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Cook Children's Physician Network

Fort Worth, TX · EIN 75-2485366 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Cook Children's Physician Network reported $558.3 million in revenue and $578.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.72 went to program services, $9.28 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 75.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $3,598,135 (CEO). 959 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 56% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $578M

For context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $558M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
90.7%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
9.3%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
24.2%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
75.7%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$3,598,135$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.62%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
95927
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
-1.76.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
0 of 1388.9%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$525M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $423M

Cook Children's Physician Network (ccpn) is the largest pediatric multi-specialty physician group in north texas and provides world class pediatric care in over 80 practice locations in 35 cities across the state of texas. Ccpn employs more than 600 physicians and surgeons, including 420 pediatric specialists and 180 primary care pediatricians. The network also employs more than 400 advanced practice providers such as nurse practitioners, physician assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists. These professionals are an integral part of the Cook Children's health care system and…

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO
Officer, 4.0 hrs/week
$348,732$2,821,562$427,841$3,598,135
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$2,172,501$0$1,064,464$3,236,965
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$2,042,480$0$55,334$2,097,814
EVP, SYSTEM FINANCE - TREASURER
Officer, 5.0 hrs/week
$179,262$1,199,678$517,619$1,896,559
PHYSICIAN, OP/C
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$1,539,543$0$39,831$1,579,374
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$1,491,671$0$51,078$1,542,749
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$1,334,415$0$57,972$1,392,387
PRESIDENT
Officer, 42.0 hrs/week
$1,008,083$0$166,191$1,174,274

959 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Cook Children's Physician Network (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $15M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$200M$400M$600M$800MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$558M$578M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$558M$578M90.7%−$82M$3,598,135
FY2024 ⓘ$522M$539M90.9%−$61M$3,305,517
FY2023 ⓘ$474M$492M90.4%−$44M$3,686,493
FY2022 ⓘ$426M$432M87.0%−$25M$2,663,388
FY2021 ⓘ$378M$387M87.7%−$19M$2,639,775
FY2020 ⓘ$359M$363M89.0%−$10M$3,874,248

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b13 · 0 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 52,205
  • Volunteers Part I, line 62

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
BRASFIELD & GORRIE LLC
Construction
$1,651,996
SKILES GROUP LLC
Construction
$1,146,015
ROYER & SCHUTTS INC
Construction
$880,193
PRIM CONSTRUCTION
Construction
$815,306

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 76 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Cook Children's Physician Network's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Cook Children's Physician Network, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Cook Children's Physician Network's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Cook Children's Physician Network reported that 90.7% of its $578.3 million in expenses went to program services, 9.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Cook Children's Physician Network pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Cook Children's Physician Network reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $3,598,135, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Cook Children's Physician Network get its money?

Of $558.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 24.2% came from contributions and grants and 75.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Cook Children's Physician Network a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 75-2485366 as a 501(c)(3) organization (hospital or medical research organization), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202642269349300934 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202522259349302952 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202402279349300335 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202302279349303235 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202222179349301417 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202132249349300338 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 75-2485366: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.