Since 1986, our philanthropic arm, the Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation, Inc. has worked to promote and assist educational projects devoted to the enhancement of dental health, as well as research programs designed to increase public awareness of the general benefits of good oral health and to improve dental health through the science of dentistry. Each year, the Foundation also provides financial support to various organizations throughout the state to reach underserved populations.

Our Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit, charitable organization, and we pride ourselves on the variety of programs we have instituted or supported which aid the needy, educate the community, and assist worthwhile oral health related organizations. To date, our Foundation has awarded more than $9.7 million towards dental care for the underserved, dental education programs, and dental research. The Foundation funds projects only in New Jersey and Connecticut.

To download a copy of our Foundation and community involvement activities, click here.

Each year the Foundation provides financial support to:

• Community clinics and facilities that help the underserved populations gain access to dental care

• Facilities that provide dental treatment to physically and developmentally disabled children and adults

• Dental education programs

• Dental research projects

• Head Start programs

How your organization can apply for funding:

• Requirements of Grantees

• The Grant Approval Process

• Apply for 2010 Funding
  

Oral Health Education Initiative

In an effort to reinforce the importance of oral health education all school year long, the Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation is offering a grant opportunity to elementary schools in New Jersey's Abbott school districts (including Charter Schools located in Abbott School Districts) to initiate an Oral Health Education Program in their third-grade classes for the 2009-2010 school year. At least three schools, each from a separate district, will be chosen to receive up to $5,000 to put towards the program.

• Oral Health Education Initiative Grant Application

• Oral Health Education Initiative Rules and Regulations

For more information, please contact Kimberly Elmore at 973-944-4555.

In May 2008, News 12 New Jersey interviewed Kimberly Elmore and Therese Hendrickson, Supervisor, School Based Services and grant recipient, on Delta Dental's Oral Health Education Initiative and the successful program implemented in the Keansburg Elementary School.  Watch the interview.

Testimonial:

"Since the inception of the Donated Dental Services (DDS) program in 1988, Delta Dental of New Jersey has contributed $220,000 to develop and nurture this volunteer effort to help disabled or aged people throughout New Jersey who cannot afford treatment nor get public aid. Delta Dental's generosity has enabled the 748 volunteer dentists and 138 dental laboratories to contribute over $10 million services for over 6,100 vulnerable individuals with seriously neglected problems." - Fred Leviton, Vice President & COO, National Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped, 2005