EIN 75-2705881

Cook CHILDREN'S Health Care System

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
855
State
Year formed
1996
Most recent tax filings
2020-09-01
Description
Cook Children's Health Care System is a not-for-profit, nationally recognized pediatric health care organization based in Fort Worth, Texas. The integrated system has more than 60 primary and specialty care offices throughout North Texas.
Total revenues
$256,780,292
2020
Total expenses
$266,874,615
2020
Total assets
$566,258,574
2020
Num. employees
855
2020

Program areas at Cook CHILDREN'S Health Care System

Cook Children's Health Care System (System) embraces an inspiring Promise-to improve the health of every child through the prevention and treatment of illness, disease and injury. As a not-for-profit, nationally-recognized and integrated pediatric health care organization based in Fort Worth, Texas, Cook Children's is comprised of 14 entities. They include a medical center, physician network, health plan, home health company, health foundation, a child study center and three surgery centers located in Fort Worth, Hurst and Prosper. It also includes Cook Children's Health Services Inc., and Cook Children's Health Foundation. Cook Children's Health Care System's growing reputation draws patients from near and far. Families travel from across Texas and the United States, as well as internationally, to receive life-saving pediatric care and benefit from the collaboration and vast resources the system offers. In addition to the medical center, a network of more than 60 primary, specialty and urgent care locations provide numerous access points for families. Community Needs Spur System Growth As the communities grow, the system continues to expand its services to meet the needs of children and families living in those areas. In 2019, the system added facilities near Walsh in Fort Worth, in Prosper and in Carrollton with primary care, urgent care and orthopedics services. In 2020, the Prosper campus grew to include an outpatient surgery center, outpatient imaging and lab services, and a number of specialty care services. Expansion of the Prosper campus continues with plans to add an inpatient medical center with an emergency department, operating rooms, medical/surgical unit and pediatric intensive care unit. Cook Children's pediatric surgery centers are home to specialty clinics and surgical teams specializing in many conditions, from simple to the most complex, and many of the procedures in these centers are done using minimally invasive techniques. The Dodson Surgery Center is one of three Cook Children's surgery centers in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. It is undergoing an expansion to centralize 40 specialty clinics into one location in order to support a more seamless experience for children who receive care from multiple specialties. The expansion calls for 240,000 square-feet of new building and 75,000 square-feet of renovated space. Much of the planning and preparation for this endeavor took place in FY2020 to ready for the start of construction in February 2021. Award Winning Performance For more than 100 years, the system has worked to combine the art of caring with life-saving pediatric interventions that are family-centered and built on leading technology, collaboration and a best-in-class patient experience. This has earned the system a strong, far-reaching reputation - one for which it continually receives recognition for outstanding efforts and outcomes in pediatric health care. Cook Children's commitment to comply with the highest national standards for safety and quality of care repeatedly earns the system the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval. Cook Children's Medical Center has been named numerous times to the elite Leapfrog Top Hospitals list based on a national quality and safety survey. A number of CCHCS physicians, nurses, clinicians and programs received recognitions and awards in 2020, including CCHCS President and CEO Rick W. Merrill who was named one of the 400 most influential people in Fort Worth by Fort Worth, Inc. magazine. Protecting Your Tomorrows Like all organizations, the COVID-19 pandemic presented the System with many challenges, but also shed light on opportunities to identify, assess and plan for current and future needs for system-wide operational coordination, crisis management and infectious disease control. In response, Cook Children's announced plans to construct a year-round solutions center that will coordinate daily operational needs for the entire system and will house dedicated space for an incident command center. Plans also include converting an existing 20-bed medical/surgical unit into an infectious disease unit, constructing a 6-bed infectious disease critical care unit and creating new space for the medical center's internationally recognized simulation lab. A Cook Children's Health Foundation capital campaign, called Protecting Your Tomorrows, will provide funding for the project. In spite of the many challenges of FY2020, SYSTEM continued to lead with fiscal responsibility, service to its community and commitment to its employees. As a result, the system emerged from the year with a stronger workforce, a more nimble organization and better positioned to meet the health needs of the community no matter the circumstance.

Grants made by Cook CHILDREN'S Health Care System

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Immunization Collaboration of Tarrant CountySponsorship$10,000
Texas Health Resources FoundationAssistance$10,000

Who funds Cook CHILDREN'S Health Care System

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Cook Children's Health FoundationFinancial Assistance$1,302,671
American Online Giving FoundationGeneral Support$12,309
United Way of Tarrant CountyEmergency Relief Fund Grant To Provide Emergency Relief$10,000

Personnel at Cook CHILDREN'S Health Care System

NameTitleCompensation
Rick W. MerrillPresident and Chief Executive Officer$633,947
Robert GoodwillSenior Vice President , Chief Operating Officer
Sherry VetterChief Operating Officer
Cory RhoadesSenior Vice President , Chief Financial Officer / Senior Vice President , Finance and Chief Financial Officer$502,809
Wini KingChief of Communications , Diversity , Equity and Inclusion
...and 36 more key personnel

Financials for Cook CHILDREN'S Health Care System

RevenuesFYE 09/2020
Total grants, contributions, etc.$7,637,971
Program services$237,325,020
Investment income and dividends$9,085,897
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$2,076,549
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$654,855
Total revenues$256,780,292

Form 990s for Cook CHILDREN'S Health Care System

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2020-092021-08-12990View PDF
2019-092020-09-23990View PDF
2018-092019-10-04990View PDF
2017-092018-10-16990View PDF
2016-092017-10-11990View PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s
Data update history
April 13, 2022
Updated personnel
Identified 14 new personnel
April 6, 2022
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
August 22, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019
August 7, 2021
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
June 18, 2021
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $12,309 from American Online Giving Foundation
Nonprofit Types
HospitalsHealth organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizations
Issues
Health
Characteristics
LobbyingOperates internationallyState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportProvides scholarshipsTax deductible donations
General information
Address
801 Seventh Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76104
Metro area
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
County
Tarrant County, TX
Website URL
cookchildrens.org/ 
Phone
(682) 885-4000
Facebook page
cookchildrens 
Twitter profile
@cookchildrens 
IRS details
EIN
75-2705881
Fiscal year end
September
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1996
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
E21: Community Health Systems
NAICS code, primary
622: Hospitals
Parent/child status
Central organization
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