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Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper

Fort Worth, TX · EIN 85-2354189 · 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 Medical Center - Prosper reported $137.0 million in revenue and $165.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.32 went to program services, $19.68 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: 99.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $3,598,135 (CEO). 94 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 540489% between FY2022 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 $166M

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 $137M

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)
80.3%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
19.7%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
0.5%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
99.5%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)
2.17%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
9427
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
-8.06.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
13 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
$133M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $19M · revenue $136M

Cook Children's presence in prosper began in 2019 with the opening of an urgent care center and several primary care offices. As population growth accelerated across the northern sector of the metroplex, Cook Children's moved quickly to bring world-class, comprehensive pediatric care closer to home for the families in this rapidly expanding community. In 2020, the system expanded further with the opening of a medical office building and outpatient surgery center. That growth continued in 2023 with the opening of Cook Children's Medical Center - prosper, which added an emergency department…

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, 2.0 hrs/week
$158,515$3,011,779$427,841$3,598,135
EVP, CMO - END 1/3/25
Officer, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$1,353,775$912,444$2,266,219
EVP, SYSTEM FINANCE
Officer, 2.0 hrs/week
$55,158$1,323,782$517,619$1,896,559
PRESIDENT
Officer, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$1,026,034$718,638$1,744,672
EVP, HOSPITAL SERVICES
Officer, 14.0 hrs/week
$460,568$855,341$369,282$1,685,191
SVP, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
Officer, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$1,031,188$161,529$1,192,717
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$973,129$160,463$1,133,592
SVP, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER - END 5/31/25
Officer, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$949,722$64,282$1,014,004

94 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.3M (Part IX, line 5).

5 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$50M$100M$150M$200MFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$137M$166M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$137M$166M80.3%−$110M$3,598,135
FY2024 ⓘ$105M$129M78.7%−$81M$3,305,517
FY2023 ⓘ$50M$93M82.2%−$56M$3,686,493
FY2022 ⓘ$25,344$14M94.1%−$14M$2,663,388
FY2021 ⓘ$0$46,60134.2%−$46,601$2,639,774

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 · 13 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 5505
  • Volunteers Part I, line 668

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
LINBECK GROUP LLC
Construction work
$14,184,393
HKS INC
Services - architecture/ design prof
$828,291
LANDSCAPE PARTNERS
Landscaping services
$751,016
PEDI ORTHO HEALTH CORP
Professional services
$473,020
COVALUS LLC
Consulting services
$463,595

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 22 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper'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 Medical Center - Prosper, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper reported that 80.3% of its $165.9 million in expenses went to program services, 19.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper 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 Medical Center - Prosper get its money?

Of $137.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 0.5% came from contributions and grants and 99.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 85-2354189 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 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 202622269349300117 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202512269349300021 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202412279349300821 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202342279349303589 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202212179349301371 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 85-2354189: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.