Baptist Health System Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Birmingham, AL EIN: 63-0312913

"as a witness to the love of god, revealed through jesus christ, the Baptist Health System is committed to ministries that enhance the health, dignity, and wholeness of those we serve, through integrity, compassion, advocacy, resourcefulness, and excellence."

Baptist Health System Inc at a glance

In short: Baptist Health System Inc gave $971K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $485K), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$970,762
-43.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$485,381
-14.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$485,381
Total assets
$248,044,151
-6.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Alabama (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Baptist Health System Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Baptist Health Foundation Inc: $965KBaptist Health Foundation Inc$965KBirmingham Metro Baptist Association: $6KBirmingham Metro BaptistAssociation$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Baptist Health Foundation Inc ($965K). Together the top 2 received $971K.

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K3$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 13 (62%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Birmingham

How Baptist Health System Inc gives

  • Giving grew 52% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M3 grants2020 1 grant2021 4 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $141K (2021) to $1.7M (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $971K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Baptist Health Foundation Inc Birmingham, ALGeneral Support$965,262
Birmingham Metro Baptist Association Birmingham, ALGeneral Support$5,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$248,044,151$-23,922,960$8,344,744$970,7622$1,977,005
2024$266,533,525$28,306,877$11,701,938$1,704,2593$28,730,869
2023$237,389,073$-7,806,237$11,193,038$814,9643$3,607,111
2022$240,883,235$33,310,015$8,028,268$637,3254$39,142,679
2021$233,212,747$18,093,135$6,138,054$141,1001$13,124,679
2020$221,068,420$14,965,128$9,336,619$641,6103$1,227,826

About Baptist Health System Inc

Based on IRS filings

Baptist Health System Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Birmingham, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $248.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $971K. Net investment income was $2.0M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Baptist Health System Inc is led by Amy S. Allen, President & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Amy S. Allen

    President & CEO

    President & CEO → President, CEO & Non-Voting, 2022

    President, CEO & Non-Voting → President & CEO, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $429K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Jim Foyt

    Governance Chairman

    Trustee → Governance Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ricky Thomas

    Chairman

    Trustee → Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Harmon

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Cooley

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beck Taylor

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea McCaskey

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Pittman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brandon Wilson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Scott

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Bell

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Wallace

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Jeffries

    Chief Financial Officer

    Executive Director of Finance → Chief Financial Officer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $217K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Regina Yarbrough

    Vice Chairman

    Trustee → Vice Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Alison Scott (2020–2024) — Executive Director of Foundation
  • Former: Brian Hamilton (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Morris Johnson (2023–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Jim Averett (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Ragan Cain (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Chris Crain (2020–2022) — Ex-Officio & Non-Voting
  • Former: Greg Corbin (2020–2022) — Ex-Officio & Voting
  • Former: Jim Emack (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Kerry Black (2020–2022) — Executive Director of Legal Affairs
  • Former: Andy Westmoreland EdD (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Avery Clenney (2020–2021) — Ex-Officio & Voting
  • Former: Charles Redden (2020–2021) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Amy S Allen — President and CEO, Non-Voting: $683KAmy S AllenPresident and CEO, Non-Voting$683KEric Jeffries — Chief Financial Officer: $283KEric JeffriesChief Financial Officer$283KAlison Scott — Executive Director of Foundation: $170KAlison ScottExecutive Director of Foundation$170K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $683K, to Amy S Allen (President and CEO, Non-Voting). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Baptist Health System Inc

How much does Baptist Health System Inc give each year?

Baptist Health System Inc gave $971K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.7M across 3 grants.

How large is Baptist Health System Inc?

Baptist Health System Inc reported $248.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

What is Baptist Health System Inc?

Baptist Health System Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Birmingham, AL. It holds $248.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Baptist Health System Inc operate?

Baptist Health System Inc has awarded grants in Alabama.

What is Baptist Health System Inc's EIN?

Baptist Health System Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 63-0312913. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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