To improve the oral health of marylanders through education and support of programs that improve access to dental care.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
51¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $18K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
51%
of spending
Worth a look: 51% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $151K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.6M
55% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 55% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$621K
Spent
$451K
To programs
51%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$621K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$621K
FY2021$610K
FY2022$313K
FY2023$254K
FY2024$322K
FY2025$431K
Expenses
$451K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$451K
FY2021$544K
FY2022$450K
FY2023$391K
FY2024$427K
FY2025$397K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$982K
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1993.

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Where the money goes

51 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 51% · $229K Management & general 16% · $73K Fundraising 33% · $149K

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

21 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

Promotes dental education and scientific programs for professionals and the public.

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2 programs · $229K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Temporary Clinic

Mission of mercy (mom) clinics provide free dental care to those in need. The foundation supports these and similar clinics around the state of maryland in a variety of ways - most importantly by volunteering. The work done at these clinics is dependent on the dedication of volunteer dental professionals, technicians.

$209Kprogram expense
02

Scholarships

An annual $10,000 scholarship is offered by the foundation to dental students who have a heart for service and have demonstrated a history of excellence in both academics and service activities in their communities. The dental student scholarship helps community minded dental students fund their education expenses.

$20Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$151K
Grants paid · 14 grants · $321K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$26,711
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,000
Smith Island United INCMD · FY2022$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$11,500

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$621K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$461K
Other incomeLn 4–11$142K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Money outPt IX
$451K
Ln 25
Programscol B$229K
Managementcol C$73K
Fundraisingcol D$149K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$632K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$461K
Government grantsLn 1e$60K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$142K
Total revenueLn 12$621K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$632K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$632K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 622
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$405K$632K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.2M$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$12K$12K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$71K$21K$19K$31K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$46K$13K$12K$20K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$441$409$671
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$2K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$3K$3K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$673$95$578
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$438$390$48
InterestLn 20$67K$20K$18K$30K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$96K$38K$15K$42K
InsuranceLn 23$726$726
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$119K$114K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$3K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$451K$229K$73K$149K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $431K$397K$34K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 13, 2025 $322K$427K−$104K$982K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 30, 2024 $254K$391K−$137K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 6, 2023 $313K$450K−$138K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 25, 2022 $610K$544K$66K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 30, 2021 $621K$451K$171K$1.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $621,431 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $179,376$460,996
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $40,578$16,153
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$2,142
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $138,000$142,140
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $357,954$621,431
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $11,878$11,680
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $148,945$134,095
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $351,184$304,730
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $512,007$450,505
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$154,053$170,926
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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 $621,431 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$60,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$400,996
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$460,996
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $16,153$16,153
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,142$2,142
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $92,690 · Unrelated business $49,450$142,140
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $108,843 · Unrelated business $49,450 · Excluded from tax $2,142$621,431
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $450,505 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $11,680$11,680
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $20,677 · Management $19,127 · Fundraising $31,414$71,218
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,390 · Management $12,386 · Fundraising $20,344$46,120
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $441 · Management $409 · Fundraising $671$1,521
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,629 · Management $1,507 · Fundraising $2,476$5,612
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,794 · Management $2,585 · Fundraising $4,245$9,624
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,089$3,089
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,400$2,400
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $95 · Fundraising $578$673
IX-13 Office expensesFundraising $6,418$6,418
IX-14 Information technologyFundraising $1,561$1,561
IX-17 TravelPrograms $390 · Fundraising $48$438
IX-20 InterestPrograms $19,503 · Management $18,042 · Fundraising $29,632$67,177
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $38,335 · Management $15,239 · Fundraising $42,283$95,857
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $726$726
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $114,376 · Fundraising $4,386$118,762
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,162 · Fundraising $4,467$7,629
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $228,872 · Management $73,110 · Fundraising $148,523$450,505
Part X · Balance sheet $2,870,592 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $404,603$631,588
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $230,201$126,716
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,783$20,750
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,600$1,600
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,185,795$2,089,938
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,835,982$2,870,592
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,723$4,547
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$103,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $257,308$290,117
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,711,852$1,575,536
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $825,349$930,838
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $298,781$364,218
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,124,130$1,295,056
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,835,982$2,870,592
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,295,056 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$621,431
XI-2 Total expenses$450,505
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$170,926
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,124,130
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,295,056

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