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US nonprofit · EIN 871985174 · Lewes, DEiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 871985174) - 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 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 (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Rhizome Action Network Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$1m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$621k
$22k liabilities
Net assets
$600k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
3
2.4y av
Staff
8
1,000 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
5
named in Part VII
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Rhizome Action Network Inc's network

3 peoplei3 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

3 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.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 3 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Sarah LippekBoard Member2025
1 yr
Shawon JacksonBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Stephanie AyalaBoard Member2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Erin BarryDirector of Systems Design and Partnershipssince 2024
Jacob MerkleCEOsince 2022
Jasmine WhaleyDirector of Training and Belongingsince 2024
Molly FasholaDirector of People and Legal Affairssince 2024
Olivia BerryOperations Associatesince 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
Jacob MerkleCEO40$170k
Erin BarryDirector of Systems Design and Partnerships40$86k
Jasmine WhaleyDirector of Training and Belonging40$65k
Molly FasholaDirector of People and Legal Affairs40$23k
Olivia BerryDirector of Operations and Data Strategy40$7k
Shawon JacksonBoard Member2$0
Stephanie AyalaBoard Member2$0
Sarah LippekBoard Member2$0

About

Legal name
Rhizome Action Network Inc
EIN
871985174
Address
16192 Coastal Hwy, Lewes, DE, 19958-3608
State
Delaware
Mission
To activate young people's identities into action and help youth treat civic service as the work of a lifetime. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
O20 Youth development
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Youth Development
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2021
Principal officer
Jacob Merkle (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 March 2022
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥4years on the filingsShawon Jackson
≥1years on the filingsSarah Lippek
≥1years on the filingsStephanie Ayala

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
$621k
Total liabilities
$22k
Net assets or fund balances
$600k
Contributions and grants received
$1m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$425
Employees
8
Volunteers
1,000

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$1.2m$771k$435k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.