MDS Foundation Inc
MDS Foundation Inc is a public charity based in Southborough, Massachusetts. Formed in 1999, it directs charitable resources toward improving the oral health of Massachusetts residents and has made grants for dental-care access, community dental services, and disaster relief for dentists.
MDS Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: MDS Foundation Inc gave $191K across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), top state Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $191,294
- +69.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- +87.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $12,753
- -9.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $2,341,371
- +7.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (48% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to MDS Foundation Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: Two Willow Street 200, Southborough, MA 01745
Phone: (508) 480-9797
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who MDS Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires ($20K). Together the top 10 received $153K.
Grant Size Distribution
34 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 34 grants of 34 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s stated mission focuses on Massachusetts residents, and its filing describes endowment funds intended to improve dental-care access for vulnerable populations in the Commonwealth. In 2025, 48% of grant dollars went to recipients in Massachusetts. Other reported recipient-state shares were Florida (13%), Colorado (8%), North Carolina (8%), and Tennessee (8%). The 2025 grants also included disaster-relief donations to organizations in Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and California.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
Cities
How MDS Foundation Inc gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $48K (2022) to $191K (2025). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $191K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires Great Barrington, MA | Access to care grants are designed to help larger facilities directly address access needs in the commonwealth. | $20,000 |
| Hillcrest Dental Care Pittsfield, MA | Access to care grants are designed to help larger facilities directly address access needs in the commonwealth. Autism smiles program. | $15,000 |
| Dental Lifeline Network Denver, CO | Access to care grants are designed to help larger facilities directly address access needs in the commonwealth. Massachusetts donated dental services program. | $15,000 |
| Tufts University School of Dental Medicine Boston, MA | Access to care grants are designed to help larger facilities directly address access needs in the commonwealth. Veterans program. | $15,000 |
| FDA Foundation Tallahassee, FL | Donation to disaster relief fund to aid dentists who were impacted by hurricane milton. | $15,000 |
| NCDS Foundation Cary, NC | Donation to disaster relief fund to aid dentists who were impacted by hurricane milton. | $15,000 |
| TDA Relief Fund Franklin, TN | Donation to disaster relief fund to aid dentists who were impacted by hurricane milton. | $15,000 |
| Georgia Dental Association Marietta, GA | Donation to disaster relief fund to aid dentists who were impacted by hurricane milton. | $15,000 |
| CDA Foundation Sacramento, CA | Donation to disaster relief fund to aid dentists who were impacted by hurricane milton. | $15,000 |
| BHCHP Boston, MA | Access to care grants are designed to help larger facilities directly address access needs in the commonwealth. | $12,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,341,371 | $313,380 | $234,830 | $191,294 | 15 | $129,751 |
| 2024 | $2,180,040 | $239,329 | $167,953 | $113,155 | 8 | $84,465 |
| 2023 | $2,040,174 | $144,513 | $123,157 | $94,850 | 5 | $81,472 |
| 2022 | $2,003,785 | $147,355 | $105,901 | $48,000 | 1 | $73,702 |
| 2021 | $2,163,000 | $151,821 | $2,910,483 | $66,250 | 5 | $61,246 |
| 2020 | $4,800,217 | $3,261,579 | $624,343 | $99,013 | 6 | $44,876 |
| 2019 | $2,157,157 | $147,619 | $110,689 | $76,053 | 4 | $74,058 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated mission is to direct its charitable resources to improve the oral health of Massachusetts residents. Its grant records include access-to-care programs, dental services for underserved populations, and disaster-relief funds for dentists affected by Hurricane Milton.
Grantees describe a range of services and constituencies. Volunteers in Medicine-Berkshires says it provides free health care to uninsured or underinsured people in the Berkshire region. Hillcrest Dental Care says it serves people with special needs and low-income individuals and families. Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program says it provides or assures access to health care for people and families experiencing homelessness. Dental Lifeline Network describes its mission as serving vulnerable adults through a coordinated system of care.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 15 grants totaling $191,294. Grant amounts ranged from $5,794 to $20,000, with a median of $15,000. The largest awards included $20,000 to Volunteers in Medicine-Berkshires; $15,000 each to Hillcrest Dental Care, Dental Lifeline Network, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, the FDA Foundation, NCDS Foundation, TDA Relief Fund, Georgia Dental Association, and CDA Foundation; and $12,500 to BHCHP.
