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Nonprofit · EIN 81-5086187

BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INC

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10017

Financials

$353.3M$481.7M2022$199.5M$404.5M2023$900.3M$544.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990$900,250,446$544,275,178$355,975,268$2,412,799,157$15,509,799$2,397,289,358
September 30, 2024990$199,491,359$404,510,408-$205,019,049$2,065,309,464$12,784,410$2,052,525,054
September 30, 2023990$353,322,309$481,659,709-$128,337,400$2,261,435,517$6,734,147$2,254,701,370
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$857,538,878
Program service revenue
$3,069,500
Investment income
$39,642,068
Net gain from sales of assets
$14,859,791
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$484,212,238
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$5,350,231
Other salaries and wages
$21,494,532
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$34,150,836
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$1,069,277
Accounting fees
$82,719
Occupancy
$1,616,838
Travel
$1,550,773
Program services (functional)
$530,526,930
Management and general (functional)
$6,470,257
Fundraising (functional)
$7,277,991

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,065,309,464
Total assets, end of year
$2,412,799,157
Total liabilities, end of year
$15,509,799
Net assets, end of year
$2,397,289,358
Publicly traded securities
$411,816,580
Net assets without donor restrictions
$289,066,348
Net assets with donor restrictions
$2,108,223,010
Gross unrelated business income
$3,075,371
Gross receipts
$2,360,309,617
Employees
101
Volunteers
9
Year formed
2017
State of legal domicile
DE

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
NANCY ROOBCEO
Trustee or director, Officer
50$1,441,865$107,450
JAMES H SHELTON PRESIDENTCHIEF INVESTMENT AND IMPACT OFFICER
Officer
50$1,029,469$109,607
KAY NEMOTO CHIEF FINANCIALBUSINESS OFFICER & TREASURER
Officer
50$775,282$79,278
TIA BREAKLEYCHIEF STRAGETIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Key employee
50$639,618$111,026
KELLY L CAMPBELLMAN. DIR. PORTFOLIO STRATEGY & MGMT
Key employee
50$635,243$50,975
MICAH L CARRCHIEF BRANDING OFFICER
Key employee
50$575,297$110,659
ELIZABETH PAWLSONMAN. DIR. PORTFOLIO STRATEGY & MGMT
Highest-paid employee
50$608,897$68,161
ALLANA JACKSON MAN DIRINVESTMENT AND IMPACT LEAD
Key employee
50$569,765$86,076
DALE MCLEODCHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER
Key employee
50$556,424$77,503
SPENCER KYMPTONMAN. DIR. PORTFOLIO STRATEGY & MGMT
Highest-paid employee
50$554,999$77,774
LISSETTE RODRIGUEZMAN. DIR. PORTFOLIO STRATEGY & MGMT
Highest-paid employee
50$540,236$90,615
MALGORZATA LONGMAN. DIR. PORTFOLIO STRATEGY & MGMT
Highest-paid employee
50$548,834$77,703
CECILIA GUTIERREZMAN. DIR. PORTFOLIO STRATEGY & MGMT
Highest-paid employee
50$551,029$57,794
ALBERT CHUNG CHIEF OF STAFF& CORPORATE SECRETARY
Officer
50$531,689$57,449
TIFFANY GUEYEFORMER SENIOR ADVISOR
Former
50$401,420$65,197
11 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MINDY S TARLOW FORMERMAN. DIR. PORTFOLIO STRATEGY & MGMT
Former
0$411,447
GEOFFREY CANADA SEE SCH ODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$60,000
CONNIE BALLMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JAMES M CLARKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
W DON CORNWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
KEVIN W KENNEDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
RHETT N MABRYDIRECTOR (FROM JAN. 2025)
Trustee or director
2$0
GEORGE PAVLOVDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
STACY SCHUSTERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
RANDI TEPPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
STANLEY DRUCKMILLERBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 24 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
NANCY ROOBCEO
Trustee or director, Officer
50$1,203,245$117,970
JAMES H SHELTON PRESIDENTCHIEF INVESTMENT AND IMPACT OFFICER
Officer
50$895,411$111,015
KAY NEMOTO CHIEF FINANCIALBUSINESS OFFICER & TREASURER
Officer
50$694,776$81,973
TIA BREAKLEY CHIEF STRATDEVELOP. OFF./CHIEF GOVERN. OFF.
Key employee
50$614,625$109,662
KELLY L CAMPBELLMAN. DIR., PORTFOLIO STRATEGY & MGMT
Key employee
50$611,784$58,019
MICAH L CARRCHIEF BRANDING OFFICER
Key employee
50$577,806$86,282
CECILIA GUTIERREZMAN. DIR., PORTFOLIO STRATEGY & MGMT
Highest-paid employee
50$557,930$65,343
MINDY S TARLOW MAN DIR PORTFOLIOSTRATEGY & MGMT (UNTIL 12/31/23)
Key employee
50$542,024$78,225
LISSETTE RODRIGUEZMAN. DIR., PORTFOLIO STRATEGY & MGMT
Highest-paid employee
50$531,454$88,703
MALGORZATA LONGMAN. DIR., PORTFOLIO STRATEGY & MGMT
Highest-paid employee
50$508,020$82,425
ELIZABETH PAWLSONMAN. DIR., PORTFOLIO STRATEGY & MGMT
Highest-paid employee
50$516,418$71,848
SPENCER KYMPTONMAN. DIR., PORTFOLIO STRATEGY & MGMT
Highest-paid employee
50$494,430$92,202
ALBERT CHUNGCORPORATE SECRETARY (FROM 1/16/24)
Officer
50$460,912$58,877
RALPH STEFANO FORMER TREASURERSECRETARY/CFO
Former
50$445,549$16,898
TIFFANY GUEYEFORMER SENIOR ADVISOR
Former
50$312,509$37,669
GEOFFREY CANADA SEE SCH ODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$60,000$0
CONNIE BALLMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JAMES M CLARKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
W DON CORNWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KEVIN W KENNEDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GEORGE PAVLOVDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STACY SCHUSTERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RANDI TEPPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STANLEY DRUCKMILLERBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 24 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
NANCY ROOBPRESIDENT AND CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
45$1,135,212$101,712
JAMES H SHELTONCHIEF INVESTMENT AND IMPACT OFFICER
Officer
50$779,035$101,595
TIA BREAKLEY CHIEF STRATDEVELOP. OFF./CHIEF GOVERN. OFF.
Key employee
50$596,683$101,677
RALPH STEFANO TREASURERSECRETARY, CFO (UNTIL 10/17/22)
Officer
45$611,913$77,176
CAROL PLEDGER INTERIM CHIEFADMIN. OFFICER (UNTIL 6/30/23)
Highest-paid employee
45$609,389$69,354
KELLY L CAMPBELLMAN. DIR., PORTFOLIO STRATEGY & MGMT
Key employee
50$560,295$74,579
LISSETTE RODRIGUEZMAN. DIR., PORTFOLIO STRATEGY & MGMT
Highest-paid employee
40$544,349$81,124
MINDY S TARLOWMAN. DIR., PORTFOLIO STRATEGY & MGMT
Key employee
50$524,882$64,504
SPENCER KYMPTONMANAGING DIRECTOR, PORTFOLIO
Highest-paid employee
50$486,860$79,198
CECILIA GUTIERREZMAN. DIR., PORTFOLIO STRATEGY & MGMT.
Highest-paid employee
50$515,870$50,163
MICAH L CARRCHIEF BRANDING OFFICER
Key employee
50$477,600$82,796
ELIZABETH PAWLSONMAN. DIR., PORTFOLIO STRATEGY & MGMT
Highest-paid employee
50$494,665$61,327
TIFFANY GUEYESENIOR ADVISOR
Key employee
45$374,733$58,240
KAY NEMOTO CHIEF FINANCIAL& BUSINESS OFFICER (FROM 10/17/22)
Officer
50$251,113$21
GEOFFREY CANADA SEE SCH ODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$60,000$0
CONNIE BALLMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JAMES M CLARKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
W DON CORNWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEVEN A DENNINGDIRECTOR (THRU 10/17/2022)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KEVIN W KENNEDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GEORGE PAVLOVDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STACY SCHUSTERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RANDI TEPPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STANLEY DRUCKMILLERBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
685 THIRD AVENUE 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10017-4049
In care of
% EDNA MCCONNELL CLARK FOUNDATION
Mailing address (990-N for 2016)
415 Madison Avenue, New York NY 10017
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
KAY NEMOTO, 685 THIRD AVENUE 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10017
Principal officer (990-N for 2016)
Nancy Roob, 415 Madison Avenue, New York NY 10017
Signed the 990
KAY NEMOTO, CFBO
Phone
(212) 551-9100
Return prepared by
RSM US LLP

