Jamaica Dental Mission

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
452402890
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Town and Country, MO, USA
Phone
3147493356
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Health - General and Rehabilitative N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$88,889
Expenses
$23,284
Assets
$441,036
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DWIGHT MCLEOD (PRESIDENT)
  • KAREN RICHARDSON (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DWIGHT MCLEOD (PRESIDENT)
  • KAREN RICHARDSON (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • BARBARA POLACK (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. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Purpose of the Organization is to provide free dental care to underserved Jamaican children and adults in Jamaica. To provide other charitable Acts to the Jamaican communities at large, and other Not For Profit Organizations in Jamaica.

What it reported doing in 2025

In 2025, our organization with 68 dental volunteers-Dentists, Pharmacists, Hygienists, General volunteers, and Dental students- treated 865 patients in Jamaica. We provided/performed 591 Prophies,525 Fluorides, 221 Sealants, and 550 extractions. We also completed 141 fillings, provided 41 new and repaired dentures, did 14 root canals, and provided the necessary pain relievers. The Kew Primary and infant school and cottage are also being refurnbished for the benefit of the children and communities they serve. The organization also teamed up with the Western Regional Health Authority to provide access and screening for pap smears, HIV, Syphilis, chronic kidney disease as well as hypertension and diabetes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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 - 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 some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 46
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 82
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 26.4%; rating input score 26
  • Program expense ratio: 93.9%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 73.8%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 18.94; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.8% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 44.1% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 18.1% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 26.4% of revenue deployed · 93.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $22K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 14 of 14 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2025
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 26/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.