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Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence reported $11.5 million in revenue and $12.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $76.74 went to program services, $9.50 to management and general costs and $13.76 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 91.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $326,293 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 17 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 111% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12MFor context, the median across 132 covered civil rights, social action & advocacy charities: $84.11 programs, $11.40 management, $4.49 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 76.7% | 82.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.5% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 13.8% | 4.4% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.16 | $0.05 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 91.0% | 94.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 7.2% | 0.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $326,293 | $321,771 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.68% | 1.81% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 17 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 9.4 | 10.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 31 of 33 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHighest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 9.00 hrs/week | $0 | $300,491 | $25,802 | $326,293 |
| CHIEF OF STAFF, VP PROGRAMS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $0 | $268,928 | $31,882 | $300,810 |
| FOUNDER Director/trustee, 13.00 hrs/week | $0 | $256,328 | $23,333 | $279,661 |
| VICE PRESIDENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $0 | $242,102 | $30,425 | $272,527 |
| CHIEF COUNSEL/VP Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $0 | $240,310 | $22,602 | $262,912 |
| FORMER E.D. (12/2023) MEMBER Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $226,562 | $31,563 | $258,125 |
| VP OF OPERATIONS Officer, 8.00 hrs/week | $0 | $211,778 | $38,281 | $250,059 |
| VP OF DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 17.00 hrs/week | $0 | $220,945 | $21,778 | $242,723 |
17 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $419K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b33 · 31 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 631
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| ASPEN COMMUNICATIONS Strategic comms. & technical expertise | $166,232 |
| CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY Event performance fee | $115,000 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
85 private foundations reported grants to Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence totaling $1.8M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence spent in 2024, $76.74 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence reported that 76.7% of its $12.2 million in expenses went to program services, 9.5% to management and general and 13.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $326,293, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence get its money?
Of $11.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 91.0% came from contributions and grants and 7.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 46-4638549 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533189349303358 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423189349306357 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343179349306614 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223149349304927 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143199349308029 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043109349302369 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 46-4638549: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.