American Dental Education Association
Also known as Adea
American Dental Education Association reported $38.8 million in revenue and $41.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $73.88 went to program services, $24.51 to management and general costs and $1.61 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 95.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $638,350 (PRESIDENT AND CEO). 42 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 60% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $41MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $39MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 73.9% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 24.5% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.6% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $1.48 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 1.2% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 95.2% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $638,350 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.55% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 42 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 8.1 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 of 11 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe adea division of educational pathways offers applicants to dental, allied dental and advanced Dental Education programs centralized application services (cas) to promote a straightforward and convenient process of applying to dental schools or programs. Each cas streamlines the application process for both applicants and programs by allowing applicants to complete one application for multiple schools or programs. Adea's four cas are:1. Adea aadsas (associated American Dental schools application service) for traditional d.d.s. And d.m.d. Programs at all U.S. Dental schools. 2. Adea caapid…
The adea office of learning (ol) includes the adea departments of professional development (pd) and adea meetings, conferences and educational technology (mcet). Adea ol provides all logistical support, program development, and review for all adea meetings, events, conferences, symposia and workshops; online learning and educational technology services, including adea elearn, adea leade and conference apps and online planners; awards, scholarships and fellowships; leadership and faculty development programming; speaker management and training; ce oversight and management; exhibits and…
The adea division of communications and membership (dcm) is responsible for adea's efforts to advance public understanding and support of academic dental institutions and their contributions to the nation's health. Dcm serves as the organization-wide resource for adea's communications and marketing strategy, messaging, media relations and social media; website content development, strategy and redesign efforts; branding and reputation management; graphic design and advertising; publications, including the adea print and online journal of Dental Education, bulletin of Dental Education, adea…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT AND CEO Director/trustee, officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $584,121 | $0 | $54,229 | $638,350 |
| COO AND CHIEF OF STAFF Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $407,421 | $0 | $53,059 | $460,480 |
| SENIOR SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $387,641 | $0 | $45,000 | $432,641 |
| CHIEF OF EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $352,982 | $0 | $49,896 | $402,878 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $326,460 | $0 | $64,033 | $390,493 |
| CHIEF POLICY OFFICER Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $262,906 | $0 | $66,004 | $328,910 |
| CHIEF OF MTGS., CONF., & EDU. TECH Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $281,384 | $0 | $40,996 | $322,380 |
| CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $260,405 | $0 | $44,349 | $304,754 |
42 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from American Dental Education Association (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.9M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 10 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 582
- Volunteers Part I, line 6300
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| LIAISON INTERNATIONAL INC Data processing | $11,020,314 |
| RAND CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION Construction services | $848,149 |
| THE CHOICE FOR TEMPORARIES INC Temporary staffing | $799,570 |
| NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATORS LLC Project managment | $718,791 |
| OTJ ARCHITECHTS INC Temp help | $321,684 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 35 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Questions people ask
How much of American Dental Education Association's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, American Dental Education Association reported that 73.9% of its $41.3 million in expenses went to program services, 24.5% to management and general and 1.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does American Dental Education Association pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation American Dental Education Association reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $638,350, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does American Dental Education Association get its money?
Of $38.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 1.2% came from contributions and grants and 95.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is American Dental Education Association a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 91-1993281 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202621289349301122 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541359349314519 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411099349301531 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331159349300448 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211269349302726 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101339349302595 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 91-1993281: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.