Delta Dental Plan of Colorado Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO ELEVATE THE WELL-BEING OF ALL COLORADANS BY ADVANCING ORAL HEALTH EQUITY. OUR STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS ARE ACCESS TO CARE, PREVENTION, AND CONNECTIONS TO OVERALL HEALTH.
- Income
- $3.7 million
- Spending
- $6.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 53.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 61%
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 8
- Highest pay
- $1.2 million, board member
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: 82 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 53.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 72% of income.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 9 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, 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 (5)
- $1.7 million spent. WORKFORCE: OUR WORKFORCE INITATIVE FOCUSES ON ENSURING THE ORAL HEALTH OF THE WORKFORCE RELFECTS AND EQUITABLY SERVES COLORADO'S DIVERSE RESIDENTS.
- $1.4 million spent. PREVENTION: INCREASED PREVENTIVE CARE UTILIZATION, IMPROVING ORAL HEALTH, AND TANGIBLY INTEGRATING ORAL HEALTH WITHIN EARLY CHILDHOOD AND MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH SETTINGS.
- $899,314 spent. ACCESS TO HEALTH: CREATING SYSTEMIC CHANGE AND EQUITABLE ADVANCEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. INFLUENCED AND INFORMED POLICIES THAT INCREASE ACCESS TO ORAL HEALTH CARE FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. DEVELOPED A BLUEPRINT FOR FUTURE PROGRAMS THAT CAN BE REPLICATED BY OTHER REGIONS IN COLORADO.
- $1.4 million spent. WITH THE RECENT LAUNCH OF OUR NEW STRATEGIC PLAN, WE FIND OURSELVES IN A MOMENT OF REFLECTION-LOOKING FORWARD WHILE CELEBRATING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE PAST. OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, OUR PREVIOUS STRATEGIC PLAN GUIDED US THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVES IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, ACCESS TO ORAL HEALTH CARE, AND PREVENTION. FROM 2021-2025, DELTA DENTAL OF COLORADO FOUNDATION (DDCOF) COMMITTED MORE THAN 23M IN CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORTED 167 GRANTS AND MISSION-RELATED INVESTMENTS (MRIS) TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC CHALLENGES AND THE ROOT CAUSES OF ORAL HEALTH DISPARITIES. THIS WAS A MARKED SHIFT IN OUR STRATEGY, FOCUSING OUR EFFORTS ON UPSTREAM SOLUTIONS. BELOW, WE HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ACHIEVED DURING THIS TIME. AS WE TURN THE PAGE TO A NEW CHAPTER, WE TAKE PRIDE IN THE PROGRESS WE'VE MADE TOGETHER IN OUR MISSION TO ELEVATE THE WELL-BEING OF ALL COLORADANS BY ADVANCING ORAL HEALTH EQUITY. EXPANDING AND DIVERSIFYING DENTAL HYGIENE PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COLORADO'S HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM: WHILE OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ENCOMPASSED VARIOUS STRATEGIES INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIPS AND CAREER PATHWAYS, DDCOF DEDICATED NEARLY 5M IN GRANTS TO EXPANDING AND DIVERSIFYING DENTAL HYGIENE PROGRAMS IN COLORADO. THE IMPACT OF THIS INITIATIVE IS TRULY ASTONISHING, MORE THAN DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE SEATS IN DENTAL HYGIENE PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE AND HELPING TO EASE COLORADO'S ORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE SHORTAGE. ADDITIONALLY, THE NUMBER OF SEATS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS IN EXISTING DENTAL HYGIENE PROGRAMS AT COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER