COOK CHILDRENS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

COOK CHILDRENS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

EIN 75-2705881 · Health Care (E210)

What they do

We Strive to Be An Extension of Your Family, Growing With Your Child From Baby Steps to Adulthood. We Keep Our Promise - to Improve The Well-being of Every Child In Our Communities - By Instilling Kindness, Imagination and Respect Into Everything We Do. We Make It Our Mission to Connect The Dots. Between Primary and Specialty. Between Home and Medical Home. Between Short-term Care and Long-term Health. Based In Fort Worth, Texas, Were 10,000+ Dedicated Team Members Strong, Passionately Caring for Over 2 Million Patient Encounters Each Year. Our Integrated, Not-for-profit Organization Spans Two Medical Centers, Three Surgery Centers, A Physician Network, Home Health Services and A Health Plan. It Also Includes The Child Study Center, Cook Childrens Health Services Inc., and Cook Childrens Health Foundation.

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Of every $100 spent, about $84.70 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2023The report may be old. Ask for a newer one.

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They name their leaders61 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

72.34%of revenue went to mission work84.7% of expenses · Program services

$75.47spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

13.03%of revenue went to management and office costs15.3% of expenses

$5.20in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

1.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2023

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$451,884,730

Mission workProgram services$326,914,51772.34% of revenue84.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$58,867,12213.03% of revenue15.3% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$66,103,09114.63% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$385,781,63985.37% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2023CurrentExpense mix: 84.7% mission · 15.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.37% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 86.1% mission · 13.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.79% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 85.3% mission · 14.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.54% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 84.9% mission · 15.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.42% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 83.3% mission · 16.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.93% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 84.1% mission · 15.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.70% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 87.1% mission · 12.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 114.16% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 85.8% mission · 14.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.35% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$511,199,607

Expenses$385,781,639

Annual surplus $125,417,968 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$326,914,517 · 84.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$58,867,122 · 15.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$511,199,607

Expenses$385,781,639

Assets$2,004,860,528

Income$775,919,189

Contributions$5,599,608

Mission work (program services)$326,914,517

Grants given$2,306,776

Average grant$79,544

Management and general$58,867,122

Executive compensation (total)$15,266,520

Stocks and bonds$190,286,507

Accounting fees$600,593

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2023

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

RICK W MERRILLPRESIDENT & CEO · 12 hrs/week $1,376,707Base $826,633 · Other $550,074

KEITH HOLTZCHIEF ADMINISTRATION OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $1,365,497Base $1,217,707 · Other $147,790

JAMES C CUNNINGHAM MDEVP, CMO · 40 hrs/week $1,328,523Base $1,222,776 · Other $105,747

JOSEPH M GALLAGHERSVP, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $1,022,881Base $883,970 · Other $138,911

CORY R RHOADESCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $1,002,449Base $866,208 · Other $136,241

ERIC HUBLICHIEF EFFECTIVENESS OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $989,729Base $845,495 · Other $144,234

THERESA Z MEADOWSSVP, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $933,653Base $847,642 · Other $86,011

JOANN SANDERSCHIEF QUALITY OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $932,118Base $806,430 · Other $125,688

ANISH RAYMEDICAL DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $740,714Base $642,648 · Other $98,066

JONATHAN NEDRELOW MDASSOCIATE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $738,051Base $636,879 · Other $101,172

CHRISTIAN PEDIGOVP, SYS PLANNING & HEALTH ANALYTICS · 40 hrs/week $737,208Base $624,067 · Other $113,141

ROBERT FEATHERSVP, PUBLIC POLICY · 40 hrs/week $716,732Base $642,485 · Other $74,247

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (61)

RICK W MERRILLPRESIDENT & CEO

KEITH HOLTZCHIEF ADMINISTRATION OFFICER

JAMES C CUNNINGHAM MDEVP, CMO

JOSEPH M GALLAGHERSVP, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER

CORY R RHOADESCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

ERIC HUBLICHIEF EFFECTIVENESS OFFICER

THERESA Z MEADOWSSVP, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

JOANN SANDERSCHIEF QUALITY OFFICER

ANISH RAYMEDICAL DIRECTOR

JONATHAN NEDRELOW MDASSOCIATE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

CHRISTIAN PEDIGOVP, SYS PLANNING & HEALTH ANALYTICS

ROBERT FEATHERSVP, PUBLIC POLICY

WINIFRED KINGSVP CHIEF COMM & DEI OFFICER

KAREN WARDELLASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL

MATTHEW CARROLL MDVP, ASSOC CHIEF QUALITY OFFICER

STEPHEN ECKERTVP, INFO SYSTEMS/CTO

MEGAN CHAVEZVP PATIENT & FAMILY EXPERIENCE

BETH SCHMIDTVP, HUMAN RESOURCES

SPENCER D SEALSVP CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE

KENT SMITHVP, COMPLIANCE

GREGORY JIMERSONVP, PAYOR RELATIONS

STEPHEN W KIMMELEVP, SYS FINANCE

ASHLEY ANTIPOLOCHIEF MEDICAL INFO OFFICER

AARON WISHONVP, CHIEF INFO SECURITY OFFICER

LAURA COPELANDASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL

KATHY MCLEANVP, BRAND & TEAM EXPERIENCE

DAVID LANCASTERVP, INTERNAL AUDIT

LORRAINEA WILLIAMSPAT/MEDICATION SAFETY OFFICER

MYRANDA MILLERVP, CORPORATE CONTROLLER

LAKAMI BRYANTVP, REVENUE CYLCE & ENT APPS

GEORGE MORRISVP, CHIEF DATA AND ANALYTICS OFFICER

ANU PARTAPDIRECTOR, PHYS HEALTH EQUITY

CHRISTOS PAPADELISDIRECTOR OF RESEARCH

B ANTHONY BAGWELLSVP, CIIO

MARY CARA MARTZSECRETARY

DEBORAH SCHUTTE MDTRUSTEE - VICE CHAIRMAN

LANE LANIER MDTRUSTEE

JASON V TERK MDTRUSTEE

KARA STARNES DOTRUSTEE

DAPHNE SHAW MDTRUSTEE

ANTHONY ANANI MDTRUSTEE

RICK SORENSONTRUSTEE

ANDREW P LOMBARDITRUSTEE

ANNE M CARVALHOTRUSTEE END 5/31/24

BELEN M GARRENTRUSTEE - SEC/TREASURER

BRIAN C CRUMLEYTRUSTEE

SMITA RANADE MDTRUSTEE

ROBERT J BATTONTRUSTEE END 5/31/24

ROBERT GILLESPIE MDTRUSTEE

BRIAN C NEWBYTRUSTEE

CHANDRA REYNOLDS MDTRUSTEE

LAURA BIRDTRUSTEE START 6/1/24

RACHEL R WERNERTRUSTEE

R RUSSELL MORTONTRUSTEE

PETER L PHILPOTTTRUSTEE - CHAIRMAN

PEGGY L CASSIDYTRUSTEE START 6/1/24

MICHAEL R DIKETRUSTEE

FROST R PRIOLEAUTRUSTEE END 5/31/24

JERRY R CONATSERTRUSTEE END 5/31/24

JOHN P BOSWELLTRUSTEE

KARL BIGGSTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1999
Location: 801 7TH AVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76104-2733
County: Tarrant
In care of: % CORY RHOADES
Primary officer: RICK W MERRILL, CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(682) 885-4000

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2023
Tax period began: October 1, 2023
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: FORVIS MAZARS LLP
NTEE classification: Health Care (E210)
IRS tax category: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Grant-giving organization: Yes