Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence

Analysis

Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, 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 June 2023, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence reported income of $14.5m and spending of $13.5m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $7.8m to $14.5m (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chaldean Community Foundation ($14.4m), Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California ($14.5m) and Oregon Law Center ($14.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $941k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.8m. It paid $248k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $11.6m against liabilities of $2.3m, net assets of $9.3m. It reported 102 employees.