Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
751606705
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Aug 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Dallas, TX, USA
Phone
1.866.218.6919
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$104,199,720
Expenses
$53,042,628
Assets
$524,375,310
Liabilities
$7,391,331

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Benjamin Renberg (Director/President/CEO(Thru 6/13/25))
  • Christina Goodman (President/VP FD Dev (Eff.6/13/25))

Highest reported compensation

  • Peter McCanna (Director): $8,964,723 total reported compensation
  • Kristi Sherrill (Former Officer): $2,277,022 total reported compensation
  • Benjamin Renberg (Director/President/CEO(Thru 6/13/25)): $862,522 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Together, we can advance innovation, expand access to care and empower people to live well.

What it reported doing in 2024

See Schedule OFor more than a century, Baylor Scott & White Health has focused on advancing education, clinical care and research to better care for and meet the needs of those we serve. As the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas, we are committed to empowering our patients and communities to live better, and donor support is crucial to advancing this Mission-driven work.Every year, we are grateful for the generosity of thousands of community donors, foundations and corporations who invest in our mission through Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation.This collective support enables us to fund innovative research, train future healthcare leaders, purchase advanced medical technology and offer programs that enhance care for patients and communities across Texas.We are incredibly grateful for the accomplishments our donors helped make possible, enabling the Foundation to distribute more than $43 million for priority programs and initiatives in FY25. Below are some of the areas where philanthropic support made a meaningful impact last year: Graduate Medical Education: Texas will face a shortage of over 10,000 physicians by 2032. As the largest not-for-profit health system in Texas, Baylor Scott & White is uniquely positioned to address these challenges. In the next 10 years, Baylor University Medical Center's (BUMC) graduate medical education program will train more than 3,000 physicians. Funding is very complex and somewhat limited, making the role of philanthropy critical in sustaining and growing these programs. Generous donor support provides funding for residencies, fellowships, research and other educational opportunities for postgraduate medical education students at BUMC.High-Risk Breast Screening Program: To help women in North Texas better understand their personal risk and identify breast cancers at their earliest and most treatable stages, Baylor Scott & White Health launched a High-Risk Breast Screening Program in 2020. Generous philanthropic support helped launch this personalized, landmark program and ongoing support helped the program expand to 15 locations across North Texas. To date, the program has already reached nearly 29,000 womenmany learning for the first time their increased risk for breast cancer.Launching the Texas Cancer Interception Institute (TCII): Seventy percent of cancer-related deaths occur from cancers without a recommended screening test, making earlier detection critical to improving survival. In FY25, philanthropic support advanced the Texas Cancer Interception Institute (TCII), a transformational initiative designed to shift cancer care from a reactive modeltreating disease after symptoms appearto a proactive, interception-based approach. As the largest not-for-profit health system in Texas, Baylor Scott & White is uniquely positioned to lead this effort. Thanks to a lead gift from a generous donor family, TCII integrates multi-cancer early detection blood testing, AI-driven risk identification, genomic sequencing, innovative clinical trials and a statewide immuno-oncology biorepository to accelerate earlier diagnosis and more precise treatment. Dedicated patient navigation, psychological and genetic counseling services further support individuals throughout their cancer journey.Baylor Scott & White AT&T Memory Center: Someone in the U.S. develops Alzheimer's disease every 60 seconds. By 2050 this is projected to be every 33 seconds. And yet, it's a diagnosis that can feel very isolating. Both individuals affected by Alzheimer's disease and the caregivers who support them need resources to walk through the challenging circumstances they face. Thankfully, Baylor Scott & White AT&T Memory Center has a comprehensive program to support patients with various types of dementia, and their families. Our compassionate team partners with patients and their families to equip them to navigate this disease through extensive cognitive testing, customized treatment plans, access to clinical t

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 93% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 71
  • Sustainability: 84
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.1%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 87.7%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $17.1 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 50%; rating input score 50; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 49.1%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 9.89; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 7 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 81.1% of revenue deployed · 87.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 4 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $46.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $9M · 13 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $486K reported
  • Consistency: 39 of 39 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 29 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 127 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 50/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 54/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.