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12 funders with a record of paying for “dentistry”
Where the money went Baylor Oral Health Foundation → College of Dentistry of Texas A&m University: $6.7M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Delta Dental of Wisconsin Foundation Inc → Marquette University School of Dentistry: $2.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation → Uni of Illinois Foundation - Uic Coll of Dentistry Designated Proj #332448: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Delta Dental Community Care Foundation → Howard University College of Dentistry: $1.2M across 5 grants, latest 2025 Delta Dental of Washington → Uw School of Dentistry: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Umkc Dental Alumni Association → Umkc Dental Hygienists' Alumni Association: $465K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Highmark Foundation → New York University College of Dentistry: $332K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Delta Dental Fund → Indiana University School of Dentistry: $279K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Carequest Foundation Inc → University of Maryland Baltimore: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Northeast Delta Dental Foundation → National Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped: $148K across 9 grants, latest 2024 Oral Health International Foundation → The Maryland Foundation of Dentistry: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Oral Reconstruction Foundation → Dr Carlos Castro: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Baylor Oral Health Foundation → School of Dentistry of Texas A&m University: $2.3M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation → University of Illinois Foundation: $506K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Delta Dental Community Care Foundation → University of Maryland School of Dentistry: $450K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Delta Dental Fund → Regents of University of Michigan: $273K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Umkc Dental Alumni Association → Umkc School of Dentistry: $187K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Carequest Foundation Inc → Kind: $182K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Highmark Foundation → Nyu College of Dentistry: $168K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Northeast Delta Dental Foundation → New York University College of Dentistry: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Delta Dental of Wisconsin Foundation Inc → Marquette University School of Dentistry: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Delta Dental of Washington → Nat'l Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Oral Reconstruction Foundation → Dr Melanie Towe: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Oral Health International Foundation → West Virginia University School of Dentistry: $3K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Delta Dental Community Care Foundation → Ucla School of Dentistry: $360K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Delta Dental Fund → American Academy of Developmental Medicine & Dentistry: $205K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Carequest Foundation Inc → Trustees of Tufts College Tufts University School of Dental Medicine: $175K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Highmark Foundation → Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Umkc Dental Alumni Association → Roy James Rinehart Memorial Foundation: $130K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation → The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois: $54K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Northeast Delta Dental Foundation → Wentworth-Douglass Hospital: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Delta Dental of Washington → Uw School of Dentistry Co Dncare Fund On Behalf O: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Delta Dental of Wisconsin Foundation Inc → National Foundation of Dentistry for Handicapped Individuals: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Oral Reconstruction Foundation → Dr John Taylor: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Oral Health International Foundation → Creighton University School of Dentistry: $3K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Carequest Foundation Inc → Oral Health Kansas Inc: $173K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Carequest Foundation Inc → University of Houston: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Delta Dental Community Care Foundation → Dentistry 4 Vets: $140K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Carequest Foundation Inc → Kids in Need of Dentistry: $138K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Carequest Foundation Inc → Boston Childrens Hospital: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Carequest Foundation Inc → The Ucla Foundation: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Carequest Foundation Inc → Dentistry 4 Vets: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Delta Dental Community Care Foundation → Maryland Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped Inc: $125K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Carequest Foundation Inc → Nicklaus Children's Hospital Foundation: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Carequest Foundation Inc → University of Minnesota: $122K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Carequest Foundation Inc → Indiana University Foundation: $118K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Highmark Foundation → Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Highmark Foundation → Meharry Medical College: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Carequest Foundation Inc → Apple Tree Dental: $94K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Delta