The MedStar Foundation was established as a 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to improve patient outcomes, improve the patient’s experience of care and reduce overall healthcare costs.
The Foundation supports that mission by providing funding for local integrated care delivery projects that enhance the healthcare safety net system.
The Foundation is the development fund and endowment arm of the Metropolitan Area EMS Authority, d/b/a MedStar (“MedStar”). MedStar is an interlocal organization whose members are local governments and political subdivisions in Tarrant County, Texas and as such, MedStar has its income excluded from gross income under Section 115 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”).