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← COOK CHILDRENS HEALTH ENTERPRISES

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by COOK CHILDRENS HEALTH ENTERPRISES.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,384,458
Total expenses
$9,318,792
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$9,384,458
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$17,854,035
Total liabilities, end of year
$17,939,142
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$85,107
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,316,508
Management and general expenses
$2,284
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,316,508

Program services were 100.0% 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: TRANSPORTATION FEES

    total $9,384,458 · related or exempt $9,384,458

  • 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.

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,917,220 · program services $2,917,220 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $24,076 · program services $24,076

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $4,328 · program services $4,328

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,084,472 · program services $1,083,732 · management and general $740

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $299,481 · program services $299,481

  • 24a · Other expenses: TEDDY BEAR AIR

    total $4,486,762 · program services $4,486,762

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $470,342 · program services $470,342

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $18,368 · program services $18,368

  • 24d · Other expenses: FEDERAL TAX

    total $12,199 · program services $12,199

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,544 · program services $0 · management and general $1,544 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 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

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

    $28,533,496

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

    $12,410,931

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,629,791 · end of year $16,122,565

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $828,017 · end of year $1,731,470

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,261,115 · end of year $16,493,525

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $347,466 · end of year $1,445,617

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$150,773 · end of year -$85,107

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE CORPORATION, THROUGH ITS ACQUISITION AND OWNERSHIP OF AIRCRAFT, SUPPORTS THE PROVISION OF PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND PERSONNEL ASSOCIATED WITH COOK CHILDREN'S.

Activities or mission (Part I)

COOK CHILDREN'S HEALTH ENTERPRISES WAS ORGANIZED TO OWN AIRCRAFT FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF FURTHERING THE PROVISION OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES BY COOK CHILDREN"S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND ITS AFFILIATES.

  • THE PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY OF THE CORPORATION IS TO ACQUIRE AND OWN ONE OR MORE AIRCRAFT FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF FURTHERING THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY COOK CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND PERSONNEL ASSOCIATED WITH COOK CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND ITS AFFILIATES (COOK CHILDREN'S).

    Expenses $9,316,508 · Revenue $9,384,458

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Peter L Philpott

    TRUSTEE - CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 6 related

  • R Russell Morton

    TRUSTEE - CHAIRMAN - END 5/31/25

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 6 related

  • Rick Sorenson

    TRUSTEE - VICE CHAIRMAN - END 5/31/25

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 5 related

  • Stephen W Kimmel

    EVP, SYSTEM FINANCE - TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $1,896,559
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,378,940
    Other
    $517,619
    Hours/week
    2 + 41 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $792,137 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $391,947 related
    Other
    $0 + $194,856 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $484,947 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $32,672 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,896,559 related

  • William E Bailey

    TRUSTEE - VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 4 related

  • Jack Sosebee

    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $736,143
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $628,404
    Other
    $107,739
    Hours/week
    1 + 41 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $391,630 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $174,255 related
    Other
    $0 + $62,519 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $89,608 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $18,131 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $736,143 related

  • Mary Cara Martz

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $220,255
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $193,688
    Other
    $26,567
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $149,106 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $38,234 related
    Other
    $0 + $6,348 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $9,339 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $17,228 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $220,255 related

  • Rick W Merrill

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $3,598,135
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $3,170,294
    Other
    $427,841
    Hours/week
    1 + 41 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $1,639,236 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $1,075,435 related
    Other
    $0 + $455,623 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $392,544 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $35,297 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $3,598,135 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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

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 COMPENSATION SURVEY OR STUDY WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4B SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN
RICK W MERRILL - PAID BY SYSTEM - $366,668 DEFERRED, $NONE W-2 STEPHEN W KIMMEL - PAID BY SYSTEM - $463,384 DEFERRED, $154,217 W-2 JACK SOSEBEE - PAID BY CCMC - $63,733 DEFERRED, $44,974 W-2

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

  • CAFFEINATED CAPITAL PLAYGROUND SPV LLC

    N/A · INVESTMENTS · CO

    Directly controlled by NA

  • CC TRUEACCORD SPV II LLC

    N/A · INVESTMENTS · CO

    Directly controlled by NA

  • CAZ PARTNERS FUND LP- LIQUID INCOME PORTFOLIO

    N/A · INVESTMENTS · TX

    Directly controlled by NA

  • GOFF FOCUSED ENERGY STRATEGIES LP

    N/A · INVESTMENTS · TX

    Directly controlled by NA

  • HT STORK LP

    N/A · INVESTMENTS · NV

    Directly controlled by NA

  • OBERWEIS INTERNATIONAL SELECT FUND LLC

    N/A · INVESTMENTS · IL

    Directly controlled by NA

  • STEPSTONE VC HEALTHCARE I LP

    N/A · INVESTMENTS · MD

    Directly controlled by NA

  • SAGAMORE HEALTHCARE I LP

    N/A · INVESTMENTS · MD

    Directly controlled by NA

  • SCP OPPORTUNITY FUND LLC

    N/A · INVESTMENTS · CJ

    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

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (2)

    TRUST · SPLIT INT TRUST · TX · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by NA

  • LIVE LEARN URBAN FUND FEEDER LLC

    C CORPORATION · REAL ESTATE · TX · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by CCHF

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 August 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202622269349300242

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