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MERIT NETWORK INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
MERIT NETWORK INC (EIN 38-2210903)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2019-05-13
IRS object ID
201921339349305482
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-05-13T15:11:03-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN381357951PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PLANTE & MORAN PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110 S RIVERSIDE PLAZA 9TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60606ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN382210903EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MERIT NETWORK INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMERIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7345275700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11000 OAKBROOK DRIVE SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityANN ARBORCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP481046794ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKAREN SMITHPersonNm
Person TitleVP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIONPersonTitleTxt
Phone7345275700PhoneNum
Signature2019-05-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKIMBERLY A HAUMANNPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00546491PTIN
Phone3122071040PhoneNum
Preparation2019-05-08PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address67.59.56.30IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-05-09IPDt
IP Tm17:03:47IPTm
IP TimezoneCDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdDA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id4F551198EC90A92CA2ED3AE42C89D47A164E6F16AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJOSEPH SAWASKYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11000 OAKBROOK DRIVE SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityANN ARBORCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP481046794ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$37,557,877GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MERIT.EDUWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1966FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionMERIT NETWORK'S MISSION IS TO BE A RESPECTED LEADER IN DEVELOPING AND PROVIDING ADVANCED NETWORKING SERVICES TO THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION COMMUNITY. MERIT IS A TRUSTED SOURCE FOR PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE; INITIATING AND FACILITATING COLLABORATION; AND PROVIDING KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER THROUGH OUTREACH.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body12VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers12TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$483,008TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$1,474NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,468,185PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,319,925CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$52,796,738PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$34,124,278CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$165,386PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,113,674CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$54,430,309PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$37,557,877CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$10,536,296PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$10,185,593CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$20,876,849PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$20,940,342CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$31,413,145PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$31,125,935CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$23,017,164PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$6,431,942CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$109,853,876TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$198,076,604TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$14,086,692TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$95,877,478TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$95,767,184NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$102,199,126NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionMERIT NETWORK'S MISSION IS TO BE A RESPECTED LEADER IN DEVELOPING AND PROVIDING ADVANCED NETWORKING SERVICES TO THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION COMMUNITY. MERIT IS A TRUSTED SOURCE FOR PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE; INITIATING AND FACILITATING COLLABORATION; AND PROVIDING KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER THROUGH OUTREACH.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$10,948,675ExpenseAmt
Revenue$11,721,980RevenueAmt
DescHIGH SPEED INTERNET CONNECTIVITY AND RELATED SERVICES DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$715,153ExpenseAmt
Revenue$508,416RevenueAmt
DescNATIONAL AND LOCAL SEMINARS, TRAINING, AND WORKSHOPS IN SUPPORT OF THE INTERNET RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,541,778ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,957,749RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATION ORIENTED SERVICE PACKAGES PROVIDING VIRTUAL SERVERS, RELATED SOFTWARE, MONITORING, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$14,844,843ExpenseAmt
Revenue$19,453,125RevenueAmt
