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.
Key facts about Cook Children's Health Care System
In short: Cook Children's Health Care System gave $916K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $114K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- EIN
- 75-2705881
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025
- Annual giving (2025)
- $915,841
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- Average grant
- $114,480
- Median grant
- $17,500
- Total assets
- $2,004,860,528
- Primary geography
- Texas (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$2.0B
+20.0% YoY
Annual Giving
$916K
+14.6% YoY
Grant Count
8
+33.3% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$114K
-14.1% YoY
How Cook Children's Health Care System gives
- Giving grew 2626% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
About Cook Children's Health Care System
Based on IRS filings
Cook Children's Health Care System is a public charity focused on Health, based in Fort Worth, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.0B in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $916K. Net investment income was $73.1M.
Focus Areas
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $16K (2021) to $916K (2025). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $916K.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 8 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Cook Children's Physician Network ($549K). Together the top 8 received $916K.
Grant Size Distribution
22 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 22 (73%).
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Children's Physician Network Fort Worth, TX | General Support | $548,882 |
| Cook Children's Medical Center Fort Worth, TX | General Support | $202,959 |
| All Saints Episcopal School Fort Worth, TX | General Support | $100,000 |
| American Heart Association Dallas, TX | General Support | $25,000 |
| Double Eagle Charities Inc Fort Worth, TX | General Support | $10,000 |
| Institute for Safe Medication Willow Grove, PA | General Support | $10,000 |
| Leukemia Texas Dallas, TX | General Support | $10,000 |
| Trinity University San Antonio, TX | General Support | $9,000 |
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $2,004,860,528 | $1,670,408,998 | $1,374,999,166 |
| Revenue | $511,199,607 | $451,884,730 | $355,870,053 |
| Expenses | $406,109,598 | $385,781,639 | $333,757,683 |
| Net Investment Income | $73,088,366 | $41,440,998 | $8,487,698 |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 12, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cook Children's Health Care System is led by Rick W. Merrill, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 34 of 64 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rick W. Merrill
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
12 hrs/week
$532K (2019) → $951K (2025)
Peter L. Philpott
Trustee - Chairman
Trustee → Trustee - Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anu N. Partap
Director & Phys Health Equity
Medical Diretor Health Equity → Director & Phys Health Equity, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$256K (2020) → $335K (2025)
Chandra Reynolds MD
Trustee -
Trustee Start → Trustee, 2024
Trustee → Trustee -, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
$781K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Smita Ranade MD
Trustee
Trustee Start → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
$367K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Anish Ray
Medical Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$643K (2024) → $616K (2025)
Valerie Warren
Director & Employee Relations
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$353K (2025)
Brian C. Crumley
Trustee
Trustee - Secretary & Treasurer → Trustee -Sec & Treasurer, 2023
Trustee -Sec & Treasurer → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian C. Newby
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason V. Terk MD
Trustee
Trustee → Trustee Start, 2023
Trustee Start → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jerry R. Conatser
Trustee
Trustee-Chairman → Trustee - Chairman, 2020
Trustee - Chairman → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John P. Boswell
Trustee -
Trustee → Trustee -, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael R. Dike
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
R. Russell Morton
Trustee -
Trustee - Chairman → Trustee, 2023
Trustee → Trustee -, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard W. Dyess
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Anani MD
Trustee
Trustee Start: → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Belen M. Garren
Trustee - Secretary & Treasurer -
Trustee → Trustee - Secretary & Treasurer, 2024
Trustee - Secretary & Treasurer → Trustee - Secretary & Treasurer -, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daphne Shaw MD
Trustee
Trustee Start: → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karl Biggs
Trustee
Trustee Start: → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lane Lanier MD
Trustee
Trustee Start: → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel R. Werner
Trustee
Trustee Start: → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kara Starnes DO
Trustee
Trustee Start → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Sorenson
Trustee -
Trustee Start → Trustee, 2024
Trustee → Trustee -, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Gillespie MD
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew P. Lombardi
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Bird
Trustee -
Trustee Start → Trustee -, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peggy L. Cassidy
Trustee
Trustee Start → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hadley Woerner
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Robertson
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan B. Dickerson
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William E. Bailey
Trustee - Secretary & Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aaron Wishon
Vice President & Chief Info Security Officer
Vp-Chief Info Security Officer → Vice President & Chief Info Security Officer, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$242K (2019) → $465K (2025)
