Funding search · oral health · Minnesota
Who funds oral health work in Minnesota
15 funders have a record of paying for oral health work by Minnesota recipients: 105 grants totaling $9.9M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation ($4.4M), Ucare Foundation ($537,280) and Stratacor ($210,334).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Minnesota recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Delta Dental of Minnesota FoundationMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
26 matching grants · $4.4M · through 2024Largest: $290,000 to CHILDREN'S DENTAL SERVICES — expanding access to school-based preventive dental care across minnesota, expanded dental care in southwestern minnesota
Ucare FoundationStuart, VACharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $537,280 · through 2024Largest: $70,000 to COMMUNITY DENTAL CARE — program to improve community oral health (picoh) improves access to culturally sensitive dental services for low-income, diverse and underserved populations through in-clinic servi…
StratacorMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $210,334 · through 2024Largest: $33,500 to PORTICO HEALTHNET — dental care access 2024, dental care access 2025
Delta Dental of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $210,334 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to COMMUNITY DENTAL CARE — program to improve community oral health outreach
Northland FoundationDuluth, MNCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $430,000 · through 2024Largest: $240,000 to GRAND PORTAGE BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEWA — to expand chore services, home modifications, and social engagement opportunities to help elders age in place, support oral health care, education & resources to improve dental hea…
Largest: $500,000 to COMMUNITY DENTAL CARE INC — new st. paul clinic campaign
Largest: $265,000 to COMMUNITY DENTAL CARE — gen ops & maplewood clinic
Largest: $1.0M to Community Dental Care — general operating
Largest: $94,476 to Apple Tree Dental — the purpose of this grant is to increase apple tree dental's research infrastructure and strategy in order to create more opportunities for research collaboration related to oral h…
Largest: $5,000 to Hope Dental Clinic — free dental care and oral health education for low-income uninsured residents in the east metro
Largest: $75,000 to COMMUNITY DENTAL CARE — community dental care
Initiative FoundationLittle Falls, MNCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $100,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to COMMUNITY DENTAL CARE — to support a partnership with st. cloud technical and community college to recruit, retain and place dental hygiene program graduates at the new community dental care clinic in wri…
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