Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence

Analysis

Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence reported income of $8.7m and spending of $11.4m, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.4m to $8.7m (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Massachusetts Bar Foundation Inc ($8.6m), Yaqeen Research Institute Inc ($8.8m) and Federal Defender Services of Idaho Inc ($8.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $147k (1.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.8m. At year end it held assets of $11.6m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $10.1m.