Dental Trade Alliance Foundation
To broaden awareness of oral health's impact on overall health and increase access to oral health care.
Dental Trade Alliance Foundation at a glance
In short: Dental Trade Alliance Foundation gave $125K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $25K), top state Maine. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $125,000
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $25,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $7,293,952
- +13.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Maine (20% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Dental Trade Alliance Foundation
- Next open deadline
- November 30, 2026 (Dental Trade Alliance Foundation Grants)
Open Grants
5 open opportunities from Dental Trade Alliance Foundation
Dental Trade Alliance Foundation Grants
Dental Trade Alliance Foundation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Expected ~November
Based on past cycles
Dr. Robert Tanner Freeman Dental School Scholarship
Dental Trade Alliance Foundation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
DTA Foundation Grant
Dental Trade Alliance Foundation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Dental Trade Alliance Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Apple Tree Dental ($25K). Together the top 5 received $125K.
Grant Size Distribution
22 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 21 grants of 22 (95%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Dental Trade Alliance Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−17%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2018 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2023) to $250K (2018). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $125K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Tree Dental New Brighton, ME | Integrating oral health services into a whole-person, patient-centered accountable care organization serving people with disabilities | $25,000 |
| Keystone Service Systems DBA Keystone Human Services Harrisburg, PA | Restoring Dental Health to the I/DD Community | $25,000 |
| Midvale Community Building Community Inc Midvale, UT | Developing Innovative Pilot Dental Care Program to Underserved Low-Income, Uninsured Spanish-Speaking Communities in Midvale City, Utah | $25,000 |
| Team Smile Riverside, MO | TeamSmile Pilot Programs to Serve the IDD Population | $25,000 |
| University of Maryland School of Dentistry Baltimore, MD | A Novel Osteoinductive Therapeutic Strategy for Cleft Palate Repair | $25,000 |
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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 | $7,293,952 | $673,382 | $574,839 | $125,000 | 5 | $195,476 |
| 2024 | $6,415,118 | $560,053 | $607,711 | $100,000 | 4 | $210,143 |
| 2023 | $6,058,875 | $792,415 | $748,506 | $100,000 | 4 | $123,302 |
| 2022 | $5,473,905 | $1,788,434 | $676,334 | $150,000 | 4 | $62,418 |
| 2021 | $5,142,704 | $681,451 | $654,423 | $125,000 | 5 | $168,425 |
| 2020 | $4,806,990 | $392,876 | $617,478 | $130,500 | 6 | $116,852 |
| 2018 | $3,251,693 | $640,983 | $786,000 | $250,000 | 10 | $112,561 |
About Dental Trade Alliance Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Dental Trade Alliance Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Arlington, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $125K. Net investment income was $195K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Dental Trade Alliance Foundation is led by Gregory Chavez, Secretary & CEO on every filing since 2020; none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gregory Chavez
Secretary & CEO
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Liz Meyers
Chairman
Director → 1st Vice Chairman, 2022
1st Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2018
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Garrick
Director
Chairman → Immediate Past Chairman, 2024
Immediate Past Chairman → Director, 2025
On filings since 2018
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Hillebrandt
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christie Bailey
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chad Bushman
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Singh
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Sullivan
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Danny Vezmar
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Radzyminski
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Trimmer
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Dell
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Senkowski
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Long
Vice Chair
Director → 1st Vice Chairman, 2024
1st Vice Chairman → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Richardson
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (26)
- Former: Sarah Miller (2020–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Matt Ingram (2024) — Director
- Former: Karen Neiner (2018–2023) — Director
- Former: Rick Cohen (2018–2023) — Immediate Past Chairman
- Former: Chris Holden (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Chip Sardi (2023) — Director
- Former: Shawn Gregg (2023) — Director
- Former: Nicolle Campion (2018–2022) — Director
- Former: Tim Rogan (2018–2022) — Director
- Former: Eric Wenzel (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Dan Dixon (2022) — Director
- Former: Joe Persichetti (2022) — Director
- Former: Daniel Dixon (2018–2021) — Director
- Former: George Wolfe (2018–2021) — Immediate Past Chairman
- Former: Joseph Persichetti (2018–2021) — Director
- Former: Lorene Kent (2018–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Steve R Knight (2018–2021) — Director
- Former: Alex Miller (2018–2020) — Director
- Former: Laura Fleming Doyle (2018–2020) — Executive Director
- Former: Christopher Holden (2020) — Director
- Former: Daniel Thomas (2018) — Director
- Former: Gary W. Price (2018) — Secretary
- Former: Kevin Thomas (2018) — Director
- Former: Lori Paulson (2018) — Director
- Former: Paul Hinsch (2018) — Immediate Past Chairman
- Former: Rob Cherkas (2018) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "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 Dental Trade Alliance Foundation
How much does Dental Trade Alliance Foundation give each year?
Dental Trade Alliance Foundation gave $125K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $100K across 4 grants.
What is Dental Trade Alliance Foundation's typical grant size?
Dental Trade Alliance Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $25,000, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Dental Trade Alliance Foundation give grants?
Dental Trade Alliance Foundation's top state is Maine, with 20% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Pennsylvania (20%) and Utah (20%).
Does Dental Trade Alliance Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Dental Trade Alliance Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Dental Trade Alliance Foundation's largest grantees?
Dental Trade Alliance Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Apple Tree Dental ($25,000), Keystone Service Systems DBA Keystone Human Services ($25,000) and Midvale Community Building Community Inc ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 60% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Dental Trade Alliance Foundation?
Dental Trade Alliance Foundation reported $7.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $673K.
What is Dental Trade Alliance Foundation?
Dental Trade Alliance Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Arlington, VA. It holds $7.3M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Dental Trade Alliance Foundation's EIN?
Dental Trade Alliance Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1992805. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 4, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 3, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS September 8, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 1, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Live grants for the work Dental Trade Alliance Foundation funds
Education Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Creative Impact Grants $500 - $2,500 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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