Baptist Health exists to provide quality patient centered services to the citizens of ar with christian compassion & personal concern consistent with our charitable purposes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 120 volunteers and 8,758 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $76.4M a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$14.8M
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $498.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $760K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$757.5M
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5B
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4B
To programs
91%
Net assets
$1.2B
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5B
FY2024▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1B
FY2021$1.2B
FY2022$1.2B
FY2023$1.4B
FY2024$1.5B
Expenses
$1.4B
FY2024▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$955.3M
FY2021$1.2B
FY2022$1.2B
FY2023$1.3B
FY2024$1.4B
Net assets
$1.2B
FY2024▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$940.1M
FY2021$1.0B
FY2022$985.9M
FY2023$1.1B
FY2024$1.2B

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1955.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $1.3B Management & general 9% · $127.6M Fundraising 0% · $3K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

33 people listed on the 990; $14.8M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$2,247,764Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Strategy & Innovation
$1,597,463Pt VII · Sec A
President - Central Region
$1,139,178Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$1,124,493Pt VII · Sec A
Chief HR Officer
$1,037,315Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Value Based Care
$881,556Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Legal Officer
$755,014Pt VII · Sec A
President - Little Rock
$710,056Pt VII · Sec A

Troy Wells’s $2.2M as President & CEO is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1747 $100M+ health care nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Troy Wells$2,247,764$2,066,186$2,408,284$1,921,159$1,309,400
Douglas Weeks$1,597,463$1,488,262$1,861,209$1,160,804$742,771
Greg Crain$1,139,178$1,053,127$1,230,967$912,283$639,286
Brent Beaulieu$1,124,493$1,024,559$1,096,042$968,619$656,952
Cathy Dickinson$1,037,315$988,727$988,158$1,056,934$609,146
Kimberly Miller——$1,043,408$870,629$465,616
Clifford Fullerton$881,556$777,976$804,905——
Mike Perkins$710,056$657,782$868,127$476,595$386,798

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides comprehensive, patient-centered healthcare services to Arkansas residents with Christian compassion, regardless of their ability to pay.

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1 program · $1.3B · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Statement of Program Service Accomplishments

Baptist health provides access to a full range of comprehensive health care services to individuals regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, disability, age, or ability to pay. Although reimbursement for services rendered is essential to baptist health for the continued operation, financial stability, and ability to provide…

$1.3Bprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$760K
Grants paid · 48 grants · $1.4M · 2020–2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5B
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3B
Other incomeLn 4–11$126.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$24.6M
Money outPt IX
$1.4B
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3B
Managementcol C$127.6M
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2B
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$240.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0B
LiabilitiesLn 26$757.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
33
listed · VII A
PaidVII A17
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$80K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3B
Investment incomeLn 3$24.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$126.4M
Gains on assetsLn 7$6.3M
Total revenueLn 12$1.5B
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$66.0M
SavingsLn 2$174.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$240.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$498.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$442.8M
Other assetsLn 15$525.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0B
LiabilitiesLn 26$757.5M
Net assetsLn 32$1.2B
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58,758
VolunteersI 6120
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$175.8M$240.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$454.6M$498.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$444.1M$442.8M
Total assetsLn 16$1.87B$2.00B
LiabilitiesLn 26$738.5M$757.5M
Net assetsLn 32$1.13B$1.24B
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$548K$548K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$12.1M$12.1M
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$289K$260K$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$494.9M$444.7M$50.2M$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$33.4M$30.0M$3.4M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$49.3M$44.3M$5.0M
Payroll taxesLn 10$35.8M$32.2M$3.6M
Lobbying feesLn 11d$234K$234K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$308.1M$276.9M$31.3M$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4.9M$4.4M$494K
Office expensesLn 13$56.0M$50.3M$5.7M
Information technologyLn 14$42.6M$38.3M$4.3M
OccupancyLn 16$10.8M$9.7M$1.1M
TravelLn 17$1.2M$1.1M$124K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$521K$468K$53K
InterestLn 20$4.9M$4.4M$495K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$51.6M$46.4M$5.2M
InsuranceLn 23$10.9M$9.8M$1.1M
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$275.0M$274.1M$932K
All other expensesLn 24e$24.0M$21.6M$2.4M$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.42B$1.29B$127.6M$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.5B$1.4B$57.9M$1.2B 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4B$1.3B$101.8M$1.1B 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2B$1.2B$26.7M$985.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2B$1.2B$91.5M$1.0B 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1B$955.3M$103.9M$940.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,475,094,828 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $72,423,180$2,761,621
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,164,610,597$1,321,338,816
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,178,021$24,567,482
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $131,005,940$126,426,909
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,377,217,738$1,475,094,828
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $445,537$547,918
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $550,949,934$625,774,786
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $724,015,777$790,839,515
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,275,411,248$1,417,162,219
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $101,806,490$57,932,609
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,475,094,828 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $93,073,980 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1d Related organizations$840,360
VIII-1e Government grants$1,696,682
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$224,579
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$80,212
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,761,621
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,319,327,958$1,319,327,958
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $60,874 · Excluded from tax $18,183,633$18,244,507
VIII-5 RoyaltiesUnrelated business $600$600
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $157,332 · Excluded from tax $2,073,197$2,230,529
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $6,322,975$6,322,975
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $487,945 · Excluded from tax $32,644,713$33,132,658
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,321,338,816 · Unrelated business $6,829,058 · Excluded from tax $144,165,333$1,475,094,828
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,417,162,219 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $547,918$547,918
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $12,087,825$12,087,825
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $259,708 · Management $29,330$289,038
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $444,672,946 · Management $50,219,239 · Fundraising $3,288$494,895,473
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $30,000,306 · Management $3,388,091$33,388,397
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $44,287,067 · Management $5,001,570$49,288,637
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,190,028 · Management $3,635,388$35,825,416
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $234,180$234,180
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $276,874,155 · Management $31,268,845 · Fundraising $0$308,143,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,370,138 · Management $493,543$4,863,681
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $50,314,961 · Management $5,682,331$55,997,292
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $38,296,964 · Management $4,325,076$42,622,040
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,724,509 · Management $1,098,240$10,822,749
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,095,786 · Management $123,753$1,219,539
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $468,029 · Management $52,857$520,886
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,385,543 · Management $495,282$4,880,825
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $46,392,281 · Management $5,239,323$51,631,604
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,752,315 · Management $1,101,380$10,853,695
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $274,082,668 · Management $932,302$275,014,970
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,596,096 · Management $2,438,958 · Fundraising $0$24,035,054
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,289,545,598 · Management $127,613,333 · Fundraising $3,288$1,417,162,219
Part X · Balance sheet $1,997,278,800 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50,374,103$65,957,480
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $125,400,926$174,715,922
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $218,185,390$197,286,829
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $20,498,094$20,378,827
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $63,356,834$71,916,845
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $444,106,869$442,819,562
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $99,444,331$103,048,173
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $353,018,586$390,777,765
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $2,172,103$4,594,319
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $492,272,693$525,783,078
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,868,829,929$1,997,278,800
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $191,495,938$207,215,188
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year −$198$250
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $237,207,684$292,150,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $257,765,240$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $51,997,111$46,650,960
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $738,465,775$757,537,577
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,128,798,249$1,238,067,958
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,565,905$1,673,265
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,130,364,154$1,239,741,223
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,868,829,929$1,997,278,800
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,239,741,223 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,475,094,828
XI-2 Total expenses$1,417,162,219
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$57,932,609
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,130,364,154
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$28,101,181
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$23,343,279
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,239,741,223

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