Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 27,218,030 | 29,061,388 | 57,899,292 | 31,802,725 | 35,801,796 | 181,783,231 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 27,218,030 | 29,061,388 | 57,899,292 | 31,802,725 | 35,801,796 | 181,783,231 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 16,323,996 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 165,459,235 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 27,218,030 | 29,061,388 | 57,899,292 | 31,802,725 | 35,801,796 | 181,783,231 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 67,056 | 3,598 | 433,078 | 1,600,785 | 1,489,684 | 3,594,201 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 185,377,432 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2024. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | IN 2024, EVERYTOWN LAW, THE NATION'S LARGEST AND MOST EXPERIENCED TEAM OF LITIGATORS DEDICATED TO COMBATING GUN VIOLENCE IN THE COURTS, HELPED LEAD THE WAY IN ADVANCING GUN SAFETY. NOT ONLY DID EVERYTOWN LAW CELEBRATE THE UNITED STATE SUPREME COURT UPHOLDING THE LONGSTANDING FEDERAL LAW THAT PROHIBITS ABUSERS SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDERS FROM POSSESSING GUNS IN UNITED STATES V. RAHIMI, BUT SAW A STRING OF WINS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN A MAJOR WIN FOR GUN SAFETY, POLYMER80, THE NATION'S LARGEST PRODUCER OF GHOST GUN KITS AND COMPONENT PARTS, SHUTTERED IN 2024, FOLLOWING A YEARS-LONG EFFORT BY EVERYTOWN AND EVERYTOWN LAW TO HOLD THE GHOST GUN INDUSTRY ACCOUNTABLE FOR ITS ILLEGAL AND LIFE-ENDANGERING CONDUCT. EVERYTOWN LAW DIDN'T STOP THERE, FILING OR JOINING SEVEN NEW LAWSUITS THIS YEAR, ON BEHALF OF GUN VIOLENCE SURVIVORS AND STATES AND CITIES NATIONWIDE, SEEKING TO HOLD MEMBERS OF THE GUN INDUSTRY ACCOUNTABLE FOR UNLAWFUL AND RECKLESS CONDUCT CONTRIBUTING TO GUN VIOLENCE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2024, THE EVERYTOWN COMMUNITY SAFETY FUND AWARDED OVER $2 MILLION IN GRANTS TO 34 COMMUNITY-BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP SUSTAIN CRITICAL GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORK NATIONWIDE. OUR BE SMART PROGRAM KICKED OFF THE INAUGURAL SMART WEEK, A DEDICATED WEEK WHERE PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER TO SPREAD THE WORD ON THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF SECURE GUN STORAGE. AND THANKS TO THE HARD WORK OF MOMS DEMAND ACTION AND STUDENTS DEMAND ACTION VOLUNTEERS NATIONWIDE, AT THE START OF THE 2024 SCHOOL YEAR, MORE THAN 11 MILLION STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY LIVED IN A DISTRICT THAT REQUIRED SCHOOLS TO EDUCATE PARENTS ABOUT THE CRITICAL ROLE OF SECURE FIREARM STORAGE IN KEEPING STUDENTS SAFE. IN JUNE, FOR THE 10TH YEAR, COUNTLESS PEOPLE NATIONWIDE JOINED TOGETHER FOR NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY AND THE WEAR ORANGE CAMPAIGN TO HONOR SURVIVORS OF GUN VIOLENCE AND DEMAND A FUTURE FREE FROM GUN VIOLENCE. THERE WERE MORE THAN 300 #WEARORANGE EVENTS SCHEDULED ACROSS THE COUNTRY. OUR ONLINE HUB, "THE SMOKING GUN," DEDICATED TO HOLDING THE GUN INDUSTRY ACCOUNTABLE, RELEASED NEARLY 90 ARTICLES AND REPORTS EXPOSING THE GUN INDUSTRY'S ROLE IN AMERICA'S GUN VIOLENCE EPIDEMIC. AND AS ADVOCATES, JOURNALISTS, AND POLICYMAKERS SOUGHT CLEAR ANALYSIS ABOUT AMERICA'S GUN VIOLENCE EPIDEMIC IN 2024, EVERYTOWN'S RESEARCH TEAM WAS A LEADING SOURCE TO PROVIDE CRITICAL DATA AND IMPORTANT CONTEXT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | NEITHER THE ORGANIZATION'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION NOR ITS BYLAWS PROVIDE FOR MEMBERS. PURSUANT TO SECTION 102(A)(4) OF THE DELAWARE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW ("DGCL"), HOWEVER, THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTORS ARE DEEMED TO BE ITS MEMBERS BECAUSE THE DIRECTORS ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS PURSUANT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A: THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS PROVIDE THAT THE DIRECTORS ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. AS NOTED ABOVE, NEITHER THE ORGANIZATION'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION NOR ITS BYLAWS PROVIDES FOR MEMBERS, AND, AS A NON-STOCK CORPORATION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO STOCKHOLDERS. DELAWARE LAW, HOWEVER, DEEMS THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTORS TO BE THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS UNDER SECTION 102(A)(4) OF THE DGCL. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B | THE CORPORATION HAS NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | (LINE 11A) FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR REVIEW BEFORE THE RETURN IS SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REQUIRES FULL DISCLOSURE OF ALL ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. EACH DIRECTOR SHALL DISCLOSE ANY AND ALL FACTS THAT MAY BE CONSTRUED AS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, BOTH THROUGH AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE PROCESS AND WHENEVER SUCH ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OCCURS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, AND WHETHER OR NOT SUCH CONFLICT MATERIALLY AND ADVERSELY AFFECTS THE INTERESTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. A DIRECTOR WHOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS UNDER REVIEW MAY NOT DEBATE, VOTE, OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE IN SUCH DETERMINATION. IF THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR DETERMINES THAT AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOES EXIST, THE BOARD SHALL ALSO DETERMINE AN APPROPRIATE REMEDY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE PRESIDENT HAVE INSTITUTED AN ANNUAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS FOR COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THIS PROCESS TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL POSITION AND EVALUATES AVERAGE SALARIES USING COMPARABLE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DATA TO ENSURE THAT COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE. OFFICERS WHOSE COMPENSATION IS UNDER REVIEW DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS. THE APPROVAL PROCESS INCLUDES CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990S AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS WEBSITE OR UPON REQUEST. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 1023 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. ALL REQUESTS FOR REVIEWING THE ORGANIZATION'S DOCUMENTS CAN BE ADDRESSED TO THE ORGANIZATION IN CARE OF GELLER & COMPANY LLC, AS NOTED IN PART VI, SECTION C, QUESTION 20. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,539,458. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 256,617. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 63,331. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,859,406. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DIRECTLY EXERCISE OVERSIGHT ON THE AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. |
| COST SHARING AGREEMENT: | THE ORGANIZATION IS PARTY TO A COST SHARING AGREEMENT WITH "EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND". THE PURPOSE OF THE COST SHARING AGREEMENT IS TO MINIMIZE DUPLICATIVE EXPENSES AND TO CARRY OUT THE ORGANIZATIONS' MISSIONS IN AN ECONOMICAL AND EFFICIENT MANNER, WHICH INCLUDES THE SHARING OF EMPLOYEES WHOSE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE WILL ASSIST BOTH ORGANIZATIONS, CONSISTENT WITH EACH ORGANIZATION'S TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
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