Texas Dental Association - Relief Fund

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
756050453
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Austin, TX, USA
Phone
5124433675
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$17,308
Expenses
$20,014
Assets
$575,878
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DR KRYSTELLE ANAYA (VICE PRESIDENT - SOUTHWEST)
  • DR MARK A CAMP (VICE PRESIDENT - NORTHEAST)
  • DR LAJI J JAMES (VICE PRESIDENT - SOUTHEAST)
  • DR STEPHEN A SPERRY (VICE PRESIDENT - NORTHWEST)
  • DR GLEN D HALL (PRESIDENT - ELECT)
  • DR DUC DUKE M HO (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • LINDA BRADY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-TDA): $270,867 total reported compensation
  • DR GEORGANNE P MCCANDLESS (PRESIDENT): $22,181 total reported compensation
  • DR CODY GRAVES (PAST PRESIDENT): $12,368 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 fund makes donations to other 501(c)(3) organizations involved in providing relief to patients in need of dental care in the state of Texas. The fund is also authorized to provide financial relief due to disability or financial hardship to members of the dental profession and dependents of deceased members of the dental profession.

What it reported doing in 2024

The Texas dental association (tda) provides disaster relief assistance to Texas dentists who have immediate, basic needs as a result of a natural disaster or catastrophe. No grants were made in 2024.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Accountability: 86
  • Sustainability: 53
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.9%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 75.1%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • 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; 64th 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: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -15.6%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 28.77; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 187.8%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -3% per year; rating input score 0; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.5% per year; rating input score 0; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.9% of revenue deployed · 75.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $15K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $271K · 21 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 15 of 15 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 4 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 3/100.