SOUTH DAKOTA DENTAL ASSOCIATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

SOUTH DAKOTA DENTAL ASSOCIATION

EIN 46-0363251 · Professional Athletic Leagues (N80)

What they do

IT is THE MISSION of THE SOUTH DAKOTA DENTAL ASSOCIATION to PROMOTE THE ART and SCIENCE of DENTISTRY and THE ORAL HEALTH of THE PUBLIC; EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE BENEFITS of QUALITY PREVENTATIVE and RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY AS PROVIDED BY THE ENTIRE DENTAL HEALTH CARE TEAM; and BE of SERVICE to ITS MEMBERS REGARDING PRACTICE HEALTH and THEIR GENERAL WELFARE.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders20 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

$97.93spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

56.74%of revenue went to management and office costs70.9% of expenses

$1.56in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

8.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$722,720

Mission workProgram services0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$410,05856.74% of revenue70.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$144,49619.99% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$578,22480.01% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2021CurrentExpense mix: 0.0% mission · 70.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.01% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 10.6% mission · 89.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.10% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 24.6% mission · 75.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.83% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 27.1% mission · 72.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.27% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 28.7% mission · 70.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.51% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 26.2% mission · 73.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.46% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$692,809

Expenses$678,476

Annual surplus $14,333 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Management and office costs$410,058 · 60.4% of expenses

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Revenue$692,809

Expenses$678,476

Assets$1,060,335

Income$692,912

Contributions$59,458

Stocks and bonds$739,310

Accounting fees$12,755

Investing fees$6,183

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

PAUL KNECHTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $161,595Base $144,626 · Other $16,969

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (20)

PAUL KNECHTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

LAURA DAVIESDIRECTOR

TRAVIS BJORDAHLDIRECTOR

SAMANTHA KAPPENMANDIRECTOR

RICK FUCHSIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

PAUL JOHNSONDIRECTOR

NATE VANLAECKENDIRECTOR

MICHELLE SCHOLTZSECRETARY-TREASURER

MICHELLE HOFERDIRECTOR

MICHAEL FRANKMANDIRECTOR

AMBER DETERMANDIRECTOR

KIM TRASKDIRECTOR

KELLI JOBMANDIRECTOR

JONATHAN RETHPRESIDENT

JASON ANENSONDIRECTOR

ERIC UNKENHOLZDIRECTOR

CLAYTON CONROYDIRECTOR

BRYAN JOHNSONVICE PRESIDENT

BROCK NELSONPRESIDENT ELECT

ANDREW BOYDDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1981
Location: 804 N EUCLID STE 103, PIERRE, SD 57501-1735
County: Hughes
In care of: PAUL KNECHT
Primary officer: PAUL KNECHT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(605) 224-9313

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
NTEE classification: Professional Athletic Leagues (N80)
IRS tax category: Professional Athletic Leagues