Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc

“Neither the organization's certificate of incorporation nor its bylaws provide for members. Pursuant to section 102(a)(4) of the delaware general corporation law ("dgcl"), however, the organization's directors are deemed to be its members because the directors are entitled to vote for the election of directors pursuant to the organization's bylaws. Form 990, part vi, section a, line 7a: the organization's bylaws provide that the directors are entitled to vote for the election of directors. As noted above, neither the organization's certificate of incorporation nor its bylaws provides for members, and, as a non-stock corporation, the organization has no stockholders. Delaware law, however, deems the organization's directors to be the organization's members under section 102(a)(4) of the dgcl.”

“The corporation has no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing board.”

“(line 11a) form 990 is provided to the entire board of the organization for review before the return is signed by the president.”

“The board of directors requires full disclosure of all actual and potential conflicts of interest. Each director shall disclose any and all facts that may be construed as a conflict of interest, both through an annual disclosure process and whenever such actual or potential conflict occurs. The board of directors will determine whether or not a conflict of interest exists, and whether or not such conflict materially and adversely affects the interests of the organization. A director whose potential conflict is under review may not debate, vote, or otherwise participate in such determination. If the board of director determines that an actual or potential conflict of interest does exist, the board shall also determine an appropriate remedy.”

“The board of directors and the president have instituted an annual review and approval process for compensation of officers and key employees. This process takes into account the organization's financial position and evaluates average salaries using comparable internal and external data to ensure that compensation is reasonable. Officers whose compensation is under review do not participate in the review and approval process. The approval process includes contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision.”

“The organization makes its financial statements and form 990s available to the public on its website or upon request. Additionally, the organization's form 1023 is available upon request. All requests for reviewing the organization's documents can be addressed to the organization in care of geller & company llc, as noted in part vi, section c, question 20.”

“In 2024, everytown law, the nation's largest and most experienced team of litigators dedicated to combating gun violence in the courts, helped lead the way in advancing gun safety. Not only did everytown law celebrate the united state supreme court upholding the longstanding federal law that prohibits abusers subject to protective orders from possessing guns in united states v. Rahimi, but saw a string of wins across the country. In a major win for gun safety, polymer80, the nation's largest producer of ghost gun kits and component parts, shuttered in 2024, following a years-long effort by everytown and everytown law to hold the ghost gun industry accountable for its illegal and life-endangering conduct. Everytown law didn't stop there, filing or joining seven new lawsuits this year, on behalf of gun violence survivors and states and cities nationwide, seeking to hold members of the gun industry accountable for unlawful and reckless conduct contributing to gun violence across the country. Additionally, in 2024, the everytown community safety fund awarded over $2 million in grants to 34 community-based violence intervention organizations to help sustain critical gun violence prevention work nationwide. Our be smart program kicked off the inaugural smart week, a dedicated week where people came together to spread the word on the critical importance of secure gun storage. And thanks to the hard work of moms demand action and students demand action volunteers nationwide, at the start of the 2024 school year, more than 11 million students across the country lived in a district that required schools to educate parents about the critical role of secure firearm storage in keeping students safe. In june, for the 10th year, countless people nationwide joined together for national gun violence awareness day and the wear orange campaign to honor survivors of gun violence and demand a future free from gun violence. There were more than 300 #wearorange events scheduled across the country. Our online hub, "the smoking gun," dedicated to holding the gun industry accountable, released nearly 90 articles and reports exposing the gun industry's role in america's gun violence epidemic. And as advocates, journalists, and policymakers sought clear analysis about america's gun violence epidemic in 2024, everytown's research team was a leading source to provide critical data and important context.”

“Other professional fees: program service expenses 5,539,458. Management and general expenses 256,617. Fundraising expenses 63,331. Total expenses 5,859,406.”

“The board of directors directly exercise oversight on the audit of financial statements and the selection of an independent accountant.”

“The organization is party to a cost sharing agreement with "everytown for gun safety action fund". The purpose of the cost sharing agreement is to minimize duplicative expenses and to carry out the organizations' missions in an economical and efficient manner, which includes the sharing of employees whose skills and knowledge will assist both organizations, consistent with each organization's tax exempt purpose.”