Gun Owners of America: mission, leadership and finances

What it does

Gun Owners of America, or GOA, is a nonprofit lobbying organization that opposes gun regulation. It files lawsuits and lobbies Congress and states.

Gun Owners of America is listed here in the category "Advocacy". A listing on 4conservative.com describes an organization; it is not an endorsement of it or of its positions.

History

It was founded in 1975 by Senator H. L. Richardson of California. It is based in Springfield, Virginia.

Gun Owners of America is a advocacy organization. It is headquartered in Springfield, VA. Its IRS tax status is 501(c)(4). Like other organizations in this collection, it is described here from its own published material and from public records, and the facts on this page are limited to what those sources state.

Leadership and funding

GOA is a 501(c)(4); its Form 990 is shown here.

The IRS figures on this page come from the latest Form 990 filing that ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer lists for the organization, for tax year 2023: total revenue of $9.6 million, total expenses of $8.9 million and total assets of $6.9 million at year end. ProPublica lists the filer as Gun Owners Of America Inc. The figures describe a single tax year and can differ sharply from year to year; check the filing itself and the organization's own site for the current picture.

Where it stands

GOA argues against any restriction on firearms and opposes compromise.

These summaries reflect the organization's own stated mission and publicly known activities as of the date below; they are neutral descriptions, not evaluations. Related organizations on this site include National Rifle Association, Second Amendment Foundation, National Association for Gun Rights.