National Funeral Directors Association of the United States I
National Funeral Directors Association of the United States I's network
11 people2 organisationsi11 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (2) 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
11 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Walker | Director (Thru October) | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Carlton Maye | Director (From October) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Chris Christian | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Christopher Robinson | President-Elect | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Dan Ford | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Douglas R NIE II (also filed as Doug NIE, Douglas NIE) | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ellen McBrayer | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Homer Elwood | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| John O Mitchell (also filed as John Mitchell) | Immediate Past President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ladd Pulliam | Director (From October) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Steve Spann | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
17 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Bernfeld | Sr VP Member Relations | since 2018 |
| Anthony Kaniuk | Sr Business Development Executive | since 2018 |
| Carol Hendrick | Sr VP Strategic Development | since 2018 |
| Chris Farmer | General Counsel | since 2022 |
| Christine Pepper | Chief Executive Officer | since 2018 |
| Connie Cozzolino-Smith | Sr VP Professional Development | 2018 |
| David Larsen | Director, Convention & Meetings | since 2021 |
| ED Defort | Editor/Publisher | 2024 |
| Gail Marquardt | VP Consumer Engagement | since 2019 |
| Jedd Lapid | Executive Director, Funeral Service Foundation | 2024 |
| Lee Wiensch | Executive Director, FSF (Thru 10/22) | since 2020 |
| Lesley Witter | Sr VP Advocacy | since 2018 |
| Lorri Wagner | Director, Business Development | 2023 |
| Patricia Neuswanger | VP Education | since 2023 |
| Stephanie Wagner | Chief Marketing Officer | 2024 |
| Todd Etheridge | Controller | since 2019 |
| Troy Blewett | Sr VP, Communications | 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Pepper | Chief Executive Officer | 40 | $421k | $52k | |
| Chris Farmer | General Counsel | 40 | $274k | $46k | |
| Lesley Witter | Sr VP Advocacy | 40 | $209k | $28k | |
| Stephanie Wagner | Chief Marketing Officer | 40 | $161k | $12k | |
| Jedd Lapid | Executive Director, Funeral Service Foundation | 40 | $142k | $37k | |
| Anna Bernfeld | Sr VP Member Relations | 40 | $137k | $40k | |
| Anthony Kaniuk | Director, Industry Relations | 40 | $126k | $25k | |
| Todd Etheridge | Controller | 40 | $123k | $18k | |
| Patricia Neuswanger | VP Education | 40 | $119k | $28k | |
| Ed Defort | Editor/Publisher | 40 | $118k | $8k | |
| John Mitchell | Immediate Past President | 1 | $6k | ||
| Douglas Nie | President | 1 | $4k | ||
| Brad Walker | Director (Thru October) | 1 | $3k | ||
| Christopher Robinson | President-Elect | 1 | $2k | ||
| Homer Elwood | Director | 1 | $2k | ||
| Chris Christian | Secretary | 1 | $1k | ||
| Steve Spann | Director | 1 | $1k | ||
| Dan Ford | Treasurer | 1 | $609 | ||
| Ellen McBrayer | Director | 1 | $362 | ||
| Ladd Pulliam | Director (From October) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carlton Maye | Director (From October) | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- National Funeral Directors Association of the United States I
- EIN
- 390978598
- Address
- 13625 Bishops Drive, Brookfield, WI, 53005-6600
- State
- Wisconsin
- Mission
- The national funeral directors association is the world's leading, largest and most trusted association to support funeral professionals. We provide our members with critical information, innovative tools, resources and the professional community they need to serve families, run sustainable businesses and become pillars in their communities. (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1882
- Principal officer
- Christine Pepper (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 1946
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDouglas R NIE II
≥7years on the filingsChristopher Robinson
≥7years on the filingsJohn O Mitchell
≥6years on the filingsDan Ford
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $21.2m
- Total liabilities
- $5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $16.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $953k
- Program service revenue
- $8.2m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $94k
- Employees
- 49
- Volunteers
- 159
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10.3m | $10m | $248k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
2 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Board of Funeral Service Education Inc | Scholarships for students enrolled in funeral service or mortuary science programs and general support | $23k |
| Funeral Directors Life Insurance Company | Sponsored speaker | $11k |