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← BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,821,088
Total expenses
$4,715,608
Contributions and grants received
$4,381,887
Grants paid
$115,824
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$11
Other revenue
$439,190
Total assets, end of year
$6,223,865
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,623,119
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$2,399,254
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,038,087
Management and general expenses
$543,510
Fundraising expenses
$2,134,011
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,038,087

Program services were 43.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,381,887

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $11 · excluded $11

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $14,864 · excluded $14,864

  • 11a · Other revenue: INTERCOMPANY REVENUE

    total $424,326 · excluded $424,326

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $424,326

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $115,824 · program services $115,824

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $122,417 · program services $98,443 · management and general $962 · fundraising $23,012

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $627,538 · program services $504,642 · management and general $4,933 · fundraising $117,963

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $32,826 · program services $26,397 · management and general $258 · fundraising $6,171

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $68,141 · program services $54,796 · management and general $536 · fundraising $12,809

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $22,147 · program services $21,172 · management and general $975

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $19,682 · management and general $19,682

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $993,036 · fundraising $993,036

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $23,606 · program services $5,081 · management and general $18,525

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $456,106 · program services $410,736 · fundraising $45,370

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,314,408 · program services $556,144 · management and general $193,841 · fundraising $564,423

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $375,180 · program services $49,226 · management and general $46,133 · fundraising $279,821

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $80,779 · program services $24,211 · management and general $12,883 · fundraising $43,685

  • 17 · Travel

    total $67,665 · program services $62,036 · management and general $4,817 · fundraising $812

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $36,681 · program services $35,288 · management and general $1,393

  • 20 · Interest

    total $208,701 · management and general $208,701

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $46,936 · program services $20,362 · management and general $6,052 · fundraising $20,522

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $13,408 · program services $4,126 · management and general $2,114 · fundraising $7,168

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS & DUES

    total $54,140 · program services $49,596 · management and general $4,410 · fundraising $134

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $19,085 · fundraising $19,085

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER TAXES

    total $15,660 · management and general $15,660

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT & REPAIRS

    total $1,642 · program services $7 · management and general $1,635

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $1,966,014 · program services $1,328,561 · management and general $0 · fundraising $637,453

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,552,111 · end of year $384,724

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $165,275 · end of year $112,147

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $66,667 · end of year $163,333

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $69,927 · end of year $75,577

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $58,961 · end of year $68,247

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,280,881

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,436,984

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,011,422 · end of year $843,897

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,194,778 · end of year $4,575,940

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $647,450 · end of year $281,132

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $9,976,382 · end of year $8,341,987

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$2,591,191 · end of year -$2,405,082

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $86,500 · end of year $5,828

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WE'RE FREEING AMERICA FROM GUN VIOLENCE.IN A COUNTRY WHERE FIREARMS OUTNUMBER PEOPLE, OUR COUNTRY'S GUN VIOLENCE EPIDEMIC REQUIRES A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH AND THAT'S WHAT BRADY, THE LEADING GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION ORGANIZATION IN AMERICA, DELIVERS. INSPIRED BY THE ROADMAP BEHIND SUCCESSFUL MOVEMENTS TO CURB YOUTH SMOKING, PROMOTE SEATBELT USE, AND PREVENT DRUNK DRIVING, WE TACKLE THREE CRITICAL AREAS: CHANGE THE LAWS, CHANGE THE INDUSTRY, AND CHANGE THE CULTURE. THIS COMBINATION IS UNIQUE IN THE GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION MOVEMENT AND IS ESSENTIAL TO TACKLING THIS EPIDEMIC. THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF AMERICANS INCLUDING DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS, INDEPENDENTS, AND GUN OWNERS SUPPORT STRONGER GUN LAWS AND RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERSHIP. OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD A SENSIBLE POLICY FOUNDATION THAT KEEPS AMERICANS SAFE WITHOUT INFRINGING ON THEIR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS. WE BUILD UPON THE BIPARTISAN LEGACY OF OUR NAMESAKES, JIM AND SARAH BRADY, WHO WON THE LANDMARK BRADY BILL.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WE'RE FREEING AMERICA FROM GUN VIOLENCE.

  • POLICY ADVOCACY AND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING: BRADY'S EMPHASIS IS ON CRAFTING, PROMOTING, AND LOBBYING FOR LIFESAVING POLICY CHANGES AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL TO EXPAND AND PROTECT UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS, RENEW THE LAPSED ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN, ENACT PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES AND INVESTMENTS THAT REDUCE VIOLENCE IN COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, AND PROPOSE LIFE-SAVING GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION INNOVATIONS THAT PROMOTE GUN INDUSTRY REFORMS CRITICAL TO STEMMING THE FLOW OF ILLEGAL GUNS.OUR POLICY AND ORGANIZING TEAMS ENGAGE OUR GRASSROOTS NETWORK ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ACTIVATING THEM TO ENGAGE LAWMAKERS TO SUPPORT OR OPPOSE KEY MEASURES NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY. THESE ADVOCATES ARE PROVIDED MATERIALS, COMMUNICATIONS GUIDELINES, SUPPORT, AND EXPERTISE IN SHAPING STRATEGY AND MESSAGING AROUND ENHANCING STATE, LOCAL, AND FEDERAL LAWS. THIS GRASSROOTS NETWORK IS A KEY DRIVER OF BRADY'S MESSAGE AND INFLUENCE - LENDING THEIR VOICE, CRITICAL CONNECTIONS, EXPERTISE, AND CAPABILITY TO BRADY PROGRAMS AS WELL. WE KNOW THAT WE CANNOT PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA UNTIL WE DISMANTLE STRUCTURAL BARRIERS TO A HEALTHY DEMOCRACY. OUR GUNS & DEMOCRACY WORK RELIES ON GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY TO INCREASE VOTING ACCESS, REFORM THE FILIBUSTER, AND MORE.

