March for Our Lives Action Fund
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
MARCH FOR OUR LIVE'S (MFOL) MISSION IS TO HARNESS THE POWER OF YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO END ALL FORMS OF GUN VIOLENCE NOT JUST MASS SHOOTINGS, BUT EVERYDAY GUN VIOLENCE, POLICE VIOLENCE AND MORE.
- Income
- $2.2 million
- Spending
- $2.5 million
- Employees
- 27
- Volunteers
- 1
- Highest pay
- $129,525, executive directors
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 December 31, 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 December 31, 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 (1)
- $922,152 spent. USING A VARIETY OF TACTICS, WE FORCE LEADERS TO CONFRONT THE EPIDEMIC OF GUN VIOLENCE AND TO IMPLEMENT LIFESAVING MEASURES TO RESTRICT ACCESS TO FIREARMS AND PROVIDE CRITICAL RESOURCES TO PREVENTATIVE MEASURES THAT ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF THE GUN VIOLENCE CRISIS.MARCH FOR OUR LIVES EDUCATES AND MOBILIZES YOUNG PEOPLE TO ADVANCE GUN SAFETY MEASURES THROUGH POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY, JUDICIAL ADVOCACY, AND YOUTH VOTER REGISTRATION AND TURNOUT.POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY - WE WORK AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS TO PASS GUN SAFETY LAWS SUCH AS UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS, SAFE STORAGE LAWS, AND FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS.JUDICIAL ADVOCACY - WE DEFEND GUN SAFETY LAWS AGAINST COURT CHALLENGES THAT SEEK TO WEAKEN GUN LAWS AND EXPAND THE SECOND AMENDMENT. WE ALSO RUN CAMPAIGNS TO INVITE STUDENTS-INCLUDING ASPIRING LEGAL PROFESSIONALS-INTO THE WORK TO SHAPE SECOND AMENDMENT JURISPRUDENCE.CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND VOTER MOBILIZATION - MFOL ORGANIZERS USE DIGITAL AND ON-THE-GROUND ORGANIZING TO EDUCATE YOUNG VOTERS ABOUT THE ISSUE OF GUN VIOLENCE AND TO ENSURE THEY'RE REGISTERED AND PREPARED TO VOTE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 December 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 September 2018.
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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