To advance health equity, St. David’s Foundation centers our work on addressing individual and systemic barriers to health for individuals whose household income falls below the minimum level necessary for survival with an intentional focus on historically marginalized identity groups (e.g., Black, Hispanic, women, members of the LGBTQ community, refugees, and undocumented immigrants). We believe that data can serve as an instrument for accountability regarding who we are and who we serve through our investments and programs. This diversity dashboard is intended to reinforce our commitment to health equity and provide transparency into our work.

Grant Recipients

We believe that organizations that represent and work within the communities most impacted by health inequities are uniquely positioned to effect change. We are committed to continuously improving our grantmaking practices to center those most impacted by health inequities. We monitor the following metrics and will continue to gather grantee feedback to ensure our funding aligns with this commitment. 

In 2023, the Foundation’s active grant portfolio included 167 organizations, representing over $124 million in previously awarded funding.¹ Just over a third, 37% or $46 million, of our active funding was invested into 53 organizations that have a majority of People of Color (POC) on their board and executive staff, and 81% of our funding was invested in organizations in which most of those served by the organizations were POC. About $3.5 million, or 3%, of our active grant investments were made to new partners: organizations receiving a grant from the Foundation for the first time in at least 5 years. Additionally, 14% of funding, representing $16.8 million, was focused in one or more of our rural counties: Bastrop, Caldwell, or Hays.

¹The majority of active 2023 grantees started their funding terms in 2022 or 2023 but it is important to note that multiyear amounts are reflected within the $124.07M total. 

Mobile Dental Program

Through our mobile dental program, the Foundation provides free dental care to select elementary school students in our five-county area. As the Foundation works to address health disparities in our region, we continue to evolve our dental program to serve those young patients with the greatest need. We use the following metrics, community data, and feedback to assess whether we are reaching our target populations.

Throughout 2023, 5,335 patients were treated through our dental program, and just under half of the patients, or 2,301 individuals, qualified for the Federal Free or Reduced Lunch program, indicating a household income of less than 130% of the Federal Poverty Level. Approximately one-quarter of patients seen, 1,201 individuals, self-reported having no health insurance. When looking at available data alone, the percentage of patients with a low-income increases to 56%, and the percentage of uninsured patients increases to 32%. Over 4,500 patients, 88%, treated were People of Color, with a total of 61% Hispanic/Latinx. Finally, 176 patients, 3% of all patients seen in 2023, reside in rural areas.²

² We use the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy’s zip code-level designation of rural areas. For 2023, these designations are based on the 2010 US Census.

Kocurek Scholars

The St. David’s Neal Kocurek Scholarship program aims to support our scholars through scholarships and wraparound services to help foster a robust and diverse pipeline of future healthcare workers. Through a merit and needs-based program, we provide funding and other support services to Central Texas students seeking post-secondary degrees in healthcare. We continue to improve equity in the application process and enhance the diversity of lived experience of our scholars. We  use the following metrics to evaluate progress toward those goals.

In 2023, the program supported 277 active  Kocurek Scholars receiving financial support and helpful resources to support their academic journey. Of those individuals, 87 are first-generation students, 183 are People of Color, and 11 scholars are from one of the rural areas within Central Texas.² While financial need is heavily considered in our application review process, we have not previously recorded scholars’ individual or familial income in our records after the application cycle. We are currently working to enhance our data collection and retention process to collect and report on such information in the future.

² We use the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy’s zip code-level designation of rural areas. For 2023, these designations are based on the 2010 US Census.

We understand that diversity is not limited to these categories, and we strive to be inclusive across all identities and lived experiences. In doing so, we ask our staff, leadership, and board to share their identities and the unique perspectives they bring to their work at the Foundation. Here is just a sample of some of those identities: 

Last updated May 1, 2024. Data will be updated annually.