AAPD Foundation Access to Care Grant
Funding Amount
Up to $30K
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- September 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Nonprofits
Geography
- Illinois
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Private practices and individual practitioners are not eligible.
Overview
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) Foundation awards one-year Access to Care Grants of up to $30,000 supporting community-based initiatives in the U.S. that provide dental care to underserved / limited-access children (ages 18 and under, with particular interest in ages 8 and younger). Since 2010 the Foundation has issued $12.2M in grants to 191 organizations across 41 states.
How to Apply
Eligible applicants: non-private dental and/or medical organizations in the U.S. and its territories — nonprofits, local health jurisdictions, county health departments, hospitals and clinics, state government agencies, and colleges/schools of dentistry or medicine. Private practices and individual practitioners are not eligible.
What American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 27
- Total given
- $1.39M
- Median grant
- $38K
- Range
- $18K–$105K
- 7% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Illinois, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: Texas 13%, Pennsylvania 11%, California 9%. Top recipient cities: Fort Worth, TX; Bloomfield, NJ; San Antonio, TX.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 33% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Cook Children's Medical Center · Fort Worth, TX
Access dental care
$105K
Kindersmile Foundation · Bloomfield, NJ
Access dental care
$78K
Barrio Comprehensive Family Health · San Antonio, TX
Access dental care
$75K
Caridad Center · Boynton Beach, FL
Access dental care
$75K
Cass Community Health Foundation · Kansas City, MO
Access dental care
$75K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Dental health
- Child welfare
Project Locations
- IL
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