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← DELTA DENTAL OF COLORADO

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by DELTA DENTAL OF COLORADO.

Totals

Total revenue
$713,722,600
Total expenses
$701,304,661
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$1,699,787
Program service revenue
$709,727,080
Investment income
$3,508,788
Other revenue
$486,732
Total assets, end of year
$121,242,829
Total liabilities, end of year
$43,092,015
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$78,150,814
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$695,660,791
Management and general expenses
$5,643,870
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$695,660,791

Program services were 99.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SELF FUNDED PLAN PREMIUMS

    total $443,768,552 · related or exempt $443,768,552

  • 2b · Program service revenue: RISK PLAN PREMIUMS

    total $240,202,198 · related or exempt $240,202,198

  • 2c · Program service revenue: ADMIN - SELF FUND PLAN

    total $25,756,330 · related or exempt $25,756,330

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,985,976 · excluded $2,985,976

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $54,763,744

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $54,240,932

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $522,812 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $522,812 · excluded $522,812

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: DENTAL SAVINGS/DISCOUNT PLAN

    total $486,732 · related or exempt $486,732

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $486,732

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,699,787 · program services $1,699,787

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $623,316,743 · program services $623,316,743

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $5,836,126 · program services $5,719,403 · management and general $116,723

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $16,963,486 · program services $16,624,216 · management and general $339,270

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $688,837 · program services $675,060 · management and general $13,777

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,729,982 · program services $4,635,382 · management and general $94,600

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,587,439 · program services $1,555,690 · management and general $31,749

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $1,520,656 · program services $1,216,525 · management and general $304,131

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $861,730 · program services $689,384 · management and general $172,346

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $166,677 · program services $133,342 · management and general $33,335

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $154,966 · management and general $154,966

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $40,395 · program services $28,276 · management and general $12,119 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,198,446 · program services $2,198,446

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $216,654 · program services $151,658 · management and general $64,996

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $697,783 · program services $558,226 · management and general $139,557

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,813,643 · program services $1,450,914 · management and general $362,729

  • 17 · Travel

    total $298,108 · program services $59,622 · management and general $238,486

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,071,049 · program services $1,139,077 · management and general $931,972

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $376,287 · program services $301,030 · management and general $75,257

  • 24a · Other expenses: DATA PROCESSING

    total $12,567,451 · program services $12,567,451

  • 24b · Other expenses: COMMISSIONS

    total $10,631,204 · program services $10,631,204

  • 24c · Other expenses: OUTSOURCING

    total $5,648,718 · program services $4,518,974 · management and general $1,129,744

  • 24d · Other expenses: INCOME TAX EXPENSE

    total $77,925 · program services $77,925

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $7,140,569 · program services $5,712,456 · management and general $1,428,113 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $21,618 · end of year $26,187,107

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $668,552 · end of year $748,035

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $27,202,003 · end of year $16,335,761

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,812,577 · end of year $1,655,642

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $18,500,259

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $11,745,506

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $8,678,102 · end of year $6,754,753

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $12,158,002 · end of year $12,319,152

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $44,662,752 · end of year $47,124,649

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $11,428,974 · end of year $10,117,730

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,491,309 · end of year $6,012,999

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,345,841 · end of year $2,131,066

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $36,009,660 · end of year $34,947,950

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $63,785,770 · end of year $78,150,814

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

DELTA DENTAL OF COLORADO (DDCO) WAS FORMED AS A 501(C)(4) ORGANIZATION IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE ORAL HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. BECAUSE PEOPLE WITH DENTAL INSURANCE OVER TIME HAVE BETTER ORAL HEALTH OUTCOMES, DELTA DENTAL OF COLORADO DEVOTES ITSELF TO PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY AFFORDABLE DENTAL INSURANCE TO AS MANY COLORADANS AS POSSIBLE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO IMPROVE THE ORAL HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.

  • PROVISION OF RISK AND SELF-FUNDED PLANS TO SUBSCRIBERS DELTA DENTAL OF COLORADO DEVOTES ITSELF TO ITS MISSION OF IMPROVING THE ORAL HEALTH OF COLORADO'S PEOPLE. BECAUSE PEOPLE WITH DENTAL INSURANCE ARE OVER TWICE AS LIKELY TO VISIT A DENTIST REGULARLY, DENTAL OF COLORADO WORKS HARD TO MAKE DENTAL INSURANCE AS AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE, AND TO THAT END, INSURES OVER 1,150,000 PEOPLE IN COLORADO AND 600,000 IN OTHER VARIOUS STATES. THE REVENUE GENERATED IS USED TO FUND THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT EFFORTS DESCRIBED IN LINE 4B.

