EIN 52-1297380

Gun Owners Foundation

Name: Gun Owners Foundation financials for 2022
Creator: Cause IQ
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

IRS 501(c) type

501(c)(3)

Num. employees

City

Springfield

State

Virginia

Year formed

1983

Most recent tax filings

2022-12-01

NTEE code, primary

R60: Civil Liberties Advocacy

Description

The Gun Owners Foundation defends America's unique constitutional right to keep and bear arms through education and legal assistance in important firearms cases. Its education program involves researching, publishing, and distributing numerous materials relating to firearms rights. The Foundation's legal defense program provides individuals with self-defense/second amendment and other firearms-related matters with legal assistance, counseling, and expert support.

Related structure

Gun Owners Foundation is a subordinate organization under Gun Owners of America.

Total revenues

$774,615

2022

Total expenses

$331,792

2022

Total assets

$1,714,193

2022

Num. employees

2022

Program areas at Gun Owners Foundation

Education program- the Foundation continues to research, publish and distribute numerous books, monographs, issue briefs, audio and video tapes, and other educational materials relating to firearms rights.

Legal defense program- legal assistance, counseling and expert support was provided to individuals in self defense/ second amendment and other firearms related matters.

Who funds Gun Owners Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits

Grantmaker	Grantmaker tax period	Description	Amount
AmazonSmile Foundation	2022-12	General Support	$131,316
Ed Uihlein Family Foundation	2022-12	General	$50,000
American Online Giving Foundation	2023-03	General Support	$30,380
...and 11 more grants received

Personnel at Gun Owners Foundation

Name	Title	Compensation	Date of data
John Velleco	Board Member	$36,201	2024-05-07
Timothy P Macy	President and Director	$0	2022-12-31
Lawrence D Pratt	Executive Vice President and Director	$16,463	2018-12-31
Hl Richardson	President and Director	$0	2018-12-31

Financials for Gun Owners Foundation

Revenues	FYE 12/2022	FYE 12/2021	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$773,055	$812,902	-4.9%
Program services	$0	$0	-
Investment income and dividends	$1,560	$1,803	-13.5%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0	-
Royalty revenue	$0	$0	-
Net rental income	$0	$0	-
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$0	$0	-
Net income from fundraising events	$0	$0	-
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0	-
Net income from sales of inventory	$0	$0	-
Miscellaneous revenues	$0	$0	-
Total revenues	$774,615	$814,705	-4.9%

Form 990s for Gun Owners Foundation

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2022-12	2023-11-13	990	View PDF
2021-12	2022-11-14	990	View PDF
2020-12	2021-11-15	990	View PDF
2019-12	2021-04-02	990	View PDF
2018-12	2019-10-31	990	View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

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Data update history

May 18, 2024

Received grants

Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $30,380 from American Online Giving Foundation

January 21, 2024

Posted financials

Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022

January 2, 2024

Received grants

Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $131,316 from AmazonSmile Foundation

December 27, 2023

Received grants

Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $26,547 from Give Back Foundation

September 24, 2023

Received grants

Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $1,000 from King Trinitas Foundation

Nonprofit Types

Social advocacy organizationsHuman rights organizationsCivil rights and social justice organizationsChapter / child organizationsCharities

Issues

EducationHuman rights

Characteristics

National levelTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations

General information

Address: 8001 Forbes Pl 202; Springfield, VA 22151
Metro area: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County: Fairfax County, VA
Website URL: foundation.gunowners.org/about-gof
Phone: (703) 321-8585

IRS details

EIN: 52-1297380
Fiscal year end: December
Taxreturn type: Form 990
Year formed: 1983
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78): Yes

Categorization

NTEE code, primary: R60: Civil Liberties Advocacy
NAICS code, primary: 813311: Human Rights Organizations
Parent/child status: Subordinate organization

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