DescPUBLIC INTERNET ROUTING REGISTRY FACILITATING INFORMATION SHARING OF NETWORK ROUTING IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$14,844,843TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$19,453,125TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$29,050,449TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document35IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members12GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member12IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KAREN SMITHBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7345275700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11000 OAKBROOK DR SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityANN ARBORCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP481046794ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DAREN HUBBARD
CHAIR1.5040.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$265,971$77,132
ROB MCCURDY
VICE CHAIR1.5040.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$175,000$50,750
JOSHUA OLSON
SECRETARY1.5040.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$177,915$51,595
R THOMAS WOLF JR
TREASURER1.5040.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$166,464$48,275
ROGER REHM
DIRECTOR0.5040.00Yes (X)$0$241,956$70,167
SUE KORZINEK
DIRECTOR0.5040.00Yes (X)$0$186,457$54,073
SCOTT OLSON
DIRECTOR0.5040.00Yes (X)$0$84,897$24,620
GAVIN LEACH
DIRECTOR0.5040.00Yes (X)$0$186,404$54,057
JAKE MARTIN
DIRECTOR0.5040.00Yes (X)$0$116,316$33,732
THERESA ROWE
DIRECTOR0.5040.00Yes (X)$0$171,300$49,677
ANDREW PALMS
DIRECTOR0.5040.00Yes (X)$0$205,000$59,450
RONALD WOODY
DIRECTOR0.5040.00Yes (X)$0$166,500$48,285
JOSEPH SAWASKY
PRESIDENT/CEO40.000.00Yes (X)$256,318$0$72,250
KAREN SMITH
VP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIO40.000.00Yes (X)$184,248$0$31,749
ELWOOD DOWNING
VP MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT &40.000.00$178,541$0$33,470Yes (X)
ROBERT STOVALL
VP NETWORK OPERATIONS & EN40.000.00$188,358$0$37,072Yes (X)
WILLIAM ADAMS
VP RESEARCH & CYBER SECURI40.000.00$183,714$0$37,450Yes (X)
MICHAEL MILLIKEN
VP TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS40.000.00$154,773$0$24,412Yes (X)
HERBERT ROSSI
LEAD NETWORK ENGINEER40.000.00$143,092$0$46,160Yes (X)
RIVA MILLIKEN
DIR.-BUSINESS PROCESS MANA40.000.00$137,709$0$23,556Yes (X)
LARRY BLUNK
NETWORK ENGINEER40.000.00$115,015$0$38,293Yes (X)
CHARLOTTE BEWERSDORFF
VP MEMBER ENGAGEMENT & MARKETING40.000.00$137,947$0$24,040Yes (X)
MICHAEL KALLITSIS
RESEARCHER40.000.00$121,986$0$19,201Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,801,701TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$2,144,180TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$1,009,466TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K12IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RSM US LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15155 PAYSPHERE CIRCLEAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60674ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesCONSULTING FOR ERPServicesDesc
Compensation$172,076CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$1,319,925GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions$1,319,925TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
COMMUNITY SERVICES518210$28,547,497$28,064,489$483,008
MEMBERSHIP DUES518210$5,576,781$5,576,781
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$34,124,278TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,113,674TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,113,674ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$37,557,877TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$33,641,270RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$483,008UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,113,674ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,098,274TotalAmt
Program Services$970,895ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$127,379ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,968,941TotalAmt
Program Services$6,160,921ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$808,020ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$681,287TotalAmt
Program Services$602,271ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$79,016ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,437,091TotalAmt
Program Services$1,270,416ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$166,675ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$413,224TotalAmt
Program Services$400,827ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,397ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,651TotalAmt
Program Services$55,921ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,730ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,252,940TotalAmt
Program Services$2,185,352ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,588ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$80,464TotalAmt
Program Services$71,132ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,332ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$389,173TotalAmt
Program Services$389,173ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,615,962TotalAmt
Program Services$5,105,955ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$510,007ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$683,388TotalAmt
Program Services$683,388ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
MATERIALS AND SERVICES$3,641,572$3,511,823$129,749
DATA CIRCUITS$2,997,828$2,997,828
RENTAL$1,473,704$1,408,496$65,208
EQUIPMENT$1,319,429$1,319,429

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,015,007TotalAmt
Program Services$1,916,622ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$98,385ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,125,935TotalAmt
Program Services$29,050,449ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,075,486ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$654,628BOYAmt
EOY$148,692EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,517,234BOYAmt
EOY$44,272,985EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,398,536BOYAmt
EOY$3,328,212EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$963,638BOYAmt
EOY$923,274EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$73,425,087LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$28,548,290LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,141,038BOYAmt
EOY$44,876,797EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$104,447,410EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$178,802BOYAmt
EOY$79,234EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$109,853,876BOYAmt
EOY$198,076,604EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,975,046BOYAmt
EOY$1,573,433EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,111,646BOYAmt
EOY$94,304,045EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,086,692BOYAmt
EOY$95,877,478EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$95,767,184BOYAmt
EOY$102,199,126EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$95,767,184BOYAmt
EOY$102,199,126EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$109,853,876BOYAmt
EOY$198,076,604EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$6,431,942ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supporting Organization509a3Yes (X)SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type1Yes (X)SupportingOrgType1Ind
Supported Organizations12SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp (12 entries)

EINEINOrganization TypeOrganizationTypeCdGoverning Document ListedGoverningDocumentListedIndSupportSupportAmtOther SupportOtherSupportAmt
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
3860044472Yes (1)$0$0
EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
3860059862Yes (1)$0$0
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
3816842802Yes (1)$0$0
FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY
3860051592Yes (1)$0$0
LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY
3818800222Yes (1)$0$0
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
3860059842Yes (1)$0$0
NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
3860292062Yes (1)$0$0
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
3860059552Yes (1)$0$0
OAKLAND UNIVERSITY
3828879312Yes (1)$0$0
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
3860063092Yes (1)$0$0
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
3860284292Yes (1)$0$0
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
3860073272Yes (1)$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total12SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum$0SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Listed By Name Governing DocYes (1)ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS Determination0SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C4560SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org Not Organized US0SupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt Org0OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported Org0SupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial Contribtr0PaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified Person0LoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified Prsn0ControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll Int0DisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr Int0DisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings Rules0ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution Controller0ContributionControllerInd
Contribution Family0ContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 Controlled0Contribution35ControlledInd

Form990 Sch A Type1 Suprt Org Form990SchAType1SuprtOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Power Appoint Majority Dir TrstYes (1)PowerAppointMajorityDirTrstInd
Operate Benefit Non Suprt Org0OperateBenefitNonSuprtOrgInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$824,506OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$711,674DepreciationAmt
Book Value$112,832BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$26,845,011OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,710,816DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,134,195BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$45,755,570OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$13,125,800DepreciationAmt
Book Value$32,629,770BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$44,876,797TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescEXTERNAL INVESTMENT POOLDesc
Book Value$104,447,410BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$104,447,410TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$37,557,877TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$37,557,877RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$37,557,877TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$31,125,935TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$31,125,935ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$31,125,935TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DAREN HUBBARD
CHAIR$0$265,971$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$77,132$0$343,103$0$0
ROB MCCURDY
VICE CHAIR$0$175,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$50,750$0$225,750$0$0
JOSHUA OLSON
SECRETARY$0$177,915$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$51,595$0$229,510$0$0
R THOMAS WOLF JR
TREASURER$0$166,464$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$48,275$0$214,739$0$0
ROGER REHM
DIRECTOR$0$241,956$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$70,167$0$312,123$0$0
