National Association of Women Business Owners
National Association of Women Business Owners' network
9 people1 organisationi9 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
9 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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cristina Morales Heaney Chair | Immediate Past Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Karen Bennetts Chair | Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Lisa Coppola Chair | Chair Elect | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ellen R Linares | Ex-Officio | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jacqueline Hayes | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Janis Shinkawa | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Lesa Seibert | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Megan Patton | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Thresette Briggs | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Jen Earle | CEO, Ex-Officio | since 2022 |
| Joyce Lee | VP of Operations | 2023 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jen Earle | CEO, Ex-Officio | 40 | $135k | $41k | |
| Janis Shinkawa | Chair | 3 | $0 | ||
| Lisa Coppola | Immediate Past Chair | 3 | $0 | ||
| Megan Patton | Chair Elect | 3 | $0 | ||
| Thresette Briggs | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | ||
| Lesa Seibert | Secretary | 3 | $0 | ||
| Sandy Clitter | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Brenda Harris | Director, Ex-Officio | 3 | $0 | ||
| Krista Martinez | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Victoria Stevenson | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Amber Wallace | Director | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- National Association of Women Business Owners
- EIN
- 237425967
- Address
- 601 Pennsylvania Avenue Nw S 900, Washington, DC, 20004-3647
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- The national association of women business owners (nawbo) propels women entrepreneurs into economic, social and political spheres of power worldwide by: (1) strengthening the wealth creating capacity of our members and promoting economic development within the entrepreneurial community; (2) creating innovative and effective change in the business culture; (3) building strategic alliances... (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1975
- Principal officer
- Megan Patton (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 1989
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsCristina Morales Heaney
≥7years on the filingsKaren Bennetts
≥7years on the filingsLisa Coppola
≥6years on the filingsJacqueline Hayes
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
- $966k
- Total liabilities
- $885k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $81k
- Contributions and grants received
- $695k
- Program service revenue
- $1.1m
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 10
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.National Association Of Women Business Owners likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 7 July 1975
- Registered agent
- Susan C. Chaires (city and state not held)