Texas Children's Health Plan
Texas Children's Health Plan reported $2.79 billion in revenue and $2.88 billion in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $97.94 went to program services, $2.06 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: 98.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $13,343,659 (Board Member and Chair through 10/03/24). 290 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 58% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $2.88BFor 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
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $2.79BThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 97.9% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.1% | 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 | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 98.8% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $13,343,659 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.46% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 290 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.3 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 0 of 7 | 88.9% |
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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseTEXAS CHILDREN'S HEALTH PLAN ("TCHP") PROVIDES HEALTH CARE COVERAGE TO UNDERSERVED CHILDREN AND WOMEN WHO, WITHOUT MEDICAID, STAR, STAR KIDS, OR CHIP, WOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE. TCHP PARTICIPATES IN MEDICAID, WHICH TARGETS CHILDREN UNDER 185-100% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL AND THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM, WHICH TARGETS CHILDREN BETWEEN 200-100% OF THE POVERTY LEVEL. TCHP WAS FOUNDED IN 1995 BY TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. TCHP IS THE NATION'S FIRST HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION CREATED JUST FOR CHILDREN. TCHP HAS A NETWORK OF 3,791 PRIMARY CARE…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board Member and Chair through 10/03/24 Director/trustee, officer, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $13,249,302 | $94,357 | $13,343,659 |
| Board Member all year / Vice Chair as of 10/1/24 Director/trustee, officer, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $2,485,328 | $629,062 | $3,114,390 |
| Board Member Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $2,687,305 | $364,217 | $3,051,522 |
| Board Member as of 1/8/24 / Chair as of 10/4/24 Director/trustee, officer, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $2,142,794 | $344,286 | $2,487,080 |
| Board Member through 10/11/24 Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $2,046,760 | $357,310 | $2,404,070 |
| Board Member Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $1,676,053 | $448,552 | $2,124,605 |
| Board Member Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $1,577,989 | $415,435 | $1,993,424 |
| Former Officer / Senior Vice President Through 8/6/24 Key employee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $1,926,445 | $64,207 | $1,990,652 |
290 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Texas Children's Health Plan (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.8M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · 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–1b7 · 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 2No
- 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 51,026
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| UT PHYSICIANS Healthcare services | $29,276,258 |
| UTMB FACULTY GROUP PRACTICE Healthcare services | $22,538,844 |
| CHRISTUS FAMILY PRACTICE CENTER-JASPER Healthcare services | $15,145,980 |
| HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITALS Healthcare services | $12,620,059 |
| WOMANS HOSPITAL OF TX Healthcare services | $8,924,780 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 260 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Every number above is copied from Texas Children's Health Plan's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Texas Children's Health Plan, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Texas Children's Health Plan's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Texas Children's Health Plan reported that 97.9% of its $2.88 billion in expenses went to program services, 2.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Texas Children's Health Plan pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Texas Children's Health Plan reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $13,343,659, for the role of Board Member and Chair through 10/03/24 (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Texas Children's Health Plan get its money?
Of $2.79 billion in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.0% came from contributions and grants (including 0.0% from government grants) and 98.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Texas Children's Health Plan a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 76-0486264 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503189349302180 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403199349303410 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313119349302336 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213159349304411 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123099349304472 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023159349305292 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 76-0486264: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.