    Expenses $1,262,343

  • YOUTH ADVOCACY: IN RESPONSE TO THE 2018 MASS SHOOTING AT MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HS IN PARKLAND, FL, BRADY CREATED TEAM ENOUGH. TEAM ENOUGH IS A YOUTH-LED INITIATIVE THAT MOBILIZES YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE MOVEMENT TO END GUN VIOLENCE, INCLUDING BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THE CAUSES AND LEGISLATIVE SOLUTIONS TO END NOT ONLY MASS SHOOTINGS, BUT ALSO THE DAILY GUN VIOLENCE THAT IMPACTS OUR URBAN COMMUNITIES. WITH THE CREATION OF THE NATIONAL LOBBYING COLLECTIVE, TEAM ENOUGH WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS MARCH FOR OUR LIVES, ON THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL, TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION ADVOCATES ON EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS TO PASS POLICIES TO END AMERICA'S GUN VIOLENCE EPIDEMIC.

    Expenses $775,744 · Grants $115,824

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Joe Sakran

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 10 related
  • Tony Porter

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 4 related
  • Roberto Gonzalez

    SECRETARY (THRU 6/27/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related
  • Gene Bernstein

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 4 related
  • Thomas Dixon

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related
  • Ricki Tigert Helfer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related
  • Loren Leib

    PUBLIC MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lynn McMahon

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Martina Leinz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related
  • Paul Poduri

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Joshua Solomon

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Helen Torelli

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Joe Trippi

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Kath Tsakalakis

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Amanda Turner

    CHAPTERS/GRASROOTS REPRESENTATIVE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Wah

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Kristin Brown

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $460,605
    From this org
    $2,288
    From related orgs
    $424,576
    Other
    $33,741
    Hours/week
    2 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $2,074 + $384,790 related
    Bonus
    $214 + $39,786 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $181 + $33,560 related
    Filer's total
    $2,469 + $458,136 related
  • Elizabeth Dunning

    CHIEF DEVEL & ENGAGEMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $280,114
    From this org
    $11,945
    From related orgs
    $229,846
    Other
    $38,323
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $10,888 + $209,510 related
    Bonus
    $1,057 + $20,336 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,893 + $36,430 related
    Filer's total
    $13,838 + $266,276 related
  • Timothy C Heyne

    CHIEF PROGRAMS & POLICY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $235,037
    From this org
    $65,235
    From related orgs
    $156,080
    Other
    $13,722
    Hours/week
    12 + 28 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $62,077 + $148,523 related
    Bonus
    $3,158 + $7,557 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,504 + $10,677 related
    Filer's total
    $69,739 + $166,757 related
  • Susan Lavington

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $276,979
    From this org
    $15,030
    From related orgs
    $254,295
    Other
    $7,654
    Hours/week
    3 + 37 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $14,352 + $242,823 related
    Bonus
    $678 + $11,472 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $427 + $7,227 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $129 + $2,188 related
    Filer's total
    $15,586 + $263,710 related
  • Bindu Macchiavello

    VP, FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $257,507
    From this org
    $13,996
    From related orgs
    $198,136
    Other
    $45,375
    Hours/week
    3 + 37 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $13,996 + $198,136 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $417 + $5,897 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,706 + $38,315 related
    Filer's total
    $17,119 + $242,348 related
  • Renee Davidson

    VP, COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $204,227
    From this org
    $32,937
    From related orgs
    $140,739
    Other
    $30,551
    Hours/week
    3 + 32 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $31,420 + $134,256 related
    Bonus
    $1,517 + $6,483 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,016 + $4,339 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,778 + $20,417 related
    Filer's total
    $38,731 + $165,495 related
  • Shikha Hamilton

    VP, ORGANIZING

    Total calculated
    $228,539
    From this org
    $10,662
    From related orgs
    $197,598
    Other
    $20,279
    Hours/week
    3 + 37 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $10,662 + $197,598 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $279 + $5,165 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $814 + $15,083 related
    Filer's total
    $11,755 + $217,846 related
  • Ashley Lantz

    POLITICAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $171,675
    From this org
    $157,709
    From related orgs
    $5,931
    Other
    $8,035
    Hours/week
    39 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,709 + $5,931 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,744 + $291 related
    Filer's total
    $165,453 + $6,222 related
  • Tanya Schardt

    SR COUNS & DIR, STATE & FED POLICY

    Total calculated
    $157,041
    From this org
    $61,675
    From related orgs
    $82,948
    Other
    $12,418
    Hours/week
    18 + 22 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $56,984 + $76,639 related
    Bonus
    $4,691 + $6,309 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,743 + $2,344 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,195 + $5,642 related
    Filer's total
    $67,613 + $90,934 related
  • Christa Kovacs

    SR. DIR, DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $137,846
    From this org
    $4,481
    From related orgs
    $123,245
    Other
    $10,120
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
ALL COMPENSATION AMOUNTS ARE PAID BY BRADY CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE, A RELATED ENTITY. THIS ENTITY USES THE FOLLOWING METHODS TO ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO/PRESIDENT: COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, COMPENSATION SURVEY OR STUDY, AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.
PART I, LINE 7
PERFORMANCE BASED BONUSES WERE PAID DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2023.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • BRADY PAC

    $98,000

    ELECTORAL COORDINATION WORK

  • DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATIVE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE

    $15,000

    CONTRIBUTION

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531349349309048

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