The DeBakey Medical Foundation
EIN 746053822 Private FoundationTotal Given 2017–2025
$20.4M
42 grants · $2.3M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$275K
typical big bets · $150K–$612K
grant size
67%
deep partner · 8/12 multi-year
repeat
$86.8M
Assets (2025)
12
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Contact Person
Baylor College of Medicine
Phone
(713) 790-3155
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $2.5M | $50.6M | $1.5M | 4 |
| 2019 | $2.3M | $57.1M | $2.7M | 5 |
| 2020 | $2.4M | $54.6M | $1.8M | 6 |
| 2021 | $2.7M | $74.0M | $2.7M | 7 |
| 2022 | $3.5M | $77.0M | $1.6M | 6 |
| 2023 | $3.1M | $79.2M | $1.8M | 5 |
| 2025 | $3.9M | $86.8M | $2.0M | 9 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 42 grants on record
Minimum
$25K
25th Pctl
$150K
Median
$275K
Average
$487K
75th Pctl
$612K
Maximum
$2.6M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
92.9% of US grants
· Rank #1 of 2 states
$19.7M across
39 grants
3 of 254 counties
Top 3 counties
- 1 Harris
- 2 McLennan
- 3 Denton
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (42 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $2,595,025 | Michael E. DeBakey Library and Museum and new medical school building | 2022 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $2,063,188 | Micheal E. DeBakey Library and Museum and new medical school building | 2023 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $1,999,736 | Micheal E. DeBakey Library and Museum and new medical school building | 2025 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $1,000,000 | Michael E. DeBakey Library and Museum | 2017 |
| The Methodist Hospital | Houston, TX | $1,000,000 | The Michael E. DeBakey Institute for Cardiovascular Education & Training | 2017 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $1,000,000 | Support Michael E. DeBakey Library and Museum | 2019 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Houston, TX | $1,000,000 | Support the Michael E. DeBakey Institute for Cardiovascular Education & Training | 2019 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Houston, TX | $800,000 | Michael E. DeBakey Institute for Cardiovascular Education & Training | 2021 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $800,000 | Michael E. DeBakey Library and Museum | 2020 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Houston, TX | $800,000 | Michael E. DeBakey Institute for Cardiovascular Education & Training | 2020 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $650,000 | Michael E. DeBakey Library and Museum | 2021 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $500,000 | George P. Noon, M.D. Endowed Chair in Surgery | 2023 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $500,000 | New medical building | 2021 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $500,000 | George P. Noon, M.D. Endowed Chair in Surgery | 2025 |
| Baylor University | Waco, TX | $500,000 | To create the DeBakey MedicalFoundation Excellence in Medicine Humanities Endowment | 2017 |
| Baylor University | Waco, TX | $388,758 | Medical Humanities Program in the College of Arts and Sciences | 2022 |
| Baylor University | Waco, TX | $350,000 | Medical Humanities Program in the College of Arts and Sciences | 2023 |
| Baylor University | Waco, TX | $350,000 | Medical Humanities Program in the College of Arts and Sciences | 2021 |
| Baylor University | Waco, TX | $350,000 | Medical Humanities Program in the College of Arts and Sciences | 2025 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $300,000 | Surgery Endowment | 2025 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $300,000 | Construction of the Cullen Tower | 2025 |
| National Library of Medicine | Bethesda, MD | $250,000 | Physical processing and cataloging of the papers of Lois and Selma DeBakey | 2021 |
| National Library of Medicine | Bethesda, MD | $250,000 | Physical processing and cataloging of the papers of Lois and Selma DeBakey | 2022 |
| Baylor University | Waco, TX | $250,000 | Medical Humanities Program in the College of Arts and Sciences | 2020 |
| National Library of Medicine | Beethesda, MD | $250,000 | Physical processing and cataloging of the papers of Lois and Selma DeBakey | 2020 |
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