Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund

For more information, see Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund (nonprofit)

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Firearms Policy
Website: everytown.org
Formation:

2014

Presidents:

John Feinblatt

Location: New York, NY View on map
Tax ID: 26-1598353
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $34,593,827 Revenue: $37,348,957 Expenses: $42,246,007

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    Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund is the 501(c)(3) arm of the gun control advocacy and lobbying group Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund. Both groups were founded by former New York City mayor and businessman Michael Bloomberg, a noted gun control advocate. Bloomberg is the group’s main funder; as such, the Support Fund primarily gets its funding from the Bloomberg Family Foundation.

    Funding

    According to the website FoundationSearch, the largest funders in descending order are: The Bloomberg Family Foundation ($5,200,000), Schwab Charitable Fund ($527,580), Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund ($1,585,000), Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston ($1,525,000), and the Crankstart Foundation ($1,027,144). 1

    In terms of the number of separate contributions, Bloomberg only made a single contribution, Schwab made 4 contributions, Fidelity made 17 contributions, Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston made 2 contributions, and Crankstart made 3 contributions.

    Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund is a donor to The Trace, a left-of-center media nonprofit that publishes research and journalism on gun violence for use by left-leaning media sources. According to the Trace’s website, the Support Fund provided start-up funding for it alongside the Joyce Foundation. 2

    Grantors

    A list of the grantors to Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund is available below: 3 4

    Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund: Grantors (2014-2017)AmountRange
    Bloomberg Family Foundation$5,200,0002016
    Schwab Charitable Fund$4,527,5802015-2017
    Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$1,585,0002015-2016
    Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston$1,525,0002015, 2016
    Crankstart Foundation$1,027,1442014-2016
    Morf Foundation$500,0002016
    Donald A. Pels Charitable Trust$4500,002016-2017
    Silicon Valley Communiity Foundation$333,6002016-2017
    The Annenberg Foundation$250,0002016
    The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region$230,0002015
    The McCance Foundation$205,0002015-2016
    Aloha Foundation$200,0002015
    Mariposa Foundation Inc.$170,0002015, 2017
    Craigslist Charitable Fund$100,0002015-2016
    George Lucas Family Fouun$100,0002015
    Hoag Family Foundation$100,0002016
    Lawrence Family Foundation$100,0002016
    Lefkofsky Family Foundation$100,0002017
    Rock Foundation$100,0002016
    Rosenthal Family Foundation$100,0002014-2015
    The Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust$100,0002016
    Goldberg/Nash Family Foundation$75,0002017
    Norman Raab Foundation$75,0002015-2016
    Wunderkinder Foundation$75,0002016-2017
    American Endowment Foundation$65,0692016
    Uncle Mike Foundation$60,0002015
    David L. Klein Jr. Foundation$58,0002015-2017
    Hull Foundation$50,0002015
    Judith and Douglas Krupp Family Charitable Foundation$50,0002016
    The Wilbur and Hilda Glenn Family Foundation$50,0002016
    Chess Foundation$45,0002015-2016
    Reynolds Family Foundation$40,0002015
    The Barry and Wendy Meyer Foundation$40,0002014
    Bill and Susan Oberndorf Foundation$35,0002015, 2017
    George Family Foundation$35,0002016
    The Barbra Streisand Foundation$30,0002014-2016
    Grove Foundation$26,0002015-2017
    Hess Foundation Inc.$25,0002017
    Margaret M. Bloomfield Family Foundation$25,0002016
    Segal Family Foundation II$25,0002017
    Tara Health Foundation$25,0002016
    Sarah & Isidor Korein Charitable Trust$23,5622015
    Platt Family Foundation$23,0002015-2016
    Manaaki Foundation$20,0002017
    Neil and Anna Rasmussen Foundation$20,0002015-2016
    Pond Family Foundation$20,0002015-2016
    Ray and Dagmar Dolby Family Fund$20,0002016
    Robertson Foundation$20,0002016-2017
    The Anne and Ronald Abramson Family Foundation$16,6672017
    John R. Woods Foundation$16,0002015-2016
    Foster Family Foundation$15,0002017
    Spektor Family Foundation Inc.$15,0002017
    The King Street Charitable Trust$15,0002016
    The Minneapolis Foundation$15,0002016
    Wilemal Fund$15,0002016
    Margaret and Marshall Bartlett Family Foundation Inc.$14,3002014-2015
    Hellman Foundation$12,5002015
    Bokan-Blair Family Foundation$10,0002016
    Burton Foundation$10,0002015
    Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc.$10,0002016
    Elsie Procter Van Buren Foundation$10,0002016
    Farvue Foundation Inc.$10,0002015
    Leon Lowenstein Foundation Inc.$10,0002016
    Meehan Foundation$10,0002016
    Romita Shetty and Nasser Ahmad Foundation Inc.$10,0002016
    The Central National-Gottesman Foundation$10,0002016
    The Columbus Foundation$10,0002017
    The Robert and Jane Toll Foundation$10,0002015
    Jewish Communal Fund$9,4802017
    Linville Family Foundation$8,0002015
    The Moore Charitable Foundation Inc.$7,3002016
    Frankel Family Foundation$5,0002016
    Franklin Philanthropic Foundation$5,0002016
    Gipson Family Foundation$5,0002017
    Greater Houston Community Foundation$5,0002015
    Krehbiel Family Foundation$5,0002016
    Leestma Family Foundation$5,0002016
    Mayer and Morris Kaplan Family Foundation$5,0002016
    Melville Straus Charitable Trust$5,0002016
    Michael T. Sherman Foundation$5,0002016
    Morris Family Foundation$5,0002015
    Oliver S. & Jennie R. Donaldson Charitable Trust$5,0002016
    Owsley Brown II Family Philanthropic Foundation Inc.$5,0002016
    Seattle Foundation$5,0002017
    The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc.$5,0002016
    The Dallas Foundation$5,0002016
    The Dave & Sheila Gold Foundation$5,0002016
    The Morningstar Foundation$5,0002016
    The Peternell Family Foundation$5,0002015
    William H. and Helen C. Vanerbilt Foundation$5,0002016
    Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund$4,0002015
    Grand Total:$18,427,202

