The Missouri Dental Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Missouri Dental Association Foundation (the Foundation) is a not-for-profit organization committed to improving and promoting dental health within the State of Missouri. The Foundation deals in the production and distribution of dental health related materials, and scholarships for dental students in the State of Missouri. The Foundation promotes participation from its member dentists and community alliances in dental health related activities, such as Missouri Mission of Mercy (MOMOM). Through community alliances, such as schools, Parents as Teachers, Head Start, and other related groups, the Foundation distributes dental supplies, and provides support to dental health education programs throughout the state, concentrating especially on underserved populations.
- Income
- $71,531
- Spending
- $82,078
- Spent on programs
- 97%
- Reserves
- 77.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 53%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 700
- Highest pay
- $240,980, executive dir.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 89 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 77.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 15% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1597% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 76 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 14 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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, 2024, 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 (2)
- $79,475 spent. The MDA Foundation continues to offer its long-standing Dental and Dental Hygiene Scholarship Program. For the 2024-2025 academic year, the MDAF awarded six $5,000 dental scholarships. The MDAF Board and staff worked very hard this year to promote the scholarship. The MDAF is eager to assist our future dentists and asks that you promote this program in your communities. In an effort to award scholarships to students who are more likely to stay in Missouri after graduation, the scholarship criteria requires all applicants to have been a resident of Missouri for a minimum of five years and be a graduate from a Missouri high school. Below are dental scholarship recipients along with the high school from which they graduated. Dental Scholarship Recipients: Michael Allison UMKC Sydney Bauer UMKC Jason Firth UMKC Makenzie Monte UMKC Tim Nguyen UMKC Kyler Simoncic UMKCSince 1999, the MDA Foundation has awarded $396,000 in dental and dental hygiene scholarships to students in Missouri.
- Supply Donations: The MDA Foundation continues to support various projects and programs by donating oral health supplies. The MDAF attempts to honor all requests for donations but places special emphasis on programs for low income or underserved groups that may not have access to supplies through other means.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1978.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
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