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GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INC (EIN 52-1256643)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-17
IRS object ID
202513219349313031
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-11-17T13:39:23-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN542024361PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TURNER LEINS & GOLD LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1108 CENTER ST N 2ND FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityVIENNACityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22180ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521256643EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGUNOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7033218585PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18001 FORBES PLACE 202AddressLine1Txt
CitySPRINGFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP221512205ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOHN VELLECOPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone7033218585PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-17SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGARY FITZGERALDPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00177612PTIN
Phone7032426500PhoneNum
Preparation2025-11-17PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJOHN VELLECOPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18001 FORBES PLACE 202AddressLine1Txt
CitySPRINGFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP221512205ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,676,175GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.GUNOWNERS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1976FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF GUN OWNERS, INCLUDING PROMOTING AND DEVELOPING A GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND AWARENESS REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE AND BENEFITS OF FIREARMS OWNERSHIP, AND CONDUCTING EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY RELATED TO SUCH RIGHTS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Contributions Grants$7,152,387CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$428,360CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$11,036PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$32,672CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$14,811PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$62,756CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$9,601,463PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,676,175CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Other Expenses$6,681,803PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$9,891,244CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$8,887,186PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$12,526,141CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$714,277PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$4,849,966CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$6,938,250TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,172,940TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$668,175TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$758,205TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$6,270,075NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,414,735NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF GUN OWNERS, INCLUDING PROMOTING AND DEVELOPING A GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND AWARENESS REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE AND BENEFITS OF FIREARMS OWNERSHIP, AND CONDUCTING EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY RELATED TO SUCH RIGHTS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$7,284,074ExpenseAmt
DescINFORMATION AND PUBLIC SERVICE: INFORMATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ADVOCACY RELATING TO THE ISSUE OF FIREARM OWNERSHIP RIGHTS IN AMERICA.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,456,815ExpenseAmt
DescNEWSLETTER: DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS; DISSEMINATION OF NEWS AND ANALYSIS ON STATE FIREARMS RIGHTS ISSUE.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$971,210ExpenseAmt
DescMEMBERSHIP: TO UPDATE AND INFORM MEMBERS ON THE PROGRESS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND FUTURE PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION.Desc

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Expense$1,300,000ExpenseAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Program Service Expenses$11,012,099TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyYes (1)PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document7IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee56EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOHN VELLECO EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7033218585PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18001 FORBES PLACE 202AddressLine1Txt
CitySPRINGFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP221512205ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

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TIM MACY
CHAIRMAN30.003.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$135,300$0$0
GERALD OGNIBENE
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAMUEL A PAREDES
SECRETARY/TREASURER5.0035.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$90,400$0
ERICH PRATT
SENIOR V-P35.005.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$97,744$37,450$53,283
JOHN VELLECO
EXECUTIVE V-P35.005.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$103,531$45,983$44,677
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$336,575TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$173,833TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$97,960TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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WILLIAM J OLSON PC
370 MAPLE AVE WVIENNAVA22180LEGAL SERVICES$553,440
EXCEL MAILING SERVICE
6900 ENGLISH MUFFIN WAYFREDERICKMD21703BULK MAIL SERVICES$380,599
UNITED HEALTHCARE INSURANCE COMPANY
12018 VALLEY DRIVERESTONVA20191HEALTH INSURANCE$350,824
NINE LINE APPAREL
450 FORT ARGYLE ROADSAVANNAHGA31419APPAREL$349,501
CHRIS KLEIN FILMS
5257 BUCKEYSTOWN PIKEFREDERICKMD20174PROJECT SERVICES$337,583
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K10CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$7,152,387AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$7,152,387TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescANNUAL CONVENTION - GODesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$428,360TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$428,360RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$428,360TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$25,512TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$25,512ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$7,160SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$7,160SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,160TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$7,160ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$62,756TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$62,756RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$62,756OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,676,175TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$491,116RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$32,672ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$336,575TotalAmt
Program Services$312,139ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,774ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,662FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,047,451TotalAmt
Program Services$2,034,061ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$775ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,615FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,467TotalAmt
Program Services$38,840ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$175ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$452FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$211,404TotalAmt
Program Services$208,050ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$935ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,419FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$822,818TotalAmt
Program Services$822,818ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$315,959TotalAmt
Management And General$315,389ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$570FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$756,194TotalAmt
Program Services$251,967ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$62,406ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$441,821FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,951,473TotalAmt
Program Services$1,756,326ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$195,147FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$306,939TotalAmt
Program Services$302,069ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,358ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,512FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$114,098TotalAmt
Program Services$112,288ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$505ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,305FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,933,898TotalAmt
Program Services$1,643,813ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$96,695ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$193,390FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,549TotalAmt
Program Services$29,080ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$131ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$338FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$387,158TotalAmt
Program Services$381,015ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,713ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,430FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PROGRAM CONTRIBUTIONS$1,387,432$1,387,432
MAILING, DELIVERY AND P$726,654$653,989$72,665
PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO$419,272$377,345$41,927
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$216,787$213,348$2,480$959