HAS INCREASED. EMBEDDING ORAL HEALTH SCREENINGS INTO UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS: DDCOF'S ORIGINAL MISSION WAS DEDICATED TO PREVENTING CHILDHOOD CARIES, THE NUMBER ONE DISEASE FACED BY OUR CHILDREN. THE PREVENTION INITIATIVE CONTINUED OUR EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE AND OFFER PREVENTIVE SERVICES TO OUR YOUNGEST GENERATION. THE HEALTHY UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL COLLABORATIVE (HUPC) IS EMBEDDING ORAL HEALTH SCREENINGS INTO UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS ACROSS DIVERSE SETTINGS, INCLUDING HOME, CENTER, AND SCHOOL-BASED SITES. THIS GROUNDBREAKING EFFORT WILL REACH MORE THAN 4,700 CHILDREN STATEWIDE, SOME OF WHOM MAY HAVE NEVER VISITED A DENTIST BEFORE. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH NONPROFITS, CHILDCARE HEALTH CONSULTANTS, AND EDUCATORS, HUPC EMPOWERS LOCAL COMMUNITIES WITH INNOVATIVE TOOLS, TRAINING, AND RESOURCES. MORE THAN 100 UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE NOW INTEGRATING DENTAL SCREENINGS WITH THE SUPPORT OF MORE THAN 75 COMMUNITY PARTNERS ACROSS URBAN AND RURAL AREAS. LOOKING AHEAD, THE PROJECT PLANS TO GROW ITS IMPACT BY EQUIPPING EVEN MORE LOCAL COORDINATING ORGANIZATIONS AND CHILDCARE HEALTH CONSULTANTS WITH RESOURCES TAILORED TO MEET THE 2025 HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT QUALITY STANDARDS. INTRODUCING MISSION-RELATED INVESTMENTS TO DDCOF: AS THE ONLY DEDICATED ORAL HEALTH FUNDER IN COLORADO, DDCOF EXPANDED ITS SUPPORT BEYOND GRANTMAKING BY INTRODUCING MISSION-RELATED INVESTMENTS (MRIS). THESE MRI'S PROVIDE LOW-INTEREST LOANS TO FUND ORAL HEALTH-RELATED CAPITAL NEEDS OF COMMUNITY-BASED DENTAL PROVIDERS, SERVICES, AND CLINICS, OFFERING ORGANIZATIONS ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THEIR CAPITAL NEEDS. CONTINUING THE JOURNEY TOWARD ORAL HEALTH EQUITY: AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR NEW STRATEGIC PLAN, DELTA DENTAL OF COLORADO FOUNDATION REMAINS STEADFAST IN ITS MISSION TO ADVANCE ORAL HEALTH EQUITY ACROSS THE STATE. THE ACHIEVEMENTS SHARED ARE A TESTAMENT TO THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP, INNOVATIVE THINKING, AND A SHARED COMMITMENT TO THE WELL-BEING OF ALL COLORADANS. WITH THE LESSONS OF THE PAST AS OUR GUIDE AND THE SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WE ARE INSPIRED TO CONTINUE FOSTERING SYSTEMIC CHANGE AND CREATING A FUTURE WHERE EVERYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A HEALTHY MOUTH.
- WITH THE RECENT LAUNCH OF OUR NEW STRATEGIC PLAN, WE FIND OURSELVES IN A MOMENT OF REFLECTION-LOOKING FORWARD WHILE CELEBRATING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE PAST. OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, OUR PREVIOUS STRATEGIC PLAN GUIDED US THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVES IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, ACCESS TO ORAL HEALTH CARE, AND PREVENTION. FROM 2021-2025, DELTA DENTAL OF COLORADO FOUNDATION (DDCOF) COMMITTED MORE THAN 23M IN CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORTED 167 GRANTS AND MISSION-RELATED INVESTMENTS (MRIS) TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC CHALLENGES AND THE ROOT CAUSES OF ORAL HEALTH DISPARITIES. THIS WAS A MARKED SHIFT IN OUR STRATEGY, FOCUSING OUR EFFORTS ON UPSTREAM SOLUTIONS. BELOW, WE HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ACHIEVED DURING THIS TIME. AS WE TURN THE PAGE TO A NEW CHAPTER, WE TAKE PRIDE IN THE PROGRESS WE'VE MADE TOGETHER IN OUR MISSION TO ELEVATE THE WELL-BEING OF ALL COLORADANS BY ADVANCING ORAL HEALTH EQUITY. EXPANDING AND DIVERSIFYING DENTAL HYGIENE PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COLORADO'S HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM: WHILE OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ENCOMPASSED VARIOUS STRATEGIES INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIPS AND CAREER PATHWAYS, DDCOF DEDICATED NEARLY 5M IN GRANTS TO EXPANDING AND DIVERSIFYING DENTAL HYGIENE PROGRAMS IN COLORADO. THE IMPACT OF THIS INITIATIVE IS TRULY ASTONISHING, MORE THAN DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE SEATS IN DENTAL HYGIENE PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE AND HELPING TO EASE COLORADO'S ORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE SHORTAGE. ADDITIONALLY, THE NUMBER OF SEATS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS IN EXISTING DENTAL HYGIENE PROGRAMS AT COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER HAS INCREASED. EMBEDDING ORAL HEALTH SCREENINGS INTO UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS: DDCOF'S ORIGINAL MISSION WAS DEDICATED TO PREVENTING CHILDHOOD CARIES, THE NUMBER ONE DISEASE FACED BY OUR CHILDREN. THE PREVENTION INITIATIVE CONTINUED OUR EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE AND OFFER PREVENTIVE SERVICES TO OUR YOUNGEST GENERATION. THE HEALTHY UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL COLLABORATIVE (HUPC) IS EMBEDDING ORAL HEALTH SCREENINGS INTO UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS ACROSS DIVERSE SETTINGS, INCLUDING HOME, CENTER, AND SCHOOL-BASED SITES. THIS GROUNDBREAKING EFFORT WILL REACH MORE THAN 4,700 CHILDREN STATEWIDE, SOME OF WHOM MAY HAVE NEVER VISITED A DENTIST BEFORE. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH NONPROFITS, CHILDCARE HEALTH CONSULTANTS, AND EDUCATORS, HUPC EMPOWERS LOCAL COMMUNITIES WITH INNOVATIVE TOOLS, TRAINING, AND RESOURCES. MORE THAN 100 UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE NOW INTEGRATING DENTAL SCREENINGS WITH THE SUPPORT OF MORE THAN 75 COMMUNITY PARTNERS ACROSS URBAN AND RURAL AREAS. LOOKING AHEAD, THE PROJECT PLANS TO GROW ITS IMPACT BY EQUIPPING EVEN MORE LOCAL COORDINATING ORGANIZATIONS AND CHILDCARE HEALTH CONSULTANTS WITH RESOURCES TAILORED TO MEET THE 2025 HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT QUALITY STANDARDS. INTRODUCING MISSION-RELATED INVESTMENTS TO DDCOF: AS THE ONLY DEDICATED ORAL HEALTH FUNDER IN COLORADO, DDCOF EXPANDED ITS SUPPORT BEYOND GRANTMAKING BY INTRODUCING MISSION-RELATED INVESTMENTS (MRIS). THESE MRI'S PROVIDE LOW-INTEREST LOANS TO FUND ORAL HEALTH-RELATED CAPITAL NEEDS OF COMMUNITY-BASED DENTAL PROVIDERS, SERVICES, AND CLINICS, OFFERING ORGANIZATIONS ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THEIR CAPITAL NEEDS. CONTINUING THE JOURNEY TOWARD ORAL HEALTH EQUITY: AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR NEW STRATEGIC PLAN, DELTA DENTAL OF COLORADO FOUNDATION REMAINS STEADFAST IN ITS MISSION TO ADVANCE ORAL HEALTH EQUITY ACROSS THE STATE. THE ACHIEVEMENTS SHARED ARE A TESTAMENT TO THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP, INNOVATIVE THINKING, AND A SHARED COMMITMENT TO THE WELL-BEING OF ALL COLORADANS. WITH THE LESSONS OF THE PAST AS OUR GUIDE AND THE SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WE ARE INSPIRED TO CONTINUE FOSTERING SYSTEMIC CHANGE AND CREATING A FUTURE WHERE EVERYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A HEALTHY MOUTH.
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 October 13, 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 2025.
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 August 1997.
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 October 21, 2026.
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