North Dakota · Nonprofit
NORTH DAKOTA DENTAL FOUNDATION
NORTH DAKOTA DENTAL FOUNDATION (North Dakota) receives grants from 15 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,416,297 to it, the largest being Dakota Medical Foundation ($2,239,273). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 93% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $492k
- Funders on record
- 15
- Grants received
- $2.4M
- Net assets
- $759k
What North Dakota Dental Foundation does
Mission
Our mission is to enhance oral health for all individuals. To achieve this goal, we concentrate our efforts on three key areas: 1) access to care, 2) education, and 3) workforce development.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
1 million brushes initiative: the North Dakota Dental Foundation is dedicated to distributing one million toothbrushes to needy children by 2030. Tooth decay remains the leading chronic disease among children, and if left untreated, it can lead to significant challenges in eating, speaking, playing, and learning. Since the program's inception in 2017, over 230,000 toothbrushes and thousands of dental kits have been provided, positively impacting the oral health and smiles of children in need across the state.
$116,923 spent33% of program spendingNorth Dakota Dental Foundation sponsored mission of mercy, a two-day free dental clinic staffed by volunteers providing dental care to people in need. It was held on october 11-12, 2024 at the bismarck event center. They provided 843 donated dental visits (fillings, extractions, and interim tooth-replacement appliances) valued at $878,000 to patients in need at no cost to them. Nearly 70% of survey respondents said they did not have any type of insurance with dental coverage. This work was all accomplished through a team of 475 dentists, hygienists, assistants, and non-dental inividuals who volunteered their time. The nd mission of mercy's mission is to give hope through a smile.
$111,253 spent31% of program spendingThe north dakota dental foundaton exists to see a future where all oral health needs are met. They look to solve oral health problems with compassion and concern for human needs to prevent pain and suffering, particularly for patients that face barriers to care.
$92,296 spent26% of program spendingBright futures in dentistry is a collaborative initiative between the north dakota dental association and the north dakota state college of science. This program promotes dental assisting as a viable career option for high school students by facilitating connections between local dental practices and students through career fairs, scrubs camps, and speaking engagements. Additionally, the program offers grant reimbursements to clinics and individuals to support chairside-trained dental assistants obtaining danb certification, enabling them to become licensed as qualified or registered practitioners in north dakota. In 2024, fifteen individuals received reimbursement for participating in the danb examination..
$34,000 spentof which $31,921 as grants10% of program spendingBrush it! Kids without cavities initiative: many children lack access to essential dental care, which is crucial for maintaining their oral health and smiles over time. The kids without cavities program aims to address this issue by providing valuable dental health resources. By enhancing access to free dental information, we empower parents and their children, ages birth to eight, to develop positive brushing habits, prevent long-term dental decay, and recognize the importance of dietary choices that can lead to irreversible damage.as part of this initiative, brushing charts and paper crowns were distributed to first graders throughout north dakota. During these visits, students also watched the program's educational video, "brush it! And participated in a sing-along to the catchy tune, "brush it real good."
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $354,472.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $607k to $790k (+30%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 15% · 2020 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
90% of NORTH DAKOTA DENTAL FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (87% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Rob Lauf
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 5 funders, grant income rose $104k → $293k.
3 of 15 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 93% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of NORTH DAKOTA DENTAL FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
NORTH DAKOTA DENTAL FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 93% of grant income and the top three 95%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
97% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund NORTH DAKOTA DENTAL FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 97% · 2018 89% · 2019 98% · 2020 85% · 2021 98% · 2022 100% · 2023 89% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
30% of NORTH DAKOTA DENTAL FOUNDATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 40% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
93% of NORTH DAKOTA DENTAL FOUNDATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $172k that is directly attributable, 73% of it comes from funders outside North Dakota, across 4 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.2M arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
NORTH DAKOTA DENTAL FOUNDATION runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 7,127 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,127 philanthropy nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like NORTH DAKOTA DENTAL FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In North Dakota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
86% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
97%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds NORTH DAKOTA DENTAL FOUNDATION?
- NORTH DAKOTA DENTAL FOUNDATION (North Dakota) receives grants from 15 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,416,297 to it, the largest being Dakota Medical Foundation ($2,239,273). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 93% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does NORTH DAKOTA DENTAL FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 15 organizations giving $2,416,297 in grants to NORTH DAKOTA DENTAL FOUNDATION, 6 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NORTH DAKOTA DENTAL FOUNDATION?
- Dakota Medical Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $2,239,273 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NORTH DAKOTA DENTAL FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Dakota. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 15 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing