Baylor University Medical Center
Baylor University Medical Center is a public charity based in Dallas, Texas. A faith-based, nonprofit academic medical center affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Health, it provides patient care and conducts medical research and education, serving Dallas, the Southwest and patients from around the world.
Baylor University Medical Center at a glance
In short: Baylor University Medical Center gave $19.3M across 41 grants in 2025 (avg $470K), mostly in Texas. 37% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $19,278,118
- -7.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 41
- +5.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $470,198
- -12.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $4,515,167,345
- +9.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 37% first-time grantees (15 of 41, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Texas (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Baylor University Medical Center
- Contact
Mailing address: 301 N Washington Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246
Phone: (214) 820-4135
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Baylor University Medical Center funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Baylor Research Institute ($11.5M). Together the top 10 received $18.9M.
Grant Size Distribution
173 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 154 grants of 173 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant-dollar distribution was 99% to recipients in Texas, 1% to recipients in Maryland and less than 1% to recipients in North Carolina. The medical center’s website describes its service reach as Dallas, the Southwest region and patients from around the world.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 41 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Baylor University Medical Center open to new grantees?
37%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 15 of 41 grantees (37%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $19K; repeat grants $731K. How we count
Medians: $8K first-time, $20K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12.9M (2023) to $20.9M (2024). In 2025 it made 41 grants totaling $19.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Baylor Research Institute Dallas, TX | Medical Research | $11,486,828 |
| Southern Sector Health Initiative Dallas, TX | Indigent Care | $6,175,000 |
| American Cancer Society Austin, TX | Operation of Hope Lodge and General Support | $896,400 |
| Coalition to Strenghten America's Healthcare Bathesda, MD | General Support | $156,000 |
| Crystal Charity Ball Dallas, TX | General Support | $42,435 |
| Society of St Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy of North Texas Inc Dallas, TX | General Support | $35,000 |
| Texas Health Resources Foundation Arlington, TX | General Support | $35,000 |
| Parkland Foundation Inc Dallas, TX | General Support | $25,000 |
| Texas Healthy at Home Southlake, TX | General Support | $25,000 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Dallas, TX | General Support | $25,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,515,167,345 | $2,318,236,064 | $1,515,360,286 | $19,278,118 | 41 | $234,563,135 |
| 2024 | $4,141,405,299 | $1,994,070,507 | $1,470,198,617 | $20,864,070 | 39 | $156,304,727 |
| 2023 | $3,631,048,816 | $1,733,875,111 | $1,308,713,628 | $12,922,748 | 30 | $92,822,198 |
| 2022 | $3,321,457,727 | $1,805,461,131 | $1,268,919,414 | $15,844,489 | 35 | $278,005,921 |
| 2021 | $3,119,364,960 | $1,552,606,348 | $1,118,467,831 | $16,100,392 | 28 | $59,383,268 |
| 2020 | $2,767,839,840 | $1,339,200,013 | $1,061,831,106 | $20,779,316 | 30 | $35,572,679 |
| 2019 | $2,567,220,374 | $1,364,128,584 | $1,058,153,345 | $19,589,128 | 24 | $45,925,801 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Baylor Scott & White Health states that it was founded as a Christian ministry of healing and promotes the well-being of individuals, families and communities. Baylor University Medical Center’s stated work includes patient care, research and medical education. Its website identifies giving opportunities including cancer care, community health, graduate medical education, heart health, nursing, patient programs, research, transplant services, neonatal care, street medicine and mission and ministry.
The 2025 grants included support for a research institute, a health initiative and charitable organizations. The grantee Baylor Research Institute describes its mission as improving community well-being through clinically relevant research consistent with Baylor Scott & White Health’s mission and values. The Society of St Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy of North Texas says it provides free health-sustaining prescription medications to lower-income, uninsured Texans. The Crystal Charity Ball says it supports charitable, religious and educational organizations in Dallas County primarily concerned with children’s care, development or welfare.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Baylor University Medical Center reported 41 grants totaling $19,278,118. Grant amounts ranged from $5,060 to $11,486,828, with a median of $15,000.
The largest grants were $11,486,828 to Baylor Research Institute for medical research and $6,175,000 to Southern Sector Health Initiative for indigent care. Other listed grants included $896,400 to the American Cancer Society for operation of Hope Lodge and general support, $156,000 to the Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare for general support, and $42,435 to Crystal Charity Ball for general support.
Baylor Scott & White Health’s community benefit investment fund page lists proposal windows of July 1–31, 2026, and February 1–28, 2027. The July 2026 window has passed; the February 2027 window is upcoming. The page describes priorities including maternal and child health, access to care, and education and workforce development.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Harry Neil Dugger as trustee and chair; Marissa Hernandez as trustee and vice chair; Jeffrey Schmeltekopf, Rodrick Robinson, Timothy Owens, Pamela Linton, Wendy Hermes JD and Lisa Hultz as trustees; Amy Wilson MD as trustee and chief medical officer; and Jason Whitfield as vice president and chief financial officer.
