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US nonprofit · EIN 593189067 · Rockledge, FLiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 593189067) - 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 31 May 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.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

Lead Brevard Inc's network

17 people9 organisationsi17 people and 9 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (17). Violet dotted lines (13) 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

17 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 17 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Beth Gitlin PHD Chair (also filed as Beth Gitlin PhD)Immediate Past Chair2022
4 yrs
Monica Newman McCluney ChairChairman Elect2024
2 yrs
Shayla Murray Smith ChairChairman of the Board2024
2 yrs
Alan BernsteinBoard Member2025
1 yr
Charlotte PerkinsBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Chris Kern Cfre (also filed as Chris Kern)Vice Chairman2018
8 yrs
Christine E Noll-RhanTreasurer2024
2 yrs
Clinton HatcherBoard Member2025
1 yr
Dale KetchamBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Drew D BreznitskyBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Gary H Neal PE (also filed as Gary H Neal, Gary Neal PE)Board Member2020
6 yrs
Kaori S FischerBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Major Stephen FernezBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Michele MurrellBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Robyn Willson Hattaway (also filed as Robyn Hattaway, Robyn Hattaway)Board Member2020
6 yrs
Scott EllerBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Vinnie TarantoBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 17 →

Officers and senior leadership

4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Josh FieldBoard Chair2018
Kristin Bakke CAEPresident/CEOsince 2018
Laurie Cappelli CCE CcueTreasurer2018
Phil BrydenChair Elect2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 May 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
Kristin Bakke CaePresident/CEO40$95k
Chris Kern CfreVice Chairman1$0
Beth Gitlin PhDImmediate Past Chair1$0
Christine E Noll-RhanTreasurer1$0
Shayla Murray SmithChairman of the Board1$0
Monica Newman McCluneyChairman Elect1$0
Scott EllerBoard Member1$0
Robyn HattawayBoard Member1$0
Michele MurrellBoard Member1$0
Gary H NealBoard Member1$0
Vinnie TarantoBoard Member1$0
Major Stephen FernezBoard Member1$0
Charlotte PerkinsBoard Member1$0
Drew D BreznitskyBoard Member1$0
Kaori S FischerBoard Member1$0
Dale KetchamBoard Member1$0
Alan BernsteinBoard Member1$0
Clinton HatcherBoard Member1$0

About

Legal name
Lead Brevard Inc
EIN
593189067
Address
123 Barton Blvd Ste 101, Rockledge, FL, 32955-2745
State
Florida
Mission
To educate leaders to address issues facing brevard county and foster future volunteer leadership throughout brevard county (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
S33Z Community improvement and capacity building
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1993
Principal officer
Kristin Bakke Cae (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 1993
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsChris Kern Cfre
≥8years on the filingsDale Ketcham
≥8years on the filingsMichele Murrell
≥8years on the filingsVinnie Taranto

Latest return

year to 31 May 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 May 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$637k
Total liabilities
$65k
Net assets or fund balances
$572k
Contributions and grants received
$72k
Program service revenue
$376k
Employees
5
Volunteers
67

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$451k$512kDeficit $61k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.