Dental Community Care Foundation → University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry: $86K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Delta Dental Community Care Foundation → National Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped Dba Dental Lifeline Ne: $54K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Delta Dental Community Care Foundation → Diversity in Dentistry Mentorships Inc: $52K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Highmark Foundation → The Ucla Foundation: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Highmark Foundation → West Virginia University Foundation: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Delta Dental Community Care Foundation → National Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation → Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Highmark Foundation → National Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation → New York University: $23K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Highmark Foundation → National Fnd of Dentistry for the Handicapped: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Highmark Foundation → Healthlink Dental Clinic Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Delta Dental Community Care Foundation → American Association of Public Health Dentistry: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Highmark Foundation → Susan Dew Hoff Memorial Clinic Inc: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation → Society of American Indian Dentist: $13K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Delta Dental of Washington → National Foundation of Dentistry for Handicapped: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Baylor Oral Health Foundation: $9.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Baylor Oral Health Foundation $9.0M Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation: $2.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Delta Dental of Illinois Foun… $2.6M Delta Dental Community Care Foundation: $2.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Delta Dental Community Care F… $2.5M Delta Dental of Wisconsin Foundation Inc: $2.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Delta Dental of Wisconsin Fou… $2.1M Carequest Foundation Inc: $1.9M on this topic. Open the funder. Carequest Foundation Inc $1.9M Delta Dental of Washington: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Delta Dental of Washington $1.2M Highmark Foundation: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Highmark Foundation $1.0M Umkc Dental Alumni Association: $782K on this topic. Open the funder. Umkc Dental Alumni Association $782K Delta Dental Fund: $758K on this topic. Open the funder. Delta Dental Fund $758K Northeast Delta Dental Foundation: $218K on this topic. Open the funder. Northeast Delta Dental Founda… $218K Oral Reconstruction Foundation: $19K on this topic. Open the funder. Oral Reconstruction Foundation $19K Oral Health International Foundation: $16K on this topic. Open the funder. Oral Health International Fou… $16K College of Dentistry of Texas A&m University: received $6.7M on this topic College of Dentistry of Texas A… $6.7M School of Dentistry of Texas A&m University: received $2.3M on this topic School of Dentistry of Texas A&… $2.3M Marquette University School of Dentistry: received $2.1M on this topic Marquette University School of… $2.1M Uni of Illinois Foundation - Uic Coll of Dentistry Designated Proj #332448: received $2.0M on this topic Uni of Illinois Foundation - Ui… $2.0M Howard University College of Dentistry: received $1.2M on this topic Howard University College of De… $1.2M Uw School of Dentistry: received $1.1M on this topic Uw School of Dentistry $1.1M University of Illinois Foundation: received $506K on this topic University of Illinois Foundati… $506K Umkc Dental Hygienists' Alumni Association: received $465K on this topic Umkc Dental Hygienists' Alumni… $465K University of Maryland School of Dentistry: received $450K on this topic University of Maryland School o… $450K New York University College of Dentistry: received $382K on this topic New York University College of… $382K Ucla School of Dentistry: received $360K on this topic Ucla School of Dentistry $360K Indiana University School of Dentistry: received $279K on this topic Indiana University School of De… $279K Regents of University of Michigan: received $273K on this topic Regents of University of Michig… $273K American Academy of Developmental Medicine & Dentistry: received $205K on this topic American Academy of Development… $205K University of Maryland Baltimore: received $200K on this topic University of Maryland Baltimore $200K Umkc School of Dentistry: received $187K on this topic Umkc School of Dentistry $187K Kind: received $182K on this topic Kind $182K Trustees of Tufts College Tufts University School of Dental Medicine: received $175K on this topic Trustees of Tufts College Tufts… $175K The Ucla Foundation: received $175K on this topic The Ucla Foundation $175K Oral Health Kansas Inc: received $173K on this topic Oral Health Kansas Inc $173K National Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped: received $173K on this topic National Foundation of Dentistr… $173K Nyu College of Dentistry: received $168K on this topic Nyu College of Dentistry $168K Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry: received $150K on this topic Temple University Kornberg Scho… $150K University of Houston: received $150K on this topic University of Houston $150K Dentistry 4 Vets: received $140K on this topic Dentistry 4 Vets $140K Kids in Need of Dentistry: received $138K on this topic Kids in Need of Dentistry $138K Roy James Rinehart Memorial Foundation: received $130K on this topic Roy James Rinehart Memorial Fou… $130K Boston Childrens Hospital: received $125K on this