NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA: Form 990, tax year 2015

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization: NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (EIN 53-0116130)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-11-08
IRS object ID: 201623149349300602
Schema version: 2015v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-11-08T10:13:21-00:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RSM US LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1861 International Dr Ste 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	McLean	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22102	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	530116130	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	National Rifle Association of America	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NATI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7032671000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	11250 Waples Mill Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	Fairfax	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	220307400	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Wilson H Phillips Jr	PersonNm
Person Title	Treasurer and Chief Financial Offic	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2016-11-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	James P Sweeney	PreparerPersonNm
Phone	7033366400	PhoneNum
Preparation	2016-11-10	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2017-02-10 21:41:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Wilson H Phillips Jr	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	11250 Waples Mill Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	Fairfax	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22030	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$368,019,026	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	www.nra.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1905	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	Firearms safety, education, and training and advocacy on behalf of safe and responsible gun owners	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	76	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	71	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	852	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	150000	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$27,286,963	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$103,475,481	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$94,982,032	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$141,451,858	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$180,255,185	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$4,828,120	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$271,983	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$60,735,818	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$61,200,038	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$310,491,277	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$336,709,238	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$94,459	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$91,500	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$56,577,057	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$63,408,147	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$6,879,238	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$4,997,495	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$38,020,218	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$282,061,231	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$235,037,425	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$345,611,985	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$303,534,567	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$35,120,708	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$33,174,671	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$207,610,450	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$214,839,625	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$165,010,726	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$139,481,463	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$42,599,724	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$75,358,162	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	Per NRA Bylaws, to protect and defend the U.S. Constitution to promote public safety, law and order, and national defense to train law enforcement agencies and civilians in marksmanship to promote shooting sports and hunting.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$45,404,733	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$28,901,812	RevenueAmt
Desc	The gold standard in firearms training. Please visit Explore.NRA.org to learn more. Explore hunting programs, building the next generations of safe and responsible outdoor loving Americans. Explore womens interests, promoting the largest growing demographic of new shooting enthusiasts. Explore law enforcement, offering the best in law enforcement, military, and security firearms instruction. Explore clubs and ranges, supporting a network of over 15,000 NRA-affiliated clubs, associations, and shops. Explore competitive shooting, challenging shooters from novice to world-class levels to compete in more than 10,000 NRA-sanctioned matches. Americas unique outdoor heritage is foundational to what makes this country great. Be part of the NRAs mentoring movement by sharing your passion for the outdoors with a newcomer. Firing that first gun, stargazing from your campsite, signing your hunting license, these are some of the warm, life-affirming firsts to be celebrated and memorable experiences to be shared.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$35,465,774	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$28,484,485	RevenueAmt
Desc	Membership support. The highest value of being an NRA member is gun safety and training, including regular reinforcement of these lessons by keeping engaged with the community of outdoor lovers and safe and responsible shooting enthusiasts. NRA member communications give NRA members unrivaled content delivered through a growing multimedia platform, with real time, daily, weekly, and monthly updates, trenchant insights, and the most authoritative coverage from subject matter experts. The NRA publishes four NRA Official Journals for NRA members, other magazines, and specialty digital channels targeted to specific populations such as NRA Freestyle, NRA Women, and NRA Life of Duty, all part of NRA News. There may be no other brand in America with a stronger suite of original programming aimed at educating, motivating, and entertaining audiences of all ages than the NRA. The NRA does not wait for someone else to tell the stories of law-abiding gun owners. Firearms safety is the cornerstone of everything the NRA does for members.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$24,851,934	ExpenseAmt
Desc	Legislative programs. The NRA Institute for Legislative Action was created in 1975 to advocate on behalf of safe and responsible gun owners. As the foremost protector and defender of the Second Amendment, the NRA promotes firearms safety, advocates against efforts to erode gun rights and freedoms, fights for initiatives aimed at reducing violent crime, and promotes hunters rights and conservation efforts. NRA members recognize the vital importance of NRAILAs true grassroots work to preserve the Second Amendment for future generations of shooters and outdoor sportsmen and sportswomen. This legion of engaged and motivated members is the reason for the NRAs strength. NRAILA legislative issues involve firearms and ammunition regulation, recreational shooting on public lands, gun registries, range preservation, veterans protection, international gun control threats, open and conceal carry laws, wildlife conservation, free speech, and a host of related matters. Please visit NRAILA.org for the most current research and information.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$127,938,859	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$166,319,549	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$233,661,300	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	Yes (true)	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (true)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (true)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (true)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (true)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	1105	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	852	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (true)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (true)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	76	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	71	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AZ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	LA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Wilson H Phillips Jr Treasurer Nati	PersonNm
Phone	7032671000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	11250 Waples Mill Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	Fairfax	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	220307400	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (89 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Allan D Cors
President	020.00	001.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Pete R Brownell
