Sept. 10, 2025

Delta Dental Foundation Awards $350,000 in Community Health Grants

OKEMOS, Mich. – Fifty-four community organizations in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana will receive a total of nearly $350,000 in funding from the Delta Dental Foundation (DDF) Mini-Grant Program this year. The mini-grants will support a variety of community oral health initiatives, including purchasing equipment for safety-net dental clinics, supporting medical-dental integration, encouraging age 1 dental visits, training dental assistants on the job and more.

The Mini-Grants Program is a grantmaking initiative designed to support community organizations and programs that promote or provide oral health care and initiatives that align with the DDF’s strategic aims. Each grant is limited to a maximum of $10,000.

“We know that many nonprofits are facing unprecedented challenges right now,” said Holli Seabury, EdD, executive director of the DDF. “Our hope is that these grants will fill gaps and enable our community partners to continue running the oral programs their communities depend on.”

Recipients were selected based on the number of people served (and the impact of the program on said population), the program’s originality, the program’s level of community involvement and the applicant’s ability to measure success. This year's grantees include:

Michigan

• Communities First, Inc.
• Catherine's Health Center
• Central City Health
• Exalta Health
• Family Futures
• Family Health Center
• Grand Rapids Children's Museum
• Hygiene on Wheels
• Health Department of Northwest Michigan
• Holland Free Health Clinic
• InterCare Community Health Network
• Love in Action of the Tri-Cities
• Shelter Association of Washtenaw County
• The Health Unit on Davison Avenue
• VINA Community Dental Center
• Volunteer For Dental
• Western-Washtenaw Area Value Express
• Zaman International

Ohio

• Care Alliance Health Center
• Case Western Reserve University
• Columbus Clinic Host Group
• Erie County Health Department
• Euclid Senior Programs
• Good Neighbor House
• Knox County Community Health Center
• Lorain City Schools
• Miami County Dental Clinic
• Monroe County Health Department
• Neighborhood Health Association
• Ohio Hills Health Centers
• OPEN M
• OSU Total Health Care Center
• Owens Community College Foundation
• PrimaryOne Health
• Third Street Community Clinic, Inc.
• The HealthCare Connection, Inc.
• The NeuroKidz
• Viola Startzman Clinic
• WAGEP International

Indiana

• ECHO Community Healthcare Dental Clinic
• HealthLinc, Inc.
• Healthy Smiles of Indiana, Inc.
• Heart City Health
• Indiana Health Centers, Inc.
• Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
• La Porte City Park Foundation
• Maple City Health Care Center, Inc.
• NorthShore Health Centers
• Positive Resource Connection
• Porter County Aging and Community Services
• Trinity Free Clinic
• Wabash Valley Health Center
• WellSpring

For more information about the program or to apply next year, visit our Mini-Grants Program page. 

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About the Delta Dental Foundation
The Delta Dental Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable organization established in 1980, which serves as the philanthropic arm of Delta Dental of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and North Carolina. The DDF is dedicated to developing and enhancing partnerships and programs to improve oral and overall health and health equity. For more information, visit www.deltadental.foundation.

Media Contact:

Jen Anderson
Delta Dental Foundation
517-375-5507
jmanderson@deltadentalmi.com