topic Boston Childrens Hospital $125K Dentistry 4 Vets: received $125K on this topic Dentistry 4 Vets $125K Maryland Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped Inc: received $125K on this topic Maryland Foundation of Dentistr… $125K Nicklaus Children's Hospital Foundation: received $125K on this topic Nicklaus Children's Hospital Fo… $125K University of Minnesota: received $122K on this topic University of Minnesota $122K Indiana University Foundation: received $118K on this topic Indiana University Foundation $118K Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry: received $100K on this topic Meharry Medical College School… $100K Meharry Medical College: received $100K on this topic Meharry Medical College $100K Apple Tree Dental: received $94K on this topic Apple Tree Dental $94K University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry: received $86K on this topic University of Mississippi Medic… $86K National Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped Dba Dental Lifeline Ne: received $54K on this topic National Foundation of Dentistr… $54K The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois: received $54K on this topic The Board of Trustees of the Un… $54K Diversity in Dentistry Mentorships Inc: received $52K on this topic Diversity in Dentistry Mentorsh… $52K West Virginia University Foundation: received $50K on this topic West Virginia University Founda… $50K National Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped: received $50K on this topic National Foundation of Dentistr… $50K Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society: received $40K on this topic Oak Park River Forest Infant We… $40K Marquette University School of Dentistry: received $35K on this topic Marquette University School of… $35K New York University: received $23K on this topic New York University $23K Nat'l Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped: received $20K on this topic Nat'l Foundation of Dentistry f… $20K Wentworth-Douglass Hospital: received $20K on this topic Wentworth-Douglass Hospital $20K National Fnd of Dentistry for the Handicapped: received $20K on this topic National Fnd of Dentistry for t… $20K Healthlink Dental Clinic Inc: received $20K on this topic Healthlink Dental Clinic Inc $20K American Association of Public Health Dentistry: received $15K on this topic American Association of Public… $15K Susan Dew Hoff Memorial Clinic Inc: received $15K on this topic Susan Dew Hoff Memorial Clinic… $15K Society of American Indian Dentist: received $13K on this topic Society of American Indian Dent… $13K Uw School of Dentistry Co Dncare Fund On Behalf O: received $11K on this topic Uw School of Dentistry Co Dncar… $11K The Maryland Foundation of Dentistry: received $10K on this topic The Maryland Foundation of Dent… $10K National Foundation of Dentistry for Handicapped Individuals: received $10K on this topic National Foundation of Dentistr… $10K National Foundation of Dentistry for Handicapped: received $10K on this topic National Foundation of Dentistr… $10K Dr Carlos Castro: received $8K on this topic Dr Carlos Castro $8K Dr Melanie Towe: received $7K on this topic Dr Melanie Towe $7K Dr John Taylor: received $5K on this topic Dr John Taylor $5K West Virginia University School of Dentistry: received $3K on this topic West Virginia University School… $3K Creighton University School of Dentistry: received $3K on this topic Creighton University School of… $3K 12 funders, 61 recipients, grants matching “dentistry” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $1,000 to UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY — student scholarship
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Largest: $319,275 to HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY — community giving- health
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Largest: $5,265 to DIVERSITY IN DENTISTRY MENTORSHIPS INC — funded the diversify dentistry youth summit empowers middle and high school students from underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds to consider a career in dentistry
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Largest: $176,300 to New York University College of Dentistry — three-year grant (2022-2024) to support nyu school of dentistry's vocare veterans program, providing free dental care to veterans over the span of their lifetime.
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Largest: $137,500 to Kids in Need of Dentistry — the purpose of this grant is to support kids in need of dentistry to expand its promotora-centered model of oral health care, lead advocacy efforts around oral health integration, …
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Largest: $63,220 to UMKC SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY — assistance for the school of dentistry
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Largest: $7,500 to Dr Carlos Castro — scholarship fee for implant and esthetic dentistry
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Largest: $2.0M to Marquette University School of Dentistry — dental student scholarships and support for clinic remodel
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Largest: $50,000 to New York University College of Dentistry — student dental outreach program in machias
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Largest: $288,230 to UW SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY — underwrite wreb fees
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Largest: $205,228 to AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE & DENTISTRY — general grant
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Largest: $3.8M to COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY — support the education of dentistry students at college of dentistry
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