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US nonprofit · EIN 521704003 · Quincy, MAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 521704003) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications Inc'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.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 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
MH Jim Estepp ChairChairman of the Board2019
7 yrs
Barry ChaseMember2023
3 yrs
Brian BrauerEx Officio Member2019
7 yrs
James BurnsVice Chairman2019
7 yrs
John CulbertsonMember2023
3 yrs
John CunninghamMember2019
7 yrs
Joshua J SmithMember2023
3 yrs
Nicole NewvilleExecutive Secretary2023
3 yrs
Robert W RandEx Officio Member2020
6 yrs
Roger KruppMember2019
7 yrs
Steven T EdwardsMember2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 11 →

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Robert W RandEx Officio Member40$74k
Brian BrauerEx Officio Member25$59k
Mh Jim EsteppChairman of the Board1$0
Nicole NewvilleExecutive Secretary30$0
Roger KruppMember0.25$0
James BurnsVice Chairman0.25$0
Steven T EdwardsMember0.25$0
John CulbertsonMember3$0
Barry ChaseMember0.25$0
John CunninghamMember0.25$0
Joshua J SmithMember0.25$0

About

Legal name
National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications Inc
EIN
521704003
Address
One Batterymarch Park Po Box 690, Quincy, MA, 02169-7454
State
Massachusetts
Mission
Improving life safety for citizens and emergency personnel through a national system of professional qualifications. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
M24 Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1990
Principal officer
Nicole Newville (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 1993
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsMH Jim Estepp
≥7years on the filingsBrian Brauer
≥7years on the filingsJames Burns
≥7years on the filingsJohn Cunningham

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
$1.7m
Total liabilities
$69k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.7m
Contributions and grants received
$0
Program service revenue
$1.4m
Employees
0
Volunteers
19