Organizations Filed Purposes:
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND SEEKS TO IMPROVE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE CAUSES OF GUN VIOLENCE AND HELP TO REDUCE IT BY CONDUCTING GROUNDBREAKING ORIGINAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPING EVIDENCE-BASED POLICIES, COMMUNICATING THIS KNOWLEDGE TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, AND ADVANCING GUN SAFETY AND GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN COMMUNITIES AND THE COURTS.
IN 2019, EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND MADE GREAT STRIDES ENGAGING IN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND CHANGING CULTURAL NORMS REGARDING AMERICAN'S SENSE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNER. IN FACT, THE BE SMART PROGRAM CONTINUED TO EXPAND IN CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO ENCOURAGE AMERICANS TO PRACTICE SECURE FIREARM STORAGE. THANKS TO THE WORK OF EVERYTOWN'S LITIGATION TEAM, COURTS REPEATEDLY REJECTED GUN LOBBY-BACKED CHALLENGES AND OTHER EFFORTS TO BLOCK SENSIBLE GUN LAWS, INCLUDING IN CASES BROUGHT BY EVERYTOWN'S GROWING LITIGATION TEAM AND OTHERS IN WHICH EVERYTOWN REVIEWED CHALLENGES SUPPORTED BY GUN LOBBY GROUPS, FILED BRIEFS HIGHLIGHTING THE LEGAL AND HISTORICAL PRECEDENT FOR THE LAWS IN QUESTION, HELPED PERSUADE THE COURTS THAT THE SECOND AMENDMENT IS NOT A BARRIER TO REASONABLE GUN REGULATIONS, AND HELPED DEFEND CITIES IN THEIR ATTEMPTS TO IMPLEMENT NEW GUN SAFETY ORDINANCES IN STATES WITH LOCAL PREEMPTION LAWS. WE HAVE ALSO COMPLETED A COMPREHENSIVE MESSAGE-TESTING PROJECT AROUND RED FLAG LAWS, WORKING TO UNDERSTAND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF AMERICANS WHO HAVE SOMEONE IN THEIR FAMILIES WHO POSES A RISK TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS AND OWNS A GUN. THOSE RESEARCH FINDINGS WERE USED TO EXPAND UPON A PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN WE LAUNCHED IN 2018, USING RESULTS FROM STATE-SPECIFIC RESEARCH TO EXPAND OUR "ONE THING YOU CAN DO" SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM TO ALL 18 STATES THAT HAVE RED FLAG LAWS. 2019 ALSO SAW CONTINUED, HIGH-LEVEL PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT FROM MEMBERS OF OUR EVERYTOWN BUSINESS LEADERS FOR GUN SAFETY COALITION. IN ADDITION, THE WEAR ORANGE CAMPAIGN, WHICH HAPPENED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FIFTH ANNUAL NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY, CONTINUED TO EXPAND. AND IN 2019, EVERYTOWN LAUNCHED THE INAUGURAL NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE SURVIVORS WEEK FOCUSED ON SHARING AND AMPLIFYING THE STORIES OF GUN VIOLENCE SURVIVORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Eric Tirschwell | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION | 40 | $284,470 |
| Christopher Kocher | SENIOR DIRECTOR, SURVIVOR NETWORK | 40 | $195,783 |
| Sarah Burd-Sharps | DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH | 40 | $155,788 |
| Alla Lefkowitz | DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF AFFIRMATIVE LITIGATION | 40 | $152,844 |
| Noelle Howey | DIRECTOR OF CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT | 40 | $150,840 |
| Tara Paone | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 15 | $0 |
| Megan Sheekey | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Micah Lasher | TREASURER & DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ian Shapiro | SECRETARY & DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Richard K Descherer | VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| John Feinblatt | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 7.5 | $0 |
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