The foundation’s website provides an Access to Care grant application. The form asks applicants to describe their organization and service area, the oral-health needs addressed, project activities and objectives, expected outcomes, evaluation methods, volunteer recruitment, and potential roadblocks.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Kevin Monteiro CAE as executive director and clerk; Janis Moriarty DMD as chair; and Jennifer Korzeb DMD as treasurer. It also lists Richard Loguercio DDS as an ex-officio member, Robert Lewando DDS as an honorary member, and Katie-Rose Wagner DDS, Martin Wohl DDS, Edward Swiderski DDS, Albert Sandler DMD, and Dylan Weber DDS as members.
MDS Foundation Inc is led by Kevin Monteiro Cae, Executive Director & Clerk since 2021 (on filings since 2020); none of the 17 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kevin Monteiro Cae
Executive Director & Clerk
Assistant Clerk → Executive Director & Clerk, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janis Moriarty DMD
Chair
Immediate Past President → Member, 2022
Member → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ellen Factor
Managing Director of Membership & Dental Practice
Managing Director of Practice & Membership → Managing Director of Membership & Dental Practic, 2024
Managing Director of Membership & Dental Practic → Managing Director of Membership & Dental Practice, 2025
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Shannon McCarthy
Managing Director of Yankee Dental Congress & Business
Managing Director of Sales → Managing Director of Yankee Dental Congress, 2024
Managing Director of Yankee Dental Congress → Managing Director of Yankee Dental Congress & Business, 2025
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Susan Griffin
Managing Director of Acctg & Finance
Managing Director of Accounting & Finance → Managing Director of Acctg & Finance, 2025
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Ryan Collins
Director & Marketing
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Dorrey Powers
Director, Continuing Education & Programming
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
David Lustbader
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edward Swiderski DDS
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katie-Rose Wagner DDS
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Loguercio DDS
Ex-Officio Member
Chair Emeritus → Member, 2023
Member → Ex-Officio Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Lewando DDS
Honorary Member
Chair → Honorary Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Martin Wohl DDS
Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Albert Sandler DMD
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Korzeb DMD
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dylan Weber DDS
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Spitz DMD
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Mary Demello DMD (2022–2024) — Member
- Former: Janice Geeah Cho DMD (2019–2023) — Member
- Former: Mary Jane Hanlon DMD (2019–2023) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Tofigh Raayai DMD (2019–2023) — Member
- Former: Charles Greffrath DMD (2022–2023) — Member
- Former: Geraldine Garcia-Rogers Dmd Ms (2022–2023) — Member
- Former: Paul Gamache DMD (2022–2023) — Member
- Former: Dorothy Powers (2023) — Director Continuing Education & Programming
- Former: Kathleen M. Boyce CPA (2019–2022) — CFO & COO
- Former: Meredith Bailey DMD (2020–2022) — President
- Former: Abol Massih Tehrani DMD (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Charles A. Gagne DDS (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Geraldine Garcia-Rogers (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Philip Howells DDS (2019–2021) — Treasurer & Member
- Former: Ralph Fuccillo (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Robert E. Boose EdD (2019–2021) — Former Executive Director
- Former: Conor McNulty (2020) — Clerk
- Former: Howard Zolot DMD (2020) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Jennifer Hanlin (2019) — Assistant Clerk
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about MDS Foundation Inc
How much does MDS Foundation Inc give each year?
MDS Foundation Inc gave $191K across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $113K across 8 grants.
What is MDS Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
MDS Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $12,753, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does MDS Foundation Inc give grants?
MDS Foundation Inc's top state is Massachusetts, with 48% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Florida (13%) and Colorado (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (4 grants).
Does MDS Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 15 grants with a stated purpose on MDS Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are MDS Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
MDS Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires ($20,000), Hillcrest Dental Care ($15,000) and Dental Lifeline Network ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 26% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is MDS Foundation Inc?
MDS Foundation Inc reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $313K.
What does MDS Foundation Inc fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is to direct its charitable resources to improve the oral health of Massachusetts residents. Its grant records include access-to-care programs, dental services for underserved populations, and disaster-relief funds for dentists affected by Hurricane Milton. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from MDS Foundation Inc?
MDS Foundation Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is MDS Foundation Inc's EIN?
MDS Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3466040. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS October 29, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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