Pennsylvania Dental Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
230961120
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Harrisburg, PA, USA
Phone
7172345941
Rating confidence
Limited

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,079,632
Expenses
$3,337,766
Assets
$21,802,969
Liabilities
$2,649,301

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

Leadership & pay

24 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • WILLIAM BLACKWELL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • RICHARD GROSSMAN (PRESIDENT THROUGH APRIL 2024)
  • CARY LIMBERAKIS (PRESIDENT SINCE APRIL 2024)
  • THEODORE ROCKWELL DMD (PRESIDENT ELECT SINCE APRIL 2024)

Highest reported compensation

  • WILLIAM BLACKWELL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $277,029 total reported compensation
  • MARY DONLIN (DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP): $151,308 total reported compensation
  • REBECCA VON NIEDA (DIRECTOR OF MEETINGS AND A): $141,207 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The Pennsylvania dental association is committed to the success of our members and the advancement of the public's oral health.

What it reported doing in 2024

1,095 dentists, dental students or dental team members attended membership department events in 2024.virtual programs: new dentist panel - 10career options - 11why general practice residency / advanced education in general dentistry - 21grad 101 - 22associate agreements - 24interview tips - 19cv success - 13interview do's and dont's - 12in-person programs: chairside chats - lunchtime program - 18asda regional meeting in Washington, dc - approximately 100pitt adpac/padpac presentation - 32temple vendor fair - 120temple national signing day lunch - 119pitt national signing day lunch - 62pitt national signing day social - 26philadelphia national signing day social - 26arc resident socials - 18temple white coat ceremony - 124temple d1 orientation - 123orthodontic presentation - 19penn career fair - 17penn national signing day lunch - 119new dentist committee programs: the wellness paradigm - lifestyle medicine for healthcare professionals & patients webinar - 15pdm social - 18hershey park social - 14financial wellness webinar - 15

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 75% 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

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Accountability: 86
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -8.4%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.53; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 26.3%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -1.2% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.2% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $277K · 24 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 12 of 12 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 19 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 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: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 15/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 55/100.