Nonprofit · EIN 75-2896983
COOK CHILDRENS HOME HEALTH
Tax-exempt · FORT WORTH, TX 76104
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $83,368,206 | $81,354,819 | $2,013,387 | $36,958,604 | $18,876,348 | $18,082,256 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $77,517,537 | $76,825,496 | $692,041 | $34,134,027 | $18,065,158 | $16,068,869 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $71,469,350 | $73,515,122 | -$2,045,772 | $34,104,751 | $18,727,923 | $15,376,828 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $20,738
- Program service revenue
- $83,334,497
- Investment income
- $12,971
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $12,468
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $5,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $2,237,186
- Other salaries and wages
- $20,267,377
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $30,237,325
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $1,855,098
- Travel
- $578,893
- Depreciation
- $1,123,983
- Program services (functional)
- $59,980,930
- Management and general (functional)
- $21,373,889
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $34,134,027
- Total assets, end of year
- $36,958,604
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $18,876,348
- Net assets, end of year
- $18,082,256
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,491,358
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $18,082,256
- Gross receipts
- $83,426,413
- Employees
- 293
- Volunteers
- 7
- Year formed
- 2000
- State of legal domicile
- TX
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICK W MERRILL | CEO Officer | 1 | $63,406 | $3,106,888 | $427,841 |
| STEPHEN W KIMMEL | EVP, SYSTEM FINANCE - TREASURER Officer | 1 | $41,368 | $1,337,572 | $517,619 |
| JASON KENNEDY MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $701,798 | $55,649 |
| M SCOTT PERRY MD | FORMER VICE CHAIR Former | 0 | $0 | $446,232 | $177,839 |
| MICHAEL R SIMMONS | PRESIDENT & CFO Officer | 40 | $552,180 | $0 | $55,207 |
| STEPHANIE ACORD MD | TRUSTEE - VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $470,721 | $42,718 |
| MICHAEL E GENDKE | VP, OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $388,349 | $0 | $76,924 |
| KRISTEN TAYLOR MD | TRUSTEE - END 5/31/25 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $331,315 | $33,583 |
| DIONNE CRIGLER | DIRECTOR, PHARMACY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $247,978 | $0 | $49,991 |
| SANDRA MANNING | AVP PHARMACY & CLINICAL OPS Key employee | 40 | $252,975 | $0 | $40,850 |
| COLBY CORBETT | AVP, FINANCE Key employee | 40 | $237,026 | $0 | $54,543 |
| SHANNON ROGERS | SUPERVISOR, PHARMACY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $207,358 | $0 | $49,935 |
| DONYA BENSON | DIRECTOR, REHAB SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $185,944 | $0 | $37,860 |
| MARY CARA MARTZ | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 | $193,688 | $26,567 |
| VINH PHAN | PHARMACIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $202,851 | $0 | $13,799 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEFF GILL | DIRECTOR, FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $191,579 | $23,133 |
| AMANDA VESPREMI | AVP, BUSINESS OPERATIONS Key employee | 40 | $174,594 | $31,904 |
| MICHAEL R DIKE | TRUSTEE - CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LEAH M KING | TRUSTEE - END 5/31/25 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA M KIRTLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD W DYESS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTORIA PUENTE-PETERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM JACKSON RATTIKIN III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick W Merrill | CEO Officer | 1 | $55,109 | $2,700,334 | $550,074 |
| Stephen W Kimmel | Treasurer Officer | 1 | $36,530 | $1,181,150 | $175,382 |
| Jason Kennedy MD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $805,260 | $52,107 |
| Michael R Simmons | President & CFO Officer | 40 | $519,367 | $0 | $68,120 |
