My Community Dental Centers Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
My Community Dental Centers, Inc. is a Michigan non-profit organization established to provide dental services by creating and managing dental clinics on behalf of local public health departments to deliver services to the Medicaid and uninsured population falling below 300% poverty level. (Continued in Schedule O)
- Income
- $42.8 million
- Spending
- $45.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 0.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 99%
- Employees
- 467
- Volunteers
- 11
- Highest pay
- $486,867, chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 33 out of 100. Higher than 10% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.8 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 53% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 6% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 13% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $38.3 million spent. My Community Dental Centers, Inc. (MCDC) is a not-for-profit corporation established to build a statewide network of public health dental centers that are able to provide timely, much-needed services to a greater number of people. MCDC now operates 28 centers throughout the state of Michigan. The dental provider model utilizes electronic patient records, digital radiography, state-of-the-art dental equipment, and compensation methods that encourage productivity, efficiency and cost control. Through the creation of regionally marketed reduced fee programs (MyDental Plan), low-income uninsured individuals gain access to care in affiliated public health clinics, as well as to self-selected private practitioners who participate in the program. (Continued in Schedule O) (continued from Part III) The target populations served by the centers are adults and children on Medicaid, as well as low income, uninsured individuals. Non-Medicaid clients are offered a reduced fee schedule equivalent to the Delta Dental PPO rates. Michigan has over 1.5 million residents with annual incomes below 300% of federal poverty level. The majority of this group does not have dental insurance or are on Medicaid and have poor access to dental care. Currently, MCDC administers a network of centers throughout Michigan that serves over 85,000 individuals statewide. As centers generate monies in excess of costs, monies are accumulated in a dental access fund to help contribute to the cost of care in our centers on a sliding scale, based on the patient's income.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2008.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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