National Federation of Independent Business Inc
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National Federation of Independent Business Inc at a glance
In short: National Federation of Independent Business Inc gave $560K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $112K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $560,111
- -4.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- -16.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $112,022
- +15.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $133,726,243
- +33.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (91% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who National Federation of Independent Business Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Nfib the Voice of Free Enterprise Inc ($508K). Together the top 5 received $560K.
Grant Size Distribution
23 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 23 (78%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
Cities
How National Federation of Independent Business Inc gives
- Giving grew 32% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $135K (2019) to $583K (2024). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $560K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Nfib the Voice of Free Enterprise Inc Nashville, TN | General Support | $508,444 |
| SC Coalition for Lawsuit Reform Columbia, SC | General Support | $20,000 |
| Republican State Leadership Committee Washington, DC | General Support | $15,000 |
| Georgians First Leadership Committee Atlanta, GA | General Support | $10,000 |
| Republican Governors Association Washington, DC | General Support | $6,667 |
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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 | $133,726,243 | $114,877,780 | $111,564,000 | $560,111 | 5 | $3,796,119 |
| 2024 | $100,077,719 | $115,848,430 | $134,201,829 | $583,212 | 6 | $2,931,270 |
| 2023 | $105,926,451 | $113,302,030 | $123,555,281 | $530,746 | 4 | $2,456,612 |
| 2022 | $93,908,878 | $105,848,770 | $95,257,739 | $422,875 | 5 | $1,337,410 |
| 2021 | $77,203,691 | $109,079,617 | $91,270,473 | $426,992 | 3 | $5,869,691 |
| 2020 | $58,748,789 | $92,806,439 | $82,902,246 | $432,615 | 4 | $2,406,228 |
| 2019 | $47,721,464 | $97,191,251 | $96,579,388 | $134,787 | 5 | $2,990,213 |
About National Federation of Independent Business Inc
Based on IRS filings
National Federation of Independent Business Inc is a public charity, based in Nashville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $133.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $560K. Net investment income was $3.8M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
National Federation of Independent Business Inc is led by Brad Close, President since 2020 (on filings since 2019); all 31 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brad Close
President
Acting President → President, 2020
On filings since 2019
37 hrs/week
$504K (2019) → $1.2M (2025)
Nevin Groce
Chairman
Director → Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$19K (2019) → $43K (2025)
Jeff Ready
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$18K (2019) → $28K (2025)
Jose Villa
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$24K (2019) → $28K (2025)
Maria David
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$20K (2019) → $25K (2025)
Patti Mellard
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$25K (2019) → $28K (2025)
Sam Chamberlain
Director
Director → Chairman, 2022
Chairman → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$19K (2019) → $22K (2025)
Steve Schramm
Director
Chairman → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$39K (2019) → $29K (2025)
Rob Holt
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
$15K (2022) → $28K (2025)
Lisa Fullerton
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
$24K (2024) → $24K (2025)
Amy Sparks
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
$25K (2025)
Michael Morris
Region Sales Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$321K (2025)
Stephanie Camarillo
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
$25K (2025)
David Addington
Executive Vice President, Secretary & Parliamentarian
Vice President, Secretary & Parliamentarian → Executive Vice President, Secretary & Parliamentarian, 2020
On filings since 2019
33 hrs/week
$542K (2019) → $720K (2025)
Janet Connor
Vice President
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$340K (2019) → $176K (2025)
Jeff Smith
Senior Vice President & CFO
Treasurer → Vice President, Treasurer & Acting CFO, 2021
Vice President, Treasurer & Acting CFO → Senior Vice President & CFO, 2022
On filings since 2019
37 hrs/week
$241K (2019) → $490K (2025)
John Casella
Senior Vice President
Vice President → Senior Vice President, 2020
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$492K (2019) → $579K (2025)
Lyle Payne
Field Sales Representative
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$311K (2019) → $319K (2025)
Mindy Kubrin
Field Sales Representative
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$355K (2019) → $328K (2025)
Tim Franke
Vice President
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$292K (2019) → $369K (2025)
Tim Goodrich
Vice President
Regional Sgr Executive Director → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$250K (2019) → $345K (2025)
Adam Temple
Senior Vice President
Vice President → Senior Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$267K (2020) → $516K (2025)
Robert Johnson
Field Sales Representative
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$292K (2020) → $418K (2025)
Chris Pitts
Senior Vice President & Assistant Secretary
Vice President & Assistant Secretary → Senior Vice President & Assistant Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2021
37 hrs/week
$211K (2021) → $399K (2025)
Dawn Simpson
Vice President & Treasurer
On filings since 2022
37 hrs/week
$226K (2022) → $300K (2025)
Jamie Bokelmann
Field Sales Representative
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$295K (2023) → $315K (2025)
Allan Sunberg
Vice President
Field Sales Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$317K (2024) → $319K (2025)
Brianna Erickson
Vice President
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$249K (2024) → $278K (2025)
Gina Bruce
Vice President
Telephone Sales Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$297K (2024) → $323K (2025)
Jeff Brabant
Vice President
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$240K (2024) → $259K (2025)
Michael Maloney
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
39 hrs/week
$379K (2025)
Former officers (18)
- Former: Kipp Maloney (2022–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Douglass Henry (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Steven Lyon (2019–2023) — Field Sales Representative
- Former: Tom Bryce (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kevin Kuhlman (2020–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Tammy S. Boehms (2019–2022) — Former Senior Vice President & CFO
- Former: Jay Bowlby (2022) — Telephone Sales Div Manager
- Former: Victoria Willis (2022) — Telephone Region Sales Director
- Former: Sherry Wuebben (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Vicki Willis (2019–2021) — Telephone Region Sales Director
- Former: Janet Payne (2021) — Field Sales Representative
- Former: Greg Powell (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Juanita D. Duggan (2019–2020) — Former President
- Former: Mary Blasinsky (2019–2020) — Senior Vice President & Assistant Secretary
- Former: Gary Selvy (2020) — Regional Sgr Executive Director
- Former: Ashley Bailey (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Catherine Michael (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Jon Kurrle (2019) — Vice President
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 $1.2M, to Brad Close (President). 31 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about National Federation of Independent Business Inc
How much does National Federation of Independent Business Inc give each year?
National Federation of Independent Business Inc gave $560K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $583K across 6 grants.
What is National Federation of Independent Business Inc's typical grant size?
National Federation of Independent Business Inc's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $112,022, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does National Federation of Independent Business Inc give grants?
National Federation of Independent Business Inc gives mostly in Tennessee: 91% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (2 grants).
Does National Federation of Independent Business Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of National Federation of Independent Business Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (5 of 5) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are National Federation of Independent Business Inc's largest grantees?
National Federation of Independent Business Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Nfib the Voice of Free Enterprise Inc ($508,444), SC Coalition for Lawsuit Reform ($20,000) and Republican State Leadership Committee ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 97% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is National Federation of Independent Business Inc?
National Federation of Independent Business Inc reported $133.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $114.9M.
What is National Federation of Independent Business Inc's EIN?
National Federation of Independent Business Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-0707299. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 18, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 22, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 22, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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