| Stephanie Acord MD | Trustee - Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $507,726 | $43,094 |
| M SCOTT PERRY MD | FORMER VICE CHAIR Former | 0 | $0 | $486,343 | $51,956 |
| Michael E Gendke | VP, Operations Officer | 40 | $337,076 | $0 | $68,747 |
| Kristen Taylor MD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $283,218 | $29,789 |
| Dionne Crigler | Director - Pharmacy Highest-paid employee | 40 | $242,233 | $0 | $37,570 |
| Sandra Manning | AVP Clinical & Pharmacy Ops Key employee | 40 | $244,846 | $0 | $25,460 |
| Jon Johnson | Director - Clinical Outcomes O&P Highest-paid employee | 40 | $239,258 | $0 | $27,036 |
| Shannon Rogers | Supervisor, Pharmacy Highest-paid employee | 40 | $197,268 | $0 | $37,136 |
| Colby Corbett | VP, Finance, CCHH Key employee | 40 | $185,930 | $0 | $35,738 |
| Donya Benson | HH Rehab Services Highest-paid employee | 40 | $171,434 | $0 | $34,027 |
| Mary Cara Martz | Secretary Officer | 1 | $0 | $183,907 | $21,095 |
| Vinh Phan | Pharmacist Highest-paid employee | 40 | $189,975 | $0 | $14,165 |
| Michael R Dike | Trustee - Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Anne M Carvalho | Trustee END 5/31/24 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Frost R Prioleau | Trustee END 5/31/24 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Leah M King | Trustee Start 6/1/2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard W Dyess | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Victoria Puente-Peters | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| William Jackson Rattikin III | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick W Merrill | CEO Officer | 1 | $70,076 | $3,433,741 | $182,676 |
| Stephen W Kimmel | EVP, SYS FINANCE Officer | 2 | $43,986 | $1,055,654 | $170,569 |
| Jason Kennedy MD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $838,549 | $56,090 |
| Stephanie Acord MD | Trustee - Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $528,489 | $51,201 |
| M Scott Perry MD | Former Vice Chair Former | 0 | $0 | $507,354 | $52,715 |
| Michael R Simmons | President & CFO Officer | 40 | $494,085 | $0 | $45,785 |
| Michael E Gendke | VP, Operations Officer | 40 | $319,967 | $0 | $68,498 |
| Carolyn Bruno | VP FINANCE Key employee | 40 | $261,002 | $0 | $45,636 |
| Kristen Taylor MD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $270,784 | $33,848 |
| Sandra Manning | AVP CLINICAL & PHARMACY OPS Key employee | 40 | $234,183 | $0 | $40,122 |
| Dionne Crigler | DIRECTOR - PHARMACY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $220,031 | $0 | $46,569 |
| Shannon Rogers | SUPERVISOR, PHARMACY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $178,656 | $0 | $47,931 |
| Jon Johnson | DIRECTOR CLINICAL OUTCOMES O&P Highest-paid employee | 40 | $186,233 | $0 | $36,201 |
| Vinh Phan | PHARMACIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $174,100 | $0 | $36,705 |
| Sandra Darko-Mensah | Respiratory Therapist Highest-paid employee | 40 | $164,859 | $0 | $44,177 |
| Mary Cara Martz | Secretary Officer | 1 | $0 | $176,919 | $24,465 |
| Michael R Dike | TRUSTEE - CHAIRMAN Start: 06/23 Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard W Dyess | Trustee - Chairman End: 05/23 Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Anne M Carvalho | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Frost R Prioleau | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Victoria Puente-Peters | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| William Jackson Rattikin III | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 801 7TH AVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76104-2733
- In care of
- % CORY RHOADES
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MICHAEL R SIMMONS, 801 SEVENTH AVENUE, FORT WORTH, TX 76104
- Signed the 990
- CORY RHOADES, CFO, SVP FINANCE
- Phone
- (682) 885-4000
- Website
- WWW.COOKCHILDRENS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- FORVIS MAZARS LLP
