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Delta Dental Plan of Michigan Inc

Delta dental of michigan's mission is to advance and promote the improvement of oral health through dental services provided under contracts with independent professional service providers, support for research and education, and community outreach directed toward securing access to quality dental care for all. Delta dental of michigan…

$4.0M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
60
Grants FY2024
35
Organizations funded FY2023
23%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,500,000
Organizations funded a year
10 to 37
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
11
Total assets, FY2024
$987M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 23% of the organizations Delta Dental Plan of Michigan Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $128k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthEducationArts & CultureRecreation & SportsAnimalsHuman ServicesOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving59$4.0M44%
FY202335$3.9M23%
FY202237$7.4M35%
FY202136$7.6M33%
FY202036$11M64%
FY201917$3.1M35%
FY201810$3.8M30%
FY201717$11Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$33MEnvironment$5.1MArts & Culture$2.4MEducation$2.1MCommunity Improvement$1.7MFood & Nutrition$1.6MYouth Development$1.2MAnimals$1.2MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MI
NY
NV
IN
OH
CA
CO
KY
MD
AZ
NC
DC
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Delta Dental Fund$29,500,000844%
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Inc$5,067,50066%
Michigan Thanksgiving Parade Foundation$1,510,000251%
Sparrow Foundation$1,428,502810%
Ele's Place Inc$911,70085%
Hillman Accelerator$828,000147%
Michigan State University$799,5005n/a
Forgotten Harvest Inc$750,00040%
Communities in Schools of Michigan$685,00059%
Michigan Humane Society$625,00041%
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All grantees of Delta Dental Plan of Michigan Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Delta Dental Fund$29,500,000844%
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Inc$5,067,50066%
Michigan Thanksgiving Parade Foundation$1,510,000251%
Sparrow Foundation$1,428,502810%
Ele's Place Inc$911,70085%
Hillman Accelerator$828,000147%
Michigan State University$799,5005n/a
Forgotten Harvest Inc$750,00040%
Communities in Schools of Michigan$685,00059%
Michigan Humane Society$625,00041%
McLaren Greater Lansing Foundation$511,000224%
Life Remodeled$500,00019%
Potter Park Zoological Society$500,000111%
Road to Michigan's Future$460,00052%
Impression 5 Science Center$447,00056%
Weekend Survival Kits Inc$440,972432%
Children's Hospital of Michigan Foundation$425,00033%
Artprize Grand Rapids$400,00029%
Junior Achievement of Southeastern Michigan Inc$365,00076%
American Heart Association Inc$331,25040%
Greater Lansing Food Bank$316,80880%
Lansing Promise$270,000711%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$257,26050%
Cinnaire Corporation$250,00012%
Team NEO Foundation$250,00014%
American Cancer Society Inc$249,11280%
Autism Alliance of Michigan$225,00051%
On Demand Kare Inc$225,000288%
Michigan Economic Development Foundation$215,00087%
Samaritas$205,00050%
Breakthrough T1d$200,30060%
United Way of Northwest Michigan$200,00015%
Lansing Economic Area Partnership$140,00042%
Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes Inc$136,00041%
A Kid Again Inc$133,95231%
Child and Family Charities$125,00011%
Detroit Public Schools Foundation$110,00012%
The First Tee of Lake Erie$110,00023%
Grand Rapids Children's Museum$100,00024%
Catholic Charities of Ingham Eaton & Clinton Counties$90,00021%
The Ohio State University$85,9951n/a
Lansing Proto Inc$75,0001n/a
The Edison Institute Inc$75,00030%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio Inc$55,00011%
Meridian Charter Township$50,0001n/a
500 Festival Inc$50,00011%
Junior Achievement of Northwestern Ohio$50,00025%
Fair and Equal Michigan$50,00011%
Michigan Municipal League Foundation$50,00011%
Junior Achievement of Oki Partners$50,00013%
Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc$48,25030%
Itec - Lansing$45,00025%
Blessings in a Backpack Inc$42,79510%
United Way of North Carolina$37,00020%
Junior Achievement of Central Ohio Inc$35,00012%
Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland$35,00012%
Lifecare Alliance$32,32520%
Fleece & Thank You$31,50032%
Zoological Society of Cincinnati$30,00010%
Launch Michigan$25,00012%
College Now Greater Cleveland Inc$25,00010%
Metro Food Rescue$25,00016%
United Way of Midland County$25,00010%
Playworks Education Energized$25,00020%
Naf$24,81120%
Society of American Indian Dentist Inc$22,56124%
Corewell Health Foundation West Michigan$20,0002n/a
Michigan Colleges Alliance$20,00020%
Dental Lifeline Network$20,00012%
Greater Lansing Area Holiday Commission$20,000210%
Wayne Kids Win$20,0001n/a
Leader Dogs for the Blind$17,00010%
National Association of Dental Plans$16,50011%
Its a Breast Thing Inc$15,50027%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$15,23110%
Habitat for Humanity Capital Region Inc$15,00011%
Crossroads of Michigan$15,00011%
Playmakers Fitness Foundation Inc$15,00014%
Hispanic Dental Association$14,14111%
Hagan Rodriguez Pariodontics and Implant$14,0001n/a
Michigan Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility$12,50028%
Planet Smilez Inc$11,24815%
American Dental Association$11,24810%
Feeding America$10,37010%
Okemos Public Schools$10,0001n/a
Trees Water and People$10,00011%
Beyond Basics$10,00011%
Freestore Foodbank Inc$10,00010%
Haven Inc$10,00010%
Boys and Girls Club of Lansing$10,00011%
American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities Inc$10,00010%
Corewell Health Foundation of West Michigan$10,0001n/a
Special Olympics Michigan Inc$10,00010%
Capital Area Literacy Coalition$10,00012%
Ruth Ellis Center$10,00010%
Hope Network$10,0001n/a
No Senior Without Christmas$10,000117%
Michigan Science Center$10,00010%
Ingham County Humane Society$10,00010%
Mentorships in Dentistry Inc$8,999116%
Eversight$7,50010%
Dental Clinics North$7,50010%
House Majority Forward$7,50010%
Vet2track$7,2301n/a
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$7,04810%
The American India Foundation$6,11010%
Roosters Foundation of Orange County$6,00012%
National Dental Association Inc$5,62410%

