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.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.7M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.7M
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 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
$2.8M
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% 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
$9.4M
-34% vs prior year
Spent
$13.0M
To programs
60%
Net assets
$4.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$9.4M
FY2022▼ -34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.0M
FY2021$14.3M
FY2022$9.4M
FY2023$12.8M
FY2024$17.6M
Expenses
$13.0M
FY2022▲ +18%
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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
$4.0M
FY2022▼ -48%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$7.7M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$4.3M

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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

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $7.8M Management & general 19% · $2.4M Fundraising 21% · $2.8M

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

21 people listed on the 990; $1.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Managing Director
$221,171Pt VII · Sec A
Member/Executive Director
$193,114Pt VII · Sec A
VP - State Initiatives
$168,216Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Oper Officer
$166,879Pt VII · Sec A
Engagement Director
$162,870Pt VII · Sec A
HR & Operations Director
$146,383Pt VII · Sec A
VP Development
$131,185Pt VII · Sec A
$113,825Pt 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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for gun violence prevention through legislation and public dialogue.

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1 program · $7.8M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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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.

$7.8Mprogram 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$214
Money outPt IX
$13.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.8M
Managementcol C$2.4M
Fundraisingcol D$2.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$4.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A13
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$63K
Investment incomeLn 3$214
Gains on assetsLn 7−$995
Total revenueLn 12$9.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.0M
SavingsLn 2$201K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$203K
Other assetsLn 15$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.8M
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.8M$4.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$279K$203K
Total assetsLn 16$9.1M$6.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$2.8M
Net assetsLn 32$7.7M$4.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$180K$180K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.3M$552K$500K$238K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.0M$2.2M$325K$421K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$101K$70K$20K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$214K$179K$15K$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10$318K$211K$62K$45K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$223K$4K$219K
Accounting feesLn 11c$297K$297K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$242K$242K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$60K$60K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4.1M$2.3M$246K$1.6M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$209K$66K$112K$31K
Information technologyLn 14$84K$43K$32K$10K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$311K$200K$70K$41K
TravelLn 17$986K$546K$274K$166K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$736K$580K$64K$93K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$76K$76K
InsuranceLn 23$54K$25K$23K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$595K$445K$110K$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$13.0M$7.8M$2.4M$2.8M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $17.6M$17.2M$397K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $12.8M$12.9M−$121K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $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 $9,359,522 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $14,273,408$9,359,308
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $860$214
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $803$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $14,275,071$9,359,522
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $81,229$180,107
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,413,241$4,901,368
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $60,000$60,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,518,002$7,905,278
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,072,472$13,046,753
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,202,599−$3,687,231
Part VI · Governance 8 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $9,359,522 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,359,308
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$62,569
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,359,308
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,209$1,209
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$995−$995
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $214$9,359,522
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $13,046,753 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $180,107$180,107
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $551,643 · Management $500,025 · Fundraising $238,230$1,289,898
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,231,831 · Management $325,497 · Fundraising $420,865$2,978,193
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $69,700 · Management $20,426 · Fundraising $10,875$101,001
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $178,556 · Management $14,530 · Fundraising $21,146$214,232
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $211,006 · Management $62,195 · Fundraising $44,843$318,044
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,433 · Management $218,692$223,125
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $297,022$297,022
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $242,277$242,277
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $60,000$60,000
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,256,037 · Management $246,070 · Fundraising $1,588,786$4,090,893
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $65,616 · Management $112,229 · Fundraising $31,380$209,225
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $42,717 · Management $31,671 · Fundraising $9,756$84,144
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $200,179 · Management $69,736 · Fundraising $41,360$311,275
IX-17 TravelPrograms $546,049 · Management $274,434 · Fundraising $165,697$986,180
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $579,903 · Management $63,840 · Fundraising $92,733$736,476
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $75,739$75,739
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $25,227 · Management $22,511 · Fundraising $6,251$53,989
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $445,352 · Management $109,900 · Fundraising $39,681$594,933
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,830,633 · Management $2,444,517 · Fundraising $2,771,603$13,046,753
Part X · Balance sheet $6,834,097 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,156,456$3,953,361
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $632,027$200,680
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $405,673$119,093
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $63,974$5,167
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $89,299$113,041
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $278,921$203,182
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $495,476$2,239,573
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,121,826$6,834,097
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $376,624$682,531
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,025,162$2,118,757
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,401,786$2,801,288
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,720,040$4,032,809
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,720,040$4,032,809
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,121,826$6,834,097
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,032,809 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,359,522
XI-2 Total expenses$13,046,753
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,687,231
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,720,040
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,032,809

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