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    NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

    NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

     

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    501(c)(4) organization

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    www.nra.org

    11250 WAPLES MILL ROAD
    FAIRFAX VA 22030-7550

    703-267-1000


    FAIRFAX VA | IRS ruling year: 1944 | EIN: 53-0116130  

     

    Organization Mission

    FIREARMS SAFETY, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING; AND ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERS

     


    Rating Information

    Not currently rated


    Ratings are calculated from one or more beacon scores. Currently, we require either an Accountability & Finance beacon or an Impact & Results beacon to be eligible for a Charity Navigator rating. Note: The absence of a rating does not indicate a positive or negative assessment; it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated this organization.

    See rating report below to learn why this organization is not currently eligible.

    Historical Ratings  
    alert icon Proceed with Increased Caution - Confirmed Bankruptcy Filing

    On January 15, 2021, Reuters reported on the operations of NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA in an article titled, "National Rifle Association files for bankruptcy, seeking to escape New York lawsuit." For more information, please see Reuters article.

    • On April 17, 2019, The New Yorker published an article titled "Secrecy, Self-Dealing, and Greed at the N.R.A.." For more information, please see The New Yorker article
    • On April 27, 2019, The New York Times published an article titled "N.R.A. President to Step Down as New York Attorney General Investigates." For more information, please see The New York Times article
    • On May 13, 2019, ABC News published an article titled "NRA infighting spills into public view with anonymous leak of documents." For more information, please see ABC News article
    • On May 14, 2019, The New York Times published an article titled "At the N.R.A., a Cash Machine Sputtering." For more information, please see The New York Times article
    • On June 20, 2019, The New York Times published an article titled "N.R.A. Suspends Second-in-Command, Implicating Him in Coup Attempt." For more information, please see The New York Times article
    • On July 12, 2019, The Hill published an article titled "DC attorney general subpoenas NRA financial records in nonprofit investigation." For more information, please see The Hill article
    • On August 1, 2019, The Washington Post published an article titled "Three NRA board members resign in latest sign of upheaval at gun rights group." For more information, please see The Washington Post article
    • On August 7, 2019, The Washington Post published an article titled "NRA chief sought purchase of $6 million mansion in wake of Parkland shooting." For more information, please see The Washington Post article
    • On August 7, 2019, The Wall Street Journal published an article titled "NRA Donor Files Suit Over CEO’s Expenses." For more information, please see The Wall Street Journal article
    • On August 9, 2019, The New York Post published an article titled "NY regulators probing NRA for illegal gun insurance kickbacks." For more information, please see The New York Post article
    • On April 5, 2021, Bloomberg published an article titled "NRA’s Wayne LaPierre Accused of Using Bankruptcy to Duck Finance Probe." For more information, please see Bloomberg article
    • On August 26, 2019, The Wall Street Journal published an article titled "Private Jets Ferried Relatives of NRA Chief Executive." For more information, please see The Wall Street Journal article
    • On September 6, 2019, The Washington Post published an article titled "NRA board member and former president Marion Hammer obtained low-interest loan from affiliate she leads." For more information, please see The Washington Post article
    • On December 9, 2019, The New York Times published an article titled "New York Deepens Its Investigation Into the N.R.A." For more information, please see The New York Times article
    • On August 6, 2020, The Washington Post published an article titled "New York attorney general seeks to dissolve NRA in suit accusing gun rights group of wide-ranging fraud and self-dealing." For more information, please see The Washington Post article
    • On November 25, 2020, The Washington Post published an article titled "NRA reports alleged misspending by current and former executives to IRS." For more information, please see The Washington Post article
    • On January 21, 2021, NPR published an article titled "Judge Rejects NRA's Bid To Throw Out Or Transfer Lawsuit That Could Shut It Down." For more information, please see NPR article
    • On March 26, 2021, The Washington Post published an article titled "NRA faces internal woes as it girds for new gun control fight." For more information, please see The Washington Post article
    • On February 24, 2021, Reuters published an article titled "NRA sues NY attorney general, says she wants to destroy her 'political enemy'." For more information, please see Reuters article
    • On April 8, 2021, The Wall Street Journal published an article titled "NRA CEO LaPierre Allegedly Told Travel Agent to Hide Certain Stops on His Private Jet Flights." For more information, please see The Wall Street Journal article
