Maharishi University of Enlightenment
Donations deductibleMaharishi University of Enlightenment's network
10 people1 organisationi10 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
10 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 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Shatkin Chair | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dr Alison Plaut | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dr Barbara Dreier | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dr Candace Badgett | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dr Carolyn A Stowell | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dr Katharine G Brooks | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dr Marcia Murphy | Dean of Faculty | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dr Margaret Custer | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dr Marilyn Miller | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dr Rowan Barnden | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Marcia Murphy | Dean of Faculty | 2018 |
| Dr Rowan Barnden | Trustee/ Faculty | 2018 |
| Helen Scarff | Director of Accounting | since 2018 |
| Laurie Harvey | Registrar, Purchaser | since 2018 |
| Marjorie Wood | Treasurer | since 2018 |
| Suzanne Vesely | Librarian | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mariette Papic | Webmaster/Director of Outreach | 7 | $15k | ||
| Laurie Harvey | Registrar, Purchaser | 3.5 | $4k | ||
| Helen Scarff | Director of Accounting | 3.5 | $4k | ||
| Dr Margaret Custer | President | 15 | $3k | ||
| Judy White | Director of Communication | 7 | $1k | ||
| Dr Rowan Barnden | Trustee | 5 | $0 | ||
| Dr Carolyn A Stowell | Secretary | 5 | $0 | ||
| Dr Katharine G Brooks | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Dr Barbara Dreier | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dr Marilyn Miller | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dr Alison Plaut | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Susan Shatkin | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Dr Marcia Murphy | Dean of Faculty | 20 | $0 | ||
| Marjorie Wood | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Suzanne Vesely | Librarian | 3 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Maharishi University of Enlightenment
- EIN
- 562068614
- Address
- 1770 Brahmanand Saraswati Blvd, Fairfield, IA, 52556-9102
- State
- Iowa
- Mission
- To provide consciousness - based educational programs including post secondary educational programs. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- X03 Religion-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Religion-Related
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1998
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 1999
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsSusan Shatkin
≥8years on the filingsDr Alison Plaut
≥8years on the filingsDr Barbara Dreier
≥8years on the filingsDr Candace Badgett
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $152k
- Total liabilities
- $7k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $145k
- Contributions and grants received
- $467k
- Program service revenue
- $17k
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 15
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Maharishi University Of Enlightenment likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Iowa Secretary of State, active business entities (data.iowa.gov ez5t-3qay). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Iowa Secretary of State. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Iowa
- Entity type
- Revised Foreign Non-Profit
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 31 January 2002
- Registered agent
- Laurie M Harvey (city and state not held)