Cook Children's Medical Center
Fort Worth, TX · EIN 75-2051646 · Health care · Rank 266 by total revenue
Knowing that every child's life is sacred, our promise is to improve the health of every child in our region through the prevention and treatment of illness, disease and injury.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $2,268,395,631
- Total expenses
- $1,746,134,010
- Total assets
- $3,427,865,062
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $441,072,635
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $609,975,340
- Employees
- 5,692
- Salary base per employee
- $77,490
"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 (38)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick W Merrill | CEO | Officer | 10 | $3,598,135 |
| James C Cunningham MD | EVP, CMO - END 1/3/25 | Officer | 1 | $2,266,219 |
| Stephen W Kimmel | EVP, SYSTEM FINANCE | Officer | 14 | $1,896,559 |
| Stanley E Davis | PRESIDENT | Officer | 40 | $1,744,672 |
| Nancy C Cychol | EVP, HOSPITAL SERVICES | Officer | 26 | $1,685,191 |
| Joseph M Gallagher | SVP, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Officer | 1 | $1,192,717 |
| Cory R Rhoades | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 1 | $1,133,592 |
| Theresa Z Meadows | SVP, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER - END 6/1/25 | Officer | 1 | $1,014,004 |
| Jonathan Nedrelow MD | EVP, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER | Officer | 1 | $861,579 |
| Spencer D Seals | SVP CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE | Officer | 1 | $571,420 |
| Mary Cara Martz | SECRETARY | Officer | 1 | $220,255 |
| Andrew S Wayne | TRUSTEE - VICE CHAIRMAN | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| John P Boswell | TRUSTEE - CHAIRMAN/SECRETARY/TREASURER | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Ryan B Dickerson | TRUSTEE - CHAIRMAN/SECRETARY/TREASURER | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Cheryl Petersen | SVP NURSING/ CHIEF NURSING CNO | Key employee | 40 | $739,589 |
| Jack Sosebee | SVP OPERATIONS | Key employee | 40 | $736,143 |
| Megan Chavez | VP, COOK CHILDREN'S EXPERIENCE | Key employee | 40 | $580,714 |
| Elia Valencia-Stokes | VP, FINANCE | Key employee | 40 | $561,145 |
| Natalie Wilkins | VP, OPERATIONS | Key employee | 40 | $557,633 |
| Orlando Chapa | VP, NURSING & PATIENT SVC | Key employee | 40 | $437,504 |
| Deborah Boudreaux | VP, NURSING & PATIENT SVC | Key employee | 40 | $434,050 |
| Ozioma Olowu | AVP, PHARMACY | Key employee | 40 | $415,179 |
| Nicholas Markham | VP CAMPUS FAC, SUPP SERVICES | Key employee | 40 | $398,294 |
| Tammy Thomlison | AVP, REVENUE CYCLE | Key employee | 40 | $359,295 |
| Ramonda Busby | AVP, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES | Key employee | 40 | $287,735 |
| Aldrena Head | AVP, HIM | Key employee | 40 | $278,756 |
| Tiffany Epperson | AVP, NURSING | Key employee | 40 | $256,408 |
| Bonnie Petsche | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Edwin S Win Ryan | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Judge Jeffrey L Cureton | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Laura Miller | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Leah M King | TRUSTEE - END 5/31/25 | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Michael A Lagatta | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Na'im R Moses | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Peggy L Cassidy | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Terri Von Lehmden | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Thomas Breckinridge Ray | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Wally Jones | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $16,132,257, which is 3.7% of the $441,072,635 salary base shared by 5,692 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick W Merrill | CEO | Officer | 10 | $792,573 | $2,377,721 | $427,841 | $3,598,135 |
| James C Cunningham MD | EVP, CMO - END 1/3/25 | Officer | 1 | $0 | $1,353,775 | $912,444 | $2,266,219 |
| Stephen W Kimmel | EVP, SYSTEM FINANCE | Officer | 14 | $496,418 | $882,522 | $517,619 | $1,896,559 |
| Stanley E Davis | PRESIDENT | Officer | 40 | $1,026,034 | $0 | $718,638 | $1,744,672 |
| Nancy C Cychol | EVP, HOSPITAL SERVICES | Officer | 26 | $855,341 | $460,568 | $369,282 | $1,685,191 |
| Joseph M Gallagher | SVP, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Officer | 1 | $0 | $1,031,188 | $161,529 | $1,192,717 |
| Cory R Rhoades | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 1 | $0 | $973,129 | $160,463 | $1,133,592 |
| Theresa Z Meadows | SVP, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER - END 6/1/25 | Officer | 1 | $0 | $949,722 | $64,282 | $1,014,004 |
| Jonathan Nedrelow MD | EVP, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER | Officer | 1 | $0 | $739,840 | $121,739 | $861,579 |
| Cheryl Petersen | SVP NURSING/ CHIEF NURSING CNO | Key employee | 40 | $610,846 | $0 | $128,743 | $739,589 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202632269349301118 (Form 990, period ending 2025-09-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 75-2051646
- Organization website (as filed): www.cookchildrens.org