    Leadership

    John Feinblatt has been president of Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund since the groups’ founding in 2014. 5

    Michael Bloomberg is the former Mayor of New York City, Founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, Everytown for Gun Safety Support and co-founder of the Partnership for a New American Economy Action Fund and Partnership for a New American Economy Research Fund. 6 7

    Shannon Watts is currently an advisory board member of the Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund and Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund. 6 She started her career in nonprofit organizations by founding Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense. 6

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $34,593,827 $37,348,957 $42,246,007 View
    2023 $40,096,027 $33,479,284 $41,081,956 View
    2022 $48,056,766 $58,479,092 $34,309,951 View
    2021 $23,844,967 $29,178,892 $34,115,867 View
    2020 $27,869,632 $27,331,940 $31,658,780 View

    Prior year filings: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

    Revenue Detail

    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    • Number of Employees: 124

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    Tamara Ferrell-ZabalaMOMS DEMAND ACTION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & SENIOR VP$355,117
    Eric TirschwellEVERYTOWN LAW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CHIEF LITIGATIO$354,421
    Becky GeorgeCHIEF MOVEMENT BUILDING OFFICER$263,892
    Alla LefkowitzAFFIRMATIVE LITIGATION MANAGING DIRECTOR$229,988
    Michael-sean SpenceCOMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVES MANAGING DIRECTOR$220,988

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $157,812,407
    • Number of Grants: 2,256
    • Number of Funders: 733

    Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $13,409,1862022 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
    $7,995,3852020 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
    $6,748,6862023 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
    $6,669,1792021 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
    $2,094,3942023 American Online Giving Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT
    $1,962,6142024 Vanguard CharitableFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
    $1,803,1902023 Vanguard CharitableFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
    $1,383,8782022 Vanguard CharitableFor recipient's exempt purpose
    $1,163,8402021 Vanguard CharitableFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEM
    $1,147,7922022 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.HUMAN SERVICES
    $1,111,0002022 California Community FoundationCIVIC ENGAGEMENT
    $1,109,0502023 Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, Inc.DAF – Education
    $1,102,5742022 National Philanthropic TrustPUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
    $1,023,6502024 American Online Giving Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT
    $1,000,0002024 Crankstart FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
    $1,000,0002023 Crankstart FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
    $1,000,0002023 Fidelity FoundationGENERAL OPERATING / ANNUAL SUPPORT
    $1,000,0002022 Fidelity FoundationGENERAL OPERATING/ANNUAL SUPPORT
    $1,000,0002022 The Aileen K and Brian L Roberts FoundationTO HELP FUND THE ORGANIZATIONS' OPERATIONAL BUDGETS
    $1,000,0002022 Crankstart FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
    $1,000,0002022 Robert Wood Johnson FoundationTo provide general operating support for the Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund.
    $1,000,0002020 Silicon Valley Community Foundation
    $771,4702023 National Philanthropic TrustPUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
    $771,2642025 American Online Giving Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT
    $750,7372024 National Philanthropic TrustINTERNATIONAL

