Ascension Texas Foundations

What Ascension Texas Foundations does

Ascension Texas Foundations is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit umbrella organization comprising five distinct foundations — Dell Children's Foundation, Ascension Providence Foundation, Ascension Seton Foundation, Ascension Seton Hays Foundation, and Ascension Seton Williamson Foundation — that collectively raise philanthropic funds to support 14-15 Ascension Texas hospital campuses across Central Texas, including Austin and Waco. The organization facilitates individual donations, corporate partnerships, associate giving campaigns (We Give to Give), and donor-advised funds administered through Austin Community Foundation. All funds raised for a given foundation remain within that foundation's community. The organization functions as the designated safety net hospital system for adults and children in Central Texas, serving patients regardless of ability to pay, with 70% of Dell Children's patients and approximately 37% of Ascension Seton Williamson patients being uninsured or underinsured.

The foundations operate under the parent entity Ascension Health Alliance d/b/a Ascension, one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the United States. The organization rebranded from Seton Foundations and Providence Foundation in 2023-2024 to align with the national Ascension brand. It is governed by a board chaired by Sister Joanne Vasa, DC, with Miguel Romano serving as President and individual executive directors leading each subsidiary foundation.

The business model centers on community-led philanthropy across four revenue streams: individual donations (tax-deductible charitable giving directed to specific foundations or hospitals), corporate partnerships (sponsorships, matching gifts, percentage-of-sale programs, gifts-in-kind, employee volunteering through partners including Children's Miracle Network), associate giving (payroll deduction campaigns for Ascension Texas healthcare workers), and donor-advised funds managed via Austin Community Foundation. Distribution occurs through online donation portals per foundation, payroll deduction programs, and DAF grants. Notable major gifts include a $30 million matching grant from the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation for Dell Children's HERE campaign and a $2 million gift from the Cailloux Foundation for the new Fetal Center. The organization has no public technology platform, no disclosed AI capabilities, and no commercial product revenue; it is funded entirely through philanthropic contributions supporting hospital capital projects, equipment acquisition (e.g., Da Vinci Robotic System), charity care, associate scholarships, and community health programs such as Care-A-Van mobile pediatric services.

Name

Ascension Texas Foundations

Legal name

Ascension Texas Foundations

Website

https://ascensiontexasfoundations.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ascension Texas Foundations is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit umbrella organization comprising five foundations that raise philanthropic funds to support 14-15 Ascension Texas hospital campuses across Central Texas, serving as the regional healthcare safety net for uninsured and underinsured populations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Philanthropy

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fundraising & Annual Giving (EDALAOAB), Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

Keywords

• Healthcare philanthropy
• Charitable hospital foundations
• Community fundraising programs
• Nonprofit healthcare giving
• Corporate partnership donations

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible charitable donations from individuals supporting healthcare facilities and programs across Central Texas. Donors can direct gifts to specific foundations or hospitals.
2. Corporate Partnerships: Sponsorship, fundraising initiative support, matching gift campaigns, percentage of sale programs, round-up programs, gifts in kind, employee volunteering, and community outreach partnerships with businesses.
3. Associate Giving (We Give to Give): Annual payroll deduction program for Ascension Texas associates to donate to local foundations. Includes one-time and recurring payroll deductions, with funds staying local to support patients and colleagues.
4. Donor Advised Funds: Donor Advised Funds administered through Austin Community Foundation, allowing donors to consolidate charitable giving, invest funds, and make grants over time.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ascension Texas Foundations is a nonprofit fundraising umbrella that channels charitable donations to five affiliated hospital foundations supporting 14-15 Ascension Texas hospital campuses across Central Texas. It offers individual giving, corporate partnerships, associate payroll giving, donor advised funds, and volunteer programs, with 100% of funds raised remaining within the donor's chosen community to support healthcare services for the poor and vulnerable.

