Access to Care Grants Program

Geographic Scope: 15-state enterprise and Washington, D.C. (AL, CA, DE, DC, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, MT, NV, NY, PA, TX, UT, WV)

Mission: To increase access to oral health care by enabling underserved individuals in communities to receive preventive and restorative dental treatments in accessible locations.

Focus Areas:

• Preventive and restorative dental treatments
• Access to care for underserved populations
• Oral health services delivery through nonprofit clinics

Eligibility:

• Nonprofit organizations
• Dental clinics across the enterprise region
• Note: Grant support is by invitation only

Award Recipients (2024-2025):

• 215 nonprofit organizations received funding
• Total: $16.3 million

Background:
The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation began by identifying hundreds of clinics across the enterprise to provide funding grants for oral health services. Many of those clinics remain partners today. Since 2012, the Community Care Foundation has granted more than $170 million. The foundation was recognized by San Francisco Business Times as one of the top 20 corporate philanthropists in the San Francisco Bay Area for 2023, marking the seventh consecutive year of recognition.