Armed women of america is a non-profit organization with Chapters across the country where women gather regularly to learn and grow in their abilities to handle firearms safely, responsibly, and competently and to learn the skills and mindset associated with being a self-protector.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 600 volunteers and 6 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $82K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$86K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$206K
254% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 254% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$496K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$554K
To programs
67%
Net assets
−$125K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$496K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$724K
FY2021$682K
FY2022$409K
FY2023$598K
FY2024$515K
FY2025$496K
Expenses
$554K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$566K
FY2021$717K
FY2022$735K
FY2023$802K
FY2024$544K
FY2025$554K
Net assets
−$125K
FY2025▼ -87%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$526K
FY2021$492K
FY2022$166K
FY2023−$38K
FY2024−$67K
FY2025−$125K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2015.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $373K Management & general 14% · $80K Fundraising 18% · $101K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $86K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$85,837Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jan Ennenga’s $86K as Executive Director is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Jan Ennenga$85,837$62,853

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

Programs and updates

Teaches women safe, responsible firearm handling and self-protection skills.

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2 programs · $373K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

General Program

To provide training and support for individual chapters, volunteer chapter leaders and members as they carry out the mission of the organization in communities across the nation.

$372Kprogram expense
02

Not Me Day

Recognizes the importance of becoming one's own protector and being prepared and to stand in solidarity with women self-protectors and show the world they refuse to be a victim or to say #neveragain to ever again being a victim.

$1Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$496K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$408K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$98K
Investment incomeLn 3$13
Money outPt IX
$554K
Ln 25
Programscol B$373K
Managementcol C$80K
Fundraisingcol D$101K
Owns and owesPt X
−$125K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$52K
Total assetsLn 16$81K
LiabilitiesLn 26$206K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$98K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$80K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$408K
Investment incomeLn 3$13
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$496K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$14K
SavingsLn 2$38K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$52K
Other assetsLn 15$21K
Total assetsLn 16$81K
LiabilitiesLn 26$206K
Net assetsLn 32−$125K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6600
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$104K$52K
Total assetsLn 16$125K$81K
LiabilitiesLn 26$192K$206K
Net assetsLn 32−$67K−$125K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$88K$52K$14K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$129K$75K$20K$34K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$367$367
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$10K$3K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$42K$11K$4K$27K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$15K$275
Office expensesLn 13$37K$33K$3K$179
Information technologyLn 14$11K$9K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$13K$13K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K$326$56
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$540$540
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$14K$625
InsuranceLn 23$35K$33K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$124K$98K$13K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$554K$373K$80K$101K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $496K$554K−$58K−$125K 990 PDF
FY2024 $515K$544K−$29K−$67K 990 PDF
FY2023 $598K$802K−$204K−$38K 990 PDF
FY2022 $409K$735K−$326K$166K 990 PDF
FY2021 $682K$717K−$34K$492K 990 PDF
FY2020 $724K$566K$158K$526K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $495,623 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $470,183$98,186
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $32,690$408,081
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,617$13
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,456−$10,657
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $514,946$495,623
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $450$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $252,785$233,997
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $291,149$319,908
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $544,384$553,905
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$29,438−$58,282
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $495,623 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,454 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$98,186
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$80,260
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$98,186
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $408,081 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$408,081
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13$13
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$15,111−$15,111
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $412,535 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$15,098$495,623
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $553,905 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,510 · Management $13,605 · Fundraising $22,964$88,079
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $75,288 · Management $19,886 · Fundraising $33,564$128,738
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $367$367
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,871 · Management $2,604 · Fundraising $4,338$16,813
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,860$1,860
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,581$18,581
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,927 · Management $4,073 · Fundraising $27,000$42,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,572 · Management $275$14,847
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $33,432 · Management $2,976 · Fundraising $179$36,587
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,109 · Management $1,857$10,966
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,153$13,153
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,791 · Management $326 · Fundraising $56$8,173
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $540$540
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,679 · Management $625$14,304
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $33,440 · Management $1,215$34,655
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $98,184 · Management $13,178 · Fundraising $12,880$124,242
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $373,356 · Management $79,568 · Fundraising $100,981$553,905
Part X · Balance sheet $80,989 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,005$13,823
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $93,325$38,337
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,116$546
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,694$7,551
X-15 Other assets$20,732
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $124,913$80,989
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,671$22,068
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $167,325$163,207
X-25 Other liabilities$20,827
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $191,744$206,102
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$66,831−$125,113
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$66,831−$125,113
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $124,913$80,989
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$125,113 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$495,623
XI-2 Total expenses$553,905
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$58,282
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$66,831
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$125,113

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