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Baptist Health

Foundation · Grantmaker LITTLE ROCK, AR EIN: 71-0236856 Website

BAPTIST HEALTH EXISTS TO PROVIDE QUALITY PATIENT CENTERED SERVICES, PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE VOLUNTARY NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTH EDUCATION, AND RESPOND TO THE CHANGING HEALTH NEEDS OF THE CITIZENS OF ARKANSAS WITH CHRISTIAN COMPASSION AND PERSONAL CONCERN CONSISTENT WITH OUR CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

Key facts about Baptist Health

EIN
71-0236856
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$385,569
Grants made (2024)
19
Average grant
$20,293
Median grant
$12,500
Total assets
$1,997,278,800
Primary geography
Arkansas (87% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated April 2026.

Who Baptist Health funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for Baptist Health's 19 itemized 2024 grants were Arkansas (87%) and Texas (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Little Rock, AR (10 grants) and Fort Smith, AR (3 grants). 89% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

How Baptist Health gives

  • 47% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving grew 319% from 2021 to 2024. Method

Estimate from itemized IRS Form 990-PF grant lists (2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$2.0B

+6.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$386K

+26.7% YoY

Grant Count

19

+26.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$20K

-0.0% YoY

About Baptist Health

Based on IRS filings

Baptist Health is a nonprofit organization focused on Health, based in LITTLE ROCK, AR. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.0B in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 19 grants totaling $386K. Net investment income was $24.6M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of all 19 itemized 2024 grant dollars.

Cities

Little RockFort SmithArkadelphiaNorth Little RockDallasMetairieChicagoConwayFayettevileMaumelle

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$406M$811M$1.2B$1.6B20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,997,278,800$1,868,829,929$1,691,551,589
Revenue$1,475,094,828$1,377,217,738$1,224,624,901
Expenses$1,417,162,219$1,275,411,248$1,197,926,272
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$24,567,482$9,178,021$5,857,935
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$96K$193K$289K$386K2 grants20203 grants20218 grants202215 grants202319 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Little Rock Regional Chamber: $71KLittle Rock Regional Chamber$71KCentral Arkansas Area Agency on Aging Inc: $70KCentral Arkansas Area Agencyon Aging Inc$70KAmerican Heart Association Inc: $37KAmerican Heart Association Inc$37KArkansas Antimicrobial Stewardship Foundation: $33KArkansas AntimicrobialStewardship Foundation$33KGood Samaritan Clinic: $25KGood Samaritan Clinic$25KWinthrop Rockefeller Foundation: $25KWinthrop RockefellerFoundation$25KOuachita Baptist University: $17KOuachita Baptist University$17KGreat 100 Nurses Foundation: $15KGreat 100 Nurses Foundation$15KCancer Support Foundation: $13KCancer Support Foundation$13KThe University of Arkansas Foundation Inc: $13KThe University of ArkansasFoundation Inc$13K

Grant Size Distribution

47 grants across all recorded years

40<$50K7$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

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Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2024 grants, the largest recipients include Little Rock Regional Chamber ($70,500), Central Arkansas Area Agency on Aging Inc ($70,000), American Heart Association Inc ($37,000).

RecipientPurposeAmount
Little Rock Regional Chamber Little Rock, AREconomic Development$70,500
Central Arkansas Area Agency on Aging Inc North Little Rock, ARGeneral Support$70,000
American Heart Association Inc Dallas, TXGeneral Support$37,000
Arkansas Antimicrobial Stewardship Foundation Maumelle, ARGeneral Support$33,402
Good Samaritan Clinic Fort Smith, ARGeneral Support$25,000
Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation Little Rock, ARGeneral Support$25,000
Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, ARGeneral Support$16,667
Great 100 Nurses Foundation Metairie, LAGeneral Support$15,000
Cancer Support Foundation Fort Smith, ARGeneral Support$13,000
The University of Arkansas Foundation Inc Little Rock, ARGeneral Support$12,500

