Nfib Small Businees Legal Center
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.2m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$1.3m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$893k
$166k liabilities
Net assets
$726k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
12
6.3 years on average
Staff
5
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Chair observed
≥7 yrs
Nevin Groce
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Nfib Small Businees Legal Center's network
12 people2 organisationsi12 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (24) 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
12 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 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevin Groce Chair | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Amy Sparks | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Brad Close | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jeff Ready | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jose Villa | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lisa Fullerton | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Maria David | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Patti Mellard | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Rob Holt | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sam Chamberlain (also filed as Sam Chamberlain) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Stephanie Camarillo | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Steve Schramm | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Beth Milito | VP | since 2018 |
| Chris Pitts | SVP/Asst Secretary | since 2021 |
| David Addington | VP/Secretary/Parliamentarian | since 2018 |
| Dawn Simpson | VP/Treasurer | since 2022 |
| Jeff Smith | Treasurer | since 2018 |
| Karen R Harned | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Luke Wake | Senior Staff Attorney | since 2018 |
| Mary Blasinsky | Asst Secretary | since 2018 |
| Patrick Moran | Senior Attorney | since 2024 |
| Rob Smith | Senior Attorney | since 2024 |
| Tammy S Boehms | CFO | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Milito | VP | 40 | $349k | $35k | |
| Patrick Moran | Senior Attorney | 40 | $159k | $28k | |
| Rob Smith | Senior Attorney | 40 | $145k | $17k | |
| Brad Close | President | 1 | $0 | $1.2m | $73k |
| David Addington | VP/Secretary/Parliamentarian | 5 | $0 | $720k | $38k |
| Jeff Smith | CFO | 1 | $0 | $490k | $61k |
| Chris Pitts | Asst Secretary | 1 | $0 | $399k | $39k |
| Dawn Simpson | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $300k | $48k |
| Nevin Groce | Chairman | 0.25 | $0 | $43k | $250 |
| Steve Schramm | Director | 0.25 | $0 | $29k | $250 |
| Jeff Ready | Director | 0.25 | $0 | $28k | $250 |
| Jose Villa | Director | 0.25 | $0 | $28k | $250 |
| Patti Mellard | Director | 0.25 | $0 | $28k | $250 |
| Rob Holt | Director | 0.25 | $0 | $28k | $250 |
| Maria David | Director | 0.25 | $0 | $25k | $250 |
| Stephanie Camarillo | Director | 0.25 | $0 | $25k | $250 |
| Amy Sparks | Director | 0.25 | $0 | $25k | $250 |
| Lisa Fullerton | Director | 0.25 | $0 | $24k | $250 |
| Sam Chamberlain | Director | 0.25 | $0 | $22k | $250 |
Colorado roster
19 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263020239). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Jeff Smith | CFO |
| Dawn Simpson | Treasurer |
| Maria Coakley David | Director |
| Rob Holt | Director |
| Sam Chamberlain | Director |
| Brad Close | President/Director |
| Paul Cramer | Director |
| Patti Mellard | Director |
| Dawn Simpson | |
| David Addington | VP/Secretary/Parliamentarian |
| Stephanie Camarillo | Director |
| Lisa Fullerton | Director |
| Elizabeth Milito | VP |
| Jeff Ready | Director |
| Steve Schramm | Director |
| Amy Sparks | Director |
| Nevin Groce | Director |
| Jose Villa | Director |
| Chris Pitts | Asst Secretary |
About
- Legal name
- Nfib Small Businees Legal Center
- EIN
- 621570449
- Address
- 53 Century Blvd Ste 300, Nashville, TN, 37214-3693
- State
- Tennessee
- Mission
- The nfib small business legal center is a nonprofit public benefit corporation created under the tennessee nonprofit corporation act. It is organized exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes as permitted by section 501(c)(3) (see sch o) (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B99 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1994
- Principal officer
- Brad Close (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 1996
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- SO (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedMEMBER REPRESENTATIONNational Federation of Independent BusRelatedSOCIAL WELFARENfib the Voice of Free Enterprise Inc
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsNevin Groce
≥8years on the filingsJeff Ready
≥8years on the filingsJose Villa
≥8years on the filingsMaria David
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $893k
- Total liabilities
- $166k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $726k
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.2m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 5
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 | $1.4m | $1.3m | $78k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.