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Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

EIN 75-0818178 · Dallas, TX

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN WITH ORTHOPEDIC AND RELATED CONDITIONS AND SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES. TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN FOCUSES ON PATIENT CARE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.

Income
$745.8 million
Spending
$313.5 million
Spent on programs
76%
Reserves
Over 10 years of spending
Largest source of income
other income, 39%
Employees
1,460
Volunteers
840
Highest pay
$2.1 million, chief of staff

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

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 95% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover more than ten years of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 3% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 58% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 50% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    76% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 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 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    35 of 35 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 (3)
  1. $207.2 million spent. PATIENT CARE: TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN IS ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING PEDIATRIC CENTERS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ORTHOPEDIC CONDITIONS, CERTAIN RELATED ARTHRITIC AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND LEARNING DISORDERS, SUCH AS DYSLEXIA. PATIENTS RECEIVE TREATMENT REGARDLESS OF THE FAMILY'S ABILITY TO PAY. THE ORTHOPEDICS PROGRAM INCLUDES OUTPATIENT CLINIC VISITS AND INPATIENT STAYS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF SUCH CONDITIONS AS SCOLIOSIS, CLUBFOOT, DISLOCATED HIP, LEGGPERTHES, LIMBLENGTH DIFFERENCES AND LIMB DEFICIENCIES, HAND DIFFERENCES AND SPORTS INJURIES. THE NEUROLOGY PROGRAM PROVIDES CARE IN SPECIALIZED CLINICS FOR ORTHOPEDIC PATIENTS WHO HAVE RELATED NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES SUCH AS TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS. THE PEDIATRIC DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM INCLUDES OUTPATIENT CLINIC VISITS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CONDITIONS SUCH AS SPINA BIFIDA AND CEREBRAL PALSY. ALL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING ORTHOPEDIC, NEUROLOGY AND LEARNING DISORDERS, TAKES AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO PROVIDING THE BEST POSSIBLE FAMILY CENTERED CARE.
  2. $22.1 million spent. THE HOSPITAL'S DEDICATED RESEARCH CENTER, THE SARAH M. AND CHARLES E. SEAY CENTER FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL RESEARCH CONTINUES TO DISCOVER NEW AND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO BENEFIT CHILDREN'S LIVES. SCOTTISH RITE FOR CHILDREN IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING CLINICAL, BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH TO ADVANCE THE CARE OF CHILDREN WITH ORTHOPEDIC CONDITIONS, RELATED NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS AND SPECIFIC LEARNING DIFFERENCES. MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED THROUGH SCOTTISH RITE FOR CHILDREN'S RESEARCH EFFORTS HAVE DRAMATICALLY IMPACTED THE LIVES OF NOT ONLY CHILDREN TREATED HERE BUT ALSO THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THROUGH THE YEARS, SCOTTISH RITE RESEARCHERS AND PHYSICIANS HAVE GENERATED OVER 200 PATENTS AND MADE IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES THAT HAVE HELPED CHILDREN WORLDWIDE. THESE FINDINGS AND INNOVATIONS ALLOW THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY TO FORM NEW HYPOTHESES TO EXPLAIN WHAT CAUSES CERTAIN CONDITIONS WHILE PROVIDING TOOLS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) THE MAJOR DISCOVERIES AND RESEARCH APPLICATIONS AT SCOTTISH RITE INCLUDE: THE FIRST GENE ASSOCIATED WITH IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; TWO MORE GENETIC MARKERS OF THE CONDITION; THE TSRH SILOTM 5.5 SPINAL SYSTEM; THE TRUE/LOKTM EXTERNAL FIXATION SYSTEM; THE TRUE/LOK HEXAPOD SYSTEMTM; TRUELOK EVO; AND TRUELOK ELEVATE. THIS PAST YEAR, SCOTTISH RITE STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER, IDENTIFIED A GENE ASSOCIATED WITH A RARE NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDER AND DEVELOPED A GENE THERAPY TO TREAT THIS DISORDER THROUGH SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF PRE-CLINICAL TRIALS.
  3. $10.4 million spent. TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN FUNCTIONS AS A PREMIER TEACHING INSTITUTION, PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO ORTHOPEDIC RESIDENTS AND POSTGRADUATE ORTHOPEDIC FELLOWS. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL CONTRIBUTES TO THE EDUCATION OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS BY PROVIDING CLINICAL EXPERIENCE AND DIDACTIC EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS AS WELL AS CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. THE HOSPITAL IS CURRENTLY AFFILIATED WITH APPROXIMATELY 93 INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND TECHNICAL PROGRAMS. FOR OVER 50 YEARS, IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER, THE HOSPITAL HAS PROVIDED AN EXTRAORDINARY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDICS TO PROMISING ORTHOPEDIC PHYSICIANS. MORE THAN 200 PHYSICIANS HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE FELLOWSHIP IN PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDICS AND SCOLIOSIS, GOING ON TO PROVIDE NEEDED PEDIATRIC SPECIALTY SERVICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) IN ADDITION, PHYSICIANS FROM SOME OF THE MAJOR HAND CENTERS HAVE TRAINED AT THE HOSPITAL IN THE SUBSPECIALITY OF PEDIATRIC HAND SURGERY. THE ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATES IN PHYSICIAN RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS IN AREAS AS DIVERSE AS NEUROLOGY, PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, RADIOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS, PLASTIC SURGERY, PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION MEDICINE, ANESTHESIA, ORTHOPEDIC SPORTS MEDICINE, UROLOGY, DENTISTRY, PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY, PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY, NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, PEDIATRIC HEADACHE MEDICINE AND PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE. SCOTTISH RITE ALSO HAS EXTENSIVE AFFILIATION PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATION OF STUDENTS IN CLINICAL AREAS, SUCH AS NURSING EXTERNS, PSYCHOLOGY, NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS, TRAINING OF PA AND NP STUDENTS, DIETARY/NUTRITION, DENTAL HYGIENE, THERAPEUTIC RECREATION, MEDICAL LABORATORY, RADIOLOGY SCIENCE, AND SPEECH PATHOLOGY STUDENTS. SCOTTISH RITE ALSO TRAINS STUDENTS IN AREAS AS DIVERSE AS SOCIAL WORK, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, STATISTICS, HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND STEM EDUCATION FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS.

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 November 6, 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 February 1941.

    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 November 4, 2026.

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