Delta Dental of Wyoming is dedicated to improving oral health through our dental benefit programs, advocacy and community support.
Delta Dental Plan of Wyoming’s defining pattern is a single annual grant at $500,000, paired with a statewide oral-health mission that reaches children, seniors, new mothers, and dental students. In 2024, the foundation’s largest listed grant went to Wyoming Delta Dental Foundation in Cheyenne for general support, reinforcing a structure that emphasizes direct community benefit within Wyoming. Its program names show how that mission is delivered: Smile Bags place toothbrushes, toothpaste, and floss with schools, churches, homeless shelters, and similar organizations; Senior Smiles provides free dental insurance to low-income seniors; and Healthy Little Smiles offers oral-health kits for new mothers in Wyoming hospitals. The foundation also supports workforce development through the Earl B. Kincheloe, DDS Scholarship for Wyoming students in dental school, including the University of Nebraska and Creighton University through the WYDENT program. Across these efforts, the funder combines prevention, access, education, and support for specific stages of life rather than concentrating on one narrow service model.
Children’s oral health is a clear thread in the foundation’s giving. Smile Bags provide toothbrushes, toothpaste, and floss to organizations across Wyoming, including schools, churches, and homeless shelters. Healthy Little Smiles extends that prevention work into maternal and infant care by supplying oral-health kits to new mothers in Wyoming hospitals with birthing centers. The foundation also supports older adults through Senior Smiles, which provides free dental insurance to low-income seniors in Wyoming. Workforce development appears in the Earl B. Kincheloe, DDS Scholarship, an annual $500 award for Wyoming students attending dental school through the WYDENT program at the University of Nebraska or Creighton University, with eligibility also extending to Wyoming students in dental school in other states.
The grant-size pattern is tightly fixed: p25, median, and p75 are all $500,000. That points to a single recurring grant level rather than a wide spread of award sizes. The grant record shows one 2024 recipient in the file, and the organization gives locally with 100% of grants to Wyoming recipients. Its structure is foundation-based and program-led, with named initiatives for prevention, senior coverage, scholarships, and outreach. Several programs accept unsolicited requests, including Smile Bags, Healthy Little Smiles, the scholarship program, and Senior Smiles.
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Most grants fall between $500K and $500K, with a median of $500K.
25th Percentile
$500K
Median
$500K
75th Percentile
$500K
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Giving is concentrated entirely in Wyoming, with 100% of grants landing in the headquarters state as well. The named recent grant recipient was Wyoming Delta Dental Foundation in Cheyenne. Program reach is statewide: Smile Bags goes to organizations across Wyoming, and Healthy Little Smiles serves Wyoming hospitals with birthing centers. The scholarship program also ties to Wyoming students, including those studying at the University of Nebraska and Creighton University.
It supports prevention kits, senior dental coverage, scholarships, and community outreach. Named programs include Smile Bags, Healthy Little Smiles, Senior Smiles, and the Earl B. Kincheloe, DDS Scholarship, along with a separate Scholarship program and Golf4Smiles fundraising activity.
Smile Bags are donated to organizations across Wyoming, including schools, churches, homeless shelters, and similar organizations. The bags include toothbrushes, toothpaste, and floss, and requests can be made year-round.
Yes. The Earl B. Kincheloe, DDS Scholarship is an annual $500 scholarship for Wyoming students attending dental school through the WYDENT program at the University of Nebraska or Creighton University. Wyoming students attending dental school in other states may also apply.
The grant-size distribution is uniform: p25 is $500,000, the median is $500,000, and p75 is $500,000. That suggests the foundation’s recorded grantmaking centers on a single grant level.
It gives locally in Wyoming. The geographic scope is local, top state by grant count is Wyoming, and 100% of grants in the file go to recipients in Wyoming.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Delta Dental Plan of Wyoming that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Wyoming hospitals that have a birthing center are eligible to receive oral health kits.
Deadline: Requests accepted (no specific deadline stated).
Who can apply: Organizations across the state of Wyoming may request Smile Bags; examples listed include schools, churches, and homeless shelters.
Deadline: Year-round requests.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WYOMING DELTA DENTAL FOUNDATION | CHEYENNE, WY | $400,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| WYOMING DELTA DENTAL FOUNDATION | CHEYENNE, WY | $500,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| WYOMING DELTA DENTAL FOUNDATION | CHEYENNE, WY | $400,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
WYOMING DELTA DENTAL FOUNDATION
$400,000GENERAL
WYOMING DELTA DENTAL FOUNDATION
$500,000GENERAL
WYOMING DELTA DENTAL FOUNDATION
$400,000GENERAL
