National Rifle Association of America

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
530116130
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2014
Location
Fairfax, VA, USA
Phone
1-877-NRA-2000
Rating
66
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Civil Liberties

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$173,824,471
Expenses
$180,463,281
Assets
$137,130,382
Liabilities
$121,425,607

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

100 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BOB BARR (FIRST VICE PRESIDENT UNTIL 05/20/2024 & PRESIDENT STARTED 5/20/2024)
  • CHARLES L COTTON (PRESIDENT UNTIL 05/20/2024 & BOARD DIRECTOR)
  • DAVID G COY (SECOND VICE PRESIDENT UNTIL 05/20/2024 & BOARD DIRECTOR)
  • MARK E VAUGHAN (SECOND VICE PRESIDENT STARTED 05/20/2024 & BOARD DIRECTOR)
  • WILLIAM A BACHENBERG (FIRST VICE PRESIDENT STARTED 05/20/2024 & BOARD DIRECTOR)
  • ANDREW A ARULANANDAM (INT EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT UNTIL 05/19/2024)

Highest reported compensation

  • WAYNE R LAPIERRE (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT UNTIL 01/31/2024): $1,151,233 total reported compensation
  • TYLER T SCHROPP (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ADVANCEMENT UNTIL 08/01/2024): $945,929 total reported compensation
  • DOUGLAS J HAMLIN (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT STARTED 05/20/2024): $623,525 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Firearms safety, education, and training; and advocacy on behalf of safe and responsible gun owners. President Trump Reiterates Support for National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity and NRA NRA-ILA, News More Featured News More featured news. Donors provide the NRA with the resources necessary to fund programs that educate, train and continue the legacy of competitive and recreational activities in all shooting disciplines. Giving. President Trump Reiterates Support for National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity and NRA. President Trump Reiterates Support for National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity and NRA NRA-ILA, News.

What it reported doing in 2024

Nra membership support includes publications, education and training, field services, competitive shooting, law enforcement, hunter services, member communications services, member programs, member services, and fulfillment of member services. The chief value of nra membership is in gun safety and training along with regular reinforcement of these lessons and principles by keeping engaged with the community of outdoor lovers and safe and responsible shooting enthusiasts. Nra membership support and fulfillment are dedicated to providing nra members with high quality support as well as content delivered through many platforms. Safe and responsible gun ownership remains the cornerstone of everything the association provides for members.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 55
  • Transparency & Controls: 78
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 20
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 62.9%; rating input score 63
  • Program expense ratio: 57.9%; rating input score 58
  • Fundraising efficiency: $2.66 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.7%; rating input score 95; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: 98.3%; rating input score 98; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.8%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.76; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.89; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.5%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -8% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.8% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.4% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 62.9% of revenue deployed · 57.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 76 of 76 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $104.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1.2M · 100 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $47.2M reported
  • Consistency: 48 of 49 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 11 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 39 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 24 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 58/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 8/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 15/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 30/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 14/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 21/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.