Cook Children's Health Care System
Fort Worth, TX · EIN 75-2705881 · Health care · Rank 1,303 by total revenue
We strive to be an extension of your family, growing with your child from baby steps to adulthood. (continued on schedule o)
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $511,199,607
- Total expenses
- $406,109,598
- Total assets
- $2,004,860,528
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $86,818,531
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $115,727,667
- Employees
- 1,046
- Salary base per employee
- $83,001
"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 (58)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick W Merrill | PRESIDENT/CEO | Officer | 12 | $3,598,135 |
| James C Cunningham MD | EVP, CMO - END 1/3/25 | Officer | 40 | $2,266,219 |
| B Anthony Bagwell | SVP, CIIO | Officer | 1 | $2,082,560 |
| Stephen W Kimmel | EVP, SYSTEM FINANCE | Officer | 10 | $1,896,559 |
| Joseph M Gallagher | SVP, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $1,192,717 |
| Cory R Rhoades | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $1,133,592 |
| Theresa Z Meadows | SVP, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $1,014,004 |
| Jonathan Nedrelow MD | EVP, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $861,579 |
| Deborah Schutte MD | TRUSTEE - VICE CHAIRMAN | Board, Officer | 2 | $699,406 |
| Spencer D Seals | SVP CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE | Officer | 40 | $571,420 |
| Mary Cara Martz | SECRETARY | Board, Officer | 33 | $220,255 |
| Belen M Garren | TRUSTEE - SECRETARY/TREASURER - END 5/31/25 | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Peter L Philpott | TRUSTEE - CHAIRMAN | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| William E Bailey | TRUSTEE - SECRETARY/TREASURER | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Keith Holtz | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $1,671,304 |
| Eric Hubli | SVP, SURGEON IN CHIEF | Key employee | 40 | $1,174,845 |
| Joann Sanders | CHIEF QUALITY OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $1,036,049 |
| Robert Feather | SVP PUBLIC POLICY AND HEALTH SERVICES | Key employee | 40 | $982,603 |
| Christian Pedigo | SVP, CHIEF STRATEGY, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY HEALTH OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $824,231 |
| William Stigall | CHIEF RESEARCH OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $766,915 |
| Anish Ray | MEDICAL DIRECTOR | Key employee | 40 | $726,898 |
| Winifred King | SVP, CHIEF COMM, EMPLOYEE CONNECTIONS OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $726,814 |
| Karen Wardell | VP, CHIEF RISK OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $712,186 |
| Ashley Antipolo | CHIEF MEDICAL INFO OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $643,644 |
| Matthew Carroll MD | VP, ASSOC CHIEF QUALITY OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $638,305 |
| Kent Smith | VP COMPLIANCE/AGC (REG/COMPL) | Key employee | 40 | $578,115 |
| Gregory Jimerson | VP, PAYOR RELATIONS | Key employee | 40 | $568,908 |
| Aaron Wishon | VP, CHIEF INFO SECURITY OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $533,680 |
| Stephen Eckert | VP, INFORMATION SYSTEMS/CTO | Key employee | 40 | $532,401 |
| Beth Schmidt | VP, HR & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH | Key employee | 40 | $500,463 |
| Kathy McLean | VP, BRAND & TEAM EXPERIENCE | Key employee | 40 | $487,842 |
| George Morris | VP, CHIEF DATA AND ANALYTICS OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $468,432 |
| David Lancaster | VP, INTERNAL AUDIT | Key employee | 40 | $461,431 |
| Merridth Simpson | VP, HR & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH | Key employee | 40 | $391,228 |
| Chandra Reynolds MD | TRUSTEE - END 5/31/25 | Board | 1 | $750,023 |
| Anthony Anani MD | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | $706,541 |
| Lane Lanier MD | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | $637,198 |
| John Robertson | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | $516,730 |
| Kara Starnes DO | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | $442,429 |
| Jason V Terk MD | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | $410,631 |
| Smita Ranade MD | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | $384,730 |
| Daphne Shaw MD | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | $331,806 |
| Andrew P Lombardi | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Brian C Crumley | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Brian C Newby | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Hadley Woerner | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jerry R Conatser | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| John P Boswell | TRUSTEE - END 5/31/25 | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Karl Biggs | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Laura Bird | TRUSTEE - END 5/31/25 | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Michael R Dike | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Peggy L Cassidy | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| R Russell Morton | TRUSTEE - END 5/31/25 | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Rachel R Werner | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Richard W Dyess | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Rick Sorenson | TRUSTEE - END 5/31/25 | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Robert Gillespie MD | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ryan B Dickerson | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $17,065,984, which is 19.7% of the $86,818,531 salary base shared by 1,046 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick W Merrill | PRESIDENT/CEO | Officer | 12 | $951,088 | $2,219,206 | $427,841 | $3,598,135 |
| James C Cunningham MD | EVP, CMO - END 1/3/25 | Officer | 40 | $1,353,775 | $0 | $912,444 | $2,266,219 |
| B Anthony Bagwell | SVP, CIIO | Officer | 1 | $0 | $1,839,937 | $242,623 | $2,082,560 |
| Stephen W Kimmel | EVP, SYSTEM FINANCE | Officer | 10 | $344,735 | $1,034,205 | $517,619 | $1,896,559 |
| Keith Holtz | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $1,111,291 | $0 | $560,013 | $1,671,304 |
| Joseph M Gallagher | SVP, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $1,031,188 | $0 | $161,529 | $1,192,717 |
| Eric Hubli | SVP, SURGEON IN CHIEF | Key employee | 40 | $1,005,497 | $0 | $169,348 | $1,174,845 |
| Cory R Rhoades | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $973,129 | $0 | $160,463 | $1,133,592 |
| Joann Sanders | CHIEF QUALITY OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $884,806 | $0 | $151,243 | $1,036,049 |
| Theresa Z Meadows | SVP, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $949,722 | $0 | $64,282 | $1,014,004 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202632269349301528 (Form 990, period ending 2025-09-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 75-2705881
- Organization website (as filed): www.cookchildrens.org