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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CHILD STUDY CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,901,049
Total expenses
$8,400,981
Contributions and grants received
$1,770,375
Grants paid
$319,725
Program service revenue
$4,130,674
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$14,265,534
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,329,778
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,935,756
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,140,777
Management and general expenses
$2,260,204
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,140,777

Program services were 73.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $1,770,375

  • 2a · Program service revenue: OUTPATIENT CLINICAL SERVICES

    total $2,407,705 · related or exempt $2,407,705

  • 2b · Program service revenue: JANE JUSTIN SCHOOL

    total $1,686,999 · related or exempt $1,686,999

  • 2c · Program service revenue: OTHER OPERATING REVENUE

    total $35,970 · related or exempt $35,970

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $319,725 · program services $319,725

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $302,000 · management and general $302,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,532,423 · program services $3,087,787 · management and general $444,636

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $215,234 · program services $176,112 · management and general $39,122

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,675,462 · program services $1,370,928 · management and general $304,534

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $327,088 · program services $265,455 · management and general $61,633

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $806,029 · management and general $806,029

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $96,975 · program services $5,791 · management and general $91,184 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,650 · program services $3,650

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $140,090 · program services $80,794 · management and general $59,296

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $178,861 · program services $155,609 · management and general $23,252

  • 17 · Travel

    total $21,751 · program services $21,045 · management and general $706

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $51,388 · program services $50,952 · management and general $436

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $573,726 · program services $499,142 · management and general $74,584

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $84,737 · program services $73,721 · management and general $11,016

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD/LINENS

    total $24,019 · program services $15,157 · management and general $8,862

  • 24c · Other expenses: TAXES & LICENSES

    total $10,812 · program services $0 · management and general $10,812

  • 24d · Other expenses: MINOR EQUIPMENT

    total $18,183 · program services $2,228 · management and general $15,955

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $18,828 · program services $12,681 · management and general $6,147 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $872 · end of year $872

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $492,186 · end of year $361,048

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $16,286,021

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $3,811,828

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $12,950,462 · end of year $12,474,193

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,333,112 · end of year $1,429,421

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $9,814,629 · end of year $11,162,090

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $354,651 · end of year $391,315

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,171,664 · end of year $776,373

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,435,688 · end of year $1,935,756

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE CHILD STUDY CENTER (CSC) PROVIDES CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL DISABILITIES THE HIGHEST QUALITY DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND EDUCATION TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE CENTER PROVIDES CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX DEVELOPMENTAL & BEHAVIORAL DISABILITIES THE HIGHEST QUALITY DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND EDUCATION TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

  • Cook Children's strives to be an extension of your family, growing with your child from baby steps to adulthood. We keep our Promise - to improve the well-being of every child in our communities - by instilling kindness, imagination and respect into everything we do. We make it our mission to connect the dots. Between primary and specialty. Between home and medical home. Between short-term care and long-term health. Based in Fort Worth, Texas, we're 10,000+ dedicated team members strong, passionately caring for over 2 million patient encounters each year. Our integrated, not-for-profit organization spans two medical centers, three surgery centers, a physician network, home health services and a health plan. It also includes the Child Study Center, Cook Children's Health Services Inc., and Cook Children's Health Foundation. Ninety-four primary, specialty and urgent care locations provide access to lifesaving pediatric care that's family-centered and built on leading technology, collaboration, safety and a best-in-class patient experience. And our impact extends beyond the borders of Texas. We're proud to treat children from every state in the nation and 32 countries. By seeing the world through the eyes of children and their families from all backgrounds, we're able to shape health care suited to them ... with an extra dose of magical wonder. Child Study Center Cook Children's provides children who have complex developmental and behavioral disabilities the highest quality diagnosis, treatment and education to help them achieve their full potential. As of November 2023 our mission shifted to focus on treatment and education as our diagnostic services were relocated to the Dodson Specialty Clinics on the Cook Children's Medical Center Campus. At CSC, we understand that developmental and behavioral challenges are frequently multi-dimensional. The wide approach we embrace offers a range of services including developmental pediatrics, applied behavior analysis, psychological care and educational services through CSC's Jane Justin School. Applied Behavior Analysis Child Study Center provides behavior analytic services to children with developmental disabilities who either display difficult behaviors, such as noncompliance, tantrums, property destruction, self-injury and aggression, or lack desirable skills such as self-help, social, play, academic and language. Using applied behavior analysis methods, this program also provides educational opportunities for children with diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder. These children may attend up to 35 hours per week with one-on-one instruction from program specialists under the supervision of board-certified behavior analysts. Additional support is provided by the developmental pediatric department for diagnosis and treatment services. In FY24, visits totaled 5,722 and treatment services were provided to a total of 103 unduplicated patients. The department is adding clinical staff this year to serve more children in the future. Child Study Center provides services to children and adolescents with developmental disabilities. These services include conducting comprehensive psychological evaluations of the disabilities and their related emotional and/or behavioral difficulties, which include recommendations for treatment. In addition, CSC psychology provides individual therapy, parent training and parent-child therapy to reduce anxiety and disruptive behaviors. Prior to its relocation to the Dodson Specialty Clinics, CSC psychology provided services to 57 unduplicated children across 81 visits for these services. On Oct. 20, 2023, the Developmental Psychology department relocated from Child Study Center to the Dodson Specialty Clinics building on the campus of Cook Children's Medical Center. U.S. News & World Report's first-ever rankings for pediatric and adolescent Behavioral Health included Cook Children's in the Top 50 best in the nation. Staff from Child Study Center collaborated with colleagues from across Cook Children's to collect and report data for the survey. Gold badge recognition in the 2024-2025 rankings reflects the scope of high-quality care Cook Children's offers for Behavioral Health.

