Dental Connections INC

Tax-deductible

Des Moines, IA501(c)(3)Health CareEIN 42-0680421

Dental & pediatric clinic to promote high standards of health, education, & prevention of disease.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 40 employees.
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $185K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$494K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 65% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $1.4M
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$322K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.5M
+0.3% vs prior year
Spent
$3.8M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$3.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$3.5M
FY2025+0.3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2025$3.5M
Expenses
$3.8M
FY2025▲ +10%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2025$3.8M
Net assets
$3.6M
FY2025▼ -3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$3.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1951.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $3.4M Management & general 7% · $278K Fundraising 4% · $139K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $494K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Staff Gen. Dentist
$179,452Pt VII · Sec A
Dental Director
$163,623Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$150,691Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Anantha Raghumudri’s $179K as Staff Gen. Dentist is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M health care 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Dr Anantha Raghumudri$179,452$175,030———
Dr Jaspreet Choudhary———$149,635$169,135
Dr Riley Cholewa$163,623$164,833———
Dr James Barsetti——$164,772——
Dr Madeline Ritter—$160,923———
Dr Jean Kim——$153,116——
Carly Ross$150,691$151,560$111,063——
Dr Joseph Barsetti——$142,280——

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides dental and pediatric care to promote health, education, and disease prevention.

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2 program services account for $3.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Main Dental Clinic

Provides a full range of general and pediatric dental services for people of all income levels and backgrounds. 70% of patients served through the main dental clinic are eligible for state insurance, medicaid. Approximately 80% of patients served by the main clinic are children.

$3.1Mprogram expense
02

Smile Squad

A school based oral health PROMOTION/DISEASE prevention program that provides oral health education, screenings, referrals, fluoride varnish and dental sealants to pre-school and elementary age children. Approximately 9,000 students were served by the smile squad in fiscal year 2025.

$376Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$915K
Investment incomeLn 3$237K
Money outPt IX
$3.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.4M
Managementcol C$278K
Fundraisingcol D$139K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$322K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$915K
Government grantsLn 1e$60K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$237K
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Gains on assetsLn 7$163K
Total revenueLn 12$3.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$200K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$200K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$879K
Other assetsLn 15$211K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$322K
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 540
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$459K$200K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.3M$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$491K$879K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$334K$322K
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M$3.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$156K$39K$78K$39K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.2M$2.0M$104K$67K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$29K$29K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$135K$109K$16K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$183K$169K$8K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$24K$22K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$66K$60K$7K
Investment management feesLn 11f$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$313K$296K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$2K$905$17K
Information technologyLn 14$53K$48K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$142K$131K$11K$113
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K$12K$75
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$111K$107K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$43K$41K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$328K$319K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$30K$30K$393$69
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.8M$3.4M$278K$139K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.5M$3.8M−$298K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.5M$3.5M$38K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.8M$3.3M−$409K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.9M$2.7M$1.2M$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.9M$2.6M$373K$2.7M 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $3,549,771 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$535,061
VIII-1e Government grants$60,100
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$319,397
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$914,558
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,361,077$2,361,077
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $74,075$74,075
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $163,119$163,119
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $31,641$31,641
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $5,301$5,301
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,361,077 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $274,136$3,549,771
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,848,207 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $38,940 · Management $77,880 · Fundraising $38,940$155,760
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,017,556 · Management $103,932 · Fundraising $66,566$2,188,054
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $29,439$29,439
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $108,996 · Management $15,846 · Fundraising $10,630$135,472
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $169,220 · Management $8,166 · Fundraising $5,478$182,864
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $21,784 · Management $2,422$24,206
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $59,815 · Management $6,652$66,467
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $13,646$13,646
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $295,985 · Management $17,260$313,245
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,809 · Management $905 · Fundraising $17,067$19,781
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $47,789 · Management $5,312$53,101
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $130,716 · Management $11,177 · Fundraising $113$142,006
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $12,246 · Management $75$12,321
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $107,387 · Management $3,701$111,088
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $40,705 · Management $2,170$42,875
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $319,417 · Management $8,316$327,733
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $29,687 · Management $393 · Fundraising $69$30,149
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,431,491 · Management $277,853 · Fundraising $138,863$3,848,207
Part X · Balance sheet $3,924,501 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $458,650$199,668
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $139,613$179,963
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $28,696$63,214
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $396,598$3,667
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $490,959$878,806
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,933,324$1,981,963
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $359,722$406,334
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $220,408$210,886
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,040,970$3,924,501
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $114,016$111,182
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $220,408$210,886
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $334,424$322,068
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,287,651$3,367,433
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $418,895$235,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,706,546$3,602,433
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,040,970$3,924,501
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,602,433 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,549,771
XI-2 Total expenses$3,848,207
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$298,436
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,706,546
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$194,323
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,602,433

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