2024-05-08T07:48:36-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 474529133 GRANDPARENTS FOR GUN SAFETY GRAN 9135302286 PO BOX 8617 PRAIRIE VILLAGE KS 66208 Jan Brunks Secretary/Treasurer 9135302286 2024-05-07 Jan Brunks 999009999 1 1 11 0 AAL2 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X https://grandparentsforgunsafety.org/ X X 66273 X 6812 50179 7907 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1375 2399 -1024 0 63874 2294 0 16403 7956 2400 1794 39396 70243 -6369 123726 0 117357 123726 117357 0 0 0 0 123726 117357 0 0 123726 117357 The primary purpose of Grandparents for Gun Safety is to work to prevent gun violence by educating our members and the community about the lethality and the statistics of firearm deaths and statistics to reduce them. Our focus is on the 2/3 of annual gun deaths that are a result of suicide or accidental deaths and can be reduced by safely securing firearms. Our Lock It For Love program promotes gun safety and safe gun storage by distributing free gun locks and educational materials at community events to families that are gun owners. Because we are a local all-volunteer organization that self funds the gun locks and programs we provide, we rely on our tax savings to help us fund these programs. COMMUNITY FORUM. Grandparents for Gun Safety annual community forum is based on the premise that like-minded local groups would be more successful if they worked together to further the cause of reducing gun violence, and to build a critical mass of supporters. Through its sponsoring organizations, Grandparents for Gun Safety represents more than 10,000 individuals. A primary function of Grandparents is to sponsor Community Forums to educate the public about the issue of gun violence and to promote action steps to reduce it. There have been ten Forums with the eleventh scheduled for October 14, 2024. The first Forum took place in October 2014, and was attended by just under 100 people. Attendance has grown each year and we anticipate over 300 people this October. The program costs, including the speaker, venue and expenses are funded through Grandparents for Gun Safety, plus contributions from community and organizational sponsorships. No grants have been received. 0 25978 LOCK IT FOR LOVE Program. Lock It For Love is a gun safety initiative launched by Grandparents for Gun Safety in July of 2017 to prevent injuries and deaths from accidental shootings or suicides due to access to unlocked loaded guns in the home. Trained volunteers distribute free gun locks at community events to parents, grandparents or other adults who have children living in or visiting their homes. A police officer is often present at the events to demonstrate how to properly use the lock and answer questions about safe gun storage. Since the first LIFL program in July 2017, 100+ GGS volunteers have participated in 228 events across the metropolitan Kansas City area and distributed 6,0240 free, high quality gun locks. The program costs, including the locks and printed educational materials, are self-funded; a grant supporting the program was received in 2019. Due to the COVID pandemic and cancellation of in-person gatherings, the traditional model was modified to include distributing the locks through community partners including pediatric offices, parents as teachers programs, and fellow gun violence groups. Beginning in early 2022 we have returned to staffing our displays at in-person events throughout the Kansas City area. 0 4874 MONTHLY MEETINGS Grandparents for Gun Safety presents nine educational meetings throughout the year, with the purpose of educating our members and supporters about the plethora of issues under the umbrella topic of gun violence. Presentations from community professionals have included understanding the 2nd amendment, mental health, domestic violence, federal and state legislation, gun laws in other countries, and the dollar cost of gun violence. Average meeting attendance ranges from 70-80. At the end of each meeting, we've taken an Advocacy Action (recommended by the Advocacy Committee). We are always mindful of our 501c3 status. Examples include sending post cards to Federal or State legislators regarding common sense gun regulations, signing as individual members of GGS, (not representing it as a position of the organization), thanking businesses for supporting gun violence prevention (i.e. no gun signs; post and distribute Suicide Warning signage). We also identify a charity of the quarter and invite attendees to bring donations to the meetings. 0 689 31541 Judy Sherry President 40.00 0 0 0 Jan Brunks Secretary & Treasurer 15 0 0 0 Barb McNeile Development/Lock it For Love 20 0 0 0 Carla Oppenheimer Chair, Community Forum/Advocacy 10 0 0 0 Joan Jacobson Membership/Volunteers 5 0 0 0 Julia Young Monthly Meetings Programs 10 0 0 0 Carol Gee Communication/Marketing 10 0 0 0 Maribeth Brennaman Community Engagement 20 0 0 0 Lisa Veglahn Development 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MO Jan Brunks 7039 Mission Road Prairie Village KS 66208 9135302286 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 24782 12540 9763 17475 14719 79279 50005 36105 34001 39920 51554 211585 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74787 48645 43764 57395 66273 290864 700 0 0 0 0 700 0 0 0 0 0 0 700 0 0 0 0 700 290164 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74787 48645 43764 57395 66273 290864 0.99759 0.99514 0 0 X Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 Monetary support to local and national like minded organizations and community partners. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Operating expenses to include insurance, service charges, dues and subscriptions, office supplies $7,854 and program expenses $31.541.