    Expenses $3,286,737 · Revenue $2,367,114

  • Jane Justin School Child Study Center provides structured special educational services, comprehensive evaluation and diagnosis for children with developmental and/or learning disabilities. These services are hoped to maximize potential for optimum academic and social development. A total of 100 unduplicated children received educational services in FY24. CSC continues to grow services in the Jane Justin School Upper School program with the aim of preparing these students to successfully transition to adulthood with necessary skills to live independently and secure meaningful employment. The school has hired additional staff to serve more students and began the academic calendar year with its largest enrollment in its history. We are now partnering with other Cook Children's departments to provide job training and employment opportunities in those departments. Our first student was hired by Cook Children's Media Relations Department in Fall 2024.

    Expenses $2,810,999 · Grants $319,725 · Revenue $1,717,401

  • Developmental Pediatric Services Child Study Center conducts comprehensive developmental pediatric evaluations and follow-up for children in order to provide diagnostic and treatment services. Prior to its relocation to the Dodson Specialty Clinics, the Developmental Pediatrics department provided evaluation and follow-up care to 338 unduplicated children who have, or are at risk for, developmental disabilities. On Oct. 20, 2023, the Developmental Pediatrics department relocated from Child Study Center to the newly expanded Dodson Specialty Clinics Building on the Cook Children's Medical Center Campus.

    Expenses $43,041 · Revenue $46,159

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • J Heath Coffman

    Trustee - Sec/Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jerry R Conatser

    Trustee - Vice Chair END 5/31/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 5 related

  • Judge Jeffrey L Cureton

    Trustee - Sec/Treasurer END 5/31/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Michael M Gonzalez Sr

    Trustee - Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • R Russell Morton

    Trustee - Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 6 related

  • Andy J Broadus

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa H Jamieson

    Trustee END 5/31/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Paul Coulter

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steve Phillips

    Trustee END 5/31/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cory R Rhoades

    Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $1,002,449
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $866,208
    Other
    $136,241
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $534,312 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $232,745 related
    Other
    $0 + $99,151 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $112,564 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $23,677 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,002,449 related

  • Jack Sosebee

    Senior Vice President

    Total calculated
    $608,983
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $518,020
    Other
    $90,963
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $348,978 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $155,047 related
    Other
    $0 + $13,995 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $79,929 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $11,034 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $608,983 related

  • Mary Cara Martz

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $205,002
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $183,907
    Other
    $21,095
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $142,535 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $35,260 related
    Other
    $0 + $6,112 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $8,934 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $12,161 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $205,002 related

  • Nancy C Cychol

    President/Chief Hospital Services

    Total calculated
    $1,309,211
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,202,092
    Other
    $107,119
    Hours/week
    1 + 41 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $706,123 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $336,041 related
    Other
    $0 + $159,928 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $82,831 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $24,288 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,309,211 related

  • Rick W Merrill

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $3,305,517
    From this org
    $55,108
    From related orgs
    $2,700,335
    Other
    $550,074
    Hours/week
    1 + 41 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $29,280 + $1,434,769 related
    Bonus
    $17,532 + $859,068 related
    Other
    $8,296 + $406,498 related
    Deferred
    $10,488 + $513,909 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $514 + $25,163 related
    Filer's total
    $66,110 + $3,239,407 related

  • Stephen W Kimmel

    EVP, System Finance

    Total calculated
    $1,393,062
    From this org
    $24,354
    From related orgs
    $1,193,326
    Other
    $175,382
    Hours/week
    1 + 41 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $14,483 + $709,670 related
    Bonus
    $6,975 + $341,766 related
    Other
    $2,896 + $141,890 related
    Deferred
    $3,092 + $151,489 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $416 + $20,385 related
    Filer's total
    $27,862 + $1,365,200 related

  • Shirley Graham

    Director of Finance

    Total calculated
    $203,897
    From this org
    $178,255
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,642
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,267
    Bonus
    $24,633
    Other
    $8,355
    Deferred
    $13,277
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,365
    Filer's total
    $203,897

  • William Robison

    AVP, Exec Director of CSC

    Total calculated
    $200,140
    From this org
    $175,855
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,285
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,445
    Bonus
    $28,679
    Other
    $2,731
    Deferred
    $13,063
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,222
    Filer's total
    $200,140

