Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FOUNDERS' VISION OF "SERVING HUMANITY TO HONOR GOD," METHODIST HEALTHCARE MINISTRIES OF SOUTH TEXAS, INC. (MHM) HAS A TWO-FOLD MISSION, BOTH EQUALLY IMPORTANT: TO IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH OF THOSE LEAST SERVED IN THE RIO TEXAS CONFERENCE AREA OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, WHICH CONSISTS OF 74 COUNTIES ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS; AND AS THE LOCAL HALF-OWNER OF METHODIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (MHS) - THE LARGEST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN SOUTH TEXAS - MHM IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING MHS CONTINUES TO BE A BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING QUALITY CARE TO ALL AND CHARITABLE CARE WHEN NEEDED.
- Income
- $312.1 million
- Spending
- $166.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 71%
- Employees
- 628
- Volunteers
- 48
- Highest pay
- $768,354, ceo & president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 88% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover more than ten years of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 47% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 21% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 2532 of 32 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (5)
- $65.2 million spent. SINCE 1996, MHM HAS PROVIDED COMMUNITY GRANTS TO PARTNERS THAT SHARE IN ITS MISSION OF SERVING THE LEAST SERVED: LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND THE UNINSURED, AND THAT ARE SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERING HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO THIS POPULATION IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT SOUTH TEXAS OR ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH NEEDS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES. SHORT-TERM GRANTS INCLUDE DIRECT SERVICES TO PATIENTS AS WELL AS CAPITAL FUNDING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW AND/OR RENOVATIONS TO EXISTING FACILITIES USED FOR THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES.
- $34.7 million spent. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES OWNED AND OPERATED BY MHM FOR LOW-INCOME AND UNINSURED PATIENTS/CLIENTS INCLUDE: COMMUNITY COUNSELING SERVICES: COMMUNITY COUNSELORS HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE UNINSURED, WHOSE EXISTING COVERAGE DOES NOT PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES BENEFITS, ARE LOW-INCOME AND LACK THE MONEY TO PAY FOR COUNSELING SERVICES, OR WHO WOULD NOT RECEIVE TREATMENT ANY OTHER WAY. COUNSELING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY TRAINED, LICENSED, PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS IN LOCAL CHURCHES ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, LAREDO, KERRVILLE AND THE COASTAL BEND. COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS OR PROMOTORES DE SALUD: COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS HAVE THE DISTINCT ABILITY TO REACH VULNERABLE, LOW-INCOME AND UNDERSERVED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THEIR SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMMUNITIES MHM SERVES AND THEIR UNIQUE ABILITY TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT A HANDS-ON LEVEL. COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS SUPPORT HEALTH EDUCATION AND PREVENTION EFFORTS AND BRIDGE ACCESS TO COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH PROGRAMS AND ADVOCATES. THE GET FIT (FAMILIES IN TRAINING) PROGRAM IS A PREVENTION PROGRAM AIMED AT AVERTING TYPE II DIABETES, OBESITY AND SEDENTARY LIFESTYLES, FOCUSING ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION TO THE MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES IDENTIFIED UNDER PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITY #3, THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS ARE PARENTING PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO HELP PARENTS AND GUARDIANS LEARN PARENTING SKILLS SO THEY WILL BE MORE CONFIDENT AND MORE COMPETENT LEADERS WITHIN THEIR FAMILIES. PROGRAMS INCLUDE: PEER PARENTING; PARENTS HELPING PARENTS; PARENTS AS TEACHERS; AND THE NURTURING PARENTING PROGRAMS. RECREATION & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS: