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← CHILDRENS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OF AKRON

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CHILDRENS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OF AKRON.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,540,288,244
Total expenses
$1,353,888,762
Contributions and grants received
$28,510,950
Grants paid
$1,119,495
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,060,873,971
Management and general expenses
$286,647,762
Fundraising expenses
$6,367,029
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,060,873,971

Program services were 78.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Listed in Part VII

  • CHRISTOPHER A GESSNER

    BOD/OFFICER-PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $1,791,308
    From this org
    $1,475,726
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $315,582
    Hours/week
    47.8 + 2.2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $1,000,002
    Bonus
    $472,501
    Other
    $3,223
    Deferred
    $279,014
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,568
    Filer's total
    $1,791,308

  • GORDON EDWARDS

    BOD/OFFICER-CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $963,211
    From this org
    $884,190
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $79,021
    Hours/week
    45 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $656,011
    Bonus
    $206,644
    Other
    $21,535
    Deferred
    $43,825
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,196
    Filer's total
    $963,211

  • KIMBERLY MOSES

    CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $496,826
    From this org
    $449,541
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,285
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $445,016
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $4,525
    Deferred
    $13,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,485
    Filer's total
    $496,826

  • MARK WULKAN MD

    DEPARTMENT CHAIR SURGERY-PART YEAR

    Total calculated
    $990,535
    From this org
    $944,848
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,687
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $697,348
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $247,500
    Deferred
    $24,150
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,537
    Filer's total
    $990,535

  • ROBERT MCGREGOR MD

    CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER - PART YEAR

    Total calculated
    $798,874
    From this org
    $767,148
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,726
    Hours/week
    48 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $550,014
    Bonus
    $173,255
    Other
    $43,879
    Deferred
    $6,900
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,826
    Filer's total
    $798,874

  • SHEFALI MAHESH MD

    PRESIDENT OF MEDICAL STAFF/CHAIR PEDIATRICS

    Total calculated
    $411,826
    From this org
    $367,852
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,974
    Hours/week
    47 + 3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $383,959
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    -$16,107
    Deferred
    $23,816
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,158
    Filer's total
    $411,826

  • VIRGINIA ADDICOTT

    CHAIR OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    14 + 1 related

  • JODI VRABEC

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    14

  • TIMOTHY BURKE

    DIRECTOR/CHAIR FINANCE COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • PAUL CATANIA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • PATRICK COVEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • JOSEPH GINGO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARK OELSCHLAGER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 12 related

  • MONTRELLA JACKSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LISA JEFFRIES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    14

  • WILLIAM KELLEHER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • ROBERT DAVIS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • KARA LEWIS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • REV LEWIS MACKLIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JOHN MAYER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • RICHARD ROGERS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DENISE SCHAFFNER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    14

  • SUSAN MCMAINS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    14

  • BARBARA VARLEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15 + 1 related

  • TUCKER MARSHALL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ROBERT WELLS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SUZANNE LOCKE

    SECRETARY - PART YEAR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    13

  • LISA BANDWEN

    DIRECTOR - PART YEAR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • VIRGINIA DROSOS

    DIRECTOR - PART YEAR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOAN LAUCK

    DIRECTOR - PART YEAR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    13

  • GLEN STEPHENS

    DIRECTOR - PART YEAR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • DARREN WELLS

    DIRECTOR - PART YEAR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KERWYN JONES

    PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON

    Total calculated
    $726,409
    From this org
    $667,658
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,751
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $528,891
    Bonus
    $42,458
    Other
    $96,309
    Deferred
    $24,150
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,601
    Filer's total
    $726,409

  • LISA AURILIO

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $1,093,025
    From this org
    $1,055,002
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,023
    Hours/week
    49 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $672,358
    Bonus
    $185,094
    Other
    $197,550
    Deferred
    $24,150
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,873
    Filer's total
    $1,093,025

  • MICHAEL BIGHAM MD

    CHIEF QUALITY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $835,473
    From this org
    $777,688
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,785
    Hours/week
    48 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $464,100
    Bonus
    $127,764
    Other
    $185,824
    Deferred
    $24,150
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,635
    Filer's total
    $835,473

  • RHONDA LARIMORE

    CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $740,806
    From this org
    $682,935
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,871
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $417,305
    Bonus
    $114,660
    Other
    $150,970
    Deferred
    $24,150
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,721
    Filer's total
    $740,806

  • SHAWN LYDEN

    CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER - PART YEAR

    Total calculated
    $1,693,201
    From this org
    $1,571,036
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $122,165
    Hours/week
    48 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $454,034
    Bonus
    $144,491
    Other
    $972,511
    Deferred
    $102,877
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,288
    Filer's total
    $1,693,201

  • TODD RITZMAN MD

    SURGEON IN CHIEF

    Total calculated
    $1,165,454
    From this org
    $1,121,356
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,098
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $682,109
    Bonus
    $294,926
    Other
    $144,321
    Deferred
    $24,150
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,948
    Filer's total
    $1,165,454

  • TARUN BHALLA MD

    CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $847,812
    From this org
    $792,001
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,811
    Hours/week
    49 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $700,016
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $91,985
    Deferred
    $20,700
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,111
    Filer's total
    $847,812

