MERIT AMERICA

EIN: 84-2108762Washington, DCZIP: 20002

P12 - Human Services501(c)(3)

Mission

TO PROVIDE A PATH TO SKILLED CAREERS FOR THE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WITHOUT COLLEGE DEGREES.

Financials

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$61.4M	$0	$43.1M
2023	$43.2M	$0	$30.5M

Compensation

2024

CONNOR DIEMAND-YAUMAN

Co-founder and Co-ceo

officer (unspecified)

$400,703

$131,608

$599,166

REBECCA TABER STAEHELIN

Co-founder and Co-ceo

officer (unspecified)

$381,146

$131,608

$596,948

ANNE KEENAN

Chief Marketing Officer

highest compensated employee

$266,645

$25,218

$335,839

JENNIFER MAZZON

Chief Product Officer

highest compensated employee

$252,221

$309,252

RYAN OUELLETTE

Chief Program Officer

highest compensated employee

$247,873

$26,121

$297,913

MEGHAN CRESSMAN

Vice President, Development

vice president

$200,045

$50,000

$292,528

LEILA MAKARECHI CHIEF

Bus. Officer/chief Policy Officer

highest compensated employee

$205,810

$40,983

$282,371

LAL JONES-BEY

Chief Financial Officer (thru 8/24)

chief financial officer

$202,163

$37,245

$268,916

NORMAN ATKINS

Director/ Board Chair

BYRON AUGUSTE

YIN LU

NAOMI BAGDONAS

REBECCA LEVIN

AHMMAD BROWN

2023

CONNOR DIEMAND-YAUMAN

Co-Founder and Co-CEO

officer (unspecified)

$385,027

$99,506

$543,834

REBECCA TABER STAEHELIN

Co-Founder and Co-CEO

officer (unspecified)

$340,808

$99,506

$510,827

LEILA MAKARECHI

Chief Business Officer

key employee

$265,125

$40,720

$344,214

ANNE KEENAN

Chief Marketing Officer

key employee

$221,762

$37,188

$300,758

JENNIFER MAZZON

Chief Product Officer

highest compensated employee

$240,175

$298,176

CRYSTAL BARCELO

Chief People Officer

highest compensated employee

$220,866

$241,733

RYAN OUELLETTE

Chief Program Officer

highest compensated employee

$210,479

$232,704

LEITH ABDULLA

Engineering, Vp

vice president

$207,540

$227,037

PERRY FETTERMAN

Vp Earned Revenue

vice president

$170,512

$8,510

$215,032

LAL JONES-BEY

Chief Financial Off. (From 3/27/23)

officer (unspecified)

$183,772

$207,214

LATRICIA BARKSDALE

Chief Program Officer (Thru 5/23/23)

officer (unspecified)

$116,684

NAOMI BAGDONAS

Director

board member

REBECCA LEVIN

Director (From 7/27/23)

AHMMAD BROWN

NORMAN ATKINS

BYRON AUGUSTE

YIN LU

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