Where it is load-bearing

Delta Dental Plan of Michigan Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 97 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDelta Dental Fund: $29,500,000 over 8y, 44% of budgetDetroit Riverfront Conservancy Inc: $5,067,500 over 6y, 5.5% of budgetMichigan Thanksgiving Parade Foundation: $1,510,000 over 2y, 51% of budgetSparrow Foundation: $1,428,502 over 8y, 10% of budgetEle's Place Inc: $911,700 over 8y, 4.5% of budgetHillman Accelerator: $828,000 over 1y, 47% of budgetForgotten Harvest Inc: $750,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetCommunities in Schools of Michigan: $685,000 over 5y, 8.6% of budgetMichigan Humane Society: $625,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetMcLaren Greater Lansing Foundation: $511,000 over 2y, 24% of budgetLife Remodeled: $500,000 over 1y, 9.1% of budgetPotter Park Zoological Society: $500,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetRoad to Michigan's Future: $460,000 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetImpression 5 Science Center: $447,000 over 5y, 5.8% of budgetWeekend Survival Kits Inc: $440,972 over 4y, 32% of budgetChildren's Hospital of Michigan Foundation: $425,000 over 3y, 3.0% of budgetArtprize Grand Rapids: $400,000 over 2y, 8.8% of budgetJunior Achievement of Southeastern Michigan Inc: $365,000 over 7y, 6.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $331,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Lansing Food Bank: $316,808 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetLansing Promise: $270,000 over 7y, 11% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $257,260 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCinnaire Corporation: $250,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetTeam NEO Foundation: $250,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $249,112 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAutism Alliance of Michigan: $225,000 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetOn Demand Kare Inc: $225,000 over 2y, 88% of budgetMichigan Economic Development Foundation: $215,000 over 8y, 7.3% of budgetSamaritas: $205,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $200,300 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Northwest Michigan: $200,000 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetLansing Economic Area Partnership: $140,000 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetJunior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes Inc: $136,000 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetA Kid Again Inc: $133,952 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetChild and Family Charities: $125,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetDetroit Public Schools Foundation: $110,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetThe First Tee of Lake Erie: $110,000 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetGrand Rapids Children's Museum: $100,000 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetCatholic Charities of Ingham Eaton & Clinton Counties: $90,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetThe Edison Institute Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio Inc: $55,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budget500 Festival Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetJunior Achievement of Northwestern Ohio: $50,000 over 2y, 5.2% of budgetFair and Equal Michigan: $50,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetMichigan Municipal League Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetJunior Achievement of Oki Partners: $50,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetSleep in Heavenly Peace Inc: $48,250 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetItec - Lansing: $45,000 over 2y, 5.4% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 97.

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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.

DTE Energy FoundationMI48.5× affinity24 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: DTE Energy Foundation · Consumers Energy Foundation · Ford Philanthropy · Comerica Charitable Foundation · Dart Foundation fka Solid Waste Management Foundation · Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · Delta Dental Fund · Capital Region Community Foundation · The Barton Malow Foundation · The Carls Foundation · Michigan Health Endowment Fund · United Way of South Central Michigan

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.

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About Delta Dental Plan of Michigan Inc

How much does Delta Dental Plan of Michigan Inc give?
Delta Dental Plan of Michigan Inc reported 60 grants totaling $3,964,285 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 37 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Delta Dental Plan of Michigan Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (64%), Environment (10%), Arts & Culture (5%).
Who are Delta Dental Plan of Michigan Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Delta Dental Fund ($30M), Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Inc ($5.1M), Michigan Thanksgiving Parade Foundation ($1.5M).
Does Delta Dental Plan of Michigan Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 23% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Delta Dental Plan of Michigan Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include DTE Energy Foundation, Consumers Energy Foundation, Ford Philanthropy.
Where is Delta Dental Plan of Michigan Inc based?
Delta Dental Plan of Michigan Inc is based in MI.

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 110 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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