Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1996.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
31 people listed on the 990; $932K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sona Pancholy | $295,143 | $283,791 | $275,050 | $259,276 | $255,084 | $223,693 |
| Dawn Iacarella | — | — | — | — | — | $193,158 |
| Kimberly Heinrich | $189,095 | $180,448 | $168,500 | $159,921 | $148,778 | $144,444 |
| Kim Gendron | — | $153,891 | $147,339 | $139,442 | — | — |
| Paul Webb | $139,583 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tanna Moore | — | — | — | — | — | $122,477 |
| Lauren Burnham | — | — | — | — | $117,980 | $120,084 |
| Corey Garver | — | $112,750 | — | — | — | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
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Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Connects independent law firms worldwide.
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Member Meetings
The primary goal of member meetings is to build relationships. By doing so, the organization achieves its overall goal of building trust between its members such that legal work can be referred with confidence across all regions of the network.
Regional Member Support
Regional member support involves the development and management of initiatives that facilitate member engagement, leadership and planning and the sharing of information and best practices. Member firms are supported through the planning, execution and follow-up of these regional initiatives.
Marketing
Marketing at meritas includes the meritas website, a firm management content program, tradeshow appearances and sponsorships as well as publications. The objective of marketing is to create awareness of the meritas organization among prospective clients of meritas firms.
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $4.1M | $4.4M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $12K | $61K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $5.7M | $6.0M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $2.1M | $2.2M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $3.6M | $3.8M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $1.2M | |||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $289K | |||
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $33K | |||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $215K | |||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $105K | |||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $10K | |||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $659K | |||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $103K | |||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $208K | |||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $433K | |||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $52K | |||
| TravelLn 17 | $248K | |||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $7K | |||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $19K | |||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $976K | |||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $4.6M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest Viewing | $4.7M | $4.6M | $171K | $3.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $4.5M | $4.3M | $189K | $3.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $4.7M | $4.5M | $199K | $3.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $4.2M | $3.9M | $255K | $3.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $3.5M | $3.0M | $520K | $2.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $3.5M | $3.2M | $341K | $2.4M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,724,688 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,724,688 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,554,007 across 15 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $5,970,159 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,756,719 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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