Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
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Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence at a glance
In short: Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence gave $20K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $20,000
- -54.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,000
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $9,114,117
- +18.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (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 Center to Prevent Gun Violence funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was One Aim Illinois ($10K). Together the top 2 received $20K.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2020) to $44K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $20K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| One Aim Illinois Chicago, IL | Outreach and Educational Activities | $10,000 |
| Live Free Illinois Chicago, IL | Outreach and Educational Activities | $10,000 |
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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 | $9,114,117 | $17,814,166 | $15,672,689 | $20,000 | 2 | $277,491 |
| 2024 | $7,676,512 | $12,854,029 | $16,515,846 | $44,000 | 4 | $344,760 |
| 2023 | $11,609,591 | $14,539,948 | $13,539,168 | $12,251 | Total only | $20,375 |
| 2022 | $9,683,459 | $11,654,260 | $10,048,159 | $8,659 | Total only | $19,905 |
| 2021 | $8,267,277 | $8,653,888 | $8,426,380 | $8,125 | Total only | $436 |
| 2020 | $7,763,383 | $8,606,061 | $7,924,754 | $2,468 | Total only | $-12,338 |
| 2019 | $6,377,814 | $7,796,671 | $7,939,880 | $2,500 | Total only | $96,850 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Based on IRS filings
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $277K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence is led by Kristin Brown, President since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 11 of 26 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
39 hrs/week
$186K (2019) → $486K (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
Colleen Creighton
Senior Director
On filings since 2024
39 hrs/week
$158K (2024) → $169K (2025)
Ashley Lantz
Political Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
$17K (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
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
Thomas Dixon
Trustee
On filings since 2020
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
David Clark
Trustee
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kath Tsakalakis
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Loren Leib
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
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
37 hrs/week
$129K (2019) → $205K (2025)
Timothy C. Heyne
Chief Programs & Policy Officer
Vice President of Policy → Chief Programs & Policy Officer, 2024
On filings since 2021
29 hrs/week
$73K (2021) → $174K (2025)
Susan Lavington
Chief Operating Officer
COO → Chief Operating Officer, 2024
On filings since 2022
38 hrs/week
$183K (2022) → $275K (2025)
Shikha Hamilton
Vice President & Organizing
On filings since 2023
38 hrs/week
$148K (2023) → $175K (2025)
Douglas Letter
Counsel & Vice President
On filings since 2024
39 hrs/week
$219K (2024) → $228K (2025)
Elizabeth Dunning
Chief Development & Engagement Officer
On filings since 2024
37 hrs/week
$230K (2024) → $241K (2025)
Erin Davis
Senior Counsel, Trial & Appellate
On filings since 2024
39 hrs/week
$168K (2024) → $169K (2025)
Renee Davidson
Vice President & Communications
On filings since 2024
29 hrs/week
$141K (2024) → $130K (2025)
Tony Porter
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynn McMahon
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (26)
- Former: Roberto Gonzalez (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Philip Bangle (2024) — Senior Litigation Counsel
- Former: Alan Bennett (2019–2023) — Trustee
- 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: Cordy Galligan (2023) — Vice President & Communications
- Former: Jonathan Lowy (2023) — Vice President & Litigation
- Former: Kris Brown (2023) — President
- Former: Jon Lowy (2019–2022) — Vice President of Litigation
- Former: Peter Detkin (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Cordelia Galligan (2020–2022) — Vice President of Communications
- Former: Maisha Fields (2022) — Vice President & Organizing
- Former: Alan Wurtzel (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Brian Lemek (2019–2021) — Vice President of Development
- Former: Heidi Yewman (2019–2021) — Secretary
- 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 $486K, to Kristin Brown (President). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
How much does Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence give each year?
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence gave $20K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $44K across 4 grants.
How large is Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence?
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence reported $9.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $17.8M.
What is Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence?
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Washington, DC. It holds $9.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence operate?
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence has awarded grants in Florida, Illinois.
What is Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence's EIN?
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1285097. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 16, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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