National Shooting Sports Foundation: mission, leadership and finances

What it does

The National Shooting Sports Foundation, or NSSF, is the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry. It runs industry programs and lobbies.

National Shooting Sports Foundation 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 1961 and is based in Connecticut, near several major firearms manufacturers.

National Shooting Sports Foundation is a advocacy organization. It is headquartered in Shelton, CT. Its IRS tax status is 501(c)(6). 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

NSSF is a trade association organized as a 501(c)(6); 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 $57.1 million, total expenses of $46.5 million and total assets of $78.5 million at year end. ProPublica lists the filer as National Shooting Sports Foundation 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

It represents industry interests and supports gun ownership and hunting.

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, Gun Owners of America.