Product overview

Ascension Texas Foundations is a unified charitable organization encompassing five foundations—Dell Children's Foundation, Ascension Providence Foundation, Ascension Seton Foundation, Ascension Seton Hays Foundation, and Ascension Seton Williamson Foundation—that collectively support 14-15 Ascension Texas hospital campuses throughout Central Texas. The organization facilitates donor-advised funds, corporate partnership programs, associate giving campaigns, volunteer programs, and various fundraising initiatives to support healthcare services for the poor and vulnerable in the communities they serve. The foundations operate as 501(c)(3) organizations under federal tax guidelines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dell Children's Foundation

Quantifiable outcome

• 37,500+ children provided medical care through Care-A-Van over 20 years
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Austin Community Foundation (ACF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAscension Seton Foundations and Dell Children's Foundation Donor Advised Funds are administered through the Austin Community Foundation. Funds are held and managed by ACF with partnership to provide donor services and philanthropic advising to fundholders.
• Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at AustincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Dell Children's Specialty Pavilion and clinical practice collaboration with UT Health Austin for pediatric and fetal care programs.
• UT Health AustincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint operation of Fetal Center and Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease with Dell Children's.
• Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart DiseasecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed by Dr. Charles D. Fraser Jr., this team provides pediatric heart transplant program and cardiac care at Dell Children's.
• Children's Miracle Network HospitalscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partners through CMN provide life-changing support to Dell Children's Medical Center including Ace Hardware, Circle K, Costco, Credit Unions for Kids, Dairy Queen, Delta Air Lines, Walmart Sam's Club, RE/MAX, Rooster Teeth, and others.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Christus Health Foundation: Faith-based regional health system foundation with multi-state scope; broader geographic reach than Ascension Texas but operates in overlapping Texas communities. Comparable as a nonprofit Catholic health system foundation competing for faith-aligned legacy donors.

Regional players

• Parkland Foundation: Dallas-based foundation supporting Parkland Health, a major safety-net hospital system with significant charity-care obligations. Comparable focus area on uninsured/underinsured patient populations and capital expansion fundraising at a Dallas safety net.
• Harris Health Foundation: Houston-area safety-net hospital foundation supporting Harris Health System. Comparable mission focus on uninsured/underinsured patients but operates in a different Texas region; relevant for charity-care fundraising benchmarks.

Others

• Children's Miracle Network Hospitals: National alliance that funnels corporate partner giving (Costco, Walmart, Dairy Queen, etc.) to member children's hospitals including Dell Children's. Strategic giving channel partner rather than direct competitor; relevant for benchmarking corporate partner programs.
• Austin Community Foundation: Regional community foundation administering donor-advised funds that channel major gifts into the Ascension Texas Foundations. Critical ecosystem partner for DAF-driven giving rather than a competitor.

Direct peers

• Cook Children's Health Foundation: Fort Worth-based foundation supporting Cook Children's Medical Center pediatric specialty programs. Direct peer in pediatric hospital philanthropy, specialty program funding, and corporate partner activations (e.g., Children's Miracle Network).
• Texas Children's Hospital Foundation: Pediatric-focused fundraising arm of Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, with major capital campaigns and donor stewardship programs. Direct peer for children's hospital philanthropy including heart transplant, neonatology, and specialty pediatric programs.
• Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation: Fundraising entity supporting the Baylor Scott & White Health system across North and Central Texas, including large capital campaigns. Comparable scale and multi-foundation structure serving the same regional donor universe as Ascension Texas Foundations.
• Memorial Hermann Foundation: Houston-based fundraising arm of Memorial Hermann Health System, supporting a large multi-hospital network across Texas. Directly comparable as a regional nonprofit hospital foundation competing for major-gift donors and corporate partners in Texas healthcare philanthropy.
• Methodist Healthcare Foundation: San Antonio-based healthcare foundation supporting Methodist Hospital System facilities. Comparable multi-foundation fundraising model serving a major Texas metro and competing for community and corporate giving across regional hospital campaigns.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ascensionsetonfoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ascension-texas-foundations
• Instagraminstagram.com/ascensiontexasfoundations

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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