Liabilities / Assets
81st percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
81st percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
79th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 79% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
49th percentile
Higher net margin than 49% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
93rd percentile
Higher top officer pay than 93% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 8.3% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
54th percentile
Faster asset growth than 54% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
40th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 40% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$3,964,447
Up $121,515 (+3.2%) from 2017
Net Assets
Up$2,115,347
Up $143,828 (+7.3%) from 2017
Liabilities
Down$1,849,100
Down $22,313 (-1.2%) from 2017
Revenue
Up$4,221,473
Up $33,239 (+0.8%) from 2017
Expenses
Up$4,077,645
Up $134,777 (+3.4%) from 2017
Net Income
Down$143,828
Down $101,538 (-41%) from 2017
The meritas mission is to serve its members - approximately 200 law firms - by connecting consumers and providers of high quality legal services globally. Meritas achieves this mission by building relationships between its members, providing educational programs for its members, implementing a rigorous quality assurance program for its members and informing consumers of legal services about meritas and its benefits through various marketing initiatives.
Meritas is a global network of independent law firms. See schedule o for additional information.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Savings and Temporary Cash Investments | $1,759,133 | $1,451,498 | ▼ $307,635 |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $541,837 | $1,125,643 | ▲ $583,806 |
| Accounts Receivable | $1,278,222 | $1,116,279 | ▼ $161,943 |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | $238,815 | $225,972 | ▼ $12,843 |
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $121,600 | $45,055 | ▼ $76,545 |
| Total Assets | $3,939,607 | $3,964,447 | ▲ $24,840 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Deferred Revenue | $1,790,789 | $1,717,496 | ▼ $73,293 |
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $177,299 | $131,604 | ▼ $45,695 |
| Total Liabilities | $1,968,088 | $1,849,100 | ▼ $118,988 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Unrestricted Net Assets | $1,971,519 | $2,115,347 | ▲ $143,828 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $1,971,519 | $2,115,347 | ▲ $143,828 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $3,939,607 | $3,964,447 | ▲ $24,840 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Land Buildings | $12,023 | $646,224 | $658,247 |
| Equipment | $33,032 | $268,591 | $301,623 |
| Leasehold Improvements | $0 | $29,871 | $29,871 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanna Moore | President & CEO | FT | $319,026 | $32,485 | $351,511 |
| Dawn Iacarella | US & Canada Regional Director | FT | $185,658 | $15,100 | $200,758 |
| Kimberly Heinrich | Director of Global Marketing | FT | $138,836 | $28,861 | $167,697 |
| Lauren Burnham | Controller & Treasurer | FT | $94,175 | $8,159 | $102,334 |
| Jill Wiley | Chairman of the Board | PT | $49,999 | - | $49,999 |
| Dennis Unkovic | Former Director | - | $16,668 | - | $16,668 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| See Attached Schedule | List of Directors |
| Contractor | Services | Location | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Vaile | Member Relations | 53 NECTON ROAD WHEATHAMPSTEAD, St Albans Hertfordshire, Uk | $143,465 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $2,570,394 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $1,507,251 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Salaries and Wages | - | - | - | $786,429 |
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | - | - | - | $527,978 |
| Fees for Services Other | - | - | - | $379,835 |
| Advertising | - | - | - | $278,452 |
| Office Expenses | - | - | - | $203,405 |
| Travel | - | - | - | $191,312 |
| Information Technology | - | - | - | $129,443 |
| Occupancy | - | - | - | $129,110 |
| Other Employee Benefits | - | - | - | $96,179 |
| Depreciation Depletion | - | - | - | $93,679 |
| Payroll Taxes | - | - | - | $76,780 |
| Other Expenses | - | - | - | $28,633 |
| Conferences and Meetings | - | - | - | $24,385 |
| Pension Plan Contributions | - | - | - | $19,885 |
| Fees for Services Legal | - | - | - | $12,175 |
| Insurance | - | - | - | $9,836 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | - | - | $9,000 |
| All Other Expenses | - | - | - | $4,453 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,077,645 |
| Region | Activity | Services | Offices | Employees | Spending |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | Program Services | Marketing & Bus. Dev. | 0 | 2 | $420,031 |
| East Asia and the Pacific | Program Services | Marketing & Bus. Dev. | 0 | 2 | $204,763 |
| Africa | Program Services | Marketing & Bus. Dev. | 0 | 1 | $100,986 |
| North America (canada) | Program Services | Mraketing & Bus. Dev. | 0 | 0 | $35,518 |
| Central America/caribbean | Program Services | Marketing & Bus. Dev. | 0 | 0 | $31,743 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
“Membership is limited to law firms whose lawyers are eligible to practice law in their respective jurisdictions, and a firm becomes a member by applying for and being accepted into membership.”
