The Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, MO · EIN 44-0605373 · Health care · Rank 255 by total revenue
Excellence in healthcare for children
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $2,340,991,656
- Total expenses
- $2,006,474,542
- Total assets
- $3,795,083,283
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $908,225,078
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $1,139,058,874
- Employees
- 10,248
- Salary base per employee
- $88,625
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (30)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Kempinski MS FACHE | Director; President & CEO; End 1/2/25 | Board, Officer | 40 | $1,803,068 |
| Jodi Coombs MBA BSN RN | EVP & Chief Operating Officer; End 9/3/24 | Officer | 40 | $1,192,695 |
| James Simaras CPA MBA | EVP & Chief Financial Officer | Officer | 40 | $965,011 |
| Robert Steele MD MBA | EVP & Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer | Officer | 40 | $863,686 |
| Douglas Rivard DO | EVP & Physician-in-Chief; Start 9/8/24 | Officer | 40 | $860,881 |
| Robin Foster JD | EVP, General Counsel; End 7/2/25 | Officer | 40 | $819,774 |
| Thomas Wright | EVP & Chief Human Resources Officer; End 7/1/25 | Officer | 40 | $685,679 |
| Stephanie Meyer MS-FNP RN NEA-BC | EVP & Chief Nursing Exec/COO Acute Care; Start 2/8/25 | Officer | 40 | $610,413 |
| Steven Leeder PharmD PhD | EVP & Chief Scientific Officer; Start 2/9/25 | Officer | 40 | $555,787 |
| Amy Fallon PhD MPH | President of Regional Operations; Start 2/9/25 | Officer | 40 | $416,010 |
| Alejandro Quiroga MD MBA | Director; President & CEO; Start 1/2/25 | Board, Officer | 40 | None reported |
| Charlie Harris | Secretary | Board, Officer | 1.5 | None reported |
| Diane Gallagher | Chair | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Kevin Barth | Vice Chair | Board, Officer | 1.5 | None reported |
| Vince Clark | Treasurer | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Shawn St Peter MD | SVP; Chair, Department of Surgery | Key employee | 40 | $1,246,021 |
| Jeanne James MD MBA FAAP | Sr VP Chair, Department of Pediatrics | Key employee | 40 | $775,442 |
| Jenea Oliver PhD | Sr VP, Chief Development Officer | Key employee | 40 | $762,798 |
| Mary Anne Queen MD FAAP | Director; End 12/31/24 | Board | 40 | $588,286 |
| Jennifer Sauer MD | Director | Board | 1.5 | $360,319 |
| Jotishna Sharma MD DCH Med FAAP | Director; Start 1/1/25 | Board | 40 | $318,561 |
| Ashley McClellan | Director; Start 7/1/24 | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Bill Krueger | Director | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Christy Dempsey | Director | Board | 1.5 | None reported |
| Jeff Gehab | Director | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Kevin Bryant | Director; Start 7/1/24 | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Olga Koper | Director | Board | 1.5 | None reported |
| Paul McLaughlin | Director; Start 7/1/24 | Board | 1.5 | None reported |
| Terry Matlack | Director | Board | 1.5 | None reported |
| Walter Porter | Director | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $12,777,897, which is 1.4% of the $908,225,078 salary base shared by 10,248 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Kempinski MS FACHE | Director; President & CEO; End 1/2/25 | Board, Officer | 40 | $1,760,635 | $0 | $42,433 | $1,803,068 |
| William Douglas MD | Physician | Highly paid employee | 40 | $1,718,527 | $0 | $50,231 | $1,768,758 |
| James O'Brien Jr MD FACS | Physician | Highly paid employee | 40 | $1,709,538 | $0 | $54,683 | $1,764,221 |
| Shawn St Peter MD | SVP; Chair, Department of Surgery | Key employee | 40 | $1,190,498 | $0 | $55,523 | $1,246,021 |
| William Gibson DO | Physician | Highly paid employee | 40 | $1,187,862 | $0 | $47,196 | $1,235,058 |
| Jodi Coombs MBA BSN RN | EVP & Chief Operating Officer; End 9/3/24 | Officer | 40 | $1,161,804 | $0 | $30,891 | $1,192,695 |
| Edo Bedzra MD MBA | Physician | Highly paid employee | 40 | $989,390 | $0 | $39,973 | $1,029,363 |
| James Simaras CPA MBA | EVP & Chief Financial Officer | Officer | 40 | $887,838 | $0 | $77,173 | $965,011 |
| Bhargava Mullapudi MD | Physician; End 12/1/24 | Highly paid employee | 40 | $863,404 | $0 | $46,612 | $910,016 |
| Robert Steele MD MBA | EVP & Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer | Officer | 40 | $775,499 | $0 | $88,187 | $863,686 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202601319349305760 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 44-0605373
- Organization website (as filed): www.childrensmercy.org