    • On June 4, 2021, CNN published an article titled "NRA withdraws federal lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James." For more information, please see CNN article
    • On July 11, 2021, The Associated Press published an article titled "Schumer wants NRA investigated for bankruptcy fraud." For more information, please see The Associated Press article
    • On November 3, 2021, The Washington Post published an article titled "NRA ran shell companies to illegally fund Trump and other Republicans, Giffords group alleges in suit." For more information, please see The Washington Post article
    • On November 23, 2021, The Wall Street Journal published an article titled "NRA Acknowledges New Findings of Excessive Benefits Paid to CEO Wayne LaPierre." For more information, please see The Wall Street Journal article
    • On December 10, 2021, Bloomberg published an article titled "New York’s Bid to End NRA Gets Skeptical Reaction From Judge." For more information, please see Bloomberg article
    • On February 25, 2022, The New York Post published an article titled "Judge appears ready to shoot down NRA’s countersuit against NY AG Letitia James." For more information, please see The New York Post article
    • On March 2, 2022, The Associated Press published an article titled "Judge blocks NY’s bid to shutter NRA, but lawsuit continues." For more information, please see The Associated Press article
    • On May 28, 2022, Reuters published an article titled "NRA members support Wayne LaPierre despite struggles." For more information, please see Reuters article
    • On September 30, 2022, The New York Office of the Attorney General published an article titled "Statement from Attorney General James on Court Tossing Latest NRA Effort to Avoid Consequences." For more information, please see The New York Office of the Attorney General article
    • On June 10, 2022, The New York Office of the Attorney General published an article titled "Court Rejects NRA’s Bogus Counterclaims Against Attorney General James." For more information, please see The New York Office of the Attorney General article
    • On January 2, 2024, The New York Times published an article titled "LaPierre, Longtime N.R.A. Leader, Faces Trial That Could End His Reign." For more information, please see The New York Times article
    • On January 5, 2024, The New York Times published an article titled "Wayne LaPierre Resigns From N.R.A. With Trial Set to Open." For more information, please see The New York Times article
    • On December 22, 2020, The Washington Post published an article titled "Republican attorneys general back NRA in fight against New York effort to dissolve gun rights group." For more information, please see The Washington Post article
    • On May 2, 2019, The Washington Post published an article titled "Senate Democrats ask NRA execs, PR firm for documents related to alleged self-dealing." For more information, please see The Washington Post article
    • On August 12, 2019, The Wall Street Journal published an article titled "Check for Dallas Mansion Raises New Questions About NRA Plans." For more information, please see The Wall Street Journal article
    • On September 23, 2019, The Wall Street Journal published an article titled "NRA Board Retroactively Approved Transactions Benefiting Insiders." For more information, please see The Wall Street Journal article
    • On May 11, 2021, USA Today published an article titled "NRA bankruptcy dismissed: National Rifle Association's Chapter 11 case rejected as not 'in good faith'." For more information, please see USA Today article
    • On September 24, 2021, The New York Post published an article titled "NRA board member calls for ouster of CEO Wayne LaPierre in lawsuit." For more information, please see The New York Post article
    • On August 17, 2021, Bloomberg published an article titled "NRA Must Be Dissolved After Failing to Clean Up Misconduct, New York Says." For more information, please see Bloomberg article
    • On March 31, 2021, The Wall Street Journal published an article titled "New York Attorney General Says NRA Boss Kept Board in Dark on Planned Bankruptcy." For more information, please see The Wall Street Journal article
    • On February 16, 2024, The Associated Press published an article titled "Lawsuit accusing NRA of lavish misspending now heads to jury." For more information, please see The Associated Press article
    • On September 9, 2021, Bloomberg published an article titled "NRA Members Lose Bid to Intervene in N.Y. AG’s Lawsuit." For more information, please see Bloomberg article

    For more information about our alerts methodology, see here.

    Rating Report

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    • Accountability & Finance
    • Culture & Community
    • Leadership & Adaptability
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    Impact & Results

    NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA cannot be evaluated by our Impact & Results methodology because it is not a 501(c)(3) IRS registered nonprofit

    Charity Navigator currently only evaluates nonprofits registered with the IRS as 501(c)(3) organizations. 501(c)(3) nonprofits are tax-exempt and eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

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