California Society of Forensic Dentistry

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
942685711
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2012–2020
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2020
Location
Walnut Creek, CA, USA
Phone
9259370935
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Medical Disciplines

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$4,603
Assets
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOHN BERK DDS (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JOHN BERK DDS (PRESIDENT)
  • RAY JOHANSEN DDS (Director)
  • DUANE SPENCER DDS (Treasurer)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

1) encourage the study and research of, improve the practice of, enhance the standards for, and advance the scientific specialty of forensic dentistry.2) to encourage and promote the application of high standards of ethics, conduct and professional practice of forensic dentists in the state of California.3) to conduct continuing education courses in the field of forensic dentistry, for dentists, dental auxiliaries and law enforcement personnel.

What it reported doing in 2020

Support California department of justice/missing & unidentified persons unit. Members travel to sacramento to work in doj office (voluntarily)inputting and verifying records of missing and unidentified individuals in the doj database. Members also instruct doj employees in the mups unit on working with dental records, etc.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 14
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 7
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: 36.9%; rating input score 37

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -18.3% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -31.7% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -18% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 36.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2012 to 2020
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.