Access to Care Grants Program
Funding Amount
Several million dollars annually; $16.3 million granted in 2024-2025 to 215 organizations
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Nonprofit organizations
Other requirements
- Dental clinics
- Community health clinics
- Organizations serving communities where Delta Dental operates
Overview
Geographic Scope: 15-state and Washington, D.C. enterprise (AL, CA, DE, DC, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, MT, NV, NY, PA, TX, UT, WV)
Focus Areas:
- Increase access to oral health care for underserved individuals
- Enable preventive and restorative dental treatments in accessible locations
- Support dental clinics across the country
Eligibility:
- Nonprofit organizations
- Dental clinics
- Community health clinics
- Organizations serving communities where Delta Dental operates
Award Details:
- Grants support underserved individuals in communities to receive preventive and restorative treatments
- 2024-2025: $16.3 million awarded to 215 nonprofit organizations
- Grant support is by invitation only
Background:
Delta Dental Community Care Foundation has granted more than $170 million since 2012. The Foundation is committed to building caring, resilient communities by increasing access to oral health care and works with well over 300 nonprofit partners and community health clinics.
Application Note:
Grant support is by invitation only. Organizations interested in applying should reach out to foundation@delta.org to discuss whether they are a good fit.
How to Apply
Application Process
Invitation-Only Program:
Grant support is by invitation only. If your organization feels it is a good fit for the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation, reach out to foundation@delta.org to inquire about funding opportunities.
Contact for Inquiries:
- Email: foundation@delta.org
What Delta Dental of California actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 27
- Total given
- $18.09M
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $5,500–$17.24M
- By dollars: California 98%, Florida 2%, Texas <1%. Top recipient cities: San Francisco, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Alexandria, VA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 26% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Delta Dental Community Care Foundation · San Francisco, CA
Enterprise contribution to ddccf
$17.24M
American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Safety Harbor, FL
Monetary giving, matching gifts/reward seeding
$275K
American National Red Cross · San Francisco, CA
2025 red cross gala
$100K
Disabled American Veterans · El Paso, TX
Champion partner contribution, wsc dav sponsorship
$75K
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank · San Diego, CA
Holiday food drive 2024
$50K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Dental health
- Community health
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