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Prepared for Carmen P. | Delivered August 9, 2019
Corporate Donations to the Gun Lobby
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Goals
To determine how much money corporations donate annually to the U.S. gun lobby for purposes of data mining.
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Early Findings
Preliminary research indicates the amount of donations from private donors (individuals and corporations) is readily available from 2004 through 2017.
In 2017, the NRA received
$98 million
in private donations against
$312 million
total revenue (for 31.4% of total revenue).
In 2016, the NRA received
$125 million
in private donation against
$367 million
total revenue (34% of total revenue).
I
n
2013, the NRA received
$96.4 million
in private donations, which was
27.7%
of total revenue.
I
n
2012, the NRA received
$86.4 million
in private donations, which was
33.7%
of total revenue.
I
n
2011, the NRA received
$59.4 million
in private donations, which was
27.1%
of total revenue.
I
n
2010, the NRA received
$71.1 million
in private donations, which was
31.2%
of total revenue.
I
n
2009, the NRA received
$66.9 million
in private donations, which was
28.2%
of total revenue.
I
n
2008, the NRA
incorrectly reported
membership dues and private donations together.
I
n
2007, the NRA received
$54.7 million
in private donations, which was
16.5%
of total revenue.
I
n
2006, the NRA received
$37.4 million
in private donations, which was
22.6%
of total revenue.
I
n
2005, the NRA received
$42.8 million
in private donations, which was
26.1%
of total revenue.
I
n
2004, the NRA received
$46.3 million
in private donations, which was
27.1%
of total revenue.
As of 2011,
74%
of corporate donations come from gun companies.
INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS
In 2011, individuals donated
$11 million
to the NRA's Political Victory Fund.
This donation amount increased to
$22 million
in 2014.
These contributions came from
300,000
donors and
90%
of donations were
less than $200
in a single year.
The NRA states the average donation from individuals is
$35
.
TRIANGULTION
Since individual donations made up $11 million of the NRA's contributions in 2011, this means that $48.4 million was from corporate sponsors (
$59.4 million
— $11 million).
In 2011, $35.8 million of the $48.4 million in corporate donations came from gun companies ($48.4 million x
0.74
).
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