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MERIT NETWORK INC

EIN 38-2210903 ANN ARBOR, MI

Revenue 2023
$153,174,231
Expenses 2023
$42,592,686

Program services were 92.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
W50
Classification
1000
Street
880 TECHNOLOGY DR STE B

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Richard Czarnecki

    Director

    Total calculated
    $462,388
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $358,440
    Other
    $103,948
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $358,440 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $103,948 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $462,388 related

  • Milos Topic

    Director

    Total calculated
    $366,223
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $283,894
    Other
    $82,329
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $283,894 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $82,329 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $366,223 related

  • Rob Thompson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $344,523
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $267,072
    Other
    $77,451
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $267,072 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $77,451 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $344,523 related

  • Gavin Leach

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $341,940
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $265,070
    Other
    $76,870
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $265,070 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $76,870 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $341,940 related

  • Andrew Palms

    Director

    Total calculated
    $297,585
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $230,686
    Other
    $66,899
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $230,686 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $66,899 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $297,585 related

  • Joshua Olson

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $293,501
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $227,520
    Other
    $65,981
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $227,520 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $65,981 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $293,501 related

  • Bhavani Koneru

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $288,452
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $223,606
    Other
    $64,846
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $223,606 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $64,846 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $288,452 related

  • Andrew Holmes

    Director

    Total calculated
    $278,382
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $215,800
    Other
    $62,582
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $215,800 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $62,582 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $278,382 related

  • Ronald Woody

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $237,071
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $183,776
    Other
    $53,295
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $183,776 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $53,295 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $237,071 related

  • Charlie Weaver

    Director

    Total calculated
    $224,908
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $174,347
    Other
    $50,561
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $174,347 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $50,561 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $224,908 related

  • James Bujaki

    Director

    Total calculated
    $158,487
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $122,858
    Other
    $35,629
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $122,858 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $35,629 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $158,487 related

  • Julie Hober

    Director

    Total calculated
    $120,744
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $93,600
    Other
    $27,144
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 40 related

  • Melissa Woo

    Chair (until 12/23)

    Total calculated
    $237,584
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $184,174
    Other
    $53,410
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $184,174 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $53,410 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $237,584 related

  • Joseph Sawasky

    President/CEO (until 9/23) Exec. Profess.

    Total calculated
    $313,147
    From this org
    $15,000
    From related orgs
    $207,100
    Other
    $91,047
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $15,000 + $196,896 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $10,204 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $19,676 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $71,371 related
    Filer's total
    $15,000 + $298,147 related

  • Kathleen Micheli

    VP Finance & Admin/CFO

    Total calculated
    $244,571
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $172,022
    Other
    $72,549
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $172,022 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $17,166 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $55,383 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $244,571 related

  • Roger Blake

    President/CEO

    Total calculated
    $168,165
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $142,830
    Other
    $25,335
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $142,830 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $25,335 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $168,165 related

  • Robert Stovall

    VP Strategy & Research

    Total calculated
    $266,967
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $210,409
    Other
    $56,558
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $210,409 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $21,005 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $35,553 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $266,967 related

  • Charlotte Bewersdorff

    VP Community Engagement

    Total calculated
    $254,742
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $198,448
    Other
    $56,294
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $198,448 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $19,184 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $37,110 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $254,742 related

  • Michael Milliken

    VP Technology Operations

    Total calculated
    $244,590
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $188,544
    Other
    $56,046
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $188,544 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $18,819 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $37,227 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $244,590 related

  • Kevin Hayes

    Chief Information Security Officer

    Total calculated
    $221,983
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $166,820
    Other
    $55,163
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $166,820 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $16,646 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $38,517 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $221,983 related

  • David Dennis

    Chief Information Officer

    Total calculated
    $203,722
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $160,227
    Other
    $43,495
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $160,227 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $15,987 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $27,508 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $203,722 related

  • Rod Llanes

    Network Principle/Optical Architect

    Total calculated
    $218,427
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $160,683
    Other
    $57,744
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $160,683 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $13,215 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $44,529 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $218,427 related

  • Larry Blunk

    Network Engineer

    Total calculated
    $204,331
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $128,106
    Other
    $76,225
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $128,106 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $12,775 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $63,450 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $204,331 related

  • Roy Hockett

    Network Engineer

    Total calculated
    $181,125
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $140,218
    Other
    $40,907
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $140,218 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $12,704 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $28,203 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $181,125 related

  • Tim DeNike

    Lead Network Route/Switch Architect

    Total calculated
    $176,445
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $132,533
    Other
    $43,912
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $132,533 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $12,701 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $31,211 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $176,445 related

The first 25 listed. 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 — 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $153,174,231
    Expenses
    $42,592,686
    Contributions
    $9,148,858
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $41,116,604
    Expenses
    $42,818,323
    Contributions
    $2,391,218
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

Nonprofiteer parses the Form 990 only. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2023 return

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 10 September 2026, under deductibility SOUNK.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.