Beth Schmidt
Vice President, Hr & Occupational Health
Avp-Human Resources → Vice President & Human Resources, 2023
Vice President & Human Resources → Vice President, Hr & Occupational Health, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$253K (2019) → $459K (2025)
Christian Pedigo
Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy, Education & Community Health Officer
Vice President Sys Planning & Health Analy → Vice President, Sys Planning & Health Analytics, 2024
Vice President, Sys Planning & Health Analytics → Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy, Education & Community Health Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$265K (2019) → $696K (2025)
Cory R. Rhoades
Chief Financial Officer
Senior V President-Finance → Senior Vice President, Finance & CFO, 2020
Senior Vice President, Finance & CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$430K (2019) → $973K (2025)
David Lancaster
Vice President & Internal Audit
Vp-Internal Audit → Vice President & Internal Audit, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$260K (2019) → $374K (2025)
Eric H. Hubli MD
Senior Vice President & Surgeon in Chief
Chief Sys Effectiveness Officer → Chief Effectiveness Officer, 2024
Chief Effectiveness Officer → Senior Vice President & Surgeon in Chief, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$562K (2019) → $1M (2025)
Gregory K. Jimerson
Vice President & Payor Relations
Vp-Payor Relations → Vice President & Payor Relations, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$318K (2019) → $466K (2025)
James C. Cunningham MD
Executive Vice President & CMO -
Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer → Executive Vice President & CMO, 2024
Executive Vice President & CMO → Executive Vice President & CMO -, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$920K (2019) → $1.4M (2025)
Joann M. Sanders MD
Chief Quality Officer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$581K (2019) → $885K (2025)
Jonathan Nedrelow MD
Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
Trustee → Associate Chief Medical Officer, 2024
Associate Chief Medical Officer → Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$637K (2024) → $740K (2025)
Joseph M. Gallagher
Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$336K (2019) → $1M (2025)
Karen Wardell
Vice President & Chief Risk Officer
Associate General Counsel → Vice President & Chief Risk Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$316K (2019) → $611K (2025)
Keith M. Holtz
Chief Administrative Officer
CAO → Chief Administration Officer, 2021
Chief Administration Officer → Chief Administrative Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$677K (2019) → $1.1M (2025)
Kent Smith
Vice President Compliance & Agc
Vice President - Compliance → Vice President & Compliance, 2024
Vice President & Compliance → Vice President Compliance & Agc, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$309K (2019) → $482K (2025)
Lorrainea Williams
Vice President, Quality & Patient Safety
Pat & Medication Safety Officer → Vice President, Quality & Patient Safety, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$243K (2019) → $338K (2025)
Matthew Carroll MD
Vice President & Associate Chief Quality Officer
Trustee → Vice President & Associate Chief Quality Officer, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$503K (2024) → $534K (2025)
Robert K. Feather
Senior Vice President Public Policy & Health Services
Senior Vice President Public Policy → Senior Vice President & Public Policy, 2024
Senior Vice President & Public Policy → Senior Vice President Public Policy & Health Services, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$503K (2019) → $733K (2025)
Spencer D. Seals
Senior Vice President Construction & Real Estate
Vice President Real Estate & Construction → Vice President Construction & Real Estate, 2021
Vice President Construction & Real Estate → Senior Vice President Construction & Real Estate, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$173K (2019) → $474K (2025)
Stephen W. Kimmel
Executive Vice President & System Finance
Executive Vice President & System Finance → Executive Vice President & Sys Finance, 2023
Executive Vice President & Sys Finance → Executive Vice President & System Finance, 2025
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
$220K (2019) → $345K (2025)
Theresa Z. Meadows
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Senior V President-Cio → Senior V President - CIO, 2020
Senior V President - CIO → Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$561K (2019) → $950K (2025)
Kathy R. McLean
Vice President, Brand & Team Experience
Assistant Vice President Marketing → Vice President, Brand & Team Experience, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$220K (2020) → $409K (2025)
Laura E. Copeland
Associate General Counsel
Assistant General Counsel → Associate General Counsel, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$248K (2020) → $400K (2025)
Nicholas W Markham
Assistant Vice President Facilities & Campus Svcs
On filings since 2020
$193K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Winifred J. King
Senior Vice President, Chief Committee & Employee Connections Officer
Senior Vice President Chief Committee, De & I Officer → Senior Vice President Chief Committee & Dei Officer, 2024
Senior Vice President Chief Committee & Dei Officer → Senior Vice President, Chief Committee & Employee Connections Officer, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$216K (2020) → $617K (2025)
Mary Cara Martz
Secretary
On filings since 2021
33 hrs/week
$166K (2021) → $194K (2025)
Stephen Eckert
Vice President, Information Systems & CTO
Vice President, Info Systems & CTO → Vice President, Information Systems & CTO, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$383K (2022) → $482K (2025)
Ashley Antipolo
Chief Medical Info Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$411K (2024) → $545K (2025)
George Morris
Vice President, Chief Data & Analytics Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$321K (2024) → $384K (2025)
Merridth Simpson
Vice President, Hr & Occupational Health
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$358K (2025)
Susan Crowe
