Funding Amount

Several million dollars annually; 2024-2025 cycle awarded $16.3 million total 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
  • Grant support is by invitation only
  • Contact: foundation@delta.org

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

What Funds:

  • Awards to dental clinics across the country
  • Enable preventive and restorative treatments in accessible locations
  • Support underserved individuals in communities

Eligibility:

  • Nonprofit organizations
  • Dental clinics
  • Grant support is by invitation only

Background:

  • Part of Delta Dental Community Care Foundation's mission to build caring, resilient communities by increasing access to oral health care
  • Foundation has granted more than $170 million since 2012
  • In 2024-2025 cycle, granted $16.3 million in funding to 215 nonprofit organizations

How to Apply

Application Process

Note: Grant support is by invitation only. Organizations interested in applying should reach out directly.

How to Apply:

  • Contact the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation at foundation@delta.org
  • Demonstrate how your organization is a good fit for the foundation's mission of increasing access to oral health care
  • For invitation-only grants, organizations must be identified and invited by the foundation

What Delta Dental of the District of Columbia actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2020 — the most recent filing with itemized grants

Grants in 2020
2
Total given
$12K
Median grant
$5,780
Range
$1,560–$10K
  • By dollars: California 87%. Top recipient cities: San Francisco, CA.

Example grants

  • Delta Dental Community Care Foundation · San Francisco, CA

    To provide dental education

    $10K

  • Various 5000 Individually

    To provide dental education

    $1,560

IRS Form 990, 2020. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Dental health
  • Healthcare
  • Community health

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