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Public charity · Chicago, IL (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

American Dental Association

EIN 36-0724690 · Website · IRS record · Latest filing: tax year 2024

How to apply: not stated

In 2024 it gave 1 grant worth $12,812 to Tennessee groups. A typical grant was $12,812 (1 grant).

Its tax filing doesn't say how to apply. Check its website or call before sending anything.

Key facts

Grants in Tennessee
1 totaling $12,812
Typical grant How we figure this
$12,812 (1 grant)
A realistic first ask How we figure this
About $12,812, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
Where it gives
Williamson County · plus 58 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Funds new groups? How we figure this
Rarely: every Tennessee group it funded in 2024 had also been funded in 2023. Build a relationship before asking.
Total giving that year
$18.3 million

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2024$18.3M$13K1
2023$5M$18K1

All grants paid To Tennessee

How to apply

Public charities don't report how to apply on their IRS return. Check its website for open grant rounds, or search GrantMe for its programs.

Board and officers

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  • Dr David J Manzanares DdsFirst vp(oct 2023-oct 2024)
  • Dr Edwin A De Valle-Sepulveda DmdSecond vp (oct 2023-oct 2024)/first vp(oct 2024-oct 2025)
  • Dr Gabriel B Holdwick DdsNew dentist committee chair (oct 2023-oct 2024)
  • Dr James A Wanamaker DdsNew dentist committee chair (oct 2024-oct 2025)
  • Dr Richard J Rosato DmdPresident-elect (oct 2024-oct 2025)
  • Dr Tamara S Berg DdsSecond vp(oct 2024-oct 2025)
  • Dr Allen B Reavis DdsTrustee (oct 2023-oct 2027)
  • Dr Andrew B Brown DdsTrustee (oct 2024-oct 2028)
  • Dr Brendan P Dowd DdsTrustee (oct 2022-oct 2026)
  • Dr Chad R Leighty DdsTrustee (oct 2020-oct 2024)
  • Dr Frank J Graham DmdTrustee (oct 2021-oct 2025)
  • Dr Fred H Howard DmdTrustee (oct 2024-oct 2028)
  • Dr Gary Donald Oyster DdsTrustee (oct 2020-oct 2024)
  • Dr James E Mercer DdsTrustee (oct 2024-oct 2028)
  • Dr James M Boyle DdsTrustee (oct 2021-oct 2025)
  • Dr Jeffrey A Khal DdsTrustee (oct 2023-oct 2027)
  • Dr John E Hisel DdsTrustee (oct 2022-oct 2025)
  • Dr Jonathan B Knapp DmdTrustee (oct 2023-oct 2027)
  • Dr Karin Zarin Irani DdsTrustee (oct 2022-oct 2026)
  • Dr Manny Chopra DmdTrustee (oct 2024-oct 2028)
  • Dr Marshall H Mann DdsTrustee (oct 2021-oct 2025)
  • Dr Michael D Medovic DdsTrustee (oct 2020-oct 2024)
  • Dr Michele M Tulak-Gorecki DdsTrustee (oct 2021-oct 2025)
  • Dr Randall C Markarian DmdTrustee (oct 2022-oct 2026)
  • Dr Rita M Cammarata DdsTrustee (oct 2023-oct 2027)
  • Dr Rudolph T Liddell DmdTrustee (oct 2020-oct 2024)
  • Dr Sara E Stuefen DmdTrustee (oct 2024-oct 2028)
  • Dr Scott L Morrison DdsTrustee (oct 2020-oct 2024)
  • Dr Brett Kessler DdsPresident-elect (oct 2023-oct 2024)/president (oct 24-oct 25)
  • Dr Cody C Graves DdsTreasurer (oct 2024-oct 2025)
  • Dr Linda J Edgar DdsPresident-elect (oct 2022-oct 2023)/president (oct 2023-oct 2024)
  • Dr Raymond A Cohlmia DdsExecutive director and secretary
  • Dr Ted Sherwin DdsTreasurer (oct 2023-oct 2024)
  • Dr William M Donald DmdSpeaker of the house
  • Paul S SholtyChief financial officer
  • Anthony J Ziebert DdsSvp - education/prof. affairs
  • April D Kates-EllisonChief client svcs & tripartite relations officer
  • Catherine H MillsVp - business & conference
  • David M Preble DdsChief strategy officer & sr. vp, practice institute
  • Dr Elizabeth A Shapiro DdsChief of gov & strategy mgmt

As listed in its 2024 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.

What it funds most often

  1. Public support (1 grant)

Tennessee organizations it funded

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Tennessee grants from American Dental Association
Past winnerWherePurposeAmount
Tennessee Dental AssociationFranklin, Williamson CountyPublic support$13K

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