Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
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What it says it does
WE'RE FREEING AMERICA FROM GUN VIOLENCE.IN A COUNTRY WHERE FIREARMS OUTNUMBER PEOPLE, OUR COUNTRY'S GUN VIOLENCE EPIDEMIC REQUIRES A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH AND THAT'S WHAT BRADY, THE LEADING GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION ORGANIZATION IN AMERICA, DELIVERS. INSPIRED BY THE ROADMAP BEHIND SUCCESSFUL MOVEMENTS TO CURB YOUTH SMOKING, PROMOTE SEATBELT USE, AND PREVENT DRUNK DRIVING, WE TACKLE THREE CRITICAL AREAS: CHANGE THE LAWS, CHANGE THE INDUSTRY, AND CHANGE THE CULTURE. THIS COMBINATION IS UNIQUE IN THE GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION MOVEMENT AND IS ESSENTIAL TO TACKLING THIS EPIDEMIC. THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF AMERICANS INCLUDING DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS, INDEPENDENTS, AND GUN OWNERS SUPPORT STRONGER GUN LAWS AND RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERSHIP. OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD A SENSIBLE POLICY FOUNDATION THAT KEEPS AMERICANS SAFE WITHOUT INFRINGING ON THEIR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS. WE BUILD UPON THE BIPARTISAN LEGACY OF OUR NAMESAKES, JIM AND SARAH BRADY, WHO WON THE LANDMARK BRADY BILL.
- Income
- $4.8 million
- Spending
- $5.0 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 25,519
- Highest pay
- $553,779, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (2)
- $1.3 million spent. POLICY ADVOCACY AND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING: BRADY'S EMPHASIS IS ON CRAFTING, PROMOTING, AND LOBBYING FOR LIFESAVING POLICY CHANGES AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL TO EXPAND AND PROTECT UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS, RENEW THE LAPSED ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN, ENACT PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES AND INVESTMENTS THAT REDUCE VIOLENCE IN COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, AND PROPOSE LIFE-SAVING GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION INNOVATIONS THAT PROMOTE GUN INDUSTRY REFORMS CRITICAL TO STEMMING THE FLOW OF ILLEGAL GUNS.OUR POLICY AND ORGANIZING TEAMS ENGAGE OUR GRASSROOTS NETWORK ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ACTIVATING THEM TO ENGAGE LAWMAKERS TO SUPPORT OR OPPOSE KEY MEASURES NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY. THESE ADVOCATES ARE PROVIDED MATERIALS, COMMUNICATIONS GUIDELINES, SUPPORT, AND EXPERTISE IN SHAPING STRATEGY AND MESSAGING AROUND ENHANCING STATE, LOCAL, AND FEDERAL LAWS. THIS GRASSROOTS NETWORK IS A KEY DRIVER OF BRADY'S MESSAGE AND INFLUENCE - LENDING THEIR VOICE, CRITICAL CONNECTIONS, EXPERTISE, AND CAPABILITY TO BRADY PROGRAMS AS WELL. WE KNOW THAT WE CANNOT PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA UNTIL WE DISMANTLE STRUCTURAL BARRIERS TO A HEALTHY DEMOCRACY. OUR GUNS & DEMOCRACY WORK RELIES ON GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY TO INCREASE VOTING ACCESS, REFORM THE FILIBUSTER, AND MORE.
- $925,877 spent. YOUTH ADVOCACY: IN RESPONSE TO THE 2018 MASS SHOOTING AT MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HS IN PARKLAND, FL, BRADY CREATED TEAM ENOUGH. TEAM ENOUGH IS A YOUTH-LED INITIATIVE THAT MOBILIZES YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE MOVEMENT TO END GUN VIOLENCE, INCLUDING BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THE CAUSES AND LEGISLATIVE SOLUTIONS TO END NOT ONLY MASS SHOOTINGS, BUT ALSO THE DAILY GUN VIOLENCE THAT IMPACTS OUR URBAN COMMUNITIES. WITH THE CREATION OF THE NATIONAL LOBBYING COLLECTIVE, TEAM ENOUGH WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS MARCH FOR OUR LIVES, ON THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL, TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION ADVOCATES ON EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS TO PASS POLICIES TO END AMERICA'S GUN VIOLENCE EPIDEMIC.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare 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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 June 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 June 1974.
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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