2011 Grants Awarded
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Scholarship America (Minneapolis, MN)
$212,250
Scholarships for dependents of Patterson Companies, Inc. employees
American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Charitable Foundation (Madison, WI)
$7,500
Travel costs for domestic violence victims to receive free restorative dental care
America's Dentists Care Foundation (Wichita, KS)
$37,750
Assist in starting 12 Mission of Mercy free dental care programs and costs
associated
with equipment setup/removal
Dental Lifeline Network (Denver, CO)
$60,000
Expand Donated Dental Services program for people with disabilities
National Children's Oral Health Foundation (Charlotte, NC)
$56,000
Add dental student chapters to serve kids, and major restorative care for teens
Oral Health America (Chicago, IL)
$52,055
Start school-based dental programs in two locations and identify new community
COMMUNITY-FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONS
America’s VetDogs – the Veteran’s K-9 Corps (Smithtown, NY)
$9,500
Accessible bathroom for veterans in wheelchairs getting assistance dogs
Apple Tree Dental (Coon Rapids, MN)
$5,000
Support for 140 dental volunteers at three events for the homeless
Bethany for Children & Families (Moline, IL)
$10,000
Transport 1,000 children to volunteer dentists for free dental treatment
Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County (Bradenton, FL)
$3,000
Transport 150 children to clinic for free dental care by hygiene students
CARE Clinic (Red Wing, MN)
$10,000
New dental clinic with care provided by volunteers
Central Illinois Dental Education and Services, SmileHealthy (Champaign, IL)
$5,000
Recruit volunteer dentists, hygienists, interns for dental clinic
The Children's Dental Center of Greater Los Angeles (Inglewood, CA)
$20,000
Support over 100 dental and hygiene students serving children
Conway Interfaith Clinic (Conway, AK)
$7,000
Toward construction costs to more than double the dental clinic size
Georgia Baptist Convention (Duluth, GA)
$6,000
Transport van equipped with dental equipment to 10 new communities where dentists
provide free care
Interfaith Dental Clinic (Nashville, TN)
$12,000
Support for over 100 volunteer dentists at two community clinics
Iowa Dental Foundation, Mission of Mercy (Johnston, IA)
$10,000
Support dental volunteers at event providing free dental care to over 1,000
KSDS, Inc. (Washington, KS)
$10,000
Toward construction of housing for people receiving assistance dogs
Loma Linda University (Loma Linda, CA)
$15,000
$5,000 scholarships for three Hispanic dental hygiene students
Los Angeles Education Partnership (Los Angeles, CA)
$10,000
Parent oral health workshops and dental fairs with screenings by dental students
Nebraska Mission of Mercy (Grand Island, NE)
$10,000
Support dental volunteers at event providing free dental care to over 1,000
Neighborhood Involvement Program (Minneapolis, MN)
$5,000
Recruit more volunteer dentists and assistants to care for the uninsured
St. Catherine University (St. Paul, MN)
$4,000
Occupational therapy student pilot handwriting program to help prepare pre-schoolers
from low-income homes for kindergarten
Texas A&M Foundation (College Station, TX)
$12,000
Partial funding for minority veterinary medicine fellow
Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation (Austin, TX)
$5,000
Disaster training to care of small animals for six volunteer veterinarians
Walton Foundation for Independence (Augusta, GA)
$7,600
Fees for occupational therapy students serving at camp for brain-injured youths