  • RICHARD LOU

    BURN SURGEON

    Total calculated
    $1,088,036
    From this org
    $1,034,761
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,275
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $523,547
    Bonus
    $443,497
    Other
    $67,717
    Deferred
    $20,700
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,575
    Filer's total
    $1,088,036

  • ANJAY KHANDELWAL

    DIR BURN SURGERY

    Total calculated
    $1,194,136
    From this org
    $1,169,159
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,977
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $507,207
    Bonus
    $558,966
    Other
    $102,986
    Deferred
    $20,700
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,277
    Filer's total
    $1,194,136

  • KATHERINE WOLFE MD

    CHIEF MATERIAL FETAIL MED SVS

    Total calculated
    $1,126,765
    From this org
    $1,070,455
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $56,310
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $797,740
    Bonus
    $180,000
    Other
    $92,715
    Deferred
    $20,700
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,610
    Filer's total
    $1,126,765

  • ROBERT STEWART MD

    DIRECTOR CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY

    Total calculated
    $1,085,490
    From this org
    $1,026,220
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,270
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $827,937
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $198,283
    Deferred
    $24,150
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,120
    Filer's total
    $1,085,490

  • TSULEE CHEN MD

    DIRECTOR NEUROSURGERY

    Total calculated
    $1,124,787
    From this org
    $1,076,947
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,840
    Hours/week
    49 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $859,832
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $187,115
    Deferred
    $20,700
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,140
    Filer's total
    $1,124,787

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 — 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 · First-class or charter travel
  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
CHRISTOPHER GESSNER, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OF AKRON, HAS COUNTRY CLUB MEMBERSHIPS THAT ARE USED FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES WITH CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE DONORS. AN UPGRADE TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE CLASS, E.G., BUSINESS CLASS, MAY BE PERMITTED WHEN THE FLIGHT IS OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES OR THE FLIGHT DURATION IS IN EXCESS OF FIVE HOURS; OR AN UPGRADE TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE CLASS MAY BE PERMITTED WHEN AN OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATION CAN BE AVOIDED. AS PART OF THE RECRUITMENT PACKAGE FOR AN EXECUTIVE, HOTEL AND MOVING REIMBURSEMENT IS MADE AVAILABLE AND TAXED ACCORDINGLY.
PART I, LINES 4A-B
SHAWN LYDEN RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $207,414 THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS BECAME PARTICIPANTS IN SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLANS DURING 2018, WHEREBY THEY BECOME VESTED PER THE TERMS OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. CHMCA IS ACCRUING FOR THE BENEFIT THAT WILL OCCUR, THEREFORE THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN THEIR DEFERRED COMPENSATION. DISTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE IN 2024 IN THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS: ROBERT MCGREGOR M.D. - $0 SHAWN LYDEN - $670,742 CHRISTOPHER GESSNER - $0 MICHAEL BIGHAM - $150,735 LISA AURILIO - $175,998 RHONDA LARIMORE - $113,400 MICHELE BROWN - $130,487 CHMCA HAS A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED PLAN OPEN TO SELECTED EMPLOYEES WHEN WAGES EXCEED THE MAXIMUM THRESHOLD FOR THE QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS. THE AMOUNTS ARE CALCULATED IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR OF EARNINGS AND EITHER PAID TO THE EMPLOYEE IF THEY ARE VESTED AS TAXABLE INCOME OR PUT INTO THE PLAN UNTIL VESTED AND THEN PAID. THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES BECAME FULLY VESTED IN 2024, THEREFORE THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN THEIR REPORTABLE COMPENSATION: RHONDA LARIMORE - $39,112
PART I, LINE 5
CHMCA DOES HAVE CONTRACTS WITH CERTAIN PHYSICIANS THAT EARN BONUSES BASED ON WORK RELATIVE VALUE UNITS (WRVU'S). PHYSICIANS WORK RVU: THE RELATIVE LEVEL OF TIME, SKILL, TRAINING, AND INTENSITY TO PROVIDE A GIVEN SERVICE. EACH CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY (CPT) CODE IS TARGETED FOR REVIEW AT LEAST EVERY FIVE YEARS TO DETERMINE THE WORK RVU FOR A PARTICULAR SERVICE. A CODE WITH A HIGHER RVU WORK TAKES MORE TIME, MORE INTENSITY OR SOME COMBINATION OF THE TWO.
PART I, LINE 6
CHMCA BASES A PORTION OF BONUSES ON THE NET EARNINGS OF CHMCA.
PART I, LINE 7
CHMCA BASES A PORTION OF BONUSES ON PERFORMANCE, GROWTH, QUALITY AND OTHER METRICS BUT FINAL DECISIONS ARE DISCRETIONARY BY THE BOARD. THE CEO'S BONUS IS APPROVED BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. CEO RECOMMENDS FOR APPROVAL THE EXECUTIVES BONUSES TO THE BOARD AND THEY APPROVE THEM. THE CEO APPROVES THE VICE PRESIDENTS BONUSES.

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523179349300537

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