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Cancer care

Propel advances in cancer research and treatment, bringing hope and healing to patients.

Capital & technology

Invest in the future of healthcare by helping expand and modernize our North Texas facilities.

Community health

Expand access to compassionate healthcare for underserved individuals and families.

Graduate medical education

Shape the future of medicine by helping train the next generation of physicians.

In your region

Make a direct impact on Baylor Scott & White hospitals and patients in your community.

Patient programs

Help enhance patient well-being through innovative, patient-centered programs.

Research

Help drive discoveries and improve patient outcomes by supporting accessible research and clinical trials.

Transplant

Support life-changing care for transplant patients and their families.

Donate online

Your gift can make an immediate difference in the lives of those we serve.

Honor your caregiver

Express gratitude for the caregivers who made a difference in your healthcare experience. 

Make a planned gift

Learn about the multiple ways to make a planned gift and create a lasting legacy.

Giving societies

Giving societies honor donors for their generosity in empowering people to live well.

Celebrating Women

Help us advance the fight against breast cancer through Celebrating Women.

Grand Rounds

Support graduate medical education at Baylor Scott & White by participating in the Ground Rounds golf tournament.

The Compass

Read the latest issue of The Compass, a quarterly newsletter from the Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation.

Grateful patient

  • Dr. Robert T. Gunby

    Beloved obstetrician Dr. Gunby retires

    June 3, 2026
    After 55 years of caring for mothers and families and delivering more than 7,000 babies, Robert T. “Bob” Gunby Jr., MD, is retiring from Baylor University Medical Center. Known for his compassion, dedication and lasting relationships with generations of patients, Dr. Gunby leaves behind a legacy that has shaped countless lives and helped define Baylor’s culture of care.
    Learn more Beloved obstetrician Dr. Gunby retires
  • Tim Perry and Dr. Gunn pose with tennis rackets in an indoor tennis court at Northwood Club.

    Having a heart for heart care

    June 3, 2026
    After life-threatening heart conditions changed their lives, Tim Perry and Drew Naukam found renewed health through expert cardiovascular care at Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital. Inspired by their experiences, both families chose to give back, supporting the research, education and innovation that help improve heart care for future patients.
    Learn more Having a heart for heart care
  • Photo of Drew and Sharon Naukam

    Heart health awareness: A North Texas couple’s journey from surgery to giving back

    March 31, 2026
    After a life-changing heart diagnosis and successful surgery, one North Texas couple turned their gratitude into action—championing heart health awareness, prevention and research in their local community.
    Learn more Heart health awareness: A North Texas couple’s journey from surgery to giving back
  • Photo of Amy Zicarelli

    Breast cancer, clinical trials and hope: Amy’s story at Baylor Scott & White

    February 21, 2026
    After losing her mother to breast cancer, Amy faced her own diagnosis. Discover how clinical trials at Baylor Scott & White helped shape her journey.
    Learn more Breast cancer, clinical trials and hope: Amy’s story at Baylor Scott & White
  • photo collage illustrating child life support for families facing cancer

    Child Life helped Dolores’s family through the unimaginable

    December 3, 2025
    Moments after welcoming her newborn, Dolores learned she had leukemia. Child Life specialists—made possible by donor support—helped her family navigate fear, confusion, and a new reality together.
    Learn more Child Life helped Dolores’s family through the unimaginable
  • $1B & Beyond illustration celebrating Baylor Scott & White Health Foundation philanthropy milestone in healthcare

    $1 Billion and beyond

    September 20, 2025
    The Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation has surpassed a remarkable milestone: $1 billion in philanthropic funds distributed to improve the health and well-being of communities across North Texas.
    Learn more $1 Billion and beyond
  • Photo of Bonney Ramsey and Dr. Stephen Mathew

    Bonney Ramsey gives back in honor of the care that helped her regain the ability to play the piano

    March 31, 2025
    By contributing to fundraising efforts, donors like Bonney Ramsey help ensure that others continue to receive the same high-quality care she did.
    Learn more Bonney Ramsey gives back in honor of the care that helped her regain the ability to play the piano
  • Photograph of York family

    York family turns personal journey into mission to transform cancer care

    March 22, 2025
    Building on this passion and gratitude, the Jeff and Carmen York Family have generously committed $7 million to help fund a new era in cancer detection, the Texas Cancer Interception Institute (TCII).
    Learn more York family turns personal journey into mission to transform cancer care
  • Couple’s donation opens doors for underserved

    Couple’s donation opens doors for underserved

    March 10, 2025
    Myra and Darwin Smiths’ generous gift will help expand access to genetic counseling and community health worker programs.
    Learn more Couple’s donation opens doors for underserved
  • Amy Selkirk breast cancer research fund

    Amy Selkirk breast cancer research fund

    March 8, 2025
    In Amy Selkirk's memory, a fund for advancing breast cancer research has been established: the Amy Selkirk Breast Cancer Research Fund.
    Learn more Amy Selkirk breast cancer research fund
  • 40 Years of life-saving transplants

    40 Years of life-saving transplants

    March 7, 2025
    In 1984, 5-year-old Amie Garrison from Indiana urgently needed a liver transplant due to a rare bile duct disorder. With few hospitals worldwide offering the procedure, her family came to Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC) in Dallas, which was just about to launch its transplant program. Led by Dr. Goran Klintmalm, a team at BUMC […]
    Learn more 40 Years of life-saving transplants
  • Healing through music therapy

    Healing through music therapy

    March 7, 2025
    Kay’s belief in the healing power of music inspired her to make an estate gift to support Arts in Medicine.
    Learn more Healing through music therapy