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$523,013TotalAmt
Program Services$487,519ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,346ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,148FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,526,141TotalAmt
Program Services$11,012,099ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$501,161ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,012,881FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,146,106TotalAmt
Program Services$899,252ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$246,854FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,559,357BOYAmt
EOY$131,830EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,876,809BOYAmt
EOY$1,027,751EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$137,472BOYAmt
EOY$98,010EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$258,253LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$149,066LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,297BOYAmt
EOY$109,187EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$248,732BOYAmt
EOY$532,768EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,583BOYAmt
EOY$273,394EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,938,250BOYAmt
EOY$2,172,940EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$609,324BOYAmt
EOY$495,423EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,851BOYAmt
EOY$262,782EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$668,175BOYAmt
EOY$758,205EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,270,075BOYAmt
EOY$1,414,735EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,270,075BOYAmt
EOY$1,414,735EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,938,250BOYAmt
EOY$2,172,940EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$4,849,966ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$5,374NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$64,075PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Expended527 Activities$1,300,000Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$1,300,000TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL Filed0Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GOA VICTORY FUNDBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18001 FORBES PL SUITE 202AddressLine1Txt
CitySPRINGFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22151ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN880829444EIN
Paid Internal Funds$1,300,000PaidInternalFundsAmt
Contributions Rcvd Dlvr$0ContributionsRcvdDlvrAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues NondedYes (1)SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I-A, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDURING 2024, THE ORGANIZATION MADE A NUMBER OF POLITICAL CAMPAIGN ACTIVITY EXPENDITURES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$196,293OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$136,643DepreciationAmt
Book Value$59,650BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$61,960OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,423DepreciationAmt
Book Value$49,537BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$109,187TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITY DEPOSIT$6,537
RIGHT OF USE ASSET$260,747
ACCRUED INTEREST$6,110
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$273,394TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO RELATED PARTY$5,450
LEASE LIABILITY$257,332
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$262,782TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,929,189TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$5,372NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$258,386OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$253,014RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,676,175RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,676,175TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,904,253TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$378,112OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$378,112ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$12,526,141ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$12,526,141TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION IS GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(4) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION APPLIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES GUIDANCE, FASB CODIFICATION TOPIC 740, "ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES". THE ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN AND ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON VARIOUS RELATED MATTERS SUCH AS DERECOGNITION, INTEREST, PENALTIES AND DISCLOSURES REQUIRED. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES INTEREST AND PENALTIES, IF ANY, RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN THE APPLICABLE OPERATING EXPENSE ACCOUNT.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:POLITICAL VICTORY FUND INCOME 14,455. SUPER PAC 243,931.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:POLITICAL VICTORY FUND EXPENSES 29,459. SUPERPAC 348,653.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JOHN VELLECO
EXECUTIVE V-P$103,531$45,983$0$0$0$0$0$0$44,677$0$148,208$45,983$0$0
ERICH PRATT
SENIOR V-P$97,744$37,450$0$0$0$0$0$0$53,283$0$151,027$37,450$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMR. GERALD OGNIBENE IS VOTE RITE SYSTEMS, INC.'S 100% OWNER AND PRESIDENT, AND IS ALSO A GOA DIRECTOR. VOTE RITE SYSTEMS, INC. RECEIVED PAYMENT OF $198,000 FOR CAGING AND COMPUTER SERVICES FROM GOA.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonVOTE RITE SYSTEMS INCPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionENTITY 100% OWNED BY A DIRECTORRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$198,000TransactionAmt
TransactionCAGING AND COMPUTER SERVICESTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AS WELL AS THE ORGANIZATION'S LEGAL COUNSEL, REVIEW THE 2024 FORM 990 BEFORE BEING FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19COPIES OF THE ORGANIZATIONS'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT ROUTINELY MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
GUN OWNERS FOUNDATION
8001 FORBES PLACE SUITE 202SPRINGFIELDVA221515212973802ND AMENDMENT - RELATED EDUCATION AND LEGAL ASSISTANCEVA501(C)(3)LINE 7N/A0
GUN OWNERS OF CALIFORNIA INC
1190 SUNCAST LANE 2EL DORADO HILLSCA957629428322982ND AMENDMENT - RELATED EDUCATION AND LEGAL ASSISTANCECA501(C)(4)N/A0
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INC POLITICAL VICTORY FUND
8001 FORBES PLACE SUITE 202SPRINGFIELDVA22151010591537POLITICAL ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF 2ND AMENDMENT RIGHTSVA5270GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INC
GOA VICTORY FUND
8001 FORBES PLACE SUITE 202SPRINGFIELDVA22151880829444POLITICAL ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF 2ND AMENDMENT RIGHTSVA5270GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INC
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd