National Association of Electrical Distributors Inc
The National Association of Electrical Distributors is the voice of electrical distribution providing members with the best in tools, information, and assistance to help them thrive financially and to improve the electrical distribution channel. This is accomplished through promotion of networking, advocacy, education, and defined standards.
National Association of Electrical Distributors Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $16,521,538
- +4.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $13,219,362
- +4.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $369,015
- +56.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $12,048,896
- +2.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who National Association of Electrical Distributors Inc funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2019 it made 1 grant totaling $300K.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $16,521,538 | $13,219,362 | $12,048,896 | — | — | $369,015 |
| 2024 | $15,779,910 | $12,642,217 | $11,807,468 | — | — | $235,196 |
| 2023 | $13,566,727 | $11,248,679 | $11,217,568 | — | — | $157,224 |
| 2022 | $12,015,051 | $10,580,917 | $9,741,851 | — | — | $778,785 |
| 2021 | $12,613,859 | $6,232,397 | $7,139,662 | — | — | $469,450 |
| 2020 | $10,662,550 | $8,817,152 | $9,342,330 | — | — | $200,228 |
| 2019 | $11,045,322 | $9,747,894 | $10,221,687 | $300,000 | 1 | $214,399 |
About National Association of Electrical Distributors Inc
Based on IRS filings
National Association of Electrical Distributors Inc is a public charity, based in St. Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $16.5M in total assets. Net investment income was $369K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
National Association of Electrical Distributors Inc is led by James W. Smith, Naed President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 9 of 24 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
James W. Smith
Naed President & CEO
Past Chairman → Former Past Chair, 2023
Former Past Chair → Naed President & CEO, 2024
On filings since 2019
39 hrs/week
$527K (2025)
Michelle McNamara
Senior Vice President & Nerf Executive Director
COO & Executive Director Nerf → Senior Vice President & Executive Director Nerf, 2023
Senior Vice President & Executive Director Nerf → Senior Vice President & Nerf Executive Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$270K (2019) → $379K (2025)
Phil Hale
Nerf Chair
Reciprocal Seat-Board Member & Idea → Nerf Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Farrah L. Mittel
Finance Chair
Member-At-Large → Finance Chair, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Kennedy
Chair
Secretary Vice President & Chair Elect → Secretary Vice President & Naed Chair-Elect, 2024
Secretary Vice President & Naed Chair-Elect → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Witham
Nerf Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Costa
Publisher & Marketing Director
Publisher → Publisher & Marketing Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$162K (2019) → $230K (2025)
Scott Iver
Director of Technology
Tech Strategist → Director of Technology, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$125K (2022) → $161K (2025)
Scott Wagner
Director of Industry Transformation
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$131K (2025)
Catherine Viglione
Vice President Member Engagement & Operations
Director Member Engagement, Mktg & Tech → Director Member Engagement, 2023
Director Member Engagement → Vice President Member Engagement & Operations, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$139K (2019) → $207K (2025)
Ed Orlet
Senior Vice President Industry & Gov Relations
Senior Vice President of Gov't Affairs → Interim CEO & Senior Vice President, 2023
Interim CEO & Senior Vice President → Senior Vice President Industry & Gov Relations, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$246K (2019) → $394K (2025)
Misty Byers
Editor
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$112K (2022) → $132K (2025)
Marie Nelson
Vice President Finance
New on the 2025 filing
39 hrs/week
$83K (2025)
George Vorwick
Member-At-Large
Past Chair → Former Past Chair, 2022
Former Past Chair → Member-At-Large, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Cain
Past Chair
Vice President Secretary → Chair, 2022
Chair → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Eggleton
Member-At-Large
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aravind Padmanabhan
Member-At-Large
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Teerlinck
Member-At-Large
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Waltz
Member-At-Large
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Scarbrough
Member-At-Large
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ed Gerber
Member-At-Large
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Seger
Member-At-Large
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ken Callham
Member-At-Large
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roger Little
Member-At-Large
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (35)
- Former: Tim Dencker (2019–2024) — Vice President Finance & Treasurer
- Former: Ian Reynolds (2020–2024) — General Legal Council & Secretary
- Former: Jason Stein (2021–2024) — Member-At-Large
- Former: William Mansfield (2022–2024) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Blaire Barlow (2023–2024) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Larry Stern (2023–2024) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Satya Sanivarapu (2024) — Director of Digital Dist.
- Former: Thomas Naber (2019–2023) — Naed President & CEO
- Former: Aamir Paul (2022–2023) — Member-At-Large
- Former: John Thompson (2022–2023) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Kyle Krizan (2022–2023) — Nerf Past Chair
- Former: Neil Ashe (2022–2023) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Treavor Peterson (2022–2023) — Lead Chair
- Former: David Rosenstein (2019–2022) — Finance Chair
- Former: Jayne Millard (2019–2022) — Member-At-Large
- Former: David De Steiger (2020–2022) — Lead Chair
- Former: Richard Gigliotti (2021–2022) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Daniel Dungan (2019–2021) — Member-At-Large
- Former: David White (2019–2021) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Ralph Harris (2019–2021) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Kelly Jones (2020–2021) — Director Learning & Program Content
- Former: Jon Tarleton (2021) — Marketing Strategist
- Former: Ben Granley (2019–2020) — Vice President Western Region
- Former: Lura McBride (2019–2020) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Robert Mirbaha (2019–2020) — Vice President South Central Region
- Former: Brian Peters (2020) — Strategic P'ships Manager
- Former: Scott Germeraad (2020) — Lead Committee Chair
- Former: Becky Carron (2019) — Director & Conference
- Former: Christopher Provo (2019) — Lead Committee Chair
- Former: David Maxwell (2019) — Reciprocal Seat-Board Chair Nerf
- Former: Gregory Smith (2019) — Vice President Eastern Region
- Former: Lawrence Stern (2019) — Past Chair
- Former: Louie Deleon (2019) — Vice President Western Region
- Former: Rocky Kuchenmeister (2019) — Vice President South Central Region
- Former: Steve Walters (2019) — It Manager
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $527K, to James W Smith (Naed President & CEO). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about National Association of Electrical Distributors Inc
How large is National Association of Electrical Distributors Inc?
National Association of Electrical Distributors Inc reported $16.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $13.2M.
Where does National Association of Electrical Distributors Inc operate?
National Association of Electrical Distributors Inc has awarded grants in Missouri.
What is National Association of Electrical Distributors Inc's EIN?
National Association of Electrical Distributors Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-2864272. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 24, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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