Funding search · oral health · Missouri
Who funds oral health work in Missouri
15 funders have a record of paying for oral health work by Missouri recipients: 41 grants totaling $2.9M, most recently in 2025 — mostly grantmaking charities, which often run real application cycles. The largest by matched giving are Carequest Foundation ($975,488), Health Forward Foundation ($702,522) and Rk&Lh Dickens Charitable Foundation ($62,000).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Missouri recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $220,488 to Missouri Coalition for Oral Health — the purpose of this grant is to support the missouri coalition for oral health to expand its pilot project efforts of establishing, testing, and refining a value-based, dental alte…
Health Forward FoundationKansas City, MOCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $702,522 · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to MISSOURI COALITION FOR ORAL HEALTH — missouri coalition for oral health - civic engagement 2024
Largest: $11,000 to FREE CLINIC — provide medical and dental care
Carequest Institute for Oral HealthBoston, MACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $290,919 · through 2022Largest: $125,000 to NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION — the purpose of this grant is to advance momentum for oral health integration to improve rural oral health equity through implementation of the national rural oral health initiative…
American Academy of PediatricChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $235,500 · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to CASS COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION — access dental care
Veterans United FoundationColumbia, MOCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $65,000 · through 2025Largest: $30,000 to MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES OFFICE OF DENTAL HEALTH — grants to support oral health workforce activities
Largest: $100,000 to Team Smile Inc — funding to be used to provide free dental care to underserved children and support the program needs of teamsmile.
Largest: $40,000 to RURAL PARISH CLINIC OF ARCHDIOCESE OF ST LOUIS — expansion of free medical and dental care for the underprivileged in rural communities
Arvest FoundationBentonville, AR
2 matching grants · $27,000 · through 2022Largest: $17,000 to Joplin Regional Medical School Alliance — to strengthen and expand quality dental care in our region by developing a dental school
Largest: $1,000 to AT STILL UNIVERSITY MISSOURI SCHOLL OF DENTRISTRY AND ORAL HEALTH — student scholarship
Ronald McDonald House Charities of theSpringfield, MOCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $179,684 · through 2022Largest: $179,684 to The Tooth Truck Inc — operating cost of mobile dental care
United Way of Greater Kansas CityKansas City, MOCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $52,859 · through 2023Largest: $52,859 to Dental Care Kansas City — program funding and designagtions
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