About Delta Dental of South Dakota
At Delta Dental of South Dakota we believe everyone deserves a healthy smile. As a nonprofit dental benefits company, we promote and advance oral health in South Dakota by providing dental benefits, direct care for kids through a Mobile Program, supporting the dental workforce, and delivering oral health education and prevention.
Focus Areas
Oral healthChildren's healthAccess to careDental workforce developmentOral health educationMobile dental services
Who They Fund
residents of South DakotaSouth Dakota communitiescommunity-based organizations in South Dakota
Funding Style
program supportgeneral/unrestricted support
About Delta Dental of South Dakota
Delta Dental of South Dakota’s largest recent grants are recurring operating allocations to its own charitable arm for the stated purpose to “PROMOTE DENTAL HEALTH IN SOUTH DAKOTA,” including awards of $1,248,716 in 2024, $1,245,148 in 2025, and $745,787 in 2023. That pattern places oral health at the center of the foundation’s giving, with support flowing through a mix of direct community grants and its own foundation-related programs. The organization describes its work as promoting and advancing oral health in South Dakota through dental benefits, direct care for kids through a Mobile Program, support for the dental workforce, and oral health education and prevention. The recent grants list shows a broad set of South Dakota recipients tied to that mission, including Avera Health Foundation in Sioux Falls, Boys & Girls Club in Pierre, and the Community & Youth Involved Center in Fort Pierre. Grants also go to community-serving intermediaries such as the South Dakota Community Foundation and Capital Area United Way, alongside health, youth, and social service organizations. The overall picture is a statewide funder using charitable distributions to support oral health access, education, and related community needs.
What Delta Dental of South Dakota Funds
Oral health is the clearest throughline in the foundation’s grantmaking. A series of large awards to Delta Dental of South Dakota Foundation were all tagged “PROMOTE DENTAL HEALTH IN SOUTH DAKOTA,” showing a sustained commitment to oral-health programming rather than a single project. Access to care appears in several other grants. The Oahe Foundation received $200,000 in 2025 and $200,000 in 2024 for community improvement support, while Missouri Shores Domestic Violence Center received $102,600 in 2025 for program support and Missouri Shores Domestic Violence Shelter received $100,419 in 2023. The foundation also supports youth and community organizations. Boys & Girls Club in Pierre received $48,150 in 2023 and $41,164 in 2024, and the Community & Youth Involved Center in Fort Pierre received $50,180 in 2023. Those awards suggest interest in settings where oral-health and broader community support can reach children and families.
How Delta Dental of South Dakota Gives
Grant sizes cluster in the mid-to-upper range for the sector: p25 is $51,626, the median is $90,500, and p75 is $200,000. The recent record includes both seven-figure allocations to its own foundation arm and smaller program grants to local nonprofits. Recipients appear repeatedly across multiple years, especially Delta Dental of South Dakota Foundation, the South Dakota Community Foundation, Capital Area United Way, Oahe Foundation, Oahe YMCA, and Avera Health Foundation. The foundation does not fund individuals and is not using program-related investments. Its public program descriptions emphasize grant support and supported programs rather than an open unsolicited application model.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2M
Total Assets
$51.8M
Total Revenue
$118M
Total Expenses
$115.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $52K and $200K, with a median of $91K.
25th Percentile
$52K
Median
$91K
75th Percentile
$200K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JEFFREY MILLER
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