SUE KORZINEK
DIRECTOR$0$186,457$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$54,073$0$240,530$0$0
GAVIN LEACH
DIRECTOR$0$186,404$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$54,057$0$240,461$0$0
JAKE MARTIN
DIRECTOR$0$116,316$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$33,732$0$150,048$0$0
THERESA ROWE
DIRECTOR$0$171,300$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$49,677$0$220,977$0$0
ANDREW PALMS
DIRECTOR$0$205,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$59,450$0$264,450$0$0
RONALD WOODY
DIRECTOR$0$166,500$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$48,285$0$214,785$0$0
JOSEPH SAWASKY
PRESIDENT/CEO$256,318$0$0$0$0$0$25,632$0$46,618$0$328,568$0$0$0
KAREN SMITH
VP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIO$184,248$0$0$0$0$0$18,359$0$13,390$0$215,997$0$0$0
ELWOOD DOWNING
VP MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT &$178,541$0$0$0$0$0$17,077$0$16,393$0$212,011$0$0$0
ROBERT STOVALL
VP NETWORK OPERATIONS & EN$188,358$0$0$0$0$0$18,806$0$18,266$0$225,430$0$0$0
WILLIAM ADAMS
VP RESEARCH & CYBER SECURI$183,714$0$0$0$0$0$18,305$0$19,145$0$221,164$0$0$0
MICHAEL MILLIKEN
VP TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS$154,773$0$0$0$0$0$15,477$0$8,935$0$179,185$0$0$0
HERBERT ROSSI
LEAD NETWORK ENGINEER$143,092$0$0$0$0$0$14,309$0$31,851$0$189,252$0$0$0
RIVA MILLIKEN
DIR.-BUSINESS PROCESS MANA$137,709$0$0$0$0$0$13,429$0$10,127$0$161,265$0$0$0
LARRY BLUNK
NETWORK ENGINEER$115,015$0$0$0$0$0$11,502$0$26,791$0$153,308$0$0$0
CHARLOTTE BEWERSDORFF
VP MEMBER ENGAGEMENT & MARKETING$137,947$0$0$0$0$0$13,495$0$10,545$0$161,987$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMPRISED OF 12 MEMBERS FROM 12 STATE UNIVERSITIES WITHIN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTS THE PRESIDENT, WHO HAS GENERAL CHARGE AND CONTROL OVER AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION UNDER THE SUPERVISORY POWER OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS SHARED WITH THE BOARD TREASURER AND IS REVIEWED WITH THE PRESIDENT, CFO, AND CONTROLLER WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. PRIOR TO FILING, THE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALL NEW EMPLOYEES ARE INFORMED OF THE POLICY. EVENTS ARE EVALUATED TO PREVENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES. BOARD MEMBERS RECUSE THEMSELVES IF THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR A PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE POLICY IS REVIEWED BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE CEO'S SALARY AND THE CEO DETERMINES THE SALARY OF KEY EMPLOYEES BASED UPON EXAMINATION OF SIMILIAR POSITIONS WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY, COMMUNITY, AND MARKET RATES. FRINGE BENEFITS ARE THE SAME FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SYSTEM. PROCESS TAKES PLACE EACH FISCAL YEAR, AND THE BOARD EVALUATED COMPENSATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19DOCUMENTS PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 1BTHE BOARD MEMBERS OF MERIT NETWORK, ARE COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES OF 12 SEPARATE RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. BASED ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES OF MERIT AND THE RELATED MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, OUR INTERPRETATION IS THAT THIS COMPENSATION DOES NOT IMPAIR THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE MERIT NETWORK BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN PROCESS FROM PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdTotal IncomeTotalIncomeAmtEnd Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmt
3MC COMMUNICATIONS LLC
1000 OAKBROOK DRIVE SUITE 200ANN ARBORMI48104465628109INACTIVEMI$0$0
TRIAD TELECOM LLC
1000 OAKBROOK DRIVE SUITE 200ANN ARBORMI48104464197532INACTIVEMI$0$0
FLAMINGO SOLUTIONS LLC
1000 OAKBROOK DRIVE SUITE 200ANN ARBORMI48104465037738HOLDS MERIT'S CAP LICENSEMI$0$0

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (12 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGMT PLEASANTMI48858386004447UNIVERSITYMI115N/A0
EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
2000 NORTH HURON RIVER DRIVEYPSILANTIMI48197386005986UNIVERSITYMI115N/A0
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
1 CAMPUS DRIVEALLENDALEMI49401381684280UNIVERSITYMI115N/A0
FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY
1201 S STATE STREETBIG RAPIDSMI49307386005159UNIVERSITYMI115N/A0
LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY
621 W EASTERDAY AVENUESAULT SAINTE MARIEMI49783381880022UNIVERSITYMI115N/A0
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
250 HANNAH ADMINISTRATION BULIDINGEAST LANSINGMI48824386005984UNIVERSITYMI115N/A0
NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGMARQUETTEMI49855386029206UNIVERSITYMI115N/A0
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
2858 W M-134HOUGHTONMI49931386005955UNIVERSITYMI115N/A0
OAKLAND UNIVERSITY
2220 NORTH SQUIRREL ROADROCHESTERMI48309382887931UNIVERSITYMI115N/A0
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
306 S STATE STREETANN ARBORMI48109386006309UNIVERSITYMI115N/A0
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
5057 WOODWARDDETROITMI48202386028429UNIVERSITYMI115N/A0
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
1903 W MICHIGAN AVEKALAMAZOOMI49008386007327UNIVERSITYMI115N/A0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1UNVERSITY OF MICHIGANBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeOTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$10,185,593InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTSMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt