Giffords EIN 46-5592432

Giffords FY2022 filing

EIN  46-5592432 Membership association Washington, DC Founded 2014
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Advocates for gun violence prevention through legislation and public dialogue.
Leadership
Robin Lloyd · Managing Director · $221K
Money in and out
$9.4M revenue, $13.0M expenses
Bottom line
-39% operating surplus

Advocates for gun violence prevention through legislation and public dialogue. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $9.4M in revenue, $13.0M in expenses, and $4.0M in net assets.Pt I

Membership & operating revenue · FY2022
Total revenue
$9.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$13.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$4.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$3.7M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.60 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.21
Operating surplus
-39%
revenue over expenses
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
38%
of spending is salaries & benefits

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$9.4M
FY2022▼ -34%
Expenses
$13.0M
FY2022▲ +18%
Total assets
$6.8M
FY2022▼ -25%
Total liabilities
$2.8M
FY2022▲ +100%
Total revenue
$9.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$13.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$4.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$3.7M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$6.8M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B60%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $7.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

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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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CGiffords
EINHdr · item D46-5592432
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.giffords.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2014
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S80)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

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
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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$9.4M
Investment income$214
Total revenueLn 12$9.4M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.60 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.21
Program services60%$7.8M
Management & general19%$2.4M
Fundraising21%$2.8M
Total functional expensesLn 25$13.0M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2.8M
Total net assetsLn 32$4.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed3.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $4.2M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $13.0M · Less non-cash grants $63K · Cash operating expenses/yr $13.0M
3.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $7.8M · Total expenses $13.0M
60%
Management & General
Management & general $2.4M · Total expenses $13.0M
19%
Fundraising
Fundraising $2.8M · Total expenses $13.0M
21%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $2.4M · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $10.2M
$0.23 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $9.4M · Total revenue $9.4M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $9.4M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $9.4M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $214 · Total revenue $9.4M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $13.0M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $9.4M · Prior year $14.3M
-34%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $4.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $9.4M · Expenses $13.0M
-39%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $6.8M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $4.0M · Total assets $6.8M
59%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $6.8M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Robin Lloyd · Reported title MANAGING DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $221K · Total expenses $13.0M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $4.9M · Total expenses $13.0M
38%
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $-60K · Gross raised $9.4M
-1%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 60%
Overhead ratio 19%
Fundraising cost ratio 30%
Revenue growth -34%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 2%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Bll FoundationFY2025$500
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$28K
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Grants paid · 23 grants · $723K · 2020–2024
Arizona Democratic PartyFY2024$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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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$17.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$12.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$9.4M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$14.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$7.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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