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Troy Wells — President & CEO: $2.2MTroy WellsPresident & CEO$2.2MDouglas Weeks — Chief of Strategy & Innovation: $1.6MDouglas WeeksChief of Strategy & Innovation$1.6MGreg Crain — President - Central Region: $1.1MGreg CrainPresident - Central Region$1.1MBrent Beaulieu — Chief Financial Officer: $1.1MBrent BeaulieuChief Financial Officer$1.1MCathy Dickinson — Chief HR Officer: $1.0MCathy DickinsonChief HR Officer$1.0MClifford Fullerton — Chief Value Based Care: $882KClifford FullertonChief Value Based Care$882KPatrick Young — Chief Legal Officer: $755KPatrick YoungChief Legal Officer$755KMike Perkins — President - Little Rock: $710KMike PerkinsPresident - Little Rock$710KCharles E Phillips — Chief Medical Officer: $702KCharles E PhillipsChief Medical Officer$702KJeffrey Carrier — President - Western Ar / East OK: $681KJeffrey CarrierPresident - Western Ar / East OK$681KMichael Elley — Chief Information Officer: $624KMichael ElleyChief Information Officer$624KKelley Hamby — System Cno: $609KKelley HambySystem Cno$609KGreg Sharp — Chief Medical Officer - Ahg: $576KGreg SharpChief Medical Officer - Ahg$576KWill Rusher — CEO/COO Ahg/BHS: $567KWill RusherCEO/COO Ahg/BHS$567KAmanda Novack — Medical VP Quality & Safety: $548KAmanda NovackMedical VP Quality & Safety$548KMichele Diedrich — Cno - Little Rock: $531KMichele DiedrichCno - Little Rock$531KAaron Walker — President - North Little Rock: $481KAaron WalkerPresident - North Little Rock$481K

From 2024 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Henry TorresSecretary1—
Herren HickingbothamChair1—
Teresa HowellVice Chair1—
Dr Glenn MillnerTrustee1—
Dr Larry WhiteTrustee1—
Jim JonesTrustee1—
John McMorranTrustee1—
Judy HenryTrustee1—
Kent LockwoodTrustee1—
Lamarr BaileyTrustee1—
Louis LeeTrustee1—
Mike AkinTrustee1—
Mike CarrollTrustee1—
Ronnie DedmanTrustee1—
Steven BoothTrustee1—
Suzanne PeytonTrustee1—
Brent BeaulieuChief Financial Officer40$1,124,493
Charles E PhillipsChief Medical Officer40$701,636
Douglas WeeksChief of Strategy & Innovation40$1,597,463
Troy WellsPresident & CEO40$2,247,764
Aaron WalkerPresident - North Little Rock40$481,210
Cathy DickinsonChief HR Officer40$1,037,315
Greg CrainPresident - Central Region40$1,139,178
Jeffrey CarrierPresident - Western Ar / East OK10$681,456
Kelley HambySystem Cno40$609,187
Michele DiedrichCno - Little Rock40$530,902
Mike PerkinsPresident - Little Rock40$710,056
Patrick YoungChief Legal Officer40$755,014
Amanda NovackMedical VP Quality & Safety40$547,548
Clifford FullertonChief Value Based Care40$881,556
Greg SharpChief Medical Officer - Ahg10$576,288
Michael ElleyChief Information Officer40$623,615
Will RusherCEO/COO Ahg/BHS10$567,071

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Baptist Health?

Baptist Health is a nonprofit organization focused on Health, based in LITTLE ROCK, AR. It holds $2.0B in total assets as of 2024.

How large is Baptist Health?

As of 2024, Baptist Health holds $2.0B in total assets with $1.5B in annual revenue. It awarded 19 grants totaling $386K in 2024.

Where does Baptist Health operate?

Baptist Health has awarded grants in Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Texas.

What size grants does Baptist Health award?

In 2024, Baptist Health awarded 19 grants totaling $386K — an average of about $20K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is Baptist Health's EIN?

Baptist Health's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 71-0236856. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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