Rooted in the loving ministry of Jesus as healer, we commit ourselves to serving all persons with special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable. Our Catholic health ministry is dedicated to spiritually-centered, holistic care which sustains and improves the health of individuals and communities. We are advocates for a compassionate and just society through our actions and our words.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,438 volunteers and 16,711 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $352.1M a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$14.7M
to officers and key staff · 0.5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.4B
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.3B
+0.3% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0B
To programs
83%
Net assets
$2.0B
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.3B
FY2025+0.3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2B
FY2021$2.4B
FY2022$2.8B
FY2023$3.0B
FY2024$3.3B
FY2025$3.3B
Expenses
$3.0B
FY2025-0.4%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9B
FY2021$2.0B
FY2022$2.4B
FY2023$2.6B
FY2024$3.0B
FY2025$3.0B
Net assets
$2.0B
FY2025▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1B
FY2021$1.3B
FY2022$1.5B
FY2023$1.4B
FY2024$1.7B
FY2025$2.0B

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2009.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $2.5B Management & general 17% · $509.2M

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

36 people listed on the 990; $14.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$2,208,699Pt VII · Sec A
$2,050,404Pt VII · Sec A
$1,884,089Pt VII · Sec A
$1,722,909Pt VII · Sec A
$1,500,029Pt VII · Sec A
President, Dell Children's Medical Center (end 6/2024)
$1,066,008Pt VII · Sec A
President, Dell Children's Medical Center
$878,732Pt VII · Sec A
President, Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (end 11/2024)
$776,659Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
S Tyler Hollmig MD$2,208,699$2,070,391$1,900,020$1,630,782$1,267,172—
John K Stokes MD$2,050,404$1,842,724$1,906,085$1,604,722$1,555,089$1,497,295
Matthew Geck MD$1,884,089$1,872,369$1,860,983$1,597,811$1,559,283$1,500,459
Sachin Mehta MD$1,722,909$1,646,805$1,533,958———
Brian Patrick Kelley MD——$1,524,103$1,396,952——
Eeric Truumees MD$1,500,029—————
Vincent Yat-Chung Wang MD—$1,494,892——$1,287,918$1,195,633
Timothy M George MD—————$1,457,170

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides compassionate, personalized healthcare and specialized medical services, including trauma care and organ transplants, to communities and vulnerable populations across Central Texas.

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1 program · $2.5B · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

THE FILING ORGANIZATION IS A PART OF THE ASCENSION CATHOLIC HEALTH MINISTRY. ASCENSION IS A FAITH-BASED HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION THAT DELIVERS PERSONALIZED, COMPASSIONATE CARE TO ALL, ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO NEED IT THE MOST.