First Vice President	010.00		Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Richard R Childress
Second Vice President	010.00		Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Joe M Allbaugh
Director	001.00	001.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
William H Allen
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Thomas P Arvas
Director	001.00	001.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Scott L Bach
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
William A Bachenberg
Director	001.00	001.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
F E Bachhuber Jr
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
M Carol Bambery
Director	001.00	001.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Bob Barr
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ronnie G Barrett
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Clel Baudler
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
David E Bennett
Director	001.00	001.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
J Kenneth Blackwell
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Matt Blunt
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dan Boren
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Robert K Brown
Director	001.00	001.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
David Butz
Director	005.00		Yes (X)		$150,000	$0	$0
J William Carter
Director	001.00	001.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ted W Carter
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Patricia A Clark
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Charles L Cotton
Director	001.00	001.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
David G Coy
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Larry E Craig
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John L Cushman
Director	001.00	001.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
William H Dailey
Director	001.00	002.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Joseph P DeBergalis Jr
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
R Lee Ermey
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Edie P Fleeman
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Joel Friedman
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sandra S Froman
Director	010.00		Yes (X)		$45,180	$0	$0
James S Gilmore III
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Marion P Hammer
Director	005.00		Yes (X)		$172,000	$0	$0
Maria Heil
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Graham Hill
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Steve Hornady
Director	001.00	001.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Susan Howard
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Roy Innis
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
H Joaquin Jackson
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Curtis S Jenkins
Director	001.00	001.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
David A Keene
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Tom King
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Timothy Knight starting April 13 20
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Herbert A Lanford Jr
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Karl A Malone
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sean Maloney starting April 13 2015
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Carolyn D Meadows
Director	001.00	001.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John F Milius through April 13 2015
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Bill Miller
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Owen Buz Mills
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Grover G Norquist
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Oliver L North
Director	005.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Robert Nosler
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Johnny Nugent
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ted Nugent
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Lance Olson
Director	005.00		Yes (X)		$90,000	$0	$0
Timothy Pawol through April 13 2015
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
James W Porter II
Director	001.00	003.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Josh Powell
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Peter J Printz
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Todd J Rathner
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Wayne Anthony Ross
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Carl T Rowan Jr
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Don Saba
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Robert E Sanders
Director	001.00	001.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
William H Satterfield
Director	001.00	002.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mercedes Schlapp starting April 13
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$60,000	$0	$0
Ronald L Schmeits
Director	001.00	001.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Steven C Schreiner
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Tom Selleck
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John C Sigler
Director	001.00	002.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Leroy Sisco
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dwight D Van Horn
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$840	$0	$0
Linda L Walker
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Howard J Walter
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
J D Williams through April 13 2015
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Robert J Wos
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Donald E Young
Director	001.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Wayne LaPierre
CEO and Executive Vice President	060.00	001.00		Yes (X)	$5,051,249	$0	$59,736
Chris W Cox
Executive Director, NRAILA	058.00	001.00		Yes (X)	$1,345,407	$0	$105,435
Robert K Weaver
Executive Director, General Operations	050.00			Yes (X)	$535,042	$0	$63,613
Wilson H Phillips Jr
Treasurer	047.00	004.00		Yes (X)	$549,269	$0	$41,938
John C Frazer
Secretary and General Counsel	050.00			Yes (X)	$272,576	$0	$55,870
Douglas Hamlin
Executive Director, Publications	050.00				$572,723	$0	$61,225	Yes (X)
Michael Marcellin
Managing Director, Affinity and Licensing	040.00				$556,196	$0	$51,773	Yes (X)
Tyler Schropp
Executive Director, Advancement	050.00	005.00			$519,180	$0	$61,122	Yes (X)
David Lehman
Deputy Executive Director, NRAILA	050.00	001.00			$401,170	$0	$23,021	Yes (X)
James Baker
Director, NRAILA Federal	050.00				$298,615	$0	$14,459	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$10,619,447	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$538,192	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	101	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
InfoCision
325 Springside Dr	Akron	OH	44333	Membership processing and contribution solicitations	$20,308,437
Ackerman McQueen
1601 NW Expressway	Oklahoma City	OK	73118	Public relations and advertising	$13,807,643
Postmaster
1735 N Lynn St	Arlington	VA	22209	Postage shipping	$9,625,410
Communications Corp of America
13195 Freedom Way	Boston	VA	22713	Fundraising printing mailing	$8,685,334
Valtim Inc
1095 Venture Dr	Forest	VA	24551	Fulfillment center	$8,124,069

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	154	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Info In Schedule O Part VIII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIIInd
Related Organizations	$19,068,256	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions	$75,913,776	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$149,995	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$94,982,032	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Program fees	$14,590,207	$14,590,207
Member dues	$165,664,978	$165,664,978

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$180,255,185	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,108,539	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,108,539	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$17,820,307	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$17,820,307	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$1,351,081	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$2,045,386	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	-$694,305	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$694,305	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$694,305	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$21,093,303	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$21,929,859	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$836,556	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$836,556	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$836,556	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$823,987	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$200,612	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$623,375	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$623,375	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$21,445,536	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$7,133,931	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$14,311,605	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$13,288,158	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$1,023,447	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Advertising	541800	$24,702,441	$24,702,441
Subscriptions	541800	$2,220,969		$2,220,969
Other unrelated