About Children's Health System of Texas
For more than a century, it has been our mission to make life better for children. Fulfilling our mission is focused on caring for children, discovering cures for childhood illnesses, and improving health across the community.
Focus Areas
Pediatric healthcareBehavioral and mental healthPediatric researchHospital campus development and infrastructureCommunity health programs
Who They Fund
not specified
Funding Style
program supportproject-specific fundingrestricted program funding
Topics
general program delivery
About Children's Health System of Texas
Children's Health System of Texas made a $160,000,000 program-support grant to the Health and Human Services Commission in 2025, followed by $30,000,000 in 2024 and $25,000,000 in 2023 to the same recipient. That three-year pattern is the clearest signal in its recent giving: very large, repeat support for public health-related work, alongside a broader mix of smaller grants tied to pediatric care, community health, and medical research. The foundation's mission statement centers on making life better for children by caring for children, discovering cures for childhood illnesses, and improving health across the community. Recent grants also show support for UT Southwestern Medical College in Dallas, which received three awards across 2023, 2024, and 2025, and for Children's Cancer Fund, which appears in both 2024 and 2025. Those recurring recipients point to sustained relationships rather than isolated awards. Its portfolio includes hospital campus development and infrastructure, behavioral and mental health, pediatric healthcare, pediatric research, and community health programs. The grants are overwhelmingly local in reach, with most awards going to Texas-based recipients.
What Children's Health System of Texas Funds
Pediatric health is central to the foundation's grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $1,033,041 to UT Southwestern Medical College in Dallas for program support, and it backed Texas Christian University Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences with $7,800 in 2024. Community health also appears through food access and local civic support. The North Texas Food Bank in Plano received $45,000 in 2024, while Communities Foundation of Texas in Dallas received $7,000 in 2025. The foundation also supports children's causes and health-related events. Children's Cancer Fund in Dallas received $25,000 in both 2024 and 2025, and Texas Bleeding Disorders Camp Foundation in Spring received $7,500 in 2023 and again in 2025. Research-oriented grantmaking is visible in its support for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, which received $36,238 in 2024 for program support.
How Children's Health System of Texas Gives
Grant sizes are highly uneven. The typical award sits at a median of $40,619, with the 25th percentile at $20,700 and the 75th percentile at $1,118,738, which reflects a mix of modest local grants and much larger institutional awards. The recurring grants to the Health and Human Services Commission and UT Southwestern Medical College show multi-year relationships rather than one-off gifts. The foundation operates as a hospital system funder, and its grants are recorded as program support, with project-specific and restricted program funding also listed among its philosophy tags. It makes program-related investments as well.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$161.1M
Total Assets
$5.9B
Total Revenue
$2.7B
Total Expenses
$2.4B
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $21K and $1.1M, with a median of $41K.
25th Percentile
$21K
Median
$41K
75th Percentile
$1.1M
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Christopher J Durovich
President CEO
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