  • Duy Le

    Manager ABA/BDC

    Total calculated
    $154,342
    From this org
    $126,050
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,292
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $120,109
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    $2,941
    Deferred
    $7,253
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,039
    Filer's total
    $154,342

  • Kimberly Kelly

    Assistant Principal

    Total calculated
    $108,469
    From this org
    $100,639
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,830
    Hours/week
    40

  • Margaret Dempsey

    Manager of Psychology

    Total calculated
    $182,758
    From this org
    $158,015
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,743
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,494
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    $5,521
    Deferred
    $11,955
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,788
    Filer's total
    $182,758

  • Tracie Mann

    Headmaster Jane Justin School

    Total calculated
    $139,285
    From this org
    $121,269
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,016
    Hours/week
    40

  • Tracy Harrington

    Psychologist

    Total calculated
    $151,121
    From this org
    $133,990
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,131
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $128,359
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    $2,631
    Deferred
    $9,987
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,144
    Filer's total
    $151,121

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
GROSS-UP PAYMENTS INCLUDED IN W-2 TAXABLE COMPENSATION: MARGARET DEMPSEY, SHIRLEY GRAHAM, TRACY HARRINGTON, DUY LE, TRACIE MANN, WILLIAM ROBISON
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1b Written policy regarding payment or reimbursement of expenses
THERE IS NO WRITTEN POLICY REGARDING PAYMENT OR REIMBURSEMENT OF TAX INDEMNIFICATION AND GROSS-UP PAYMENTS BECAUSE THE COMPANY DOES NOT GENERALLY ALLOW FOR GROSS-UP PAYMENTS EXCEPT IN SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND THEN ONLY IF APPROVED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT FOLLOWED BY REVIEW OF THE COMPANY'S COMPLIANCE AND LEGAL DEPARTMENTS. THESE TYPES OF REIMBURSEMENTS GENERALLY RELATE TO TAXES OWED BY INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE NOMINAL INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FOR SERVICE AWARDS OR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS, AND THE GROSS-UP PAYMENTS USUALLY ARE IMMATERIAL, $250 OR LESS.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 Arrangement used to establish the top management official's compensation
COOK CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, A RELATED ORGANIZATION USES THE FOLLOWING METHODS TO DETERMINE CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION: COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT COMPENSATION SURVEY OR STUDY APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
RICK W. MERRILL - PAID BY SYSTEM - $366,672 DEFERRED, $NONE W-2 STEPHEN W. KIMMEL - PAID BY SYSTEM - $133,956 DEFERRED, 106,897 W-2 CORY R. RHOADES - PAID BY SYSTEM - $87,814 DEFERRED, $77,403 W-2 JACK SOSEBEE - PAID BY CCMC - $55,179 DEFERRED, $NONE W-2
Schedule J, Part II Allocation of CEO and CFO Salaries
SALARIES FOR THE CEO AND EVP, SYSTEM FINANCE ARE ALLOCATED PRO-RATA BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF TIME THEY SPEND WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES: COOK CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER COOK CHILDREN'S PHYSICIAN NETWORK COOK CHILDREN'S HEALTH FOUNDATION COOK CHILDREN'S HOME HEALTH COOK CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM COOK CHILDREN'S HEALTH PLAN COOK CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER - PROSPER CHILD STUDY CENTER

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • CPS Pediatrics LLC

    N/A · ASC · TX

    Directly controlled by NA

  • COOK CHILDREN'S SURGERY CENTER

    N/A · ASC · TX

    Directly controlled by NA

  • CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC SURGERY

    N/A · ASC · TX

    Directly controlled by NA

  • Sandia Crest LP

    N/A · Investments · MA

    Directly controlled by NA

  • SCP OPPORTUNITY FUND

    N/A · Investments · SN

    Directly controlled by NA

  • SAGAMORE HEALTHCARE I LP

    N/A · Investments · MD

    Directly controlled by NA

  • Oberweis International Select Fund LLC

    N/A · Investments · IL

    Directly controlled by NA

  • HT STORK LP

    N/A · Investments · NV

    Directly controlled by NA

  • CC TRUEACCORD SPV II LLC

    N/A · Investments · CO

    Directly controlled by NA

  • STEPSTONE VC HEALTHCARE I LP

    N/A · Investments · MD

    Directly controlled by NA

  • GOFF FOCUSED ENERGY STRATEGIES LP

    N/A · INVESTMENTS · TX

    Directly controlled by NA

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • Cook Children's Health Services

    C Corporation · Healthcare · TX · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by CCHCS

  • Cook Children's Indemnity Company

    C Corporation · Self Insurance · CJ · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by CCHCS

  • SPLIT INTEREST TRUSTS (2)

    Trust · SPLIT INTEREST TRUST · TX · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by NA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 August 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202512259349302521

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