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Joshua L Powell

Chief of Staff and Senior Strategist · National Rifle Association of America

Chief of Staff and Senior Strategist at National Rifle Association of America. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$859K
Others who share this name
1

Who this is

Profile

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Reported as Chief of Staff and Senior Strategist of National Rifle Association of America, based in Fairfax, VA.
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Received $859K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Joshua L. Powell served as Senior Strategist to the NRA and Chief of Staff to NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre from 2016–2019, and held the rank of one of the organization's eight officers overseeing its $343 million annual budget.

He subsequently authored a tell-all exposé of the NRA, 'Inside the NRA,' and settled a New York Attorney General lawsuit regarding fiduciary misconduct.

Compiled from public web sources (4 cited), grounded to the filed record.

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Tenure here
2016–2019 (Chief of Staff and Senior Strategist)

Body of work

Publications

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Inside the NRA: A Tell-All Account of Corruption, Greed, and Paranoia within the Most Powerful Political Group in America

Affiliations

Organizations

National Rifle Association of America Chief of Staff and Senior Strategist · $291.2M revenue · Fairfax, VAFIREARMS SAFETY, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING; AND ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERSFiled FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$859Kreported comp

Disambiguation

Other people named Joshua L Powell

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Joshua L Powell 1 organization · Sparks, NVUnited Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipe

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