Assistant Vice President & Deputy Chief Information Security Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$362K (2025)
William Stigall
Chief Research Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$713K (2025)
B. Anthony Bagwell
Senior Vice President & Ciio
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Schutte MD
Trustee - Vice Chairman
Trustee Start: → Trustee, 2022
Trustee → Trustee - Vice Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (55)
- Former: Anne M Carvalho (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Lakami Bryant (2020–2024) — Vice President, Revenue Cylce & Ent Apps
- Former: Myranda Miller (2020–2024) — Vice President & Corporate Controller
- Former: Christos Papadelis (2021–2024) — Director of Research
- Former: Megan Chavez (2021–2024) — Vice President Patient & Family Experience
- Former: Robert J Batton (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Frost R Prioleau (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Alice W Phillips MD (2019–2023) — Trustee - Vice Chairman
- Former: Andrew J Rosell (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Gavin Fine MD (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: James D. Marshall MD (2019–2023) — Chief Research Officer
- Former: John McNey (2019–2023) — Senior V President of Counsel
- Former: Natalie Wilkins (2019–2023) — Chief of Staff
- Former: Jean Turpin (2020–2023) — Assistant Vice President & Business Intel
- Former: Sara Y Garza MD (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Julee S Morrow MD (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Matthew Albers (2021–2023) — Assistant Vice President Digital Experience
- Former: Amit Patel (2019–2022) — Assistant Chief Med Info Offcr
- Former: James E. Webb (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Scott Leddy (2019–2022) — Chief Medical Info Officer
- Former: W. M. Mack Lawhon (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Nicolae L. Andrei (2020–2022) — Assistant Vice President Supply Chain
- Former: Bianka Soria-Olmos DO (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Michelle Marcincuk MD (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Corwin Warmink MD (2022) — Trustee Start:
- Former: Darrell Keeling (2022) — Vice President & Chief Info Security Officer
- Former: James R. Dunaway Jr. (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Jeffrey H. Conner (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Lindsay Newton MD (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Matthew Dzurik MD (2019–2021) — Trustee - Vc
- Former: Samson Cantu MD (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Charity N. Darnell (2020–2021) — Assistant Vice President Clinical Apps
- Former: Cynthia W. Guess (2020–2021) — Assistant Vice President Accd Compliance
- Former: Deborah A. Rubinson (2020–2021) — Assistant Vice President, Org & Prof Development
- Former: M. Scott Perry MD (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Joseph M. Gallahger (2021) — Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer
- Former: Laura Van Hoosier (2021) — Assistant Vice President Public Relations
- Former: Marilyn Nappier (2021) — Assistant Vice President Center for Children Health
- Former: Michael Anne Pritchard (2021) — Assistant General Counsel- Corp I & P
- Former: Shernette Kydd (2021) — Assistant Vice President System Effectiveness
- Former: Anthony Bagwell (2019–2020) — Senior Vice President & Ciio
- Former: Billie R. Pugh Jr. MD (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Cara Martz (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: James Stalder (2019–2020) — Vice President - Info Systems
- Former: Jose Gonzalez MD (2019–2020) — Vice President Community Health
- Former: Jose Iglesias MD (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Maynard Dyson (2019–2020) — Medical Director
- Former: Saleem Malik MD (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Jeff H. Conner (2020) — Trustee
- Former: R John Batton (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Bonnie Petsche (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Brian D Barnard (2019) — Trustee
- Former: G Malcolm Louden (2019) — Trustee
- Former: G Thomas Boswell (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Tina Haskins (2019) — Assistant Vice President & Epic Enterprise Apps
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1.4M, to James C Cunningham MD (EVP, CMO - End 1/3/25). 34 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Cook Children's Health Care System
How much does Cook Children's Health Care System give each year?
Cook Children's Health Care System gave $916K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $799K across 6 grants.
What is Cook Children's Health Care System's typical grant size?
Cook Children's Health Care System's median grant in 2025 was $17,500, and its average grant was $114,480, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Cook Children's Health Care System give grants?
Cook Children's Health Care System gives mostly in Texas: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Fort Worth, TX (4 grants) and Dallas, TX (2 grants).
Does Cook Children's Health Care System give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Cook Children's Health Care System's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (8 of 8) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Cook Children's Health Care System's largest grantees?
Cook Children's Health Care System's largest 2025 grantees include Cook Children's Physician Network ($548,882), Cook Children's Medical Center ($202,959) and All Saints Episcopal School ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 93% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Cook Children's Health Care System?
Cook Children's Health Care System reported $2.0B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $511.2M.
What is Cook Children's Health Care System?
Cook Children's Health Care System is a public charity focused on Health, based in Fort Worth, TX. It holds $2.0B in total assets as of 2025.
What is Cook Children's Health Care System's EIN?
Cook Children's Health Care System's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2705881. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
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