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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.

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

Grateful Giving

Patients and loved ones can show appreciation for the caregivers who made a difference during their 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.

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The Compass

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

Cancer care

  • 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
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    Dallas family makes a difference with qualified charitable gift annuities

    March 18, 2025
    The Shuttees discovered a new avenue for their giving: Qualified Charitable Gift Annuities (QCGA).
    Learn More Dallas family makes a difference with qualified charitable gift annuities
  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • Boon Family celebrates milestone in support of cancer research at Baylor Scott & White Health

    January 21, 2025
    For nearly two decades, the Boon family of Ennis has been dedicated to the fight against cancer. When they teed up for their 19th annual Cancer Benefit Golf Tournament in September, it was another opportunity to honor the memory of the late E.K. Boon and transform their grief into a quest of hope for so […]
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  • Graphic image illustrating 25 years of Celebrating Women

    Celebrating Women 25th Anniversary Luncheon – A legacy of impact

    January 19, 2025
    Celebrating Women marked its 25th anniversary. Since its inception, it has raised more than $42 million for research, patient-centered care and advancements in early detection.
    Learn More Celebrating Women 25th Anniversary Luncheon – A legacy of impact
  • Olivia Munn joins Celebrating Women as featured guest

    Olivia Munn joins Celebrating Women as featured guest

    September 1, 2024
    Accomplished model, actress and breast cancer survivor is keynote guest at 25th anniversary luncheon. Now in its 25th year, Celebrating Women has raised more than $40 million to advance the fight against breast cancer and enhance treatment and care for the more than 20,000 women diagnosed with this disease in Texas each year. This year, […]
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  • Multi-Cancer Early Detection Program

    Multi-Cancer Early Detection Program

    September 1, 2024
    With an aim of intercepting cancers in Texans earlier, the program includes approximately 50,000 MCED tests being administered to BSW patients across North Texas.
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    Intercepting breast cancer recurrence – Dr. Joyce O’Shaughnessy

    September 1, 2024
    A groundbreaking trial: New weight-loss drugs can help keep pounds away. Can they also help keep cancer at bay? Medications such as Wegovy® and Zepbound® have revolutionized the management of being overweight or obese. Researchers are now exploring these drugs’ potential benefits for a range of other conditions—possibly even to help prevent a recurrence of […]
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  • Fighting cancer is in his blood—and ours

    Fighting cancer is in his blood—and ours

    June 1, 2024
    Baylor Scott & White Health chief of oncology demonstrates that immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy and radiation prior to surgical resection of a tumor, is safe while also demonstrating how to track tumor responses utilizing a novel blood test. Dr. Ronan Kelly · Chief of oncology for Baylor Scott & White Health in North Texas Understanding […]
    Learn More Fighting cancer is in his blood—and ours
  • 24th Annual Celebrating Women hits major milestone

    24th Annual Celebrating Women hits major milestone

    December 1, 2023
    More than $40M raised in the fight against breast cancer The lump Deborah Michnick felt in her left breast in February 2022 caught her off guard. Having lost her mother to breast cancer when her mother was only 56, Deborah had always been vigilant about getting annual mammograms. When she learned she had triple-negative breast […]
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  • Hard-to-Stomach Diagnosis

    Hard-to-Stomach Diagnosis

    September 1, 2023
    Colette Dishman battled her hidden cancer with the help of a dedicated team at Baylor Scott & White Health.
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