Delta Dental of Colorado
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What it says it does
DELTA DENTAL OF COLORADO (DDCO) WAS FORMED AS A 501(C)(4) ORGANIZATION IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE ORAL HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. BECAUSE PEOPLE WITH DENTAL INSURANCE OVER TIME HAVE BETTER ORAL HEALTH OUTCOMES, DELTA DENTAL OF COLORADO DEVOTES ITSELF TO PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY AFFORDABLE DENTAL INSURANCE TO AS MANY COLORADANS AS POSSIBLE.
- Income
- $680.9 million
- Spending
- $678.5 million
- Employees
- 277
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $1.2 million, president and chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)
- $670.6 million spent. PROVISION OF RISK AND SELF-FUNDED PLANS TO SUBSCRIBERS DELTA DENTAL OF COLORADO DEVOTES ITSELF TO ITS MISSION OF IMPROVING THE ORAL HEALTH OF COLORADO'S PEOPLE. BECAUSE PEOPLE WITH DENTAL INSURANCE ARE OVER TWICE AS LIKELY TO VISIT A DENTIST REGULARLY, DENTAL OF COLORADO WORKS HARD TO MAKE DENTAL INSURANCE AS AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE, AND TO THAT END, INSURES OVER 1,150,000 PEOPLE IN COLORADO AND 600,000 IN OTHER VARIOUS STATES. THE REVENUE GENERATED IS USED TO FUND THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT EFFORTS DESCRIBED IN LINE 4B.
- $2.9 million spent. COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS AS A NONPROFIT, DELTA DENTAL OF COLORADO DEVOTES SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES TO FULFILLING OUR MISSION OF IMPROVING THE ORAL HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. DELTA DENTAL OF COLORADO PROVIDES DENTAL BENEFITS AND ORAL HEALTH INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. OVER THE PAST 19 YEARS, DELTA DENTAL OF COLORADO HAS DEVOTED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF ITS ADJUSTED NET GAIN TO ITS COMMUNITY IMPACT INITIATIVES. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DONATIONS, IN-KIND ORAL HEALTH SUPPLY PROGRAMS, AND CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS WITH MANY ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, METRO CARING, VOLUNTEERS FOR OUTDOOR COLORADO, COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION, COLORADO MISSION OF MERCY, AND MILE HIGH UNITED WAY. THE COMPANY ALSO SPONSORS LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS AND DONATED OVER 75,000 ORAL HEALTH ITEMS REACHING MORE THAN 60,000 PEOPLE THROUGHOUT COLORADO. THE COMPANY SUPPORTS ENGAGEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ITS VOLUNTEER PROGRAM WITH 205 OF ITS 235 EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTING THEIR TIME IN 2024.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare 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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2019.
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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