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US nonprofit · EIN 830769687 · Knoxville, TNiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 830769687) - 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 time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 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. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2017.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

American Research Universities - Human Resource Institute's network

6 people1 organisationi6 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (2) 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

6 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 6 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Amanda BaileyBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Carolyn GregoryBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Helena RodriguesBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Manuel Cuevas-TrisanBoard Member2025
1 yr
Romy RiddickBoard Member2025
1 yr
Shari Mickey-BoggsBoard Member2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

7 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Cheryl ReardonVice Chairsince 2024
Diana DuttonCompany secretarysince 2024
Eugene WhitlockVice Chair2025
Jeff HerringTreasurersince 2024
John WhelanPast Chair2024
Laurita ThomasPresidentsince 2024
Michelle PiekutowskiPast Chairsince 2024

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Laurita ThomasPresident15$80k
Amanda BaileyBoard Member1$0
Manuel Cuevas-TrisanBoard Member1$0
Carolyn GregoryBoard Member1$0
Helena RodriguesBoard Member1$0
Romy RiddickBoard Member1$0
Shari Mickey-BoggsBoard Member1$0
Michelle PiekutowskiPast Chair3$0
Cheryl ReardonChair3$0
Jeff HerringTreasurer3$0
Diana DuttonSecretary3$0
Eugene WhitlockVice Chair3$0

About

Legal name
American Research Universities - Human Resource Institute
EIN
830769687
Address
9234 Kingston Pike 458, Knoxville, TN, 37922-2380
State
Tennessee
Mission
The purpose of the organization is to provide a forum for professional relationships among chief human resources officers ("chros") who are responsible for the nation's most complex universities; assemble the chros of these universities and other academicians in the corporate, public, and university sectors for advanced executive development, exposure, and opportunities; and elevate the... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B99 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2018
Principal officer
Laurita Thomas (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 March 2019
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsCarolyn Gregory
≥5years on the filingsAmanda Bailey
≥3years on the filingsHelena Rodrigues
≥1years on the filingsManuel Cuevas-Trisan

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
$368k
Total liabilities
$244k
Net assets or fund balances
$124k
Contributions and grants received
$0
Program service revenue
$270k
Employees
0
Volunteers
12

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$270k$227k$43k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.