The American Firearms Retailers Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
472435044
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2017
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2017
Location
Capon Bridge, WV, USA
Rating
64
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$37
Expenses
$29,176
Assets
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BARRY LAWS (President)
  • KRIS JACOB (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • BARRY LAWS (President)
  • KRIS JACOB (Vice President)
  • GLENN DUNCAN (Director)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

AFRA, the American Firearms Retailers Association, is dedicated to promoting good governance, education and pro-growth business practices by focusing on issues that adversely impact the unique and critical player in the firearms industry Americas Firearms Retailers. Firearms Retailers family-owned small businesses and range owners, are the backbone to the firearms industry because we stand a counters width away from the consumer. AFRA is here to give Firearms Retailers a strengthened voice, help expand market share and protect against threats.

What it reported doing in 2017

The American Firearms Retailers Association held meetings and continued dialogue regarding partnerships with safety-focused programs with the ATF-Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and leaders in Americas firearms industry. Member outreach and retailer education on safety conscious firearms sales took place at trade shows across the country. AFRA members represent some of the largest independent firearms retailers and ranges in the United States.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 62
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 7
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -78,754.1%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -199.3% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -200% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 4 of 4 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2016 to 2017
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.