Nonprofit · EIN 46-5592432
GIFFORDS
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20091
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $17,629,551 | $17,232,495 | $397,056 | $6,362,954 | $2,054,095 | $4,308,859 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $12,762,016 | $12,883,022 | -$121,006 | $6,156,177 | $2,244,374 | $3,911,803 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $17,614,091
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $14,727
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $12,655
- Other revenue
- $733
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $401,501
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $492,007
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,493,721
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,056,074
- Professional fundraising fees
- $104,565
- Legal fees
- $245,389
- Accounting fees
- $181,146
- Occupancy
- $322,950
- Travel
- $566,538
- Depreciation
- $73,495
- Program services (functional)
- $12,385,967
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,098,830
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,747,698
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,156,177
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,362,954
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,054,095
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,308,859
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $59,464
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,748,932
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,559,927
- Gross receipts
- $18,640,470
- Employees
- 128
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMMA BROWN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 31 | $300,491 | $25,803 |
| GABRIELLE GIFFORDS | FOUNDER Trustee or director | 27 | $256,328 | $23,333 |
| VANESSA GONZALEZ | VICE PRESIDENT, GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL AFFAIRS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $236,913 | $30,244 |
| PETER AMBLER | SENIOR ADVISOR, (UNTIL 8/1/24) Highest-paid employee | 27 | $226,562 | $31,563 |
| ALISON DAMASKOS | VP OF OPERATIONS Officer | 32 | $211,777 | $38,280 |
| CHRISTOPHER PHILLIPS | VP OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 23 | $220,946 | $21,778 |
| CHRISTOPHER HARRIS | VP OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 39 | $212,231 | $21,616 |
| NICOLA BOCOUR | VICE PRESIDENT OF STATE AFFAIRS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $206,570 | $21,122 |
| PEGGY EGAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK UDALL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADDISU DEMISSIE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON KANDER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIAN SAENZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VAUGHN WALKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES COSTOS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIL KERLIKOWSKE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETER AMBLER-RETRO PAY 130K | MEMBER/PRES/ED ENDED DEC 2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 27 | $341,608 | $158,987 | $50,409 |
| ALISON DAMASKOS | chief oper officer Officer | 32 | $172,245 | $41,759 | $51,555 |
| SHEILA ISONG | ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $222,977 | $0 | $40,387 |
| CHRISTOPHER PHILLIPS | VP DEVELOPMENT Key employee | 23 | $122,431 | $89,197 | $21,686 |
| NICOLA BOCOUR | VP STATE INFRASTRUCTURE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $203,794 | $0 | $22,227 |
| CHRISTIE LERRO | HR & OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 28 | $123,295 | $46,819 | $39,981 |
| CHRISTOPHER HARRIS | VP COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 39 | $130,484 | $55,212 | $18,430 |
| GABRIELLE GIFFORDS | FOUNDER Highest-paid employee | 27 | $122,975 | $59,287 | $19,713 |
| PEGGY EGAN | MEMBER/TREASUREr Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| EMMA BROWN | MEMBER/PRES/ED BEGAN DEC 2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 31 | $4,414 | $1,370 | $0 |
| VAUGHN WALKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES COSTOS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON KANDER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GIL KERLIKOWSKE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ADDISU DEMISSIE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK UDALL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID CHIPMAN | MEMBER ENDED JUNE 2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIAN SAENZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 51196, WASHINGTON, DC 20091-1196
- In care of
- % THE ORGANIZATION
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- EMMA BROWN, PO BOX 51196, WASHINGTON, DC 20091
- Signed the 990
- EMMA BROWN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (301) 857-9043
- Website
- WWW.GIFFORDS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN
Mission
TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF GUN VIOLENCE IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. GIFFORDS WORKS TO AFFECT LEGISLATION, SHAPE THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE AND REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE.
Program accomplishments
- BUILDING A STRONG NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON ENGAGING AND GROWING A DIVERSE NATIONAL NETWORK OF SUPPORTERS AND PARTICIPATING IN AN ONGOING DIALOGUE WITH THE AMERICAN PUBLIC IN ORDER TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.Expenses $12,385,967 · grants $401,501
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-5592432
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,362,954
- Income (IRS master file)
- $18,640,470
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $17,629,551 | $17,232,495 | $6,362,954 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $12,762,016 | $12,883,022 | $6,156,177 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $9,359,522 | $13,046,753 | $6,834,097 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 46-5592432).
Questions about GIFFORDS
- What is the EIN of GIFFORDS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GIFFORDS is 46-5592432.
- Is GIFFORDS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 2015.
- Are donations to GIFFORDS tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does GIFFORDS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of GIFFORDS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GIFFORDS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of GIFFORDS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names EMMA BROWN.
- Who are the officers and directors of GIFFORDS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 16 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $300,491 (EMMA BROWN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does GIFFORDS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $17,629,551, expenses of $17,232,495 and total assets of $6,362,954 at year end.
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