Improve the overall health and well-being of people in Illinois with a specific focus on children's oral health through programs, grants, and community partnerships.
A defining feature of Delta Dental of Illinois is that its two largest recent grants both supported the same purpose: "PROMOTE ORAL HEALTH OF IL RESIDENTS." In 2023, the foundation granted $2,376,458 to Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation in Naperville, and in 2024 it granted $979,240 to the same recipient and purpose. That pattern fits the organization’s stated work in Illinois children’s oral health, prevention, access to care, and school-based outreach. The foundation’s grantmaking is built around oral health promotion rather than broad discretionary philanthropy. Its programs point to multiple ways it works: community grants for children’s oral health, school outreach through Land of Smiles, in-kind donations of toothbrushes and floss, and support for dental education through scholarships. The recent grant record shows a statewide Illinois focus, and the organization’s summary emphasizes improving health and well-being for people in Illinois with a specific focus on children’s oral health. Beyond direct grants, Delta Dental of Illinois also supports community partnerships and programmatic efforts tied to oral health education, preventive care, and access to dental services. Its named initiatives show attention to both immediate prevention and longer-term workforce development through dental student scholarships.
Children’s oral health is the clearest throughline in Delta Dental of Illinois’s funding. The Community Grants Program supports organizations delivering oral health care and education for Illinois children, with grants sized from $1,000 to $20,000. The foundation also backs school-based prevention. Through H2O On the Go, it partners with Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation to replace school fountains with water bottle-filling stations and provide toothbrushes and reusable water bottles. Education is another recurring theme. Land of Smiles offers interactive oral health presentations for pre-K through 3rd grade classrooms in Illinois, along with student kits that include a toothbrush, toothpaste, and floss. Workforce development appears in its scholarship partnerships, including awards for dental medicine students at Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine-Illinois, where academic performance, leadership, service commitment, and financial need can factor into selection.
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$216.3M
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Most grants fall between $1.3M and $2M, with a median of $1.7M.
25th Percentile
$1.3M
Median
$1.7M
75th Percentile
$2M
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Delta Dental of Illinois gives at a high-dollar level: the typical grant size is $1,328,544 at the 25th percentile, $1,677,849 at the median, and $2,027,154 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also shows a strong recurring pattern, with the same grantee and purpose appearing in both 2023 and 2024. The foundation operates through a mix of programmatic initiatives and grantmaking, including community grants, school outreach, in-kind donations, and scholarships. Several programs accept unsolicited requests, while scholarship partnerships are selection-based and tied to institutional partners. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Delta Dental of Illinois gives locally, and every grant in the provided recent record went to recipients in Illinois. The grant distribution is fully concentrated in the HQ state: 100% of grants went to IL recipients. The named geography in the recent grants and programs points to Naperville and school- and community-based work across the state. Its active programs are all Illinois-focused, including school outreach, oral-health supplies, and community grants for Illinois organizations.
Its active programs center on children’s oral health, oral health education, preventive care, access to dental services, and workforce development. Examples include community grants for Illinois children’s oral health, school-based Land of Smiles outreach, in-kind oral health supplies, mouthguards for school athletics, and scholarships for dental students.
The typical grant size is $1,328,544 at the 25th percentile, $1,677,849 at the median, and $2,027,154 at the 75th percentile. The separate Community Grants Program is much smaller, with awards from $1,000 to $20,000.
No. The grant record provided is entirely Illinois-based, and 100% of grants went to recipients in IL. Its active programs are also described as Illinois-focused.
Yes for several programs. The Community Grants Program accepts unsolicited requests, and so do In-kind Donations, H2O On the Go, Strong Guard, Strong Teeth, and the Land of Smiles request-a-show program. Scholarship partnerships are not unsolicited.
Yes. It has scholarship partnerships for dental medicine students, including awards at Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine-Illinois. Selection can consider academic performance, leadership, service commitment, first-generation status, and financial need.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Delta Dental of Illinois that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Open to middle and high school sports teams in Illinois. Only official representatives (coaches, athletic directors, administrators) may submit requests. One entry per school per sport.
Who can apply: Applicants must be an Illinois organization that primarily serves children and/or an Illinois organization; eligible groups include FQHCs, schools, and other nonprofit organizations. Organizations may receive in-kind donations once each calendar year.
Deadline: Applications must be submitted 60 days in advance of the donation date
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DELTA DENTAL OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION | NAPERVILLE, IL | $464,743 | 2025 | PROMOTE ORAL HEALTH OF IL RESIDENTS |
| DELTA DENTAL OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION | NAPERVILLEE, IL | $979,240 | 2024 | PROMOTE ORAL HEALTH OF IL RESIDENTS |
| DELTA DENTAL OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION | NAPERVILLE, IL | $2,376,458 | 2023 | PROMOTE ORAL HEALTH OF IL RESIDENTS |
DELTA DENTAL OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION
$464,743PROMOTE ORAL HEALTH OF IL RESIDENTS
DELTA DENTAL OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION
$979,240PROMOTE ORAL HEALTH OF IL RESIDENTS
DELTA DENTAL OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION
$2,376,458PROMOTE ORAL HEALTH OF IL RESIDENTS
