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← NFIB SMALL BUSINEES LEGAL CENTER

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NFIB SMALL BUSINEES LEGAL CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,364,055
Total expenses
$1,286,492
Contributions and grants received
$1,357,631
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$6,424
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$977,927
Total liabilities, end of year
$190,570
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$787,357
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,035,579
Management and general expenses
$53,500
Fundraising expenses
$197,413
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,035,579

Program services were 80.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $753,289

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $604,342

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,424 · excluded $6,424

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $353,430 · program services $353,430

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $348,483 · program services $348,483

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $81,822 · program services $81,822

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $45,286 · program services $45,286

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $172,964 · program services $172,964

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $16,750 · management and general $16,750

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $66,377 · program services $942 · fundraising $65,435

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $183 · program services $183

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $184,905 · program services $26,985 · management and general $25,942 · fundraising $131,978

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,242 · program services $5,434 · management and general $10,808

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $50 · program services $50

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $817,319 · end of year $912,175

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $31,095 · end of year $19,595

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $34

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $11,404 · end of year $10,599

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $28,656 · end of year $35,524

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $109,548 · end of year $121,583

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $69,132 · end of year $68,987

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $709,794 · end of year $787,357

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE NFIB SMALL BUSINESS LEGAL CENTER IS A NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION CREATED UNDER THE TENNESSEE NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT. IT IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES AS PERMITTED BY SECTION 501(C)(3) (SEE SCH O)

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE NFIB SMALL BUSINESS LEGAL CENTER'S MISSION IS TO BE THE VOICE FOR SMALL BUSINESS (SEE SCH O)

  • SEE SCHEDULE O FOR SUMMARY OF 2024 CASES

    Expenses $1,035,579

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Brad Close

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $1,282,257
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,213,444
    Other
    $68,813
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $699,137 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $341,250 related
    Other
    $0 + $173,057 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $20,060 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $48,753 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,282,257 related
  • Nevin Groce

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $42,249
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $42,000
    Other
    $249
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.5 related
  • Steve Schramm

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $30,392
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $30,143
    Other
    $249
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.5 related
  • Jeff Ready

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $28,608
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $28,359
    Other
    $249
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.5 related
  • Maria David

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $28,452
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $28,203
    Other
    $249
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.5 related
  • Jose Villa

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $28,249
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $28,000
    Other
    $249
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.5 related
  • Patti Mellard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $25,003
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $24,754
    Other
    $249
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.5 related
  • Rob Holt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $24,441
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $24,192
    Other
    $249
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.5 related
  • Sam Chamberlain

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $24,249
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $24,000
    Other
    $249
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.5 related
  • Lisa Fullerton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $24,249
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $24,000
    Other
    $249
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.5 related
  • David Addington

    VP/SECRETARY/PARLIAMENTARIAN

    Total calculated
    $769,223
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $732,837
    Other
    $36,386
    Hours/week
    5 + 35 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $514,904 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $203,416 related
    Other
    $0 + $14,517 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $20,377 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $16,009 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $769,223 related
  • Jeff Smith

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $563,706
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $506,041
    Other
    $57,665
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $341,228 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $155,000 related
    Other
    $0 + $9,813 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $22,396 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $35,269 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $563,706 related
  • Chris Pitts

    ASST SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $416,554
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $381,478
    Other
    $35,076
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $274,089 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $94,500 related
    Other
    $0 + $12,889 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $18,226 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $16,850 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $416,554 related
  • Dawn Simpson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $326,543
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $282,418
    Other
    $44,125
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $222,128 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $57,400 related
    Other
    $0 + $2,890 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $16,292 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $27,833 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $326,543 related
  • Beth Milito

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $353,430
    From this org
    $335,938
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,492
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $279,550
    Bonus
    $54,060
    Other
    $2,328
    Deferred
    $16,731
    Nontaxable benefits
    $761
    Filer's total
    $353,430
  • Patrick Moran

    SENIOR ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $165,172
    From this org
    $159,638
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,534
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,800
    Bonus
    $9,550
    Other
    $288
    Deferred
    $4,781
    Nontaxable benefits
    $753
    Filer's total
    $165,172
  • Rob Smith

    SENIOR ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $139,437
    From this org
    $124,321
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,116
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Discretionary spending account
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ACCOUNT: THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECEIVES CELLULAR PHONE/DATA SERVICE ALLOWANCE. IN COMPLIANCE WITH IRS CODE SECTION 132, THESE FRINGE BENEFITS ARE TREATED AS TAXABLE SALARY, SUBJECT TO WITHHOLDING, ON THE EMPLOYEE'S W-2.
PART I, LINE 3
COMPENSATION ESTABLISHED BY RELATED ORGANIZATION: NFIB SMALL BUSINESS LEGAL CENTER RELIES ON THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS, INC., A RELATED ORGANIZATION, TO ESTABLISH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS, INC. USES ONE OR MORE OF THE METHODS DESCRIBED ON SCHEDULE J, LINE 3 TO ESTABLISH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION.
PART I, LINE 7:
NON-FIXED COMPENSATION: THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NFIB SMALL BUSINESS LEGAL CENTER PARTICIPATES IN AN INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN WITH A PORTION OF THE INCENTIVE BASED ON MANAGEMENT'S REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE DURING THE YEAR. THE SENIOR ATTORNEYS RECEIVED A DISCRETIONARY BONUS BASED ON MANAGEMENT'S REVIEW OF PERFORMANE DURING THE YEAR.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • NFIB MEMBER SERVICES CORPORATION

    C · MEMBER BENEFITS · CA

    Directly controlled by NFIB

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
24 June 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202501759349301415

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