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Delta Dental of Kansas Inc at a glance

· Public charity

Delta Dental of Kansas Inc

To make possible and facilitate a wider and more timely availability of dental care, thereby advancing the public health and the science and art of dentistry in the state of Kansas by offering affordable benefits and exceptional service to Kansans and Kansas employers.

$1.2M
Granted FY2024still arriving
15
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$385k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Philanthropy$4.8MHealth$2.0MFood & Nutrition$660kCommunity Improvement$506kEducation$484kHuman Services$464kArts & Culture$260kScience & Tech$223kOther$0
02FY2024 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 15 grants below total $951,250, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,228,152 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $276,902 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k2 grants · $12k
  • $10k–50k11 grants · $179k
  • $250k+2 grants · $760k
$10,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$116M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
United Way of the Plains$385,000
United Way of Greater Kansas City$375,000
Children's Mercy Hospital$35,000
Sedgwick County Zoological Society Inc$34,250
Botanica The Wichita Gardens$20,000
Kansas Insurance & Financial Services Education Foundation$15,000
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International$15,000
Mark Arts$10,000
Oral Health Kansas$10,000
Kansas University Endowment Association$10,000
Kansas Department of the Treasury$10,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters Foundation (Kansas City)$10,000
Starlight Theatre Association of Kansas City Inc$10,000
Braden's Hope for Childhood Cancer$6,000
Kansas City Sports Commissions - WIN for KC$6,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $141k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%Foster Adopt Connect: $8k → 15%Oral Health Kansas Inc: $10k → 14%Oral Health Kansas Inc: $10k → 14%Oral Health Kansas: $20k → 14%Oral Health Kansas: $10k → 14%Oral Health Kansas: $10k → 14%Oral Health Kansas: $10k → 14%Oral Health Kansas: $10k → 14%Big Brothers Big Sisters Foundation (KC): $10k → 15%Big Brothers Big Sisters Foundation (Kansas City): $10k → 15%Envision: $8k → 16%Starkey Inc: $26k → 16%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$9.6M · 47 repeat orgs$401k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +37% since the first grant, against +27% for those funded once.

47 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2024, 34 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

47
26

Total granted

$9.6M
$385k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+37%
+27%

Still filing today

89%
69%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $16k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthEducationHuman ServicesPhilanthropyArts & CultureCommunity ImprovementOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF THE PLAINS INC
    6× · 2017–2024 · $2.4M · revenue +13%
  • KF
    KANSAS FOODBANK WAREHOUSE INC
    5× · 2017–2024 · $571k · revenue +42%
  • HL
    HNC LIVING FOUNDATION
    4× · 2018–2023 · $469k · revenue +56%

Funded once

  • TR
    TOPEKA RESCUE MISSION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $65k · revenue +35%
  • JC
    JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
    one grant, 2019 · $50k
  • SI
    STARKEY INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $26k · revenue +27%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Kansas Healthcare Collaborative Inc

Engaging and aligning providers and stakeholders to establish Kansas as a role model for health care quality and a top performer in health care outcomes.

Health
2
Labette County Medical Center

We are dedicated to providing exceptional healthcare - centered around you.

Health
3
Kansas Bioscience Organization Inc

Biokansas is the unified voice representing the biosciences in kansas. across the human, plant, animal and industrial biosciences, biokansas is focused on enhancing the business and research climate and working with leaders across the…

Education
4
Kanza Mental Health and Guidance Center Inc

Offer hope to build a better tomorrow through mental health services.

Health
5
Kansas City Care Clinic

The mission of kc care health center is to promote health and wellness by providing quality care, access, research and education to the underserved and all people in our community.

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6
Kansas Health Institute

Improve the health of all kansans through nonpartisan research, education and engagement that support effective policymaking.

Science & Tech
7
Kansas Hospital Association

The vision of the Association is optimal health for Kansans. The Association's mission is to be the leading advocate and resource for members.

—
8
Healthcore Clinic Inc

The mission of healthcore clinic, inc is to provide quality family healthcare through improved access and a heightened and unrelenting focus on education and prevention.

Health
9
Regional West Health Services

Health care services for the people of western nebraska and eastern wyoming.

Health
10
Atchison Community Health Clinic Inc

Atchison community health clinic exists to promote wellness by providing quality healthcare to all.

Health
11
Kansas Children's Discovery Center Inc

The kansas children's discovery center enhances the lives of children and enriches the communities it serves.

Arts & Culture
12
Rawlins County Dental Clinic Fund dba Northwest Smile Center

Continue to operate a self-sustaining, state of the art dental clinic that serves all patients including those who are insured, under insured, uninsured or medicade participants for residents of northwest kansas and surrounding areas.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Catholic Charities Foundation of Northeast Kansas Inc; the most unlike its peers is Oral Health International Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

72 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 72 of the 75 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
15
Early backer (in before they grew)
70/72
Grantees still filing
51/72
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