Mission

BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS (BMP) FINDS AND FUNDS SCALABLE SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS THAT TRAP AMERICA'S YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN POVERTY AND LIMIT ECONOMIC MOBILITY.

990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS FINDS AND FUNDS SCALABLE SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS THAT LIMIT ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND TRAP AMERICA'S YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES IN POVERTY. BLUE MERIDIAN POOLS PHILANTHROPIC CAPITAL TO MAKE FLEXIBLE, LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS AND PROVIDE SUSTAINED STRATEGIC PLANNING AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO HELP SOCIAL SECTOR LEADERS EXPAND THE REACH, IMPACT, AND INFLUENCE OF THEIR SOLUTIONS.
    Expenses $530,526,930 · grants $484,212,238 · revenue $3,069,500

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025September 30, 2026February 16, 2027Not due yet
2024September 30, 2025February 17, 2026990 on file
2023September 30, 2024February 18, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
81-5086187
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2017
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Human services (P12)
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,412,799,157
Income (IRS master file)
$2,360,309,617

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990September 2025$900,250,446$544,275,178$2,412,799,157XML
990-TSeptember 2025–––IRS
990September 2024$199,491,359$404,510,408$2,065,309,464XML
990-TSeptember 2024–––IRS
990September 2023$353,322,309$481,659,709$2,261,435,517XML
990-TSeptember 2023–––IRS
990September 2022$1,212,525,156$412,725,187$2,400,151,638IRS
990September 2021–––IRS
990September 2020–––IRS
990September 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2016
Officer: Nancy Roob
September 30, 2017≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 81-5086187).

Questions about BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INC

What is the EIN of BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INC is 81-5086187.
Is BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2017.
Are donations to BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
Who is the principal officer of BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names KAY NEMOTO.
Who are the officers and directors of BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 26 people; 17 received compensation from the organization, the highest $1,441,865 (NANCY ROOB, CEO).
How much revenue does BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $900,250,446, expenses of $544,275,178 and total assets of $2,412,799,157 at year end.

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