About Delta Dental of Wisconsin
Engage and empower customers, partners, and communities to improve oral and overall health by developing and delivering innovative products and services built on a culture of legendary service. The Delta Dental of Wisconsin Foundation facilitates access to care for underserved and vulnerable individuals, advances a strong dental workforce, and helps Wisconsinites take charge of their smiles.
Focus Areas
Access to oral healthcareDental workforce developmentOral health educationScholarships for dental hygieneFood security grantsCommunity donations and sponsorshipsClinic equipment and capacity building
Who They Fund
low-income youthchildren and families (including K–12 children)students and young people preparing for workforce/collegefamilies of hospitalized children (Ronald McDonald House beneficiaries)
About Delta Dental of Wisconsin
A defining feature of Delta Dental of Wisconsin Inc is its steady use of large program-support grants to move money back into its own foundation operations, alongside targeted awards for oral health, workforce training, and community health. The largest recurring recent grant is $4.5 million, awarded in 2023, 2024, and 2025 as program support. Around that core, the foundation funds Wisconsin technical college scholarships for dental hygiene students, matching grants for workforce expansion, and service loan repayment for dentists who commit to designated Wisconsin counties or cities. Its grantmaking also reaches beyond the dental field into community health and local quality-of-life projects. Recent awards include support for employee-donation matching through United Way of Portage County, grants for Boys & Girls Club programming, and funding for safety-net dental clinics that serve vulnerable populations. The foundation also backs school-based prevention work through the Cool Water Program, food security grants, and oral health equipment or facility needs. Across these grants, the pattern is local, Wisconsin-centered, and focused on access, prevention, and workforce capacity rather than broad national philanthropy.
What Delta Dental of Wisconsin Funds
Access to oral healthcare appears throughout the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2025 it gave $12,140 to the Village of Whiting for fluoridation equipment, and it also supports safety-net dental clinics through grants for expansion, operations, infection control, and PPE. Workforce development is another major lane. The foundation awarded $100,000 through its Service Loan Repayment Program to new dentists who agree to serve in designated Wisconsin counties or cities for three years, while also funding technical college workforce expansion through matching grants for new or improved dental hygienist, dental assistant, dental therapy, and EFDA programs. Education and youth-serving work show up as well. It gave $10,000 to Junior Achievement of Portage & Wood Counties for a program inspiring and preparing young people for success, and it supported Boys & Girls Club programming in Portage County and Dane County. Food access is part of the portfolio too, including a $10,000 grant to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin for healthy food programs.
How Delta Dental of Wisconsin Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5M
Total Assets
$397.5M
Total Revenue
$984M
Total Expenses
$973.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $40K, with a median of $19K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$19K
75th Percentile
$40K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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