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NFIB THE VOICE OF FREE ENTERPRISE INC

EIN 27-3615830 NASHVILLE, TN

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Revenue 2025
$776,797
Expenses 2025
$776,797

Program services were 95.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
04
NTEE code
R01
Classification
3000
Street
53 CENTURY BLVD STE 300

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

2 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

This address is a suite or unit (STE 300). Organizations that share one are often clients of the same office-services firm, accountant or registered agent rather than related to each other.

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O

Activities or mission (Part I)

NFIB, THE VOICE OF FREE ENTERPRISE, INC.'S MISSION IS TO EDUCATE AMERICANS (SEE SCH O)

  • NFIB, THE VOICE OF FREE ENTERPRISE, INC EDUCATES SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ABOUT THE PRINCIPLES OF FREE ENTERPRISE, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, REGULATIONS, AND TAXATION. IN DOING SO, IT SUPPORTS THE NFIB SMALL BUSINESS LEGAL CENTER, WHICH ADVOCATES FOR FREE ENTERPRISE IN COURTS NATIONWIDE AND PROVIDES SUPPORT AND BUSINESS RESOURCES TO SMALL BUSINESSES.

    Expenses $740,006 · Grants $740,006 · Revenue $268,353

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Brad Close

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $1,283,458
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,210,869
    Other
    $72,589
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $719,725 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $485,000 related
    Other
    $0 + $6,144 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $20,912 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $51,677 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,283,458 related

  • David Addington

    SECRETARY/PARLIAMENTARIAN

    Total calculated
    $758,179
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $719,911
    Other
    $38,268
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $530,370 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $175,250 related
    Other
    $0 + $14,291 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $20,927 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $17,341 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $758,179 related

  • Jeff Smith

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $550,112
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $489,533
    Other
    $60,579
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $355,200 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $126,000 related
    Other
    $0 + $8,333 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $22,786 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $37,793 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $550,112 related

  • Chris Pitts

    ASST SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $437,442
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $398,612
    Other
    $38,830
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $286,173 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $99,225 related
    Other
    $0 + $13,214 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $20,737 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $18,093 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $437,442 related

  • Michael Maloney

    VP

    Total calculated
    $405,993
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $379,118
    Other
    $26,875
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $152,345 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $38,584 related
    Other
    $0 + $188,189 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $12,345 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $14,530 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $405,993 related

  • Dawn Simpson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $348,118
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $300,015
    Other
    $48,103
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $240,822 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $52,700 related
    Other
    $0 + $6,493 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $17,583 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $30,520 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $348,118 related

  • Nevin Groce

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $43,460
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $43,210
    Other
    $250
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.5 related

  • Steve Schramm

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $29,340
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $29,090
    Other
    $250
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.5 related

  • Jeff Ready

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $28,250
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $28,000
    Other
    $250
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.5 related

  • Jose Villa

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $28,250
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $28,000
    Other
    $250
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.5 related

  • Patti Mellard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $28,250
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $28,000
    Other
    $250
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.5 related

  • Rob Holt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $28,250
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $28,000
    Other
    $250
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.5 related

  • Maria David

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $25,109
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $24,859
    Other
    $250
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.5 related

  • Stephanie Camarillo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $24,975
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $24,725
    Other
    $250
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.5 related

  • Amy Sparks

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $24,774
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $24,524
    Other
    $250
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.5 related

  • Lisa Fullerton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $24,250
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $24,000
    Other
    $250
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.5 related

  • Sam Chamberlain

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $22,250
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $22,000
    Other
    $250
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.5 related

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2025
    Revenue
    $776,797
    Expenses
    $776,797
    Contributions
    $508,444
    Grants paid
    $740,006
  • 2024
    Revenue
    $792,010
    Expenses
    $792,010
    Contributions
    $516,712
    Grants paid
    $753,289
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $774,517
    Expenses
    $774,517
    Contributions
    $499,246
    Grants paid
    $738,210
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $651,459
    Expenses
    $651,459
    Contributions
    $380,542
    Grants paid
    $621,280

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $647,237
    Expenses
    $647,237
    Assets (EOY)
    $108,993

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $603,319
    Expenses
    $603,319
    Assets (EOY)
    $152,437

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $272,929
    Expenses
    $272,929
    Assets (EOY)
    $103,661

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $449,413
    Expenses
    $655,170
    Assets (EOY)
    $192,758

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $434,360
    Expenses
    $576,865
    Assets (EOY)
    $310,480

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,366,228
    Expenses
    $1,408,187
    Assets (EOY)
    $574,536

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,151,402
    Expenses
    $3,131,225
    Assets (EOY)
    $586,290

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,039,724
    Expenses
    $3,751,899
    Assets (EOY)
    $453,666

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,793,095
    Expenses
    $5,818,434
    Assets (EOY)
    $291,474

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $5,417,987
    Assets (EOY)
    $273,527

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2011

Tax period
1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011
Principal officer
Donald A Danner
Mailing address
53 Century Blvd Ste 250Nashville TN 37214
Website
nfib.com

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 2 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2025 return

Declared as related by

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Related corporations and trusts on its 2025 return

  • NFIB MEMBER SERVICES CORPORATION

    C · MEMBER BENEFITS · CA

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Not present in the most recent drop.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.