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Employees Cook Children's Health Care System Rick W Merrill

Rick W Merrill

Officer

President and Chief Executive Officer at Cook Children's Health Care System

Fiscal year ended September 30, 2024. Published on January 25, 2026.

$3,305,517
2024

Total compensation

Rick W Merrill has been listed as an employee of Cook Children's Health Care System in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Rick W Merrill has increased by 96.1% from 2016 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$3,305,517
-10.3%
President and Chief Executive Officer
2024
$827k org
12 hrs/wk
$1.9M related
30 hrs/wk
$551k other
--
$3,686,493
+38.4%
President and Chief Executive Officer
2023
$1.1M org
12 hrs/wk

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Rick W Merrill to:

2024

Other employees at Cook Children's Health Care System

B Anthony Bagwell
Senior Vice President, CIIO
$1,981,660
$0 from org$1,763,275 from related$218,385 other
Stephen W Kimmel
Executive Vice President, SYS Finance
$1,393,062
$304,420 from org$913,260 from related$175,382 other
Keith Holtz
Chief Administrative Officer
$1,365,497
$1,217,707 from orgNo related comp$147,790 other
James C Cunningham, M.D.
Executive Vice President, CMO
$1,328,523
$1,222,776 from orgNo related comp$105,747 other
Joseph M Gallagher
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
$1,022,881
$883,970 from orgNo related comp$138,911 other
Cory R Rhoades
Chief Financial Officer
$1,002,449
$866,208 from orgNo related comp$136,241 other
Eric Hubli
Chief Effectiveness Officer
$989,729
$845,495 from orgNo related comp$144,234 other
Theresa Z Meadows
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
$933,653
$847,642 from orgNo related comp$86,011 other
Joann Sanders
Chief Quality Officer
$932,118
$806,430 from orgNo related comp$125,688 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 Cook Children's Health Care System 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 Cook Children's Health Care System 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 Cook Children's Health Care System 990 published

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$533k org
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$1.2M related
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$235k other
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$2,637,355
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$1.7M related
28 hrs/wk
$217k other
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$1,792,754
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$870k related
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$206k other
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