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ARIZONA DENTAL INSURANCE SERVICE INC
GLENDALE, AZ · EIN 860274899 · Form 990 · FY2022 · Very Large (>$50M) · www.deltadentalaz.com
revenue
$150.7M
expenses
$144.5M
net assets
$118.5M
employees
147
program ratio
86%
mission · from form 990

THE CORPORATION EXISTS TO IMPROVE LIVES BY PROMOTING OPTIMAL ORAL HEALTH.

profile · synthesized from sources

Delta Dental of Arizona is a dental benefits provider offering insurance plans and community programs to improve oral health access across Arizona. The organization funds nonprofit partners, runs educational initiatives, and supports underserved populations through grants and direct services. It also operates a discount dental card program to expand affordable care options.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2022

what they reported doing

Program narrative the organization filed with the IRS. Ordered by program spending.

  1. #1 primary $454K
    THE ORGANIZATION ALSO MAKES GRANTS AND DONATES FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND EMPLOYEE TIME TO SUPPORT MANY CHARITABLE CAUSES. DURING 2022, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED OR SUPPORTED PREVENTATIVE DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, CHILDREN'S ORAL HEALTH SERVICE, DENTAL CLINICS, IN-SCHOOL SCREENINGS, TOBACCO AND CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION PROGRAMS, EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS, PRENATAL AND POSTNATAL ORAL HEALTH, AND ACCESS TO DENTAL SERVICES.
named programs · 7 · from sources

what they call their work

Children's Writing Contest
Annual contest co-sponsored with Arizona PBS to engage children in creative writing while promoting oral health awareness
Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation
Provides grants to nonprofits for oral health programs, including children's dental care, adult dental services, and nutritional access initiatives
Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation Grant Program
Annual grant cycle funding community initiatives focused on oral health, nutritional access, and adult dental programs
Dental Discount Card Program
Launch of an affordable dental discount card to expand access to care for uninsured and underinsured individuals, including gig workers
Mouth-Healthy Cookbook
Collaborative initiative with NOAH (Neighborhood Outreach Access to Health) to produce and distribute a free, nutrition-focused cookbook promoting oral health, available in English and Spanish
Oral Health Education with Arizona PBS
Partnership with Arizona PBS to create and broadcast educational programming on children's oral health
TeamSmile Partnership
Collaboration with TeamSmile and the Arizona Coyotes to provide free oral health care and education to children at Tempe Elementary School District
activities · 4 groups