AVAILABLE AT MHM'S WESLEY HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER OFFERS YOUTH, ADULTS AND SENIORS FREE, SAFE AND FUN ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE HEALTH, WELLNESS AND LEARNING SKILLS. PROGRAMS CONSIST OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS SUCH AS CAMP WESLEY, A FREE 8-WEEK SUMMER CAMP FOR YOUTH AGES 6-18 AND 'LOS MARIACHITOS DE WESLEY,' A FREE CULTURAL ARTS PROGRAM FOR YOUTH AGES 6-18. THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AT WESLEY HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER IS A NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION PROGRAM AND IS NOT REGULATED BY STATE CHILDCARE LICENSING AND IS NOT A DAY CARE FACILITY. ADULT PROGRAMMING INCLUDES EXERCISE CLASSES, PARENT AND FAMILY TRAININGS AND COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT GROUPS SUCH AS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS AND THE COMMUNITY JUSTICE PROGRAM. HEALTH EDUCATION & NUTRITION: OFFERED AT THE WESLEY HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER (WHWC) AND THE DIXON HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER ARE DESIGNED TO TEACH AND MODEL HEALTH AND WELLNESS THROUGH HEALTHY COOKING, DIRECT HEALTH EDUCATION WITH CLIENTS AND THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HEALTHY AND NUTRITIOUS MEALS PREPARED BY PROFESSIONAL CULINARY ARTISTS AT MHM'S WESLEY CAFE LOCATED AT WHWC. HEALTH EDUCATION IS OFFERED UNDER THE REGISTERED NURSES AND DIETICIANS AND IS PRIMARILY DESIGNED FOR DIABETIC CLIENTS IN ONE-ON-ONE AND GROUP SETTINGS AND INCLUDES DISTRIBUTION OF GLUCOMETER STRIPS TO HELP MANAGE THEIR DISEASE. THE WESLEY CAFE PREPARES HEALTHY AND NUTRITIOUS MEALS FOR THE CHILDREN AND GUESTS OF THE WHWC AND SERVES AS AN EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY AND BREAD LINE TO THOSE IN NEED.
- $31.2 million spent. MHM OWNS AND OPERATES TWO PRIMARY CARE CLINICS AT TWO LOCATIONS - WESLEY HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER AND DIXON HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER - IN SAN ANTONIO WHERE MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR ANY TYPE OF BENEFITS SUCH AS MEDICAID OR MEDICARE. SERVICES ARE BASED ON A SLIDING-SCALE FEE determined by HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND FAMILY SIZE. HOWEVER, NO ONE IS DENIED BASED ON THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. MHM ALSO OPERATES SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTERS WHICH PROVIDE PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE, DENTAL CARE, AND COUNSELING TO SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN AND THEIR SIBLINGS UP TO THE AGE OF 21 IN TWO SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
- $16.8 million spent. THE WESLEY NURSE PROGRAM SPANS 80 SITES THROUGHOUT SOUTH TEXAS AND IS MHM'S LARGEST GEOGRAPHIC OUTREACH PROGRAM. A KEY COMPONENT WESLEY NURSES UNDERTAKE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES IS PROVIDING HEALTH EDUCATION, HEALTH PROMOTION, AND FACILITATION OF RESOURCES. WHILE THE WESLEY NURSE PROGRAM IS A COMPONENT OF MHM'S ECUMENICAL OUTREACH, AND LOCATED WITHIN CHURCHES, IT DOES NOT TEACH A PARTICULAR SET OF DENOMINATIONAL BELIEFS. ALL WESLEY NURSE PROGRAMS ARE FREE AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE WELCOME. PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED TO GROUPS OR ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
- (Expenses $ 16,805,193 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 0) THE WESLEY NURSE PROGRAM SPANS 80 SITES THROUGHOUT SOUTH TEXAS AND IS MHM'S LARGEST GEOGRAPHIC OUTREACH PROGRAM. A KEY COMPONENT WESLEY NURSES UNDERTAKE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES IS PROVIDING HEALTH EDUCATION, HEALTH PROMOTION, AND FACILITATION OF RESOURCES. WHILE THE WESLEY NURSE PROGRAM IS A COMPONENT OF MHM'S ECUMENICAL OUTREACH, AND LOCATED WITHIN CHURCHES, IT DOES NOT TEACH A PARTICULAR SET OF DENOMINATIONAL BELIEFS. ALL WESLEY NURSE PROGRAMS ARE FREE AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE WELCOME. PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED TO GROUPS OR ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1965.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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