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Name:	Oral Health America
Address:	410 North Michicagn Ave Ste 352
	Chicago, IL 60611
Phone:	312-836-9900
Web Address:	www.oralhealthamerica.org

Oral Health America meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Wisdom Tooth Project. Works with both national and local levels to connect communities with resources, educate older adults and their care advisers, and advocate for policies that improve oral health. Srategies include an online portal, symposia, publications and communication campaigns. Campaign for Oral Health Equity includes communications and events that prioritize mouth health along with other serious health considerations. Initiatives include: Fall for Smiles which promotes healthy food choices, avoiding tobacco, brushing and flossing and visiting a dental health professional; Medical Dental Dialogues facilitates researchers, clinicians, policymakers, media and other key stakeholders and renders information usable by practitioners and the public; and the Partnership for Healthy Mouths, Healthy Lives is a coalition of oral health organizations collaborating to raise awareness about children’s oral health through a national campaign with the Ad Council. Smiles Across America increases access to dental services in school-based and school-linked settings for 400,000 children in 34 states who are most at risk for developing dental disease. SAA identifies promising, local community efforts and supports the development and expansion of programs with an emphasis on disease prevention. SAA supports community efforts through grant funding, donated dental products and by providing technical assistance. OHA distributes over 500,000 units of donated dental product; has surpassed $2.1 million in grant dollars distributed to local programs since 2004; sealed over 400,000 teeth and have set a goal of sealing 2 million teeth in this decade to meet the goals of Healthy People 2020. NSTEP (National Spit Tobacco Education Program helps prevent people, especially young people, from starting to use spit and smokeless tobacco, and aims to help all users quit.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, Oral Health America's program expenses were:

Program Services	1,150,590
Salaries	331,106
Employee Benefits	71,300
Occupancy	59,812
Printing, Publications, and Other Services	42,982
Board and staff-Travel and Meetings	32,513
Payroll taxes	22,988
Office Functioning	18,273
Equipment Rental and Depreciation	11,191
Professional Fees	5,118
Insurance	2,839
Total Program Expenses:	$1,748,712

Chief Executive : Beth Truett, President and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*:

Chair of the Board: Dr. Keith Suchy
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Dentist

Co-Chair of the Board : Margaret Cottrell, Vice Chair

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Dental Infection Control

Co-Chair of the Board : The rest are committee chairs

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation:

Board Size: 20

Paid Staff Size: 12

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, telephone, invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, grant proposals, internet, planned giving arrangements

Fund raising costs were 11% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $2,262,792, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Oral Health America's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

Source of Funds
Contributions and Grants	1,325,722
In Kind Services & Product Donations	670,135
Special events	266,935
Investment Income	47,617
realized Gains on sales of investments	14,959
Total Income	$2,325,368

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 76%  Fund Raising: 10%  Administrative: 14%

Total income		$2,325,368
Program expenses		$1,748,712
Fund raising expenses		237,910
Administrative expenses		336,700
Total expenses		$2,323,322
Income in Excess of Expenses		2,046
Beginning net assets		2,171,173
Other Changes in Net Assets		66,648
Ending net assets		2,239,867
Total liabilities		339,067
Total assets		$2,578,934