Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2008.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
4 people listed on the 990.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Dean Rieck | $923 | $24,000 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
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Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Defends and advances citizens' legal rights to own and use firearms.
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Faculty/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response
Faster saves lives: we provide and facilitate training for school staff to properly respond to and reduce damages during active KILLER/ACTIVE shooter events. We contract with other experts to provide training and guidance. Training includes mindset, shooting, and trauma care of the injured.
Provided a 2-DAY youth shoot event for under 18 year old youths to learn about firearms safety and marksmanship. Also hosted the buckeye blast fun shoot. Provided other 1-DAY training classes for beginners to advanced shooters for basic tactical training, idpa-style scenario shoots, and learning fundamentals of reactive shooting.
Defending and advancing human and civil rights secured by law, specifically the rights of citizens to own and use firearms for all legal activities.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $158K | $211K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $490K | $513K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $791K | $796K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $7K | $18K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $784K | $778K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $18K | $18K | ||
| Management feesLn 11a | $74K | $60K | $14K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $5K | $5K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $13K | $13K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $2K | $1K | $970 | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $18K | $11K | $7K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $29K | $29K | $52 | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $63K | $63K | $32 | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $39K | $37K | $2K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $262K | $231K | $31K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2025 | $330K | $262K | $68K | $778K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 | $418K | $403K | $15K | $781K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 | $370K | $282K | $88K | $745K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 | $678K | $257K | $422K | $716K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2021 | $440K | $341K | $99K | $299K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $329,975 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $329,975 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $261,882 across 10 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $795,990 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $777,906 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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