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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by Children's Hospital Of Chicago Faculty Practice Plan Inc.

Totals

Total revenue
$27,775,325
Total expenses
$29,264,296
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$10,220,241
Program service revenue
$27,660,148
Investment income
-$29,349
Other revenue
$144,526
Total assets, end of year
$26,828,477
Total liabilities, end of year
$13,372
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$26,815,105
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$10,379,647
Management and general expenses
$18,884,649
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$10,379,647

Program services were 35.5% 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.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PLAN TAX

    total $9,743,804 · related or exempt $9,743,804

  • 2b · Program service revenue: HEALTH INS PREMIUM REIMBURSEMENTS

    total $17,916,344 · related or exempt $17,916,344

  • 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

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,738,890

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,768,239

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$29,349 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$29,349 · excluded -$29,349

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER OPERATING REVENUE

    total $144,526 · related or exempt $144,526

  • 11d · All other revenue

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

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $144,526

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $10,220,241 · program services $10,220,241

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $746,499 · program services $106,619 · management and general $639,880

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $44,964 · program services $7,194 · management and general $37,770

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $39,477 · program services $19,137 · management and general $20,340

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $68,346 · program services $10,936 · management and general $57,410

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $640,686 · program services $10,000 · management and general $630,686 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $848 · management and general $848

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $146 · management and general $146

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $27,600 · program services $5,520 · management and general $22,080

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,648 · management and general $1,648

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,688 · management and general $5,688

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $21,249 · management and general $21,249

  • 24a · Other expenses: HEALTH INSURANCE EXPENSE

    total $17,329,319 · management and general $17,329,319

  • 24b · Other expenses: CREDENTIALING FEES

    total $69,351 · management and general $69,351

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $48,234 · program services $0 · management and general $48,234 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $7,790,374 · end of year $7,254,647

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $72,375

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,327,495 · end of year $34,178

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

    $0

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

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $16,945,439 · end of year $19,467,277

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $275,455 · end of year $13,372

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $25,787,853 · end of year $26,815,105

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

FPP ENGAGES IN CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES TO ASSIST ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO AND ITS AFFILIATES IN THEIR CLINICAL, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE SCHEDULE O.

  • FPP PROVIDES CREDENTIALING SERVICES FOR PHYSICIANS EMPLOYED BY THE AFFILIATES OF THE MEDICAL CENTER, ADMINISTRATION OF PHYSICIAN BENEFITS AND THIRD-PARTY REIMBURSEMENT CONTRACTING SERVICES FOR OVER 750 PHYSICIAN MEMBERS.

    Expenses $10,379,647 · Grants $10,220,241 · Revenue $27,804,674

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Elizabeth J Perlman MD

    Director Through 4/15/24/Treasurer/Chair Dept Path/Lab

    Total calculated
    $915,484
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $864,714
    Other
    $50,770
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $708,498 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $106,039 related
    Other
    $0 + $50,177 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $17,711 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $33,059 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $915,484 related
  • John T Walkup MD

    President/Director/Chair/Head Child Psy

    Total calculated
    $1,019,290
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $862,333
    Other
    $156,957
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $672,876 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $53,242 related
    Other
    $0 + $136,215 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $144,310 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $12,647 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,019,290 related
  • Matthew Davis MD

    Director Through 9/25/23/Vice Chair/Board Sec/Chair of Peds

    Total calculated
    $536,284
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $503,284
    Other
    $33,000
    Hours/week
    1 + 41 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $502,847 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $437 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $33,000 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $536,284 related
  • Thomas Inge MD

    Director/Chief of Surgery/Treasurer/Board Secretary

    Total calculated
    $1,413,805
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,328,721
    Other
    $85,084
    Hours/week
    1 + 41 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $1,135,079 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $193,126 related
    Other
    $0 + $516 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $43,500 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $41,584 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,413,805 related
  • Cynthia K Rigsby MD

    Director/Dept Head, Med Imaging

    Total calculated
    $1,036,385
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $838,145
    Other
    $198,240
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $777,163 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $57,878 related
    Other
    $0 + $3,104 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $152,920 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $45,320 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,036,385 related
  • Earl Cheng MD

    Director/Physician

    Total calculated
    $901,751
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $819,717
    Other
    $82,034
    Hours/week
    1 + 42 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $818,925 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $792 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $43,500 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $38,534 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $901,751 related
  • Estella Alonso MD

    Director/Physician/Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $519,736
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $480,651
    Other
    $39,085
    Hours/week
    1 + 41 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $411,133 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $68,460 related
    Other
    $0 + $1,058 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $33,000 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $6,085 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $519,736 related
  • Oluwatoyin Olutoye MD

    Director/Physician

    Total calculated
    $1,030,145
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $998,673
    Other
    $31,472
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $898,157 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $100,000 related
    Other
    $0 + $516 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $18,150 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $13,322 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,030,145 related
  • Priya Verghese MD