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- COOK CHILDREN'S HOME HEALTH (CCHH) CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT TEXAS RELY ON COOK CHILDREN'S HOME HEALTH FOR IN-HOME MEDICAL CARE AND SUPPLIES INCLUDING SKILLED NURSING, RESPIRATORY THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY, ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS, CUSTOM MOBILITY EQUIPMENT, PHARMACEUTICAL INFUSION AND SPECIALTY DRUG THERAPY. IN FY25, CCHH'S FIVE LOCATIONS IN FORT WORTH, DALLAS, AUSTIN, HOUSTON AND SAN ANTONIO SERVED MORE THAN 79,341 PATIENTS. LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, CCHH CONTINUES TO UTILIZE EV AND HYBRID VEHICLES WITH THE INTENT TO ENVIRONMENTALLY BALANCE ITS FLEET. WITH THIS GROWING FLEET OF VEHICLES, CCHH'S WAREHOUSE DELIVERY TEAM TRAVELED MORE THAN 1,271,229 MILES TO COMPLETE OVER 56,696 DELIVERIES AND SHIPMENTS IN FY25. THE CONTINUED GROWTH REQUIRED EXPANSION AT BOTH THE DALLAS AND AUSTIN LOCATIONS. IN FY25, HOME HEALTH'S NURSING AND REHABILITATION SERVICES LOGGED MORE THAN 2,576 SKILLED NURSING VISITS AND MORE THAN 18,976 REHABILITATIVE VISITS, EITHER VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON. HOME HEALTH'S NURSING AND REHABILITATION SERVICES PROVIDE VIRTUAL VISITS WHEN NECESSARY TO SAFELY PROVIDE CARE FOR HOME-BASED PATIENTS. SIMILARLY, CCHH CONTINUES TO DELIVER LIFE-ENHANCING AND LIFE-SUSTAINING DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO PATIENTS' HOMES. APPROXIMATELY 33,000 PATIENTS RECEIVED DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IN FY25. IN ADDITION, RESPIRATORY CARE SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 162 HOMEBOUND PATIENTS ON VENTILATORS. HOME HEALTH CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE GROWTH IN THE CUSTOM MOBILITY EQUIPMENT SECTOR. AS A RESULT, CCHH NOW HAS SEVEN ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS AND FOUR TECHNICIAN POSITIONS TO SERVE THE PATIENT POPULATION NEEDS. CUSTOM MOBILITY PERFORMED OVER 1,140 EQUIPMENT EVALUATIONS AND DELIVERED APPROXIMATELY 1,000 CUSTOM MOBILITY DEVICES IN FY25. THE HOUSTON OFFICE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE RAPID GROWTH OUT PACING THE GROWTH RATES OF SIMILAR EXPANSION SITES. IN FY25, THE TEAM MEMBERS FROM THE HOUSTON OFFICE TRAVELED OVER 163,091 MILES AND MADE 3,459 PATIENT VISITS AND SHIPMENTS TO DELIVER CARE AND EQUIPMENT.Expenses $59,980,930 · grants $5,000 · revenue $83,334,497
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 75-2896983
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E92)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $36,958,604
- Income (IRS master file)
- $83,426,413
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $83,368,206 | $81,354,819 | $36,958,604 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | $77,517,537 | $76,825,496 | $34,134,027 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2023 | $71,469,350 | $73,515,122 | $34,104,751 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2022 | $68,459,443 | $68,024,379 | $24,403,572 | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 75-2896983).
Questions about COOK CHILDRENS HOME HEALTH
- What is the EIN of COOK CHILDRENS HOME HEALTH?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COOK CHILDRENS HOME HEALTH is 75-2896983.
- Is COOK CHILDRENS HOME HEALTH tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
- Are donations to COOK CHILDRENS HOME HEALTH tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COOK CHILDRENS HOME HEALTH file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of COOK CHILDRENS HOME HEALTH due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COOK CHILDRENS HOME HEALTH last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COOK CHILDRENS HOME HEALTH?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names MICHAEL R SIMMONS.
- Who are the officers and directors of COOK CHILDRENS HOME HEALTH?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $63,406 (RICK W MERRILL, CEO).
- How much revenue does COOK CHILDRENS HOME HEALTH have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $83,368,206, expenses of $81,354,819 and total assets of $36,958,604 at year end.
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