The Dale Foundation

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Since 2010EducationEIN 27-2407676Revenue $27K in FY2025

On file with the IRSdalefoundation.org444 N Michigan Ave Ste 900, 60611-3985 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Jul 2011Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The Organization supports the work of the Dental Assisting National Board, Inc. The DALE Foundation conducts research to support the profession, provides scholarship opportunities, and leads workforce development initiatives to advance the profession.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $594K a year · 64% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$8K
to officers and key staff · 41% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 97% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 41% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
534 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 533.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$27K
-98% vs prior year
Spent
$18K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$803K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$27K
FY2025▼ -98%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$895K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2022$327K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$27K
Expenses
$18K
FY2025▼ -95%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$671K
FY2021$239K
FY2022$329K
FY2022$109K
FY2023$394K
FY2024$367K
FY2025$18K
Net assets
$803K
FY2025▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$3.0M
FY2021−$2.3M
FY2022−$1.6M
FY2022−$1.4M
FY2023−$699K
FY2024$794K
FY2025$803K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2011.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $13K Management & general 27% · $5K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $8K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$1,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$1,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$1,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$1,500Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$1,500Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Executive Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Janee Tamayo’s $2K as Board Member is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2022FY2021
Lorraine Gagliardi Edd Cda Rda Rdh—$8,220—
Joanne Dawley DDS—$6,570—
Kathy Zwieg Cda Lda Cdipc—$6,495—
Lorraine Gagliardi Edd Cda Rda Rd——$5,221
Vicki L Brett Cda Rdh Bsdh—$3,100$2,325
Janee Tamayo$1,500——
Vicki Brett$1,500——
Carlos Gaxiola$1,500——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides quality education to dental assistants to advance their careers and promote oral health.

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1 program · $13K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The Organization supports the work of the Dental Assisting National Board, Inc. The DALE Foundation conducts research to support the profession, provides scholarship opportunities, and leads workforce development initiatives to advance the profession.

$13Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $50K · 2019–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$13,268
Unitemized GrantFY2024$11,450
Unitemized GrantFY2023$11,160
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,960
Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$5,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$27K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$18K
Ln 25
Programscol B$13K
Managementcol C$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$803K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$806K
Total assetsLn 16$810K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$27K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$806K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$806K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$810K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$803K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$821K$806K
Total assetsLn 16$822K$810K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$794K$803K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$13K$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$631$631
Total functional expensesLn 25$18K$13K$5K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $27K$18K$9K$803K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$367K$852K$794K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$394K$714K−$699K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$329K$681K−$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $895K$239K$656K−$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$671K$648K−$3.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $27,243 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,250$26,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,210,864$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$1,243
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,219,114$27,243
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $11,450$13,268
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $355,404$4,864
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $366,854$18,132
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $852,260$9,111
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $27,243 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$26,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$26,000
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,243$1,243
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,243$27,243
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $18,132 across 4 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $13,268$13,268
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,733$1,733
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,500$2,500
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $631$631
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $13,268 · Management $4,864 · Fundraising $0$18,132
Part X · Balance sheet $810,020 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $820,665$806,214
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$3,806
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $822,360$810,020
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $28,498$2,508
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$4,540
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,498$7,048
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $793,862$801,870
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$1,102
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $793,862$802,972
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $822,360$810,020
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $802,972 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$27,243
XI-2 Total expenses$18,132
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,111
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$793,862
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$802,972

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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