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Baptist Health Care Inc

EIN 59-0657322 · Pensacola, FL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair50 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

HELPING PEOPLE THROUGHOUT LIFE'S JOURNEY. BAPTIST HEALTH CARE, INC. OPERATES TWO PUBLIC NOT-FOR PROFIT HOSPITALS PROVIDING INPATIENT, LONG-TERM, AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES. THE HOSPITALS ARE THE NUCLEUS OF A REGIONAL MULTI-PROVIDER SYSTEM. ALL HOSPITAL AND PHYSICIAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND RELATED SERVICES CONTRIBUTE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY (SEE SCHEDULE O)

Income
$1.1 billion
Spending
$1.0 billion
Spent on programs
84%
Reserves
-5.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 94%
Employees
5,415
Volunteers
174
Highest pay
$2.5 million, physician

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 75% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 12% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    84% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    18 of 18 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 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 (2)
  1. $832.9 million spent. GENERAL AND SPECIALIZED HEALTH CARE SERVICES. BAPTIST HEALTH CARE, INC. OPERATES TWO PUBLIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS. ITS MAIN CAMPUS, WHICH OPENED IN SEPTEMBER 2023, INCLUDES A 402-BED TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL AND A 90-BED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNIT. AS THE LARGEST HOSPITAL IN THE BAPTIST HEALTH CARE NETWORK, THE MAIN CAMPUS PROVIDES SPECIALIZED CARE FOR ONCOLOGY, HEART AND VASCULAR, BARIATRICS, ORTHOPAEDICS, NEUROLOGY, TRAUMA, SURGERY, DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING, REHABILITATION, AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES. GULF BREEZE HOSPITAL IS A 77-BED GENERAL HOSPITAL PROVIDING ACUTE AND EMERGENCY CARE. SERVICES INCLUDE DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING, SURGERY, LABORATORY AND ORTHOPAEDIC SERVICES. ALL HOSPITAL AND PHYSICIAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES CONTRIBUTE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND RESEARCH, AND TO THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY OF SERVING THE SICK OR INJURED, THE DISABLED, THE AGED, OR AFFLICTED. BAPTIST HEALTH CARE DEDICATES ITS EFFORTS TO THE "HEALING OF HUMANITY'S HURT".
  2. $9.7 million spent. COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES INCLUDING FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS, DONATIONS TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION, MENTORING/SUPPORT GROUPS, CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION, AND OTHER COMMUNITY OUTREACH SERVICES.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 1953.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 October 21, 2026.

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