    All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $48,639,908
    • Number of Grants: 532
    • Number of Recipients: 352

    Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $1,642,5002020 Trace Media, Inc.RESEARCH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION INITIATIVES
    $1,478,2502021 Trace Media, Inc.RESEARCH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION INITIATIVES
    $1,340,4252023 Trace Media, Inc.RESEARCH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION INITIATIVES
    $1,330,4252022 Trace Media, Inc.RESEARCH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION INITIATIVES
    $1,000,0002024 Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund IncEDUCATIONAL AND LOBBYING ACTIVITY – GRANT MADE TO ORGANIZATION IS TAX EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(4) OF THE CODE WAS FOR PERMISSIBLE 501(C)(3) ACTIVITIES AND WAS NOT PERMITTED TO BE USED FOR POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
    $1,000,0002022 Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund IncEDUCATIONAL AND LOBBYING ACTIVITY – GRANT MADE TO ORGANIZATION IS TAX EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(4) OF THE CODE WAS FOR PERMISSIBLE 501(C)(3) ACTIVITIES AND WAS NOT PERMITTED TO BE USED FOR POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
    $1,000,0002021 Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund IncEDUCATIONAL AND LOBBYING ACTIVITY – GRANT MADE TO ORGANIZATION IS TAX EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(4) OF THE CODE WAS FOR PERMISSIBLE 501(C)(3) ACTIVITIES AND WAS NOT PERMITTED TO BE USED FOR POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
    $1,000,0002020 Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund IncEDUCATIONAL AND LOBBYING ACTIVITY -GRANT MADE TO ORGANIZATION THAT IS TAX EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(4) OFTHE CODE WAS FOR PERMISSIBLE 501(C)(3) ACTIVITIES AND WAS NOT PERMITTEDTO BE USED FOR POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.
    $990,0002023 Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund IncEDUCATIONAL AND LOBBYING ACTIVITY – GRANT MADE TO ORGANIZATION IS TAX EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(4) OF THE CODE WAS FOR PERMISSIBLE 501(C)(3) ACTIVITIES AND WAS NOT PERMITTED TO BE USED FOR POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
    $850,0002022 Chicago Community FoundationCOMMUNITY GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION GRANT TO ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES
    $350,0002023 Duke UniversityTO SUPPORT RESEARCH IN FIREARMS LAW AND POLICY
    $290,4812024 University of MarylandVIOLENCE REDUCTION CENTER SYMPOSIUM SPONSORSHIP
    $255,0002020 National Building MuseumTO SUPPORT GUN VIOLENCE MEMORIAL PROJECT
    $254,0002024 Mass General Brigham IncorporatedTO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION TRAINING PROGRAM
    $225,0002023 CHILDREN AND YOUTH JUSTICE CENTERTO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION
    $225,0002023 Global ImpactSUPPORT RESEARCH OF FUND FOR A SAFER FUTURE
    $225,0002021 New Venture FundGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $225,0002020 Duke UniversityTO SUPPORT RESEARCH IN FIREARMS LAW AND POLICY
    $200,0002021 Pittsburgh, City ofPITTSBURGH COMMUNITY GUN VIOLENCE DATA FELLOWSHIP
    $192,5002024 Duke UniversityTO SUPPORT RESEARCH IN FIREARMS LAW AND POLICY
    $181,8002021 Duke UniversityTO SUPPORT RESEARCH IN FIREARMS LAW AND POLICY
    $162,0002023 Emory UniversityCOMMUNITY GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION GRANT TO ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES & INJURY PREVENTION RESEARCH
    $150,0002024 CHILDREN AND YOUTH JUSTICE CENTERTO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION
    $150,0002022 Duke University – Sanford School of Public PolicyTO SUPPORT RESEARCH IN FIREARMS LAW AND POLICY
    $142,0002024 Center for Hope, Inc.COMMUNITY GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION GRANT TO ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

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