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US nonprofit · EIN 461577827 · Carmel, INiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 461577827) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2014.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Ascent 121 Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1.6m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$1.4m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$1.8m
$171k liabilities
Net assets
$1.7m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
6.0y av
Staff
18
143 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
12
reported in Part VI
How am I connected?

Ascent 121 Inc's network

13 people4 organisationsi13 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

13 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Bethany MonteDirector2022
4 yrs
Betsy SmithDirector2022
4 yrs
Cherie IhnenDirector2024
2 yrs
Elyas MuslehBoard Vice President2023
3 yrs
Kim BiggerstaffBoard President (End 01/31/24)2018
8 yrs
Louise LombardBoard President (Beg 02/01/24)2023
3 yrs
Megan DrewBoard Secretary2020
6 yrs
Megan JessupCOO2018
8 yrs
Megan McGuireCEO2018
8 yrs
Seth ThomasDirector2022
4 yrs
Steve DiagostinoBoard Treasurer2018
8 yrs
Terry Dove-PittmanDirector2020
6 yrs
TIM JohnsonDirector2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 13 →

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Megan McGuireCEO40$106k$20k
Megan JessupCOO40$98k$5k
Louise LombardBoard President2$0
Elyas MuslehBoard Vice President8$0
Tim JohnsonDirector2$0
Cherie IhnenDirector2$0

About

Legal name
Ascent 121 Inc
EIN
461577827
Address
Po Box 1143, Carmel, IN, 46082-1143
State
Indiana
Mission
The primary purpose of the agency shall be i) to provide financial and other assistance for the health, educational, psychological, emotional and welfare needs of individuals in crisis situations, with an emphasis on those who have been involved in human trafficking, ii) to provide financial and other assistance for the welfare needs of individuals who have been in the legal system, iii) to... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P62 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2012
Principal officer
Megan McGuire (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 2013
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsKim Biggerstaff
≥8years on the filingsMegan Jessup
≥8years on the filingsMegan McGuire
≥8years on the filingsSteve Diagostino

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.8m
Total liabilities
$171k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.7m
Contributions and grants received
$765k
Program service revenue
$807k
Employees
18
Volunteers
143

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$1.4m$1.3m$116k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.