Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation Awards Over $270,000 to Improve Children’s Oral Health

Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation Awards Over $270,000 to Improve Children’s Oral Health

NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable arm of Delta Dental of Illinois, awarded more than $270,000 to 29 nonprofit and community organizations through its annual Community Grants Program. The grants support organizations that share the Foundation’s commitment to expanding access to care and improving the health and well-being of children and families across Illinois.

Since 2012, Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation’s Community Grants Program has provided more than $2 million to support organizations that help increase access to oral health care and education. The following organizations are Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation’s 2025 Community Grants Program recipients:

AHS (Asian Human Services) Family Health Center, Chicago

Bethany for Children & Families, Moline

Bond County Health Department, Greenville

Clay County Health Department, Flora

Community Health & Emergency Services, Inc., Carbondale

DeWitt-Piatt Bi-County Health Department, Clinton

Ferrell Hospital, Eldorado

Hancock County Health Department, Carthage

Elgin Adventist Church/Heal Elgin Project, Elgin

Hult Center For Healthy Living, Peoria

IWS Family Health, Chicago

Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood

Macon County Health Department, Decatur

McDonough County Health Department, Macomb

Milestone Dental Clinic, Rockford

Mobile Care Chicago, Chicago

North Chicago School District, Chicago

Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital Mobile Dental Clinic, Arlington Heights

Opportunity Knocks, River Forest

Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society (IWS), Oak Park

PCC Community Wellness Center, Oak Park

Promise Healthcare, Champaign

Riverbend Head Start & Family Services, Alton

Rural Health, Inc., Anna

Southern Seven Health Department, Ullin

St. Bernard Hospital, Chicago

The Outreach House, Lombard

Tisdale Woods Foundation, Chicago

Well Child Center, Elgin

The next Community Grants Program application cycle is tentatively scheduled for late summer 2026. For more information on the Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation Community Grants Program, visit deltadentalil.com/community-grants.

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