what they do

  • Nutrition-Focused Educational Content Creation 9 activities
    • Develop educational health resources in partnership with community organizations
      Co-produced the "Mouth-Healthy Cookbook" with NOAH, featuring recipes curated by nutrition and dental experts, and made it available in Spanish to support oral health.
    • Development of oral health educational resources
      Co-produced the "Mouth-Healthy Cookbook" with NOAH, featuring recipes curated by nutrition and dental experts, and made it available in Spanish to promote oral health through nutrition.
    • Development of oral health educational resources
      Co-produced the "Mouth-Healthy Cookbook" with NOAH, featuring recipes curated by nutrition and dental experts, and made it available in Spanish to promote oral health through nutrition.
    • Distribute health and wellness newsletters
      Produces and distributes a monthly lifestyle newsletter called Healthy Horizons, featuring health tips, wellness articles, recipes, and resources on dental and vision trends.
    • Distributes health and wellness newsletters
      Distributes a free monthly newsletter called "Healthy Horizons" with tips on overall health, dental and vision trends, recipes, and well-being resources.
    • Distribution of health education materials
      Produces and distributes the free Healthy Horizons newsletter with tips on overall health, dental and vision trends, and health tips; also co-produced the "Mouth-Healthy Cookbook" with NOAH, available in English and Spanish, featuring recipes curated by nutrition and dental experts.
    • Produces educational health resources
      Co-produced the "Mouth-Healthy Cookbook" with NOAH, available in Spanish, featuring recipes curated by nutrition and dental experts.
    • Publication of health and wellness newsletters
      Produces and distributes the monthly Healthy Horizons newsletter, which includes articles on health and wellness, recipes, well-being resources, and tips on overall health, as well as information on dental and vision trends and health tips.
    • Publication of health and wellness newsletters
      Produces and distributes the monthly Healthy Horizons newsletter, which includes articles on health and wellness, recipes, well-being resources, and tips on overall health, including dental and vision trends.
  • DEI and Leadership Coaching & Training 5 activities
    • Capacity building for network dental providers
      Provides the Dental Office Toolkit (DOT) account for network dentists to view patient benefits, check claims, and manage Explanation of Payments (EOPs), supporting efficient practice operations.
    • Offers a Dental Office Toolkit for network dentists
      Provides a Dental Office Toolkit (DOT) account for network dentists to view patient benefits, check claims, and manage EOPs.
    • Provide digital tools for network dentists
      Offers a Dental Office Toolkit (DOT) account system for network dentists to access patient benefits, submit claims, and manage explanations of payments (EOPs).
    • Provision of digital tools for network dentists
      Offers the Dental Office Toolkit (DOT) account for network dentists to view patient benefits, check claims status, and manage Explanation of Payments (EOPs), supporting practice efficiency and care coordination.
    • Support for network dental providers
      Offers a Dental Office Toolkit (DOT) account for network dentists to view patient benefits, check claims status, and manage Explanation of Payments (EOPs), enhancing operational efficiency for dental providers.
  • Community Engagement & Volunteer Mobilization 5 activities
    • Employee volunteer and community engagement programs
      Organizes employee volunteer efforts, such as a day of service with St. Vincent de Paul, to support community organizations.
    • Employee volunteer and corporate community engagement
      Organizes employee volunteer efforts, such as a day of service with St. Vincent de Paul, and supports employee-directed donation initiatives to local nonprofits.
    • Employee volunteer engagement
      Organizes employee volunteer efforts, such as a day of service with St. Vincent de Paul, to support community organizations through direct participation.
    • Organize employee volunteer programs
      Coordinates employee volunteer efforts, such as a day of service with St. Vincent de Paul, to support community organizations.
    • Organizes employee volunteer efforts
      Organizes employee volunteer efforts with organizations like St. Vincent de Paul as part of a day of service.
  • Uncategorized 17 activities
    • Community financial and in-kind support
      Provides funding, education, and dental supplies to individuals in need across Arizona; contributed $1.7 million to community initiatives in 2021, including a $5,000 employee-directed donation to A New Leaf, a nonprofit dental provider.
    • Contributes to community initiatives
      Contributes financially to community initiatives, including a $5,000 contribution to a local nonprofit dental provider and a total of $1.7 million to community initiatives in 2021.
    • Develop state oral health policy
      Developed the first comprehensive state oral health plan for Arizona to guide systemic improvements in oral health care access and outcomes.
    • Development of state oral health policy
      Developed the first comprehensive state oral health plan for Arizona, contributing to systemic improvements in oral health strategy and access.
    • Develops state oral health plans
      Developed the first comprehensive state oral health plan for Arizona.
    • Operates a dental discount card program
      Launched a dental discount card program to expand access to affordable dental and vision care, particularly for gig workers.
    • Provide dental insurance and care access support
      Has provided dental insurance and supported access to dental care for Arizonans for over 50 years, including through the launch of a dental discount card program to expand affordable dental and vision care access, particularly for gig workers.
    • Provides dental insurance and access to dental care
      Provides dental insurance and supports access to dental care for Arizonans, having done so for over 50 years.
    • Provides funding, education, and dental supplies
      Provides funding, education, and dental supplies to individuals in need across Arizona.
    • Provision of dental insurance and access support
      Has provided dental insurance and supported access to dental care for Arizonans for over 50 years, including through the launch of a dental discount card program aimed at expanding affordable care access, particularly for gig workers.
    • Provision of dental insurance and access to care in Arizona
      Has provided dental insurance and supported access to dental care for Arizonans for over 50 years, including through the launch of a dental discount card program to expand affordable dental and vision care, particularly for gig workers.
    • Provision of dental insurance and care access support
      Has provided dental insurance and supported access to dental care for Arizonans for over 50 years, including through the launch of a dental discount card program targeting gig workers and others needing affordable dental and vision care.
    • State-level oral health policy advocacy
      Developed the first comprehensive state oral health plan for Arizona, contributing to systemic improvements in oral health policy and planning.
    • State-level oral health policy development
      Developed the first comprehensive state oral health plan for Arizona, representing a foundational advocacy effort to improve oral health systems and access at the policy level.
    • Support community dental initiatives through funding and donations
      Provides financial contributions to nonprofit dental providers and community initiatives, including a $5,000 donation to A New Leaf and $1.7 million in community contributions in 2021.
    • Support for community dental care initiatives
      Provides funding, education, and dental supplies to individuals in need across Arizona, including a $5,000 contribution to A New Leaf and $1.7 million in community initiative contributions in 2021.
    • Support for community dental providers and initiatives
      Provides financial contributions and support to community dental providers and initiatives, including a $5,000 donation to A New Leaf and $1.7 million in community contributions in 2021.
financials · form 990 · fy2022
revenue
Total revenue$150.67M
Contributions & grants$00%
Program service revenue$148.66M99%
Investment income$1.88M1%
Other revenue$123K
expenses
Total expenses$144.47M
Program expenses86%
Admin / overhead14%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$15.79M
Grants paid out$454K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$133.79M
Cash$9.68M
Investments$105.63M
Liabilities$15.29M
Net assets$118.49M
Liquid reserves9.6 mo
2 years on record · 2020–2022 · YoY revenue +35.7%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

