Civic Intelligence

Liberal Gun Club Inc

EIN 27-1970389 • 501(c)4 • Newton, MA

Profile

Second Amendment Education and Advocacy

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77 Oak St Ste 202Newton, MA 02464

https: theliberalgunclub.com

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

60th percentile

7.0%

Higher net margin than 60% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

89th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

97th percentile

144%

Faster asset growth than 97% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

49th percentile

-1.4%

Faster revenue growth than 49% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$10,159

Down $15,064 (-60%) from 2022

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$10,159

Down $15,064 (-60%) from 2022

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin60th percentile

Revenue

Up

$86,005

Up $19,556 (+29%) from 2022

Expenses

Down

$80,017

Down $33,043 (-29%) from 2022

Net Income

Up

$5,988

Up $52,599 (+113%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth97th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$100K$50K$0Assets 2020: $87,033Net Assets 2020: $87,0332020Assets 2021: $71,834Net Assets 2021: $71,8342021Assets 2022: $25,223Net Assets 2022: $25,2232022Assets 2024: $10,159Net Assets 2024: $10,1592024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$10,159
Liabilities-
Net Assets$10,159
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth49th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2020: $84,985Expenses 2020: $27,194Net Income 2020: $57,7912020Revenue 2021: $85,017Expenses 2021: $100,216Net Income 2021: -$15,1992021Revenue 2022: $66,449Expenses 2022: $113,060Net Income 2022: -$46,6112022Revenue 2024: $86,005Expenses 2024: $80,017Net Income 2024: $5,9882024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$86,005
Expenses$80,017
Net Income$5,988
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$10,159
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$10,159
Revenue
$86,005
Expenses
$80,017
Net income
$5,988
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.10$0.10$0.86$0.80$0.06
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.25$0.25$0.66$1.13$0.47
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.72$0.72$0.85$1.00$0.15
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.87$0.87$0.85$0.27$0.58
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Oct 10, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$86,005
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Second Amendment Education and Advocacy

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
We maintained steady membership during the pandemic and increased our social media presence. We also continued membership rewards through donations with branded items to increase the clubs presence in the "real" world including Legilastive summaries.$0$0
We offered free online classes and education to members taught by volunteers and conducted an in-person Annual meeting. Conducted mailings based on those meetings to all members.$0$0
State Court and Supreme Court Amicus briefs$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay89th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Edward GardnerExecutive DirectorPT$0--
Eric MeyersDirectorPT$0--
Lara SmithDirectorPT$0--
John WhiteDirectorPT$0--
Political and Lobbying Activity
In-house lobbying only
Yes

Reported Spending and Taxes

Line ItemAmount
Political Expenditures$0
Section 527 Activity Spending$0
Total Exempt Function Spending$0
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Liberal Gun Club Inc
EIN
27-1970389
Address
77 OAK ST STE 202, NEWTON, MA 02464

Signing Officer

Name
Edward Gardner
Title
Executive Director
Phone
8578916463
Signed
2025-10-10
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 8

“| Other Revenues:, Amount:| Paypal, $1243|”

Part I, line 16

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Annual Meeting Expense, $42406|”

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