Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
We're freeing America from gun violence.in a country where firearms outnumber people, our country's gun violence epidemic requires a multi-pronged approach and that's what brady, the leading gun violence prevention organization in America, delivers. Inspired by the roadmap behind successful movements to curb youth smoking, promote seatbelt use, and prevent drunk driving, we tackle three critical areas: change the laws, change the industry, and change the culture. This combination is unique in the gun violence prevention movement and is essential to tackling this epidemic. The overwhelming majority of americans including democrats, republicans, independents, and gun owners support stronger gun laws and responsible gun ownership. Our goal is to build a sensible policy foundation that keeps americans safe without infringing on their second amendment rights. We build upon the bipartisan legacy of our namesakes, jim and sarah brady, who won the landmark brady bill.
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence at a glance
In short: Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence gave $146K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $146K), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $145,955
- +29.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $145,955
- +158.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $145,955
- Total assets
- $5,089,835
- -18.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- District of Columbia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Brady Pac ($146K).
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 6 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2022) to $146K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $146K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Brady Pac Washington, DC | Electoral Coordination Work | $145,955 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,089,835 | $4,774,866 | $5,004,081 | $145,955 | 1 | $-3,237 |
| 2024 | $6,223,865 | $4,821,088 | $4,715,608 | $113,000 | 2 | $11 |
| 2023 | $8,119,141 | $4,808,537 | $5,078,016 | $98,000 | 2 | $584 |
| 2022 | $3,042,585 | $5,660,705 | $4,976,156 | $2,513 | Total only | $537 |
| 2021 | $2,170,408 | $3,199,677 | $3,934,471 | $15,000 | 1 | $260 |
| 2020 | $2,617,894 | $3,464,716 | $3,678,498 | $4,257 | Total only | $951 |
| 2019 | $1,839,165 | $2,911,709 | $3,676,632 | $90,000 | 1 | $3,357 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
Based on IRS filings
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $146K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence is led by Kristin Brown, President since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 11 of 27 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kristin Brown
President
President → CEO & President, 2020
CEO & President → President, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$80K (2019) → $7K (2025)
Joe Sakran
Chair
Vice Chair → Vice Chair & Chair, 2023
Vice Chair & Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Lantz
Political Director
On filings since 2023
37 hrs/week
$7K (2023) → $161K (2025)
Colleen Creighton
Senior Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
$85 (2025)
Gene Bernstein
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe Trippi
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Martina Leinz
Trustee
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Dixon
Trustee
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Poduri
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ricki Tigert Helfer
Trustee
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Clark
Trustee
Trustee → Public Representative, 2023
Public Representative → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Wah
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Helen Torelli
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Solomon
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kath Tsakalakis
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Loren Leib
Trustee
Public Member Representative → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bindu Macchiavello
Vice President & Finance
Vice President & Finance → Vice President of Finance, 2020
Vice President of Finance → Vice President & Finance, 2023
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
$7K (2019) → $16K (2025)
Timothy C. Heyne
Chief Programs & Policy Officer
Vice President of Policy → Chief Programs & Policy Officer, 2024
On filings since 2021
11 hrs/week
$68K (2021) → $63K (2025)
Susan Lavington
Chief Operating Officer
COO → Chief Operating Officer, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
$30K (2022) → $10K (2025)
Shikha Hamilton
Vice President & Organizing
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
$11K (2023) → $9K (2025)
Elizabeth Dunning
Chief Development & Engagement Officer
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
$12K (2024) → $13K (2025)
Renee Davidson
Vice President & Communications
On filings since 2024
11 hrs/week
$33K (2024) → $47K (2025)
Douglas Letter
Counsel & Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
$116 (2025)
Erin Davis
Senior Counsel, Trial & Appellate
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
$86 (2025)
Tony Porter
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Turner
Chapters & Grassroots Representative
Chapters & Grasroots Representative → Chapters & Grassroots Representative, 2025
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynn McMahon
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (28)
- Former: Roberto Gonzalez (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Tanya Schardt (2023–2024) — Senior Counsel, Director, State & Fed Policy
- Former: Christa Kovacs (2024) — Senior Director & Development
- Former: Alan Bennett (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Delphine Cherry (2019–2023) — Chapters & Grasroots Representative
- Former: Kevin Quinn (2019–2023) — Chair
- Former: Steven Rothstein (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Denise Turner Roth (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Liz Dunning (2021–2023) — Vice President & Development
- Former: Michael Buckley (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Christian Heyne (2022–2023) — Vice President & Policy
- Former: Ira Sharp (2022–2023) — Public Representative
- Former: Kris Brown (2023) — President
- Former: Brian Lemek (2019–2022) — Vice President of Development
- Former: Peter Detkin (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Cordelia Galligan (2020–2022) — Vice President of Communications
- Former: Rosa Rosenberg (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Maisha Fields (2022) — Vice President of Organizing
- Former: Alan Wurtzel (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Heidi Yewman (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Jon Lowy (2019–2021) — Vice President of Litigation
- Former: Kyleanne Hunter (2020) — Vice President of Policy & Organizing
- Former: Lynn Erger (2020) — Vice President of Hr
- Former: Avery Gardiner (2019) — Co-President
- Former: Dan Gross (2019) — Former President
- Former: Janet Stone (2019) — Vice President & Partnerships
- Former: Robert Bowers Disney (2019) — Organizing Director
- Former: Tim Gomes (2019) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $161K, to Ashley Lantz (Political Director). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
How much does Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence give each year?
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence gave $146K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $113K across 2 grants.
How large is Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence?
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence reported $5.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.8M.
What is Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence?
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Washington, DC. It holds $5.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence operate?
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence has awarded grants in California, District of Columbia, Oregon.
What is Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence's EIN?
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7321017. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 16, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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