Delta Dental of Arkansas

Overview

Mission

Promote oral health and vision health in Arkansas and improve public awareness and education on oral and vision health matters. Our Mission To Improve the Oral Health of All Arkansans. At Delta Dental of Arkansas, we understand that so much of having a healthy life depends on having a healthy smile. We work every day to inspire a new level of oral health across the state in two meaningful ways. Delta Dental Mission & Core Values We are the champions of your smile! Our Mission. First, through quality insurance that provides access to one of the largest network of dentists in Arkansas1. We want to ensure our members in both our commercial and Medicaid programs get the right care for themselves and their families. Second, we look to make a difference beyond the walls of our business. Our philanthropic corporate and foundation work benefits and reaches all Arkansans – even those who...

Operating model

Revenue model

Earned-program. 98% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.

Distribution model

Cannot be determined from the filing. The program-spending lines do not add up, so the filing cannot show reliably whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - 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: 75
• Transparency & Controls: 91
• Accountability: 91
• Sustainability: 29
• Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
• Where the money goes: 85.1% of revenue deployed · 83.2% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 11 of 13 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
• Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $200.9M in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $1.6M · 28 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
• Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $50.1M reported
• Consistency: 39 of 39 current checks pass
• Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes grants, executive pay, and related organizations
• Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 41 filed money-flow records
• Related organizations: 45 filed related-organization links
• 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.

• High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
• High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
• High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 16/100.
• Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 30/100.
• Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 36/100.