    Expenses $693,961,004 · Revenue $710,213,812

  • COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS AS A NONPROFIT, DELTA DENTAL OF COLORADO DEVOTES SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES TO FULFILLING OUR MISSION OF IMPROVING THE ORAL HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. DELTA DENTAL OF COLORADO PROVIDES DENTAL BENEFITS AND ORAL HEALTH INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. OVER THE PAST 20+ YEARS, DELTA DENTAL OF COLORADO HAS DEVOTED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF ITS ADJUSTED NET GAIN TO ITS COMMUNITY IMPACT INITIATIVES. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DONATIONS, IN-KIND ORAL HEALTH SUPPLY PROGRAMS, AND CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS WITH MANY ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING COMMUNITY FIRST FOUNDATION, DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION, COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION, JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT, THRIVING FAMILIES, AMERICAN RED CROSS, COLORADO MISSION OF MERCY, AND MILE HIGH UNITED WAY. THE COMPANY ALSO SPONSORS LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS AND DONATED OVER 85,000 ORAL HEALTH ITEMS TO PEOPLE THROUGHOUT COLORADO. THE COMPANY SUPPORTS ENGAGEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ITS VOLUNTEER PROGRAM WITH 162 OF ITS 200 EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTING THEIR TIME IN 2025.

    Expenses $1,699,787 · Grants $1,699,787

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Andrea Young

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $58,719
    From this org
    $42,969
    From related orgs
    $15,750
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 4 related
  • Helen W Drexler

    PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $1,520,623
    From this org
    $906,041
    From related orgs
    $525,303
    Other
    $89,279
    Hours/week
    27 + 18 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $497,217 + $288,275 related
    Bonus
    $394,987 + $229,005 related
    Other
    $13,837 + $8,023 related
    Deferred
    $46,571 + $27,001 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,943 + $5,764 related
    Filer's total
    $962,555 + $558,068 related
  • James L Cousin II

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $74,250
    From this org
    $74,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Joseph Garcia

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $45,750
    From this org
    $45,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 2 related
  • Ann Block

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $60,054
    From this org
    $52,304
    From related orgs
    $7,750
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 4 related
  • Ann Somers DDS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $43,500
    From this org
    $43,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Donald Ortega

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $48,496
    From this org
    $48,496
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 2 related
  • Doug Whetten

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $41,250
    From this org
    $41,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Ian McLean

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $40,500
    From this org
    $40,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Lisa Ramirez

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $42,000
    From this org
    $42,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Mark Goodman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $61,964
    From this org
    $61,964
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Tamanna Tiwari MPH Mds Bds

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $57,000
    From this org
    $57,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 2 related
  • Todd Evenson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $46,500
    From this org
    $46,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Keith W Phillips

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $191,502
    From this org
    $152,246
    From related orgs
    $31,184
    Other
    $8,072
    Hours/week
    37 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $114,433 + $23,440 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $37,813 + $7,744 related
    Deferred
    $3,863 + $791 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,837 + $581 related
    Filer's total
    $158,946 + $32,556 related
  • Brad T Guyton DDS MBA MPH

    CHIEF DENTAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $419,248
    From this org
    $353,110
    From related orgs
    $26,579
    Other
    $39,559
    Hours/week
    21 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $211,684 + $20,496 related
    Bonus
    $132,583 + $5,703 related
    Other
    $8,843 + $380 related
    Deferred
    $24,186 + $1,820 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,603 + $950 related
    Filer's total
    $389,899 + $29,349 related
  • Kelli C Ogunsanya

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $684,654
    From this org
    $557,130
    From related orgs
    $61,904
    Other
    $65,620
    Hours/week
    41 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $317,430 + $35,270 related
    Bonus
    $223,828 + $24,870 related
    Other
    $15,872 + $1,764 related
    Deferred
    $41,850 + $4,650 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,208 + $1,912 related
    Filer's total
    $616,188 + $68,466 related
  • Robert M Thompson

    CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $622,033
    From this org
    $475,271
    From related orgs
    $83,871
    Other
    $62,891
    Hours/week
    38 + 7 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $278,374 + $49,125 related
    Bonus
    $178,971 + $31,583 related
    Other
    $17,926 + $3,163 related
    Deferred
    $37,596 + $6,635 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,861 + $2,799 related
    Filer's total
    $528,728 + $93,305 related
  • Stacy L Abel

    CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $578,617
    From this org
    $491,143
    From related orgs
    $20,464
    Other
    $67,010
    Hours/week
    43 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $303,405 + $12,642 related
    Bonus
    $170,357 + $7,098 related
    Other
    $17,381 + $724 related
    Deferred
    $39,849 + $1,660 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,481 + $1,020 related
    Filer's total
    $555,473 + $23,144 related
  • Allison Melun

