Southern Sector Health Initiative
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Founded as a Christian ministry of healing, Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH) promotes the well-being of all individuals, families and communities.
- Income
- $7.5 million
- Spending
- $7.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
- Employees
- 98
- Volunteers
- 212
- Highest pay
- $644,044, director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 58 out of 100. Higher than 30% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.1 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 20% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $6.6 million spent. See Schedule OSouthern Sector Health Initiative (SSHI) operates under its dba name, the Baylor Scott & White Health and Wellness Center at Juanita J Craft Recreation Center (BSW HWC), formerly known as the Diabetes Health and Wellness Institute at the Juanita J. Craft Recreation Center. BSW HWC is located in southern Dallas and serves a population comprising 60% African-Americans and 40% Hispanics. SSHI is organized to improve care for people with chronic conditions, including diabetes, by operating a new care model focused on clinical care, education and wellness in South Dallas. The Center, a public-private partnership between Baylor Scott & White Health and the City of Dallas, took on the challenge of the alarming growth rate of diabetes in the southern sector. The strategy included addressing the social and physical determinants that affect population health, and the removal or reduction of various barriers to health improvements in this community. Building an atmosphere of inclusion, fostering trust, credibility, culture, adaptability, and commitment was needed to accomplish this task.SSHI is affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH), a faith-based nationally acclaimed network of acute care hospitals and related health care entities providing quality patient care, medical education, medical research and other community services to the residents of North and Central Texas. As the largest not-for-profit health care system in Texas and one of the largest in the United States, BSWH was born from the 2013 combination of Baylor Health Care System and Scott & White Healthcare. Today, BSWH has over 1,300 patient access points including 53 hospitals, 600+ specialty care clinics, 250+ outpatient clinics, 150+ primary care clinics, 29 pharmacies, 30+ ambulatory surgery centers, 60+ urgent care clinics, and over 7,300 active physicians. The system also includes a state certified health maintenance organization, the Scott and White Health Plan and the Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance accountable care organization both covering approximately 1,200,000 lives.As stated in its Mission Statement "Founded as a Christian Ministry of healing, Baylor Scott & White Health promotes the well-being of all individuals, families and communities. The Ambition Statement is "to be the trusted leader, educator, and innovator in value-based care delivery, customer experience and affordability". The BSWH vision is: "To be the most trusted name in giving and receiving safe, quality, compassionate healthcare."The initial vision statement of BSW HWC, laid the foundation for shaping a care model fulfilling the mission - "improving the lives of people with diabetes by creating a new care model focused on health care, education and research". The platform to achieve the vision required forward-thinking leaders whose adherence to the stated vision and careful selection of a Board of Trustees set BSW HWC on a course to create a diabetes 'Center of Excellence' for the southern sector Dallas community. Core Principles for this new model of care included: 1) Trust: To build a foundation of trust with community members and community organizations, 2) Partners: To work alongside community organizations and residents of south Dallas as collaborative partners together in developing programs and services, 3) Empowerment: To develop programs and services that enable residents to have better control of their health and their health outcomes so that healthy behaviors are woven into the fabric of the community, 4) Support: To provide preventative and health management resources to help the community to grow healthier and get better, 5) Culture: To consider and seek to understand the culture of the community addressing their health and wellness needs, and 6) Access: To provide access to clinical care, preventive health and wellness programs.The success of BSW HWC was insured through the infusion of the voice of the community, a voice crucial to the acceptance and success of the programs and services developed to achieve the vision. The voice of the community is incorporated by key stakeholders via the Centers' Ministerial Advisory Board (MAB) and Community Advisory Board (CAB), which where both established at inception of the facility. The collective advisory board members, community collaborative partners, non-profit and faith-based organizations that have engaged with the center now comprises of over 145 organizations.BSW HWC's integrative care model includes an on-site physician and nurse practitioner, visiting medical specialists, referral coordinators for specialty and ancillary care, diabetes management educators, access to affordable chronic disease and diabetes medications, nutrition and healthy cooking classes and physical activity programs including aerobics, walking clinics and weight training. One analysis (of a five-year study) showed a 21% reduction in emergency room use among a sample of BSW HWC members using a pre/post-enrollment comparison. A 37% reduction was shown for inpatient visits among a sample of BSW HWC members using the same pre/post-enrollment comparison and the data was published in Health Affairs. This publication set a precedent for continued best practices around the BCW HWC model of care that promotes access to care, nutrition and physical activity as prevention and empowerment strategies to ensure health improvements over time.The BSW HWC enlists the assistance of Community Health Workers (CHW), also known as Diabetes PEERS (Prevention, Empowerment, Education, Resources, Support). These trained community members act as mediators between health care, social services and the community to assist with outreach, patient navigation/follow-up, community health education/information, informal counseling, social support, advocacy and participation in clinical research. The Diabetes PEERS program allows the BSW HWC to tackle the myths about chronic diseases including diabetes and provides education
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2009.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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