Children's Healthcare of Atlanta CEO salary and executive pay
The highest-paid person on Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 was DONNA HYLAND PRESIDENTCEO, at $3,008,349. That is up $470,529 (18.5%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. Children's Healthcare of Atlanta ranks 99th of 148 hospital systems on this site by top pay. All of DONNA HYLAND PRESIDENTCEO's reportable pay, $2,492,426, came from related organizations (column E). Children's Healthcare of Atlanta has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 90-0779996, Atlanta, GA.
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending December 2024
$3,008,349
No one on this filing has a chief executive title, so this shows the highest-paid person.
- Total revenue
- $2,772,950,050
- Top pay vs. peers
- Higher than 44%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202523159349305557.View the filing
Peers: the 120 other hospital systems on this site. Ranked 68th of 121 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.11% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
This is a group return: one Form 990 filed for a group of affiliated organizations together.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 15 people were paid more than $500,000, 10 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| DONNA HYLAND PRESIDENTCEOTRUSTEE - SYS/MAC/FDN/HSOC | $3,008,349 |
| RONALD FRIESONINDIV TRUSTEE - HSOC/MAC/COO | $1,946,910 |
| SAMUEL WILLIMON MDORTHOPEDIC SURGEON | $1,608,724 |
| RUTH FOWLERCFO/TREASURER - SYSTEM | $1,494,725 |
| TIM SCHRADER MDORTHOPEDIC SURGEON | $1,299,352 |
Top pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return, or the highest-paid person where no one has a chief executive title.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2024 | DONNA HYLAND PRESIDENTCEOTRUSTEE - SYS/MAC/FDN/HSOC (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $3,008,349 | $2,772,950,050 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | DONNA HYLAND PRESIDENTCEOTRUSTEE - SYS MAC FDN HSOC (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $2,537,820 | $2,550,504,874 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | DONNA HYLAND PRESIDENTCEOTRUSTEE - SYS/MAC/FDN/HSOC (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $2,920,495 | $2,425,943,632 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending December 2024.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202523159349305557.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Related | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| DONNA HYLAND PRESIDENTCEO*TRUSTEE - SYS/MAC/FDN/HSOC | $0 | $2,492,426 | $515,923 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $1,502,152 | $936,152 | $54,122 | $487,451 | $28,472 | $3,008,349 | |||
| RONALD FRIESON*INDIV TRUSTEE - HSOC/MAC/COO | $0 | $1,730,573 | $216,337 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $778,870 | $291,681 | $660,022 | $188,547 | $27,790 | $1,946,910 | |||
| SAMUEL WILLIMON MDORTHOPEDIC SURGEON | $1,543,464 | $0 | $65,260 | $1,218,719 | $110,125 | $214,620 | $23,700 | $41,560 | $1,608,724 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| RUTH FOWLER*CFO/TREASURER - SYSTEM | $0 | $1,276,740 | $217,985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $793,915 | $295,570 | $187,255 | $190,745 | $27,240 | $1,494,725 | |||
| TIM SCHRADER MDORTHOPEDIC SURGEON | $1,236,549 | $0 | $62,803 | $1,032,951 | $88,899 | $114,699 | $23,700 | $39,103 | $1,299,352 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
These figures come from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How Children's Healthcare of Atlanta compares
Ranked 99th of 148 hospital systems by top pay.
Closest in revenue among the hospital systems on this site:
Rush University System for Health$4,819,778 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Nebraska Medicine$2,775,089 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Temple University Hospital$1,176,873 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Grady Health System$2,698,520 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Northwell Health$5,943,362 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Common questions
The fiscal year ending December 2024 filing does not list anyone with a chief executive title. The highest-paid person, DONNA HYLAND PRESIDENTCEO (TRUSTEE - SYS/MAC/FDN/HSOC), was paid $3,008,349. All of DONNA HYLAND PRESIDENTCEO's reportable pay, $2,492,426, came from related organizations (column E). Children's Healthcare of Atlanta ranks 99th of 148 hospital systems on this site by top pay.
The highest-paid person on the latest return was DONNA HYLAND PRESIDENTCEO (TRUSTEE - SYS/MAC/FDN/HSOC), at $3,008,349. Next was RONALD FRIESON (INDIV TRUSTEE - HSOC/MAC/COO), at $1,946,910. On the latest return, 15 people were paid more than $500,000, 10 of them more than $1 million.
The highest-paid person on Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 was DONNA HYLAND PRESIDENTCEO, at $3,008,349. That is up $470,529 (18.5%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the highest-paid person was DONNA HYLAND PRESIDENTCEO, paid $2,920,495. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $2,920,495 (DONNA HYLAND PRESIDENTCEO); December 2023, $2,537,820; December 2024, $3,008,349.
From the 3 Form 990 returns Children's Healthcare of Atlanta filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above. The methodology page explains how they're chosen.