$2.5Bprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 220 grants · $73.9M · 2019–2024
Dell Children's FoundationMO · FY2024$2,962,768
Ascension Seton FoundationMO · FY2024$1,597,472
Unitemized GrantFY2024$390,000
Integrated Care CollaborationTX · FY2024$250,000
St John Paul II Life CenterTX · FY2024$150,000
Trail of Lights FoundationTX · FY2024$121,500
American GatewaysTX · FY2024$75,000
Catholic Diocese of AustinTX · FY2024$74,350
Champions Off the FieldTX · FY2024$65,289
Austin PBSTX · FY2024$30,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.3B
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.2B
Other incomeLn 4–11$43.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$41.8M
Money outPt IX
$3.0B
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.5B
Managementcol C$509.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0B
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4B
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4B
PeoplePt VI, VII
36
listed · VII A
PaidVII A13
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$41.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$10.0M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.2B
Investment incomeLn 3$683
Other incomeLn 4–11$43.3M
Gains on assetsLn 7−$2.0M
Total revenueLn 12$3.3B
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$70K
SavingsLn 2$13.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.99B
Other assetsLn 15$688.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4B
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4B
Net assetsLn 32$2.0B
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516,711
VolunteersI 61,438
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14.9M$13.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.9M$6.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.75B$1.99B
Total assetsLn 16$3.17B$3.39B
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.46B$1.40B
Net assetsLn 32$1.71B$1.98B
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$7.7M$7.7M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$390K$390K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$5.3M$5.3M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$880.8M$788.1M$92.7M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$34.4M$30.8M$3.6M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$76.3M$68.3M$8.0M
Payroll taxesLn 10$63.4M$56.4M$7.0M
Management feesLn 11a$471K$51K$420K
Legal feesLn 11b$29K$29K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$38K$38K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$135.7M$127.7M$8.0M$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2.9M$1.6M$1.3M
Office expensesLn 13$7.0M$2.9M$4.2M
Information technologyLn 14$4.4M$2.6M$1.7M
OccupancyLn 16$40.6M$36.2M$4.5M
TravelLn 17$5.1M$4.3M$837K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2.0M$1.4M$530K
InterestLn 20$5.3M$5.3M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$124.2M$110.5M$13.7M
InsuranceLn 23$19.3M$80$19.3M
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.15B$943.6M$208.5M
All other expensesLn 24e$404.6M$280.4M$124.2M$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.97B$2.46B$509.2M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.3B$3.0B$348.0M$2.0B 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.3B$3.0B$325.1M$1.7B 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.0B$2.6B$374.4M$1.4B 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.8B$2.4B$468.0M$1.5B 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.4B$2.0B$325.9M$1.3B 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.2B$1.9B$270.9M$1.1B 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,320,092,864 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $27,005,286$41,811,753
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,255,607,207$3,234,940,217
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $37,771−$2,029,354
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $26,890,305$45,370,248
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,309,540,569$3,320,092,864
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,603,860$8,053,118
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,030,850,538$1,060,180,842
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,943,978,845$1,903,820,465
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,984,433,243$2,972,054,425
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $325,107,326$348,038,439
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,320,092,864 across 15 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $16,182,693 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$31,781,974
VIII-1e Government grants$10,029,779
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$41,811,753
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,231,414,903 · Unrelated business −$67,807$3,231,347,096
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $683$683
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $2,824,712$2,824,712
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$2,030,037−$2,030,037
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $21,023,437 · Excluded from tax $8,932,527$29,955,964
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,261,075,385 · Unrelated business $780,020 · Excluded from tax $16,425,706$3,320,092,864
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,972,054,425 across 23 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $7,663,118$7,663,118
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $390,000$390,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $5,329,423$5,329,423
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $788,077,755 · Management $92,679,461$880,757,216
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $30,783,653 · Management $3,620,217$34,403,870
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $68,271,895 · Management $8,028,906$76,300,801
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $56,397,175 · Management $6,992,357$63,389,532
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $50,996 · Management $419,956$470,952
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $28,750$28,750
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,307$17,307
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $37,878$37,878
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $127,717,048 · Management $7,969,164 · Fundraising $0$135,686,212
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,626,349 · Management $1,272,634$2,898,983
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,857,698 · Management $4,181,439$7,039,137
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,649,963 · Management $1,711,593$4,361,556
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,159,762 · Management $4,483,238$40,643,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,294,648 · Management $837,063$5,131,711
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,431,774 · Management $529,552$1,961,326
IX-20 InterestManagement $5,329,695$5,329,695
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $110,521,015 · Management $13,702,857$124,223,872
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $80 · Management $19,342,954$19,343,034
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $943,567,830 · Management $208,488,991$1,152,056,821
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $280,357,636 · Management $124,232,595 · Fundraising $0$404,590,231
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,462,818,395 · Management $509,236,030 · Fundraising $0$2,972,054,425
Part X · Balance sheet $3,388,055,515 assets, 23 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,107,546; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $76,001$69,867
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $14,786,327$13,053,809
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,009,184$6,542,641
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $755,355,176$611,118,157
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $51,365,578$51,660,607
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,830,678$1,558,027
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,746,269,448$1,988,197,490
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $5,914,497$6,873,384
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $20,300,780$19,919,171
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $568,280,626$687,954,816
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,170,376,623$3,388,055,515
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $166,871,767$150,542,598
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,381,743$3,034,299
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,285,182,782$1,249,675,714
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,455,436,292$1,403,252,611
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,714,925,281$1,984,787,854
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $15,050$15,050
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,714,940,331$1,984,802,904
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,170,376,623$3,388,055,515
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,984,802,904 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,320,092,864
XI-2 Total expenses$2,972,054,425
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$348,038,439
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,714,940,331
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$376
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$78,176,242
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,984,802,904

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