To address the issue of gun violence in communities across the country. Giffords works to affect legislation, shape the national dialogue and reduce gun violence.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 88 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $423K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.9M
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $128K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.1M
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$17.6M
+38% vs prior year
Spent
$17.2M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$4.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$17.6M
FY2024▲ +38%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.0M
FY2021$14.3M
FY2022$9.4M
FY2023$12.8M
FY2024$17.6M
Expenses
$17.2M
FY2024▲ +34%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.9M
FY2021$11.1M
FY2022$13.0M
FY2023$12.9M
FY2024$17.2M
Net assets
$4.3M
FY2024▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$7.7M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$4.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2015.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $12.4M Management & general 12% · $2.1M Fundraising 16% · $2.7M

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

16 people listed on the 990; $1.9M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$300,491Pt VII · Sec A
$256,328Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Government and Political Affairs
$236,913Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Advisor, (until 8/1/24)
$226,562Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Development
$220,946Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Communications
$212,231Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Operations
$211,777Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of State Affairs
$206,570Pt VII · Sec A

Emma Brown’s $300K as Executive Director is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 572 $10–100M community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Peter Ambler-Retro Pay 130k—$341,608———
Emma Brown$300,491$4,414———
Gabrielle Giffords$256,328$122,975$109,681——
Vanessa Gonzalez$236,913————
Peter Ambler$226,562—$193,114$229,069$185,854
Sheila Isong—$222,977$162,870$162,369$151,177
Robin Lloyd——$221,171$221,737$179,426
Christopher Phillips$220,946$122,431$131,185$106,681$111,043

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 15aYes

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Advocates for gun violence prevention through legislation and public dialogue.

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1 program · $12.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Building a strong national organization focused on engaging and growing a diverse national network of supporters and participating in an ongoing dialogue with the american public in order to reduce gun violence in our communities.

$12.4Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
IncaendoFY2025$100K
Bll FoundationFY2025$500
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$128K
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Grants paid · 23 grants · $723K · 2020–2024
Individual RecipientFY2024$100,000
Senate Majority PacFY2024$100,000
Unrig Our Economy INCDE · FY2024$40,000
End Gun Violence MichiganMI · FY2024$20,000
Texas Gun SenseTX · FY2024$10,000
Tides CenterCA · FY2024$10,000
Hispanic FederationDC · FY2024$10,000
Texas Gun SenseTX · FY2023$6,000
Alianza CenterFL · FY2023$5,500
Safe Schools Safe Community OregonFY2022$105,000
All Together ColoradoFY2022$25,000
Better Colorado AllianceFY2022$10,000
CeasefirepaPA · FY2022$10,000
Mending Roots Forest ProjectFY2022$5,500
Mending Roots Forest ProjectFY2021$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$17.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$733
Money outPt IX
$17.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$12.4M
Managementcol C$2.1M
Fundraisingcol D$2.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$4.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$6.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$733
Gains on assetsLn 7$13K
Total revenueLn 12$17.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.1M
SavingsLn 2$182K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$59K
Other assetsLn 15$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$6.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32$4.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 588
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M$4.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$130K$59K
Total assetsLn 16$6.2M$6.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M$4.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$402K$402K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$492K$334K$66K$92K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.5M$3.0M$607K$839K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$150K$99K$26K$25K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$531K$352K$91K$88K
Payroll taxesLn 10$390K$258K$66K$65K
Legal feesLn 11b$245K$245K
Accounting feesLn 11c$181K$181K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$727K$702K$2K$23K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$105K$105K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$785K$758K$2K$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.1M$227K$904K
Office expensesLn 13$52K$29K$11K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$198K$126K$42K$31K
OccupancyLn 16$323K$206K$65K$51K
TravelLn 17$567K$238K$119K$209K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$453K$190K$95K$167K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$73K$73K
InsuranceLn 23$47K$2K$40K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5.8M$5.4M$337K$83K
All other expensesLn 24e$99K$48K$29K$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$17.2M$12.4M$2.1M$2.7M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $17.6M$17.2M$397K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $12.8M$12.9M−$121K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.4M$13.0M−$3.7M$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $14.3M$11.1M$3.2M$7.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.0M$8.9M−$1.9M$4.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $17,629,551 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,759,879$17,614,091
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,137$14,727
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$733
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,762,016$17,629,551
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $66,732$401,501
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,008,205$6,056,074
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $31,500$104,565
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,776,585$10,670,355
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $12,883,022$17,232,495
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$121,006$397,056
Part VI · Governance 8 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $17,629,551 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$1,500,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$16,114,091
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,072,625
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$17,614,091
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,072$2,072
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $12,655$12,655
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $733$733
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,460$17,629,551
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $17,232,495 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $401,501$401,501
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $333,680 · Management $66,491 · Fundraising $91,836$492,007
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,047,647 · Management $607,295 · Fundraising $838,779$4,493,721
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $99,075 · Management $25,943 · Fundraising $24,765$149,783
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $351,545 · Management $91,234 · Fundraising $88,198$530,977
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $258,315 · Management $66,073 · Fundraising $65,198$389,586
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $245,389$245,389
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $181,146$181,146
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $702,095 · Management $1,960 · Fundraising $23,002$727,057
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $104,565$104,565
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $757,943 · Management $2,115 · Fundraising $24,831$784,889
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $227,033 · Fundraising $904,448$1,131,481
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $28,600 · Management $10,877 · Fundraising $12,762$52,239
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $125,554 · Management $41,537 · Fundraising $31,155$198,246
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $206,435 · Management $65,190 · Fundraising $51,325$322,950
IX-17 TravelPrograms $238,155 · Management $119,260 · Fundraising $209,123$566,538
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $190,433 · Management $95,363 · Fundraising $167,218$453,014
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $73,495$73,495
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,763 · Management $40,274 · Fundraising $5,449$47,486
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,367,803 · Management $336,672 · Fundraising $83,201$5,787,676
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $48,390 · Management $28,516 · Fundraising $21,843$98,749
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,385,967 · Management $2,098,830 · Fundraising $2,747,698$17,232,495
Part X · Balance sheet $6,362,954 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,332,788$4,057,282
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $93,846$182,440
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $180,149$235,907
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $102,332$35,380
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $90,849$244,890
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $129,842$59,464
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,226,371$1,547,591
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,156,177$6,362,954
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $428,882$1,335,871
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,815,492$718,224
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,244,374$2,054,095
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,870,229$2,748,932
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,041,574$1,559,927
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,911,803$4,308,859
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,156,177$6,362,954
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,308,859 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$17,629,551
XI-2 Total expenses$17,232,495
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$397,056
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,911,803
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,308,859

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