    Director Begin 9/25/23/Physician

    Total calculated
    $491,305
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $416,858
    Other
    $74,447
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $379,067 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $37,611 related
    Other
    $0 + $180 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $32,863 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $41,584 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $491,305 related
  • Shannon Heldt PhD

    Director Begin 6/30/24/SVP & Chief of Pathology and Lab Medicine

    Total calculated
    $265,529
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $241,671
    Other
    $23,858
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $227,174 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $14,000 related
    Other
    $0 + $497 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $11,471 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $12,387 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $265,529 related

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

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 Arrangement used to establish the top management official's compensation
PURSUANT TO THE BYLAWS OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER ("MEDICAL CENTER"), THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MEDICAL CENTER IS CHARGED WITH REVIEWING AND APPROVING SENIOR EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FOR THE MEDICAL CENTER AND ITS AFFILIATES AND THE COMPENSATION FOR ANY PHYSICIAN WHO MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE HAS ADOPTED A WRITTEN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY WHICH IT FOLLOWS WHEN IT REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT. THE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY IS SUBJECT TO PERIODIC REVIEW BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE FOR CONTINUED APPROPRIATENESS IN THE CURRENT MARKET. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANTS AND INFORMATION FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES (SPECIFIED ON SCHEDULE J), THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CONFIRMED THE TOTAL AMOUNTS TO BE PAID TO IDENTIFIED EXECUTIVES AND PHYSICIANS WERE REASONABLE AND COMPARABLE TO AMOUNTS PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS TO INDIVIDUALS IN FUNCTIONALLY SIMILAR POSITIONS. LEGAL COUNSEL PERIODICALLY ADVISES THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WITH RESPECT TO FEDERAL TAX REQUIREMENTS IN SETTING COMPENSATION AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE "REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS" UNDER THE FEDERAL TAX LAW INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS RULES. THE PROCESS FOLLOWED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA RELIED UPON AND THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE'S DECISIONS, WAS THOROUGHLY AND CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE HAS EXPRESSLY REVIEWED THE REASONABLENESS OF COMPENSATION PAID TO IDENTIFIED EXECUTIVES AND PHYSICIANS, AND HAS CONCLUDED, AS THE RESULT OF A PROCESS THAT IS DESIGNED TO QUALIFY FOR THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS, THAT ALL SUCH AMOUNTS ARE REASONABLE AND DO NOT EXCEED FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF THE MEDICAL CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO BE DISINTERESTED FOR THESE PURPOSES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CONDUCTS AN ONGOING, REGULAR REVIEW OF THE DISINTERESTED (WHICH MEANS NO COMMITTEE MEMBER HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST) STATUS OF ITS MEMBERS, AND WILL TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH RESPECT TO ANYONE HAVING AN INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO ONE OR MORE EXECUTIVES SO AS TO PRESERVE THE DISINTERESTED STATUS OF THE COMMITTEE AND, AS A RESULT, THE APPLICATION OF THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO ("LURIE CHILDREN'S") MAINTAINS A DEFINED BENEFIT SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN ("DB SERP"), WHICH WAS EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 1, 2001, AND IS CLOSED TO NEW PARTICIPANTS. THE DB SERP IS A DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN THAT ASSISTS IN PROVIDING COMPETITIVE TOTAL RETIREMENT BENEFITS TO A VERY LIMITED GROUP OF EXECUTIVE-LEVEL EMPLOYEES OF "LURIE CHILDREN'S" (INCLUDING ONE OR MORE PERSONS LISTED IN THIS FORM 990). THESE BENEFITS ARE PROVIDED IN EXCHANGE FOR ALL OF THE EMPLOYEE'S YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE ORGANIZATION, AND THE COST OF THE BENEFITS WILL VARY FROM YEAR TO YEAR BASED ON INTEREST RATES, AGE, AND OTHER FACTORS. THE AMOUNTS ARE AT RISK AND WILL NOT BE PAID UNLESS AND UNTIL THE EMPLOYEE HAS PROVIDED SUBSTANTIAL FUTURE SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION. BENEFITS UNDER THE DB SERP VEST AT AGE 62, AND ARE FORFEITED IF THE EMPLOYEE LEAVES THE ORGANIZATION VOLUNTARILY BEFORE AGE 62 (EXCEPT UNDER THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE LURIE CHILDREN'S BOARD, AND ONLY IF THE PARTICIPANT HAS REACHED AT LEAST AGE 55 WITH AT LEAST 10 YEARS OF SERVICE). PARTICIPANTS WHO VOLUNTARILY LEAVE THE ORGANIZATION BEFORE AGE 55 FORFEIT THEIR ENTIRE DB SERP BENEFIT UPON TERMINATION. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATED IN THE DB SERP AND RECEIVED A VESTED PAYMENT (EARNED OVER MANY YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT) DURING 2023 WHICH IS REPORTED IN COLUMN B (III): ELIZABETH J. PERLMAN, MD $42,233 NOTE THE AMOUNT REPORTED IN COLUMN (F) FOR EACH SERP PAYMENT SHOWN ABOVE. THE COLUMN (F) AMOUNT SHOWS THE PORTION OF THE SERP PAYMENT THAT WAS ALREADY REPORTED ON PREVIOUS 990S WHEN FIRST EARNED. THE COLUMN (F) AMOUNT IS ALSO REFLECTED WITHIN THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN COLUMN (B)(III). LURIE CHILDREN'S ALSO MAINTAINS A DEFINED CONTRIBUTION SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN ("DC SERP"), WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED ON JANUARY 1, 2017 AND IS A NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES IN EXECUTIVE POSITIONS, WHO ARE NOT PARTICIPANTS IN THE DB SERP. THE BENEFITS IN THE DC SERP ARE IN THE FORM OF A FIXED ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION RATE AND AN EARNINGS CREDIT. EACH YEAR'S CONTRIBUTION AND EARNINGS ARE AT RISK AND WILL BECOME FULLY VESTED AND TAXABLE ONLY AFTER FIVE YEARS OF FUTURE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, OR UPON REACHING AGE 62 WITH AT LEAST THREE YEARS OF SERVICE. SEVERAL LISTED PERSONS IN THIS FORM 990 PARTICIPATE IN THE DC SERP, AND THE UNVESTED CONTRIBUTIONS MADE FOR THEM ARE INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (C). THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATED IN THE DC SERP AND RECEIVED A VESTED PAYMENT DURING 2023 WHICH IS REPORTED IN COLUMN B (III): JOHN T. WALKUP, MD $127,810
Schedule J, Part II RELATED COMPENSATION
THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT COMPENSATED BY THE REPORTING ORGANIZATION FOR HIS OR HER SERVICE AS A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER. RATHER, THE COMPENSATION REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VII AND ON SCHEDULE J, PART II REFLECTS COMPENSATION PAID BY LURIE CHILDREN'S SURGICAL FOUNDATION, INC. FOR THE INDIVIDUAL'S SUBSTANTIAL AND FULL-TIME SERVICES AS AN EMPLOYEE. FOR MORE DETAILS, PLEASE REFER TO THE 2023 FORM 990 OF LURIE CHILDREN'S SURGICAL FOUNDATION, INC., FEIN 83-1650513. EARL CHENG, MD THOMAS INGE, MD THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT COMPENSATED BY THE REPORTING ORGANIZATION FOR HIS OR HER SERVICE AS A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER. RATHER, THE COMPENSATION REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VII AND ON SCHEDULE J, PART II REFLECTS COMPENSATION PAID BY PEDIATRIC FACULTY FOUNDATION FOR THE INDIVIDUAL'S SUBSTANTIAL AND FULL-TIME SERVICES AS AN EMPLOYEE. FOR MORE DETAILS, PLEASE REFER TO THE 2023 FORM 990 OF PEDIATRIC FACULTY FOUNDATION, FEIN 36-3279680. ESTELLA ALONSO, MD MARCELO MALAKOOTI, MD MATTHEW DAVIS, MD PRIYA VERGHESE, MD THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT COMPENSATED BY THE REPORTING ORGANIZATION FOR HIS OR HER SERVICE AS A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER. RATHER, THE COMPENSATION REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VII AND ON SCHEDULE J, PART II REFLECTS COMPENSATION PAID BY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER FOR THE INDIVIDUAL'S SUBSTANTIAL AND FULL-TIME SERVICES AS AN EMPLOYEE. FOR MORE DETAILS, PLEASE REFER TO THE 2023 FORM 990 OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER, FEIN 36-3357004. CYNTHIA K. RIGSBY, MD ELIZABETH J. PERLMAN, MD JOHN T. WALKUP, MD SHANNON HELDT, PHD THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL IS NOT COMPENSATED BY THE REPORTING ORGANIZATION FOR HIS OR HER SERVICE AS A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER. RATHER, THE COMPENSATION REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VII AND ON SCHEDULE J, PART II REFLECTS COMPENSATION PAID BY LURIE CHILDREN'S PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA ASSOCIATES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL'S SUBSTANTIAL AND FULL-TIME SERVICES AS AN EMPLOYEE. FOR MORE DETAILS, PLEASE REFER TO THE 2023 FORM 990 OF LURIE CHILDREN'S PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA ASSOCIATES, FEIN 37-1838535. OLUWATOYIN OLUTOYE, MD

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

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.

  • LURIE CHILDRENS CIN LLC

    Related · CONTRACTING SVCS · IL · 2.97% owned · share of income -$139,780 · share of assets $0 · general or managing partner

    Directly controlled by NA

Related corporations and trusts

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

  • CMMC INSURANCE CO LTD

    C Corporation · SELF INSURANCE · CJ

    Directly controlled by NA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
10 July 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521919349300647

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