Strategic Grant Focus Target institutions and projects aligned with restorative and emergency dental care access, start-up costs, or one-time capacity-building for volunteer-driven dental programs, presenting opportunities to partner on capacity expansion grants and corporate social responsibility initiatives.

Veteran and Disability Aid Identify potential collaborations with organizations seeking to provide assistance dogs for veterans and individuals with disabilities, especially those affiliated with ADI or IGDF networks, offering grant-driven support for program scaling and impact sustainability.

Employee Engagement Tie Leverage Patterson Companies’ employee base and post-secondary scholarship for employees’ children to create employee-focused philanthropy programs, volunteer opportunities, and matching-grant campaigns that also raise awareness of your products and services.

Technology Enabled Utilize the foundation’s tech stack and digital channels (Cloudflare, Gravity Forms, Google Tag Manager, RSS, etc.) to streamline grant applications, data collection, and impact reporting, enabling smoother partnership onboarding for potential grantees and vendors.

Funding Readiness With a revenue range of one to several million dollars, pursue mid-market nonprofit partnerships and service providers offering scalable solutions (e.g., dental care networks, training, and supply chain support) that fit grant cycles and capacity-building goals.