Community Grants Program

Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation primarily focuses its grantmaking on programs and/or organizations targeting children that address access to oral health care, student excellence, oral health education and awareness, and workforce development. The community grants program provides funding to organizations that target those needs in their communities. With the help of community grant recipients, Delta Dental is able to improve access to care in all areas of the state.

Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation primarily focuses its grantmaking on programs and/or organizations targeting children that address many of the needs mentioned above. The two key priority areas are:

• Oral Health Education and Awareness
• Access to Oral Health Care – specifically programs that also educate and inform

Grants Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation provides must be for the following:

• Program/project costs;
• Equipment and supplies related to the program/project;
• Salaries related to the program/project.

Generally, The Foundation gives preference to organizations and programs that:

• Address identified needs among underserved segments of the population.
• Build awareness and educate Illinois children on the connection between overall health and oral health;
• Are financially and operationally stable;
• Fulfill a unique or unduplicated need;
• Have a plan and process in place to measure and report outcomes.
• Have a new, innovative model that is providing successful outcomes and has potential to be replicated throughout the state.