2024-10-14T11:50:21-07:00 2023-12-31 061609121 Adam P Cohen CPA LLC 81 South Main St Suite 9 West Hartford CT 06107 990 2023-01-01 522380576 Connecticut Oral Health Initiative Inc CONN 8602462644 53 Oak Street Hartford CT 06106 Gary Turco Acting Exec. Dir. 2024-10-14 true true Adam P Cohen P00046319 8605216400 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Gary Turco Acting Exec Dir 84637 false X www.ctoralhealth.org X 2002 CT To promote oral health for all Connecticut residents, with a focus on the most vulnerable populations, including low-income families, children, and older adults. 7 7 6 10 0 311070 84556 83724 0 65 81 -13734 394859 70903 0 0 188962 192741 0 19290 135049 55668 324011 248409 70848 -177506 272268 131679 3300 40217 268968 91462 The Connecticut Oral Health Initiative (COHI), a 501(c)3 organization, promotes oral health for all Connecticut residents, with a focus on the most vulnerable populations, including low-income families, children, and older adults. In partnership with stakeholders, providers, and health advocates, we were successful in maintaining Medicaid reimbursement rates and services, protecting oral health services in schools, furthering workforce solutions to improve access to care, advocating for teledental authorization and access, educating the public about dental aerosols and considerations during COVID-19, and integrating oral health into health systems. COHI continues to advocate for increasing access to care, educating the public and decision makers on oral health, and partnering with others to advance oral health access and equity. false false 184542 24114 The Connecticut Oral Health Initiative (COHI),a 501(c)(3) organization, promoted oral health for all residents in Connecticut with a focus on the most vulnerable populations, including low-income families, children, and older adults. COHIs focus for 2023 was on achieving its vision of ensuring all Connecticut residents will have equal opportunity to obtain the services needed to maintain good oral health.We focused on achieving this goal by: 1. Leading and collaborating in statewide oral health advocacy efforts;2. Conducting oral health research to uncover the root causes of existing problems and recommend solutions;3. Communicating the impact of structural and social factors on oral health and help reduce disparities; and4. Promoting the necessity of good oral health for overall health and well-being throughout the stateOur accomplishments for 2023 include successfully advocating for expanding Medicaid coverage to cover periodontal treatments for adults with certain chronic health conditions, expanding HUSKY Health for undocumented children up to age 15, extensive community engagement that included attending numerous events and providing oral health literacy presentation to medically under-served communities, and producing a contracted report with the Department of Public Health on the State of Connecticuts older adult population's oral health. 184542 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 9 0 true 6 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true false true false false CT X Gary Turco Executive Director 8602462644 53 Oak Street Hartford CT 061061513 X TJ Clarke II Jan - Dec 2023 Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 83854 0 0 Jean Schensul Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Debra Rosen Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Phil Richmond Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brianna Munoz President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Kim Radda to 0623 Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Howard Mark Director Emerit 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Roberta Friedman Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Trisha Pitter Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Gary Turco from January 2024 Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 83854 0 false false false 0 24114 60442 84556 0 81 81 0 0 0 0 24114 13734 -13734 0 0 0 70903 81 0 0 0 0 83854 67083 8386 8385 0 85323 64881 13192 7250 2175 1697 277 201 6735 5253 860 622 14654 11431 1869 1354 0 0 6463 6463 1750 1750 0 0 18246 18246 1243 1243 3569 2088 1481 6393 6393 0 8190 6552 819 819 1457 1457 0 0 0 0 0 3167 2461 706 Payroll service fees 2174 2174 Dues, fees and subscriptions 1638 1638 Fundraising 487 487 Donations 400 400 491 319 172 248409 184542 44577 19290 35373 56473 214708 73885 19858 0 0 0 0 0 0 1779 771 10080 10080 0 0 0 0 0 550 550 272268 131679 3300 6467 33750 3300 40217 X 268968 91462 268968 91462 272268 131679 -177506 X false false false X 103734 268410 244393 311070 84556 1012163 0 0 103734 268410 244393 311070 84556 1012163 693004 319159 2006 808 101 65 81 3061 936 936 0 1016160 183760 0.31410 0.29680 X Current Year Facts and Circumstances: COHI's public support percentage for 2023 and 2022 is slightly below the 33-1/3% arithmetic threshold (31.41% in 2023) .The Connecticut Oral Health Initiative has a public mission to promote oral health for all the residents in Connecticut with a focus on the most vulnerable populations which includes low-income families, children, and older adults. In partnership with stakeholders, providers, and health advocates, we were successful in maintaining Medicaid reimbursement rates and services, protecting oral health services in schools, furthering workforce solutions to improve access to care, advocating for tele-dental authorization and access, educating the public about dental aerosols and considerations during COVID-19, and integrating oral health into health systems. COHI continues to advocate for increasing access to care, educating the public and decision makers on oral health, and partnering with others to advance oral health access and equity.COHI has been fortunate to receive significant support from a few private foundations that have comparable missions to promote health in Connecticut.COHI could have maintained its public support percentage above 33-1/3% by accepting less grant funding - but that would have been to the detriment of its community. Prior Year Facts and Circumstances: COHI's public support percentage for 2022 is slightly below the 33-1/3% arithmetic threshold. (29.68%)The Connecticut Oral Health Initiative has a public mission to promote oral health for all the residents in Connecticut with a focus on the most vulnerable populations which includes low-income families, children, and older adults. In partnership with stakeholders, providers, and health advocates, we were successful in maintaining Medicaid reimbursement rates and services, protecting oral health services in schools, furthering workforce solutions to improve access to care, advocating for tele-dental authorization and access, educating the public about dental aerosols and considerations during COVID-19, and integrating oral health into health systems. COHI continues to advocate for increasing access to care, educating the public and decision makers on oral health, and partnering with others to advance oral health access and equity.COHI has been fortunate to receive significant support from a few private foundations that have comparable missions to promote health in Connecticut.COHI could have maintained its public support percentage above 33-1/3% by accepting less grant funding - but that would have been to the detriment of its community. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 13996 248147 262143 262143 52429 13107 889 209714 false 43424 51302 64802 52429 211957 317936 21390 23754 262143 307287 10856 12826 16201 13107 52990 79485 13996 13996 10080 10080 84637 13734 13734 70903 70903 262143 13734 13734 248409 248409 Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 Special event expenses $13734 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S Special event expenses $13734 false Annual dinner 24114 24114 12547 1187 24114 24114 12547 1187 13734 -13734 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Initiative's independent accountant prepared the Form 990, with information provided by the organization's bookkeeper. The CPA reviewed the return with the Executive Director. The return was provided to the Finance Committee, and then the Board before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c In prior years Board Officers, directors and the executive director signed the COI policy. Since the Pandemic, with on line Board meetings, officers, directors and the executive director are expected to disclose any relevant conflicts of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Executive Director compensation is based on a performance review and Board approval. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Center provides copies of its governing documents, policies and financial statements in accordance with state law.