NEW MERIDIAN CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
NEW MERIDIAN CORPORATION (EIN 81-3949146)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2018-11-13
IRS object ID
201843179349301799
Schema version
2017v2.2
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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Current Tax Year$17,711CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,711TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$350,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$655,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$24,477,455CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,482,455TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First5 Years509Yes (X)First5Years509Ind
Public Support CY5090.00000PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$35,738OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$9,288DepreciationAmt
Book Value$26,450BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$37,332OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,489DepreciationAmt
Book Value$34,843BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$61,293TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$24,477,455TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$24,477,455RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$24,477,455TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$15,248,652TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$15,248,652ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$15,248,652TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption ProcfalseRebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Arthur VanderVeen
President/Treas$157,500$157,500
Walter Sherwood
Chief Bus Dev Ofc$141,302$155,396$14,094

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessThe 990 will be distributed to the Board for review. A Board Meeting will by called as outlined in the by-laws to approve the filing of the 990 by Board Resolution, with comments and votes to be recorded in the minutes.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsNew Meridian follows its Conflict of Interest Policy which requires directors, officers, and key employees to disclose annually interests that could give rise to conflicts. In the event of a conflict, the director or officer in conflict abstains from voting on matters in conflict.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementThe Board reviews comparability data for compensation and other factors to determine the compensation of the President/CEO. The independent Directors vote to approve such compensation. The supporting data, deliberation, and vote is recorded in Board minutes.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableNo other documents are now made available to the public.
Form 990, Part V, Lines 1a and 2a2017 reports for Forms 1096 and Form W-3 will be filed in January 2018.

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