Liberal Gun Owners
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What it says it does
Our mission is to support both the right to armed self-defense and the mitigation of firearms-related injury and death. We do this through education and the provision of opportunities or the liberal gun-owning community. Activities rotate between community building maintenance casual education social media representation unique training opportunities support creation of firearms related businesses research and publication and investment in other organizations who education on firearms or who are directly involved in the mitigation of firearms-related injury and death.
- Income
- $12,876
- Spending
- $12,876
- Highest pay
- $6,876, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (3)
- $4,292 spent. Community building maintenance and education in both the real world and digitally. This has an effect directly on at least 4,000 people in our direct community. It takes direct labor from: our directors our online moderation administration core our volunteer developers and outside contractors.
- $4,292 spent. Research and publication. We have established our own think-tank to deal with the nexus between firearms ownership and public safety in American Society. An exceptional amount of time is spent by our Executive Director doing research. Publications based upon this research is to be launched in the future.
- $4,292 spent. The support of socially sensitive firearms-related businesses that start from our community. We act as a consultation service and an advocate for liberal gun-related businesses that are ore sensitive to the greater social reality.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 June 2019.
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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