United Way of Greater Kansas City Inc: $2,312,000 · OtherUnited Way of Greater Kansas City IncROSE BROOKS CENTER INC: $395,000 · OtherROSE BROOKS CENTER INCKANSAS ATHLETICS INC: $194,500 · OtherWICHITA REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC: $151,285 · OtherBOTANICA INC: $165,000 · Other+41 more: $1,259,632 · Other+41 moreUNITED WAY OF THE PLAINS INC: $2,422,561 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF THE PLAINS INC+2 more: $89,250 · PhilanthropyHNC LIVING FOUNDATION: $469,331 · HealthHNC LIVING FOUNDA…The Children's Mercy Hospital: $405,000 · HealthThe Children's Me…BREAKTHROUGH T1D: $135,000 · HealthBREAKTHROUGH T1DThe Children's Mercy Hospital Foundation: $115,000 · HealthThe Children's Me…HEARTSPRING INC: $97,500 · HealthHEARTSPRING INCTEAMSMILE INC: $97,500 · HealthTEAMSMILE INCRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF WICHITA INC: $67,400 · Health+9 more: $205,179 · Health+9 moreKANSAS FOODBANK WAREHOUSE INC: $571,000 · Food & NutritionEXPLORATION PLACE INC: $273,631 · Arts & CultureMARK ARTS INC: $102,500 · Arts & CultureSTARLIGHT THEATRE ASSOCIATION OF KANSAS CITY INC: $57,000 · Arts & CultureKANSAS INSURANCE & FINANCIAL SERVICES EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $100,000 · EducationThe Kansas University Endowment Association: $50,000 · EducationFLINT HILLS TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $50,000 · EducationManhattan Area Technical College Foundation: $50,000 · EducationYouth Entrepreneurs Inc: $35,000 · EducationSEDGWICK COUNTY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC: $180,390 · Animals
Other$4,477,417Philanthropy$2,511,811Health$1,591,910Food & Nutrition$571,000Arts & Culture$433,131Education$285,000Animals$180,390

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUNITED WAY OF THE PLAINS INC: $2,422,561 over 6y, 7.1% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Kansas City Inc: $2,312,000 over 7y, 1.9% of budgetKANSAS FOODBANK WAREHOUSE INC: $571,000 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetHNC LIVING FOUNDATION: $469,331 over 4y, 25% of budgetThe Children's Mercy Hospital: $405,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetROSE BROOKS CENTER INC: $395,000 over 5y, 2.8% of budgetEXPLORATION PLACE INC: $273,631 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetSEDGWICK COUNTY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC: $180,390 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetBOTANICA INC: $165,000 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetWICHITA REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC: $151,285 over 6y, 1.9% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $135,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHEARTSPRING FOUNDATION: $127,094 over 3y, 51% of budgetCHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF GREATER KANSAS CITY: $125,550 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetThe Children's Mercy Hospital Foundation: $115,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetMARK ARTS INC: $102,500 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetKANSAS INSURANCE & FINANCIAL SERVICES EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 8y, 17% of budgetHEARTSPRING INC: $97,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTEAMSMILE INC: $97,500 over 3y, 3.8% of budgetKANSAS CITY AREA DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL: $95,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetYMCA Foundation of Wichita Inc (2311-SO): $86,465 over 3y, 9.5% of budgetORAL HEALTH KANSAS INC: $80,000 over 7y, 4.7% of budgetAir Capital Charities Inc: $79,250 over 5y, 3.4% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF WICHITA INC: $67,400 over 7y, 1.0% of budgetTOPEKA RESCUE MISSION INC: $65,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetSTARLIGHT THEATRE ASSOCIATION OF KANSAS CITY INC: $57,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $50,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Wichita Partnership Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetThe Kansas University Endowment Association: $50,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFLINT HILLS TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetManhattan Area Technical College Foundation: $50,000 over 2y, 18% of budgetKANSAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $41,000 over 3y, 7.3% of budgetYouth Entrepreneurs Inc: $35,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetAdventHealth Kansas City Foundation: $30,450 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCENTRAL PLAINS HEALTH CARE PARTNERSHIP INC: $30,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE INC: $30,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetMARCH OF DIMES INC: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKANSAS SOCIETY FOR CHILDREN WITH CHALLENGES: $30,000 over 2y, 9.8% of budgetUNITED METHODIST WESTERN KANSAS MEXICAN- AMERICAN MINISTRIES INC: $29,665 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetSTARKEY INC: $26,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBOYS CLUB OF GREATER KANSAS CITY: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetRISE UP FOR YOUTH INC: $25,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City: $24,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetJOHNSON COUNTY CHRISTMAS BUREAU: $20,668 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetKANSAS BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS INC: $20,075 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetGRACEMED HEALTH CLINIC INC: $16,498 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS KANSAS INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetORAL HEALTH INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Kansas Health Foundat…Berry Foundation IncIma FoundationWichita FoundationTextron Charitable Tr…Dwane L and Velma Lun…Sunflower Foundation …United Way of the Pla…Belin FoundationThe Sunderland Founda…Blue Cross and Blue S…Goebel Family-Star Lu…
Kansas Health FoundationKS46.8× affinity21 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Kansas Health Foundation · Berry Foundation Inc · Ima Foundation · Wichita Foundation · Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353 · Dwane L and Velma Lunt Wallace Charitable Foundation · Sunflower Foundation Health Care for Kansans · United Way of the Plains Inc · Belin Foundation · The Sunderland Foundation · Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Foundation Inc · Goebel Family-Star Lumber Charitable Trust

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Delta Dental of Kansas Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Delta Dental of Kansas Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    19report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 75 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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