How to apply
Applications should include all items requested in the grant application. Grant applications can be obtained by writing, emailing (information@pattersonfoundation.net) or calling (651)686-1929. The grant application includes a brief description of your project and statement of need, summary of the organization, its mission and goals, organization budget, and a project budget. Contact: Lindsay Stewart Foundation Manager, 1031 Mendota Heights Road, St Paul, Mn, 6516861929 Deadlines: Most applications that receive funding require 60 to 140 days consideration and approval. Restrictions: The foundation focuses on providing grants in education health and human services, and educational scholarships. Education grants are support for education in the foundation's focus areas of oral health and animal health. Health and human serivces grants assist programs that benefit economically disadvantaged people or youth with special needs. Educational scholarships are support for dependents of patterson companies, INC. Employees.
Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.
Grants paid in 2025
Top 60 of 135 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Scholarship America IncSt Peter, MN | Scholarship program for post secondary students | $656K |
| Guide Dogs of AmericaSylmar, CA | Increasing access to service dogs | $35K |
| Freedom Service DogsEnglewood, CO | Increasing access to service dogs | $35K |
| Mission OutpostBurnsville, MN | Increasing dental access grant | $26K |
| Footbridge IncLexington, NC | Increasing dental access grant | $25K |
| Can Do CaninesNew Hope, MN | Increasing access to service dogs | $25K |
| Duo Dogs IncSt Louis, MO | Increasing access to service dogs | $25K |
| Helping Paws IncEden Prairie, MN | Increasing access to service dogs | $24K |
| Native American Community ClinicMinneapolis, MN | Increasing dental access grant | $20K |
| American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Charitable FoundationMonona, WI | Increasing dental access grant | $20K |
| United Disabilities Services FoundationLancaster, PA | Increasing access to service dogs | $20K |
| Smith Island UnitedEwell, MD | Increasing dental access grant | $20K |
| America's Toothfairy National Children's Oral Health FoundationCharlotte, NC | Increasing dental access grant | $20K |
| Dental Lifeline NetworkDenver, CO | Increasing dental access grant | $20K |
| Kids in Need of DentistryCommerce City, CO | Increasing dental access grant | $20K |
| America's VetdogsSmithtown, NY | Increasing access to service dogs | $20K |
| Assistance Canine Training ServicesCenter Conway, NH | Increasing access to service dogs | $20K |
| Seattle's Union Gospel MissionSeattle, WA | Increasing dental access grant | $18K |
| North Dakota State College Science FoundationWahpeton, ND | Increasing dental access grant | $18K |
| Dignity Health Foundation - East ValleyChandler, AZ | Increasing dental access grant | $16K |
| Community Dental CareMaplewood, MN | Increasing dental access grant | $15K |
| Trinity Free ClinicCarmel, IN | Increasing dental access grant | $15K |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of BismarckBismark, ND | Increasing dental access grant | $15K |
| Palmetto Animal Assisted Life ServicesColumbia, SC | Increasing access to service dogs | $15K |
| South Bay Children's Health ClinicRedondo Beach, CA | Increasing dental access grant | $13K |
| Interfaith Dental ClinicNashville, TN | Increasing dental access grant | $12K |
| Samaritan House Community CenterRogers, AR | Increasing dental access grant | $10K |
| Volunteer for DentalMuskegon, MI | Increasing dental access grant | $10K |
| Rural Parish Clinic of Archdiocese of St LouisSt Louis, MO | Increasing dental access grant | $10K |
| Community Smiles Health ClinicWaukesha, WI | Increasing dental access grant | $10K |
| Matthew 25 IncFort Wayne, IN | Increasing dental access grant | $10K |
| Mercy Health CenterAthens, GA | Increasing dental access grant | $10K |
| Dupage Health CoalitionCarol Stream, IL | Increasing dental access grant | $10K |
| Moab Free Health ClinicMoab, UT | Increasing dental access grant | $10K |
| Oasis Free ClinicsBrunswick, ME | Increasing dental access grant | $10K |
| Canine Partners for LifeCochranville, PA | Increasing access to service dogs | $10K |
| Assistance Dogs InternationalMaumee, OH | Increasing access to service dogs | $10K |
| Lake Area Free ClinicOconomowoc, WI | Increasing dental access grant | $10K |
| Love in Action of the Tri-CitiesGrand Haven, MI | Increasing dental access grant | $10K |
| Community Health Clinic of Butler CountyButler, PA | Increasing dental access grant | $10K |
| San Diego County Dental FoundationSan Diego, CA | Increasing dental access grant | $10K |
| Grace ClinicKennewick, WA | Increasing dental access grant | $10K |
| Care ClinicRed Wing, MN | Increasing dental access grant | $10K |
| Mercy Medical Free ClinicFlorence, SC | Increasing dental access grant | $10K |
| Community Volunteers in MedicineWest Chester, PA | Increasing dental access grant | $10K |
| Volunteers in Medicine Hilton Head Island Dental ClinicHilton Head Island, SC | Increasing dental access grant | $10K |
| Lahai HealthLynwood, WA | Increasing dental access grant | $10K |
| Can Do CaninesNew Hope, MN | Increasing access to service dogs | $8,628 |
| Holland Free Health ClinicHolland, MI | Increasing dental access grant | $8,000 |
| Iowa Dental FoundationDes Moines, IA | Increasing dental access grant | $5,000 |
| Colorado Mission of MercyGreeley, CO | Increasing dental access grant | $5,000 |
| Seattle Center FoundationSeattle, WA | Increasing dental access grant | $5,000 |
| Medwish MedworksCleveland, OH | Increasing dental access grant | $5,000 |
| Oklahoma Dental FoundationOklahoma City, OK | Increasing dental access grant | $5,000 |
| Memphis Dental Society Charitable FundMemphis, TN | Increasing dental access grant | $5,000 |
| Special Olympics MissouriJefferson City, MO | Increasing dental access grant | $3,500 |
| Dental DaysFlagstaff, AZ | Increasing dental access grant | $3,500 |
| Columbus Community Host GroupColumbus, OH | Increasing dental access grant | $3,500 |
| Rhode Island Oral Health FoundationWakefield, RI | Increasing dental access grant | $3,500 |
| California CareforceRoseville, CA | Increasing dental access grant | $3,500 |
By state: Minnesota 21 · Colorado 11 · California 6 · Pennsylvania 4 · North Carolina 5 · Washington 6
About this foundation
Patterson Dental Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in St Paul, Minnesota, administered in care of Cree Z Hanna, tax-exempt since 2003. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.
Does Patterson Dental Foundation accept grant applications?
Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Applications should include all items requested in the grant application. net) or calling (651)686-1929. Deadlines: Most applications that receive funding require 60 to 140 days consideration and approval..
How much does Patterson Dental Foundation give each year?
In tax year 2025 it paid $1.5M across 135 grants, a median of $3,000.
Where does Patterson Dental Foundation give?
Minnesota (21 grants), Colorado (11 grants), California (6 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.
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