DentaQuest Care Group Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
463674034
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Boston, MA, USA
Phone
6178861000
Rating
62
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Reported finances

Revenue
$39,146
Expenses
$47,713
Assets
$1,764,808
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Leslie Carver (President/Director [7/20/2024 - 12/31/2024])
  • Myechia Minter-Jordan MD MBA (President/Director [1/1/2024 - 7/20/2024])
  • ERIK MONTLACK (President - Delta Dental of Massachusetts)

Highest reported compensation

  • Myechia Minter-Jordan MD MBA (President/Director [1/1/2024 - 7/20/2024]): $2,459,636 total reported compensation
  • ERIK MONTLACK (President - Delta Dental of Massachusetts): $1,020,626 total reported compensation
  • Denise Marks (Treasurer): $687,786 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Dentaquest care group, inc. Aims to develop, manage, and improve systems for cost-effective and quality dental healthcare. Dentaquest care group, inc. Operates to increase access of care and improve the overal health of all persons, regardless of income, geography or other advantage.

What it reported doing in 2024

During the reporting year, dentaquest care group, inc. Developed, managed and improved cost-effective quality dental healthcare and provided access to this dental healthcare through its three tax-exempt subsidiaries, which provided services directly to the poor. Dentaquest care group, inc. Is organized exclusively to support carequest institute for oral health, inc. [formerly catalyst institute, inc.]. Dentaquest care group, inc. Aims to develop, manage and improve systems for cost-effective and quality-focused dental health care. Dentaquest care group, inc. Operates to increase access of care and improve the overall health of all persons, regardless of income, status, geography or other advantage.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 58
  • Accountability: 23
  • Sustainability: 53
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 99.9%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 56
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -21.9%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 36.99; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1,023.5%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -8.9% per year; rating input score 0; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 44.2% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -11.9% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 99.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 4 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $42 in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $2.5M · 11 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 40 of 41 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 9 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 1/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.