“Member firms exercise their voting rights at least once a year when they vote to elect members to its board of directors.”
“Board committees are comprised of members, some of whom are not part of the board of directors. Committees have the right to make the decisions outlined in their committee charters. Members do not have any right to, title to or interest in meritas' real property.”
“The process used by the organization to review this form 990: the governing body delegated the review of the 990 to the finance committee. This form 990 was sent electronically to the finance committee for review with final approval given at the finance committee meeting. A copy of the 990 will be sent to the board after it is approved by the finance committee, but prior to filing the return.”
“Conflict of interest disclosure forms are completed each year for new board of director members, officers and directors.”
“No documents are available to the public: all bylaws and policies are available to the general membership via the "members only" portal of the website.”
“Founded in 1990, meritas, inc. Is a global alliance of independent law firms working collaboratively to provide businesses with qualified legal expertise and law firms with a safe place to refer clients. Meritas is the only law firm alliance with an established and comprehensive means of monitoring and enhancing the quality of its members' firms. Meritas membership is extended by invitation only, and firms are regularly assessed for the breadth of their practice expertise and client satisfaction.”
This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | FOUNDED IN 1990, MERITAS, INC. IS A GLOBAL ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENT LAW FIRMS WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO PROVIDE BUSINESSES WITH QUALIFIED LEGAL EXPERTISE AND LAW FIRMS WITH A SAFE PLACE TO REFER CLIENTS. MERITAS IS THE ONLY LAW FIRM ALLIANCE WITH AN ESTABLISHED AND COMPREHENSIVE MEANS OF MONITORING AND ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF ITS MEMBERS' FIRMS. MERITAS MEMBERSHIP IS EXTENDED BY INVITATION ONLY, AND FIRMS ARE REGULARLY ASSESSED FOR THE BREADTH OF THEIR PRACTICE EXPERTISE AND CLIENT SATISFACTION. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | MEMBERSHIP IS LIMITED TO LAW FIRMS WHOSE LAWYERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO PRACTICE LAW IN THEIR RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS, AND A FIRM BECOMES A MEMBER BY APPLYING FOR AND BEING ACCEPTED INTO MEMBERSHIP. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | MEMBER FIRMS EXERCISE THEIR VOTING RIGHTS AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR WHEN THEY VOTE TO ELECT MEMBERS TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | BOARD COMMITTEES ARE COMPRISED OF MEMBERS, SOME OF WHOM ARE NOT PART OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMMITTEES HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE THE DECISIONS OUTLINED IN THEIR COMMITTEE CHARTERS. MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE ANY RIGHT TO, TITLE TO OR INTEREST IN MERITAS' REAL PROPERTY. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | THE PROCESS USED BY THE ORGANIZATION TO REVIEW THIS FORM 990: THE GOVERNING BODY DELEGATED THE REVIEW OF THE 990 TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THIS FORM 990 WAS SENT ELECTRONICALLY TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW WITH FINAL APPROVAL GIVEN AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING. A COPY OF THE 990 WILL BE SENT TO THE BOARD AFTER IT IS APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, BUT PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORMS ARE COMPLETED EACH YEAR FOR NEW BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | NO DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC: ALL BYLAWS AND POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP VIA THE "MEMBERS ONLY" PORTAL OF THE WEBSITE. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 5 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 6 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 |
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