German Gun Collectors Association Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Organization's mission is to preserve the history of Germanic hunting and sporting guns and their makers for us and for future generations; and to share this history with like-minded people in the United States, in Germany and the entire world.
- Income
- $21,018
- Spending
- $27,274
- Reserves
- 5.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 70%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $27,288 spent. The German Gun Collectors Association is an educational institution dedicated to the study of middle European sporting arms of the modern era. On a continuing basis, we maintain an archive of magazines, books, and catalogs for the use of researchers; an informational website (www.germanguns.com); a bookstore with informational titles; and an email address (inquiries@germanguns.com) to assist with inquiries, of which there were many in the fiscal year ending 9/30/25 about our subject. This is a free service to the general public.In the fiscal year ending 9/30/25, we published two professionally composed and printed informational magazines and one calendar. Our in-house publication staff, including our writers and editors, are all volunteers and receive no monetary compensation. We also attended various shows to promote our association including the Antique Arms show in Las Vegas, the Colorado Gun Collectors Show, the Ohio Gun Collectors Show, and the Tulsa Gun Show. Members attending these venues do so at their own expense.Our income is entirely derived from our five hundred plus world-wide memberships, donations, advertising in our magazines, and book sales; and is principally used to finance our publications, show registrations, and office expenses.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2003.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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