Dent Education Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
the organization's mission is to promote equity by empowering under-resourced youth to discover & develop their innate creative potential to shape the world around them. it accomplishes its mission by running summer & after-school programs for baltimore city public school students. the topics are creative problem solving (design thinking), how to make & create products (digital fabrication, sewing, woodworking, graphic design), and entrepreneurship (in teams, students form ventures).
- Income
- $642,174
- Spending
- $695,401
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- 3.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 52%
- Employees
- 49
- Volunteers
- 25
- Highest pay
- $72,125, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 25% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.1 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 33% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 8% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 77 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 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.
Independent check of accounts
12 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 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 (4)
- $277,248 spent. ran a 5 week summer program called "bet on baltimore" that served 95 students across 6 program sites. students learned to build products & then launched ventures for the new products created. others applied creative problem solving and design thinking to better understand social issues in their community, prototype solutions and launched ventures to address the issues.
- $215,638 spent. during the school year the organization ran a multitude of after-school programs in which students continued their work, learning and ventures from the summer "bet on baltimore" program. the curriculum focused on design thinking, making and entrepreneurship.
- $61,611 spent. during the school year the organization ran a program called "made@dent" in which youth were paid hourly to design and create custom products to be sold to local organizations and individuals. students created custom nameplates, keychains and cards, learning how to build a business and create products at scale, all, while earning.
- $61,611 spent. matched youth to host organizations where they served as interns bringing their skills to solve challenges within the organizations under the "denternship" program.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 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 August 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 April 2018.
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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