Announcing 2019 ISDSF Community Grants Recipients
Congratulations to the following organizations that will receive $50,000 in community grants from the ISDS Foundation in 2019. The Foundation received 19 applications, with nine being funded. Some applications were not fully funded in order for the Foundation to support more applicants. Thanks to all that applied. If a program in your local component did not receive funding this time, we encourage them to reapply next year.
Illinois State University: $2,532
SIU (Carbondale) Give Adults a Smile Day: $3,663
Dental Lifeline Network of Illinois: $7,500
DeWitt-Piatt Bi-County Health Department: $9,000
Family Health Partnership: $2,500
Heal Elgin Project: $5,000
SIU (Carbondale) Senior Smiles Program: $7,805
Mobile Care Chicago: $5,000
Dental Access Days: $7,000
Total 2019 Community Grants: $50,000
Watch in future issues of the
Monthly Byte
and
Illinois Dental News
for details on how these wonderful organizations will utilize the ISDS Foundation grant monies to further their programs. Thank you to the Community Grants Committee members—Drs. Sue Bishop, Gary Fischer, Don Kipper, Peggy Richardson and John Williams—for judging, and to ISDS staff Lee Ann Beane and Janine Oxencis for helping to facilitate the process.