    DIRECTOR-MARKETING & CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $338,280
    From this org
    $200,093
    From related orgs
    $85,754
    Other
    $52,433
    Hours/week
    31 + 14 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,716 + $66,306 related
    Bonus
    $40,021 + $17,152 related
    Other
    $5,356 + $2,296 related
    Deferred
    $18,345 + $7,862 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,358 + $7,868 related
    Filer's total
    $236,796 + $101,484 related
  • Devin W Farrell

    DIRECTOR-SALES & ACCT MGMNT

    Total calculated
    $379,312
    From this org
    $272,711
    From related orgs
    $48,126
    Other
    $58,475
    Hours/week
    38 + 7 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,777 + $30,844 related
    Bonus
    $94,925 + $16,751 related
    Other
    $3,009 + $531 related
    Deferred
    $26,465 + $4,670 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,239 + $4,101 related
    Filer's total
    $322,415 + $56,897 related
  • Michael R Thornley

    CORPORATE CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $388,761
    From this org
    $224,946
    From related orgs
    $121,127
    Other
    $42,688
    Hours/week
    30 + 15 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,476 + $95,030 related
    Bonus
    $43,525 + $23,436 related
    Other
    $4,945 + $2,661 related
    Deferred
    $21,001 + $11,306 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,748 + $3,633 related
    Filer's total
    $252,695 + $136,066 related
  • Patrick A Cordova

    DIRECTOR-IT INFRASTRUCTURE & DATA SYSTEMS

    Total calculated
    $296,704
    From this org
    $172,800
    From related orgs
    $74,058
    Other
    $49,846
    Hours/week
    31 + 14 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,710 + $60,304 related
    Bonus
    $27,613 + $11,834 related
    Other
    $4,477 + $1,920 related
    Deferred
    $15,785 + $6,764 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,107 + $8,190 related
    Filer's total
    $207,692 + $89,012 related
  • Ryan M Wallace

    DIRECTOR-CLIENT STRATEGY & UNDERWRITING

    Total calculated
    $290,755
    From this org
    $229,676
    From related orgs
    $19,971
    Other
    $41,108
    Hours/week
    42 + 3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,897 + $16,597 related
    Bonus
    $33,373 + $2,903 related
    Other
    $5,406 + $471 related
    Deferred
    $20,637 + $1,794 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,182 + $1,495 related
    Filer's total
    $267,495 + $23,260 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings

Answered no

  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1A HOUSING ALLOWANCE OR RESIDENCE FOR PERSONAL USE
WE PROVIDED OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER WITH MOVING AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE THAT INCLUDED A TEMPORARY EXECUTIVE HOUSING ALLOWANCE. THIS BENEFIT WAS TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION.
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1B WRITTEN POLICY REGARDING PAYMENT OR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES
DDCO DOES NOT HAVE A FORMAL WRITTEN HOUSING ALLOWANCE POLICY AS THE HOUSING ALLOWANCE PROVIDED WAS A ONE-TIME EXCEPTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT.
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 5A COMPENSATION CONTINGENT ON REVENUES OF THE ORGANIZATION
THE COMPANY HAS AN INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN AND A SALES INCENTIVE PLAN WHICH PROVIDES AN ANNUAL BONUS FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES IF THE COMPANY REACHES CERTAIN GOALS, INCLUDING A MINIMUM NET GAIN GOAL. CERTAIN ACTIVE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ONE OF THE INCENTIVE PLANS. THE COMPANY ALSO HAS A LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR EXECUTIVES, WHICH IS BASED ON MEMBERSHIP GROWTH, RETURN ON REVENUE, STAKEHOLDER EXPERIENCE, GROUP RETENTION, AND OTHER FACTORS. THE LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PROGRAM HAS THREE-YEAR TARGETS AND PAYOUTS, AND IN MARCH OF 2025 THE PLAN YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024 WAS PAID.
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 6A COMPENSATION CONTINGENT ON NET EARNINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION
SEE NARRATIVE FOR LINE 5A ABOVE.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • BETA HEALTH ASSOCIATION

    C CORPORATION · PROVIDES NON-INSURED DENTAL BENEFITS TO SUPPORT DENTAL INSURANCE CARRIERS · CO

    Directly controlled by ENSEMBLE INNOVATION VENTURES

  • EMBER ASSURANCE

    C CORPORATION · MARKET AND ADMINISTER VISION INSURANCE PRODUCTS · CO

    Directly controlled by ENSEMBLE INNOVATION VENTURES

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
23 September 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202612669349301031

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