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Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper

Public charity · Grantmaker Fort Worth, TX EIN: 85-2354189 Website

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.

Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper at a glance

In short: Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper gave $19.3M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $19.3M), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$19,309,965
+24.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$19,309,965
+24.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$19,309,965
Total assets
$254,075,468
-12.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Cook Children's Physician Network: $19.3MCook Children's PhysicianNetwork$19.3M

The largest 2025 recipient was Cook Children's Physician Network ($19.3M).

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M3$5M+

The most common grant size was $5M or more: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Fort Worth

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M$20M0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7.2M (2023) to $19.3M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $19.3M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cook Children's Physician Network Fort Worth, TXSubsidized Support$19,309,965
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$254,075,468$137,006,842$165,878,477$19,309,9651
2024$288,609,811$104,690,685$129,431,422$15,484,0511
2023$243,010,723$50,141,080$92,976,629$7,197,6671
2022$170,694,010$25,344$13,552,732——
2021$59,107,939—$46,601——

About Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper

Based on IRS filings

Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper is a public charity focused on Health, based in Fort Worth, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $254.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $19.3M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper is led by Rick W. Merrill, CEO since 2022 (on filings since 2021); 10 of 32 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Rick W. Merrill

    CEO

    President & CEO → CEO, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    $140K (2023) → $159K (2025)

  • Kevin Greene

    President & Prosper Medical Center

    Assistant Vice President North Campus → Vice President & Prosper Medical Center, 2023

    Vice President & Prosper Medical Center → President & Prosper Medical Center, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $270K (2023) → $344K (2025)

  • Stanley E. Davis

    President

    President & Ccmc → Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, 2024

    Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer → President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan B. Dickerson

    Trustee - Chairman

    Trustee → Trustee - Secretary & Treasurer, 2023

    Trustee - Secretary & Treasurer → Trustee - Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stefanie Tanner

    Director, Nurse & Patient Care

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $130K (2023) → $193K (2025)

  • Randi Pedlow

    Director & Finance

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $169K (2025)

  • Bonnie Petsche

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John P. Boswell

    Trustee - Secretary & Treasurer

    Trustee - Chairman Start: → Trustee - Chairman, 2022

    Trustee - Chairman → Trustee - Secretary & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judge Jeffrey L. Cureton

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leah M. King

    Trustee -

    Trustee - Secretary & Treasurer → Trustee Start, 2024

    Trustee Start → Trustee -, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael A. Lagatta

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Miller

    Trustee

    Trustee Start: → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wally Jones

    Trustee

    Trustee Start: → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edwin S. Win Ryan

    Trustee

    Trustee Start: → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Breckinridge Ray

    Trustee

    Trustee Start: → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Na'im R. Moses

    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

  • Terri Von Lehmden

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy C. Cychol

    Executive Vice President & Hospital Services

    President & Executive Vice President Hospital Svcs → President & Chief Hospital Services, 2024

    President & Chief Hospital Services → Executive Vice President & Hospital Services, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    14 hrs/week

    $421K (2024) → $461K (2025)

  • Stephen W. Kimmel

    Executive Vice President & System Finance

    Chief Financial Officer → Executive Vice President & Sys Finance, 2023

    Executive Vice President & Sys Finance → Executive Vice President & System Finance, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    $33K (2023) → $55K (2025)

  • Clifford Ho

    Pharmacy Clinic Specialist

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $160K (2023) → $186K (2025)

  • Sheralyn Hartline

    Vice President Nursing & Patient Services

    Assistant Vice President, Nursing & Patient Care → Vice President Nursing & Patient Services, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $230K (2023) → $273K (2025)

  • Abigail Reed

    Pharmacy Manager

    Manager, Pharmacy, Retail & Ccmcp → Pharmacy Manager, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $161K (2024) → $169K (2025)

  • Kristen Elzey

    Manager & Pharmacy Operations

    Manager, Pharmacy Operations & Ccmcp → Manager & Pharmacy Operations, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $195K (2024) → $206K (2025)

  • Andrew S. Wayne

    Trustee - Vice Chairman

    Trustee - Vice Chairman → Trustee-Vice Chairman, 2023

    Trustee-Vice Chairman → Trustee - Vice Chairman, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cory R. Rhoades

    Chief Financial Officer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James C. Cunningham MD

    Executive Vice President & CMO -

    Executive Vice President & CMO → Executive Vice President & CMO -, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph M. Gallagher

    Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Cara Martz

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Spencer D. Seals

    Senior Vice President Construction & Real Estate

    Vice President Construction & Real Estate → Senior Vice President Construction & Real Estate, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Theresa Z. Meadows

    Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer -

    Senior Vice President & Chief Info Officer → Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, 2023

    Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer → Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer -, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan Nedrelow MD

    Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer

    Associate Chief Medical Officer → Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Anne M Carvalho (2021–2024) — Trustee - Vice Chairman
  • Former: Frank A Anderson (2021–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert J Batton (2021–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Tri Tran (2024) — Pharmacist & Ccmcp
  • Former: Billie R Pugh Jr. MD (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Andres Ardila (2023)
  • Former: Armaghan Amani (2023) — Pharmacist
  • Former: Maria Silverio (2023) — Rn Internal Staffing
  • Former: James E. Webb (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Joseph Lamarca Jr. (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Dana C. Kelly (2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Jeffrey H. Conner (2021) — Trustee - Chairman

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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

Nancy C Cychol — EVP, Hospital Services: $461KNancy C CycholEVP, Hospital Services$461KKevin Greene — President, Prosper Medical Center: $344KKevin GreenePresident, Prosper Medical…$344KSheralyn Hartline — VP Nursing and Patient Services: $273KSheralyn HartlineVP Nursing and Patient Services$273KKristen Elzey — Manager, Pharmacy Operations: $206KKristen ElzeyManager, Pharmacy Operations$206KStefanie Tanner — DIR, Nurse & Patient Care: $193KStefanie TannerDIR, Nurse & Patient Care$193KClifford Ho — Pharmacy Clinic Specialist: $186KClifford HoPharmacy Clinic Specialist$186KAbigail Reed — Pharmacy Manager: $169KAbigail ReedPharmacy Manager$169KRandi Pedlow — Director, Finance: $169KRandi PedlowDirector, Finance$169KRick W Merrill — CEO: $159KRick W MerrillCEO$159KStephen W Kimmel — EVP, System Finance: $55KStephen W KimmelEVP, System Finance$55K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $461K, to Nancy C Cychol (EVP, Hospital Services). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper

How much does Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper give each year?

Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper gave $19.3M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $15.5M across 1 grant.

How large is Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper?

Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper reported $254.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $137.0M.

What is Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper?

Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper is a public charity focused on Health, based in Fort Worth, TX. It holds $254.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper operate?

Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper's EIN?

Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-2354189. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 14, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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