2022-11-14T12:40:35-06:00 2022-06-30 760269860 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 77027 990 2021-07-01 813949146 New Meridian Corporation NEWM 5123993452 9390 Research Blvd 310 Austin TX 78759 Arthur A VanderVeen President & CEO 5123993452 2022-11-14 1 Arthur VanderVeen 999009999 Barbara Murphy P01386215 7134395739 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Arthur A VanderVeen 9390 Research Blvd 310 Austin TX 78759 20620354 0 X www.newmeridiancorp.org X 2016 TX New Meridian's mission is to advance the quality of public education for all students by designing assessments that focus on the skills that matter: critical thinking, deep understanding, and the ability to communicate ideas effectively. 5 4 51 4 0 0 526202 700000 18258956 19607090 26851 67154 0 0 18812009 20374244 0 0 0 0 6374315 7656644 0 0 0 10398489 11324176 16772804 18980820 2039205 1393424 20767714 22335966 3456924 3711073 17310790 18624893 X See Schedule ONew Meridian is an assessment design and development partner that helps states prepare today's students for the challenges of tomorrow. We do that by providing technical expertise and the highest quality, research-validated test content that is uniquely focused on critical thinking, reasoning, and communication skills - the capabilities students will need to thrive in the future. 0 0 15646498 19607090 New Meridian partners with states to design and develop student assessments that measure the critical thinking and reasoning skills that are critical to students' success. During this year, New Meridian developed educational assessments serving 3.6 million students. New Meridian also developed an innovative, "hybrid" approach to test development that enables states to flexibly optimize a blend of existing high-quality test content with new custom-developed content, raising quality while reducing costs and development times. 15646498 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 58 0 1 51 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X Arthur VanderVeen 5127717569 9390 Research Blvd Ste 310 Austin TX 78759 Arthur VanderVeen President & CEO 50.00 0.00 X X 378886 0 12984 Thomas M Higgins Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeff Livingston Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rebecca Kockler Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jesse Markow Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gina Rivera Chief Operating Officer 50.00 0.00 X 229163 0 19786 Tauseef Khan Chief Information Officer 50.00 0.00 X 272297 0 21356 Matthew J Lisk Sr VP Development 50.00 0.00 X 255679 0 15302 Kristopher John VP Product Strategy 50.00 0.00 X 211624 0 22590 Ashley Eden Sr VP of State Partnerships 50.00 0.00 X 206792 0 16494 Mark M McNiel VP Development 50.00 0.00 X 198356 0 18528 1752797 0 127040 27 0 1 0 NCS Pearson Inc 221 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030 Test content & develop 5996982 Council for Aid to Education 1732 1st Ave 21535 New York NY 10128 Test content & develop 961667 MZ Development PO Box 485 North Liberty IA 52317 Online test develop 553853 Strategic Measurement and Evaluation In 3768 Rome Drive Ste B Lafayette LA 47905 Test scoring service 313164 Caveon LLC 6905 S 1300 E Midvale UT 84047 Data forensics 250000 14 700000 700000 Student evaluations 611710 19607090 19607090 19607090 70722 70722 242542 246110 -3568 -3568 -3568 20374244 19607090 0 67154 X 737037 443543 293494 5859490 4823295 1036195 181518 149091 32427 429423 347277 82146 449176 359168 90008 201924 201924 185599 185599 8855738 7896368 959370 296120 296120 41911 25028 16883 1119821 1107387 12434 115394 92271 23123 165509 115856 49653 169861 150302 19559 77427 61912 15515 Licensing fees 75000 75000 Dues & subscriptions 19872 19872 18980820 15646498 3334322 0 1398170 2562108 17020618 16006909 1958022 1510852 93387 64338 653806 415938 297517 237868 1953891 20767714 22335966 2832550 2752096 624374 958977 3456924 3711073 X 17310790 18624893 17310790 18624893 20767714 22335966 1393424 -79321 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3590101 200000 650000 526202 700000 5666303 20869643 21633964 17970286 18258956 19607090 98339939 24459744 21833964 18620286 18785158 20307090 104006242 3590000 200000 650000 225000 700000 5365000 2160826 565545 3059254 2221554 2216933 10224112 5750826 765545 3709254 2446554 2916933 15589112 88417130 17711 209489 203593 26851 70722 528366 17711 209489 203593 26851 70722 528366 24477455 22043453 18823879 18812009 20377812 104534608 0.84580 0.84520 0.00510 0.00540 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 580174 369903 210271 73632 46035 27597 237868 20294923 -79321 -79321 20374244 0 20374244 18980820 0 18980820 0 18980820 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Arthur VanderVeen President & CEO 343886 0 35000 0 0 0 9041 0 3943 0 391870 0 0 0 Tauseef Khan Chief Information Officer 272297 0 0 0 0 0 6054 0 15302 0 293653 0 0 0 Matthew J Lisk Sr VP Development 236795 0 18884 0 0 0 0 0 15302 0 270981 0 0 0 Gina Rivera Chief Operating Officer 208351 0 20812 0 0 0 9257 0 10529 0 248949 0 0 0 Kristopher John VP Product Strategy 211624 0 0 0 0 0 8656 0 13934 0 234214 0 0 0 Ashley Eden Sr VP of State Partnerships 188315 0 18477 0 0 0 7940 0 8554 0 223286 0 0 0 Mark M McNiel VP Development 183633 0 14723 0 0 0 8043 0 10485 0 216884 0 0 0 Part III- Additional Information The President & CEO's bonus is determined and approved by the independent members of the Board of Directors. The Sr VP of Development, Chief Operating Officer, Sr VP of State Partnerships, and VP of Development earned bonuses based on performance metrics approved by the Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The 990 is distributed to the members of the Board who are given the opportunity to review, ask questions and propose edits. Comments, questions and proposed edits are appropriately addressed. Approval is sought and recorded in the books and records of the Organization. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c New Meridian Corporation follows its Conflict of Interest Policy which requires directors and officers to be surveyed annually by the organization regarding any potential conflicts with the organization, its material contractors and/or customers. In the event of a conflict, the director or officer in conflict abstains from voting on matters in conflict. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The Board reviews comparability data for compensation and other factors to determine the compensation of the President/CEO and the overall compensation approach used by the organization. The independent Directors vote to approve such compensation. The supporting data, deliberation, and vote are recorded in Board minutes. New Meridian Corporation participates in a compensation study to compare our compensation with similar organizations. The CEO ultimately determines and approves the COO's salary every year. New Meridian Corporation compensation is also approved by the Board of Directors as part of the annual plan review each fiscal year. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Organizational documents are available upon request. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Adminstrative services: Program service expenses 49,269. Management and general expenses 132,029. Total expenses 181,298. Assessment & Design consulting: Program service expenses 360,520. Management and general expenses 9,692. Total expenses 370,212. Business development services: Management and general expenses 123,540. Total expenses 123,540. Consulting: Program service expenses 634,074. Management and general expenses 90,310. Total expenses 724,384. Honoraria: Program service expenses 95,250. Total expenses 95,250. Other prof services: Management and general expenses 23,773. Total expenses 23,773. Program management: Program service expenses 20,780. Management and general expenses 280,233. Total expenses 301,013. R&D consulting: Program service expenses 6,736,475. Total expenses 6,736,475. Recruiting services: Management and general expenses 299,793. Total expenses 299,793.