UT Southwestern Health Systems

Public charity · Grantmaker Dallas, TX EIN: 75-2556007

UT Southwestern Health Systems is organized exclusively for charitable, scientific, and educational purposes, and is operated for the purposes of:(I) supporting the provision of health care to the public,(II) supporting health care education at the university of Texas southwestern medical center ("medical center"),(III) providing contributions to the medical center, and(IV) any other activities useful or appropriate to the accomplishment of the mission of the medical center.the medical center is a tax-exempt component educational institution of the university of Texas system, established pursuant to the constitution of the state of Texas for the purpose of educating students in the delivery of medical services to the public, conducting biomedical research, and providing public service. Through various activities, UT Southwestern Health Systems supports the academic, research, and public service missions of the medical center.

UT Southwestern Health Systems at a glance

Total assets
$12,532,025
+37.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$3,451,311
+54.4% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$111,146
-15.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$45,399
-98.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who UT Southwestern Health Systems funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M3$1–5M1$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 3 grants of 4 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Dallas

How UT Southwestern Health Systems gives

  • Giving fell 44% from 2021 to 2024. 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$2M$4M$6M$8M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2.7M (2023) to $7.5M (2020). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $2.8M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TXGeneral Support$2,800,000
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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$12,532,025$3,451,311$45,399——$111,146
2024$9,126,113$2,235,289$2,909,921$2,800,0001$131,097
2023$9,800,745$2,451,858$2,764,473$2,743,0001$45,661
2022$10,113,360$2,130,880$2,838,636$2,800,0001$2,841
2021$10,823,647$2,279,233$5,033,768$5,000,0001$1,105
2020$13,575,651$3,539,373$7,486,171$7,452,4031$16,283

About UT Southwestern Health Systems

Based on IRS filings

UT Southwestern Health Systems is a public charity focused on Health, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12.5M in total assets. Net investment income was $111K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

UT Southwestern Health Systems is led by Daniel Podolsky MD, President & Chairman on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Daniel Podolsky MD

    President & Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Serber

    Vice President Finance & Institution CFO

    Assistant Secretary & Assistant Treasurer → Secretary & Treasurer, 2021

    Secretary & Treasurer → Vice President Finance & Institution CFO, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan Efron MD

    Executive Vice President Health System Affairs

    Vice Chairman → Executive Vice President Health System Affairs, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Dwain Thiele MD (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: John Warner MD (2020–2023) — Vice Chairman
  • Former: Arnim Dontes Partial Year (2021) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Arnim Dontes (2020) — Secretary & Treasurer

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.

Frequently asked questions about UT Southwestern Health Systems

How large is UT Southwestern Health Systems?

UT Southwestern Health Systems reported $12.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.5M.

What is UT Southwestern Health Systems?

UT Southwestern Health Systems is a public charity focused on Health, based in Dallas, TX. It holds $12.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does UT Southwestern Health Systems operate?

UT Southwestern Health Systems has awarded grants in Texas.

What is UT Southwestern Health Systems's EIN?

UT Southwestern Health Systems's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2556007. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 2, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 9, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 9, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 24, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 15, 2026)

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