About Baylor Health Care System
Driven by a mission to promote the well‑being of all those we serve; empowering healthier lives across Texas by fueling innovation, investing in programs that enhance care for patients and families, and meeting urgent community health needs.
Focus Areas
healthcare deliverypatient safetyquality improvementcommunity health programscharity caremedical educationcancer research and clinical trials
Who They Fund
patients undergoing medical treatmentfamily members / caregivers of patients
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted supportfacility/operations funding
About Baylor Health Care System
A defining feature of Baylor Health Care System’s recent giving is its scale inside a single local market: three grants to HealthTexas Provider Network totaling more than $213 million across 2023 to 2025, all in Dallas. That pattern sits alongside large general-support grants to Baylor Health Care System Foundation, showing a funder that uses unrestricted funding to strengthen its own care network and related institutions. The foundation’s stated mission is to promote the well-being of those it serves by empowering healthier lives across Texas through innovation, care for patients and families, and urgent community health support. Its public grant record also points to health-system priorities that go beyond core operations. Recent awards include support for Baylor Medical Center at Irving and for American Cancer Society’s Operation of Hope Lodge, which ties the funder to patient lodging and treatment-support services. Across the recent list, every grant goes to a Texas recipient, reinforcing a tightly local pattern of giving.
What Baylor Health Care System Funds
Health care delivery is central to Baylor Health Care System’s grantmaking. The largest recent award was $99,000,000 to HealthTexas Provider Network for general support, following a $84,500,000 grant in 2024 and a $30,000,000 grant in 2023, all for the same recipient. The foundation also backed Baylor Health Care System Foundation with $9,470,282 in 2025 for general support, plus $8,285,551 in 2024 and $7,118,861 in 2023, showing repeated support for related institutional capacity. Beyond system-level funding, the foundation supports patient services. It gave $172,399 to American Cancer Society for Operation of Hope Lodge, connecting its giving to temporary lodging and treatment-support needs. It also granted $100,000 to Baylor Medical Center at Irving in 2024 for general support.
How Baylor Health Care System Gives
Baylor Health Care System gives at very large sizes, with a typical grant size profile of $118,100 at the 25th percentile, $7,702,206 at the median, and $24,867,570 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, especially for general support, rather than a one-off-only pattern. The foundation makes program-related investments and does not fund individuals. Its grants are organized around unrestricted support and facility/operations funding, which fits the repeated general-support awards in the record.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$108.6M
Total Assets
$1.7B
Total Revenue
$67M
Total Expenses
$160.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $118K and $24.9M, with a median of $7.7M.
25th Percentile
$118K
Median
$7.7M
75th Percentile
$24.9M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in TX.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Amy Wilson MD
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