Baylor University Medical Center is led by Kyle Armstrong, President & CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2020); 11 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kyle Armstrong
President & CEO
Vice President COO → Interim President & Vice President COO, 2022
Interim President & Vice President COO → President & CEO, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$615K (2021) → $1.5M (2025)
Harry Neil Dugger
Trustee & Chair
Trustee → Trustee & Vice Chair, 2023
Trustee & Vice Chair → Trustee & Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cristie Columbus MD
Medical Director
Medical Director → Vice President Medical Education, 2022
Vice President Medical Education → Medical Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$424K (2019) → $548K (2025)
Milton Packer MD
Medical Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$550K (2019) → $724K (2025)
Amy Wilson MD
Trustee & CMO
Vice President Medical Affairs → Trustee & Vice President Medical Affairs, 2021
Trustee & Vice President Medical Affairs → Trustee & CMO, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$313K (2020) → $582K (2025)
Jorge Kim
Medical Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$108K (2025)
Jeffrey Schmeltekopf
Trustee
Trustee & Chair → Trustee & Vice Chair, 2022
Trustee & Vice Chair → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marissa Hernandez
Trustee & Vice Chair
Trustee → Trustee & Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rodrick Robinson
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Hultz
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Hermes JD
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pamela Linton
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Owens
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Whitfield
Vice President CFO
Vice President Finance & CFO → Vice President CFO, 2020
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$376K (2019) → $550K (2025)
Karla Ramberger
Former Key Employee
Vice President & Cno → Vice President Cno, 2023
Vice President Cno → Former Key Employee, 2025
On filings since 2019
$232K (2020) → $27K (2025)
Steven Newton
Former Officer
President & CEO → Former Officer, 2023
On filings since 2019
$1.3M (2020) → $0 (2025)
Daniel Gunn
Chief of Anesthesiology & Pain Mgt
Medical Director → Chief of Anesthesiology & Pain Mgt, 2025
On filings since 2023
20 hrs/week
$297K (2023) → $363K (2025)
Jeshahnton Essex
Vice President COO
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$549K (2024) → $453K (2025)
Philip Boettcher
Interim Cno
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$286K (2024) → $345K (2025)
Patricia DeFrehn
Vice President Patient Care & Operations
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$548K (2025)
Grant Teegarden
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (28)
- Former: J Kent Newsom (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Paul Madeley MD (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Vince Hawkins (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Duncan MD (2022–2024) — Director Cardiovascular Perfusion
- Former: Phillip Kendzior (2024) — Vice President Hrsbs - Dfw Central Region
- Former: George McCleskey (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Emmett MD (2019–2023) — Medical Director
- Former: Scott Peek (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Donald Wills (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Shelley Hall MD (2020–2022) — Medical Director
- Former: Erle Nye (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: William Roberts MD (2022) — Physician Administrator
- Former: Janice Whitmire (2019–2021) — Former Key Employee
- Former: Michael Ramsay MD (2019–2021) — Medical Director
- Former: Rita Fowler (2021) — Vice President Patient Care
- Former: Janie Pena (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: John McWhorter (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Goran Klintmalm MD (2020) — Medical Director
- Former: Amy Yeager (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Bradley Lembcke MD (2019) — Chief Medical Officer
- Former: Claudia Wilder (2019) — Former Officer
- Former: Elizabeth Beckman (2019) — Vice President & Cno
- Former: Ernest Franklin MD (2019) — Former Key Employee
- Former: Gwyn Clarkston Shea (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Janeene Jones (2019) — Former Key Employee
- Former: T Doug Lawson (2019) — Former Officer
- Former: Walker Harman (2019) — Trustee
- Former: William Boyd (2019) — Former Officer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1.5M, to Kyle Armstrong (President/CEO). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Baylor University Medical Center
How much does Baylor University Medical Center give each year?
Baylor University Medical Center gave $19.3M across 41 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $20.9M across 39 grants.
What is Baylor University Medical Center's typical grant size?
Baylor University Medical Center's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $470,198, across 41 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Baylor University Medical Center that year got $19K on average.
Where does Baylor University Medical Center give grants?
Baylor University Medical Center gives mostly in Texas: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Dallas, TX (17 grants), Austin, TX (6 grants), Coppell, TX (2 grants) and Richardson, TX (2 grants).
Does Baylor University Medical Center give general operating support?
Yes: 95% of Baylor University Medical Center's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (39 of 41) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Baylor University Medical Center's largest grantees?
Baylor University Medical Center's largest 2025 grantees include Baylor Research Institute ($11,486,828), Southern Sector Health Initiative ($6,175,000) and American Cancer Society ($896,400), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 96% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Baylor University Medical Center?
Baylor University Medical Center reported $4.5B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.3B.
What does Baylor University Medical Center fund?
Baylor Scott & White Health states that it was founded as a Christian ministry of healing and promotes the well-being of individuals, families and communities. Baylor University Medical Center’s stated work includes patient care, research and medical education. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Baylor University Medical Center?
Baylor University Medical Center has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Baylor University Medical Center's EIN?
Baylor University Medical Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-1837454. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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