Second Amendment Foundation

Analysis

Second Amendment Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellevue, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1975, 51 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, Second Amendment Foundation reported income of $9.1m and spending of $7.8m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.5m to $9.1m (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Second Amendment Foundation 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 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Carolina Bar Foundation Inc ($9.1m), Priorities USA Foundation ($9.1m) and Frank H Hiscock Legal Aid Society ($9.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $36k (0.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $635k. At year end it held assets of $9.6m against liabilities of $527k, net assets of $9.0m. It reported 13 employees.