sheets, drug calculators and emergency checklists for dental professionals. The fact that it is designed to be a one-stop shop emergency reference for dental providers shows its scope and significance. Pmc this achievement reflects adsas strong emphasis on patient safety in dental sedation/anesthesia settings, beyond just education or advocacy. 2. Continuing education & training programs adsa offers various continuing education (ce) and training programs for dental professionals who use or oversee sedation, anesthesia, and emergency protocols in dental settings. For example: their on demand ce platform gives access to ce courses on general anesthesia/deep sedation, minimal/moderate sedation, pediatric sedation, assistant sedation/anesthesia and opioid sedation topics. Adsahome.org their anesthesia assistant training program offers live, inoffice simulation-based training tailored to real-world practice settings. Adsahome.org this demonstrates adsas role in not just providing knowledge but delivering practical, applied training to improve standards of care. 3. Recognition and awards within the profession adsa provides recognition to students and professionals who excel in the field of dental anesthesiology. For example: the horace wells award given to a senior student showing outstanding achievement in dental anesthesiology. Adsahome.org the organisation supports learning modules, record templates, safety checklists, toolkits and other resources aimed at supporting the next generation of practitioners. These achievements highlight adsas role in fostering professional development, leadership and excellence in its field. 4. Wide membership/services covering sedation & anesthesia for dentistry adsa serves as a professional association for dentists and dental specialists interested in sedation, anesthesia, anxiety and pain control.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 97% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -4.5%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.56; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 15%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.5% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $304K · 14 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 11 of 12 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes grants and executive pay
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 21/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Functional expense sum did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 20/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 19/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.