Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund
New York, NY · EIN 20-8802884. Reported 95 grants totalling $3,344,000 to 57 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, by its IRS classification it provides support services within crime & legal (NTEE I192).
- How spread out its giving is. 57 distinct organizations, with 7% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 52% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $25,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $45,000; the smallest was $6,000 and the largest $250,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
55 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $1,973,000 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development Now for Chicago | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stronger America Inc | Arlington, MI | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Council of State Governments | Lexington, KY | $217,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Road to Michigan's Future | Lansing, MI | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| America Votes | Washington, DC | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators | Lexington, KY | $165,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Safe Schools Safe Communities Oregon | Portland, OR | $165,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United States Conference of Mayors | Washington, DC | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ncsl Foundation for State Legislatures | Denver, CO | $127,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Congressional Black Caucus Politica L Education & Leadership Institute | Washington, DC | $125,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Black Caucus of State Legislators | Washington, DC | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heckbent Inc | Louisville, KY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| State Solutions Inc | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Board of Hispanic Caucus Chairs | Austin, TX | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Western Governors' Association | Denver, CO | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Women in Government Relations Inc | Alexandria, VA | $63,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| African American Mayors Association Inc | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Governors Association Center for Best Practices | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| A Stronger Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Voices for a Safer Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Inc | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Human Rights Campaign Inc | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Business Forward Inc | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Majority Rising Nc | Cary, NC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National League of Cities | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Conference of State Legislatures | Denver, CO | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| People for the American Way Foundation | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Equality California | Los Angeles, CA | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New York Law School | New York, NY | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Unity Fund Inc | Annandale, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Emerge Action Fund | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| House Majority Forward | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Major Cities Chiefs Association | Midvale, UT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pic 2021 Inc | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| State Democracy Action Fund | Washington, DC | $23,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lgbtq Victory Institute Inc | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence Inc | Boston, MA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Inc | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Higher Heights for America | Brooklyn, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Majority Forward | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Put Alabama First | Huntsville, AL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stay Solid Youth Mental Behavioral Health Awareness Inc | Largo, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mexican American Legislative Policy Council | Austin, TX | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dolores Huerta Action Fund | Bakersfield, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Florida Caucus of Black State Legislators Foundation | Tallahassee, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grand Rapids Area Community Engagement Fund | Lansing, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hispanic Federation Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lets Do This Oklahoma Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Major County Sheriffs of America | Rochester, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Assn of Latino Elected Officials Naleo Education Fund | Monterey Park, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives Noble | Alexandria, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oklahoma Growth Alliance Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Our Kids Deserve Better | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Michigan Empowerment Fund | Lansing, MI | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Foundation for Women Legislators Inc | Alexandria, VA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
19 of 57 (33%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Development Now for Chicago
2024 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION SPONSORSHIP - Safe Schools Safe Communities Oregon
DONATION TO BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE - Ncsl Foundation for State Legislatures
NAPACSL & QUAD CAUCUS RECEPTION SPONSORSHIP, NCSL FOUNDATION CAP CIRCLE SPONSORSHIP - The Council of State Governments Ltd
ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SPONSORSHIP, GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & NHCSL ANNUAL MEETING SPONSORSHIP - National Black Caucus of State Legislators
NBCSL ANNUAL CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP & GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 32 of 57 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | $395,000 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 23 | $976,000 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 21 | $721,000 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 34 | $1,252,000 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
34% of its giving went to organizations in District of Columbia. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $25,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in District of Columbia.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 19 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 15 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 4184, New York, NY, 10163.
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