paid leadership · 25
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
MARK ANDERSON VICE PRESIDENT/CFO 40 $1.09M
MICHAEL JONES PRESIDENT/CEO 40 $848K
CRAIG LIVESAY VICE PRESIDENT/COO 40 $750K
ALLAN ALLFORD FORMER CEO 0 $611K
SCOTT PEDERSON VICE PRESIDENT 40 $499K
LESLIE HESS CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER 40 $488K
BRAD CLOTHIER SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT 40 $441K
JOLEAN FLECK VP, PEOPLE & ORG DEVELOPMENT 40 $337K
HEATHER SCHNEIDER DENTAL DIRECTOR 40 $220K
ERIC SKARTVEIT SR DIRECTOR OF UNDERWRITING 40 $215K
JOHN BRULEY DIRECTOR OF IT 40 $212K
JOSHUA CUPERO DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40 $211K
JOLOU TRUJILLO-OTTINO SR. VP SALES & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 40 $197K
STACY LIPINCZYK SALES EXECUTIVE 40 $195K
RICHARD B HIGGS DDS BOARD CHAIR 10 $43K
GARY OWEN JONES DDS BOARD MEMBER 3 $35K
RONALD V DAVELLA VICE-CHAIRMAN 3 $35K
BRUCE ALLAN SPIGNER DDS BOARD MEMBER 3 $33K
GERALD E LOE BOARD MEMBER 3 $33K
CANDANCE HUNTER WIEST BOARD MEMBER 10 $30K
STEPHEN MEYER HOUGHTON SECRETARY/TREASURER 3 $30K
MICHAEL A WARREN BOARD MEMBER 3 $29K
BRENDA SCHMIDT BOARD MEMBER 3 $28K
SHAHARYAR ASHRAF BOARD MEMBER 3 $27K
MICHAEL ERICKSON BOARD MEMBER 3 $4K
relationships · 26

who they work with

  • A New Leaf Partner — Provided a financial contribution to A New Leaf, a nonprofit dental provider, as part of an employee-directed donation initiative.
  • Arizona Alliance for Community Health Centers Partner — Leadership and collaboration in community health initiatives.
  • Arizona Coyotes Foundation Partner — Mark Anderson served on the local charitable board
  • Arizona Dental Foundation Partner — Board member Michael Warren has sat on the board of the Arizona Dental Foundation.
  • Arizona Department of Health Services Partner — Collaborates on public health functions related to oral health.
  • Arizona Helping Hands Partner — Leslie Hess previously served on the board of directors
  • Arizona PBS Partner — Collaborates with Arizona PBS on the Children's Writing Contest to promote oral health education among youth.
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Partner — Collaborated on statewide health improvement strategies prior to current role.
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Oral Health Government — Former affiliation where staff provided epidemiological support for oral disease prevention.
  • Central Arizona Dental Society Foundation Partner — Board member Gary Jones served on the Central Arizona Dental Society Foundation Board, which sponsors the Arizona Dental Mission of Mercy each year.
  • Delta Dental Plans Association Network — Leslie Hess coordinates government affairs and advocacy initiatives with this national association
  • Desert Financial Credit Union Partner — Mark Anderson serves as associate board director
  • Junior Golf Association of Arizona Partner — Board member Michael Warren has sat on the board of the Junior Golf Association of Arizona.
  • NOAH Partner — Co-produced the "Mouth-Healthy Cookbook" with NOAH, a community health organization, to promote nutrition and oral health.
  • Salt River Project Association Council Partner — Board member Michael Warren sits on the Salt River Project Association Council, an elected position assisting in the governance of the company.
  • Save the Family Partner — Jolean Fleck is a member of the board of directors
  • Southwest Human Development Partner — Mark Anderson served on the local charitable board
  • Special Olympics of Arizona Partner — Board member Michael Warren has sat on the board of the Special Olympics of Arizona.
  • St. Francis Xavier Advisory Board Partner — Board member Michael Warren has sat on the board of the St. Francis Xavier Advisory Board.
  • St. Francis Xavier Capitol Campaign Committee Partner — Board member Michael Warren has sat on the board of the St. Francis Xavier Capitol Campaign Committee.
  • St. Vincent de Paul Partner — Engages in volunteer service activities with St. Vincent de Paul as part of community outreach efforts.
  • St. Vincent de Paul Partner — Operates the Delta Dental Oral Health Center at St. Vincent de Paul.
  • TeamSmile Partner — Partners with TeamSmile to provide oral health care services, including events at elementary schools.
  • The Thunderbird Charities Partner — Board member Michael Warren has sat on the board of The Thunderbird Charities.
  • Warburg Pincus Partner — Shahzad Shah serves as a senior advisor to this global private equity firm
  • We Serve Foundation Partner — Board member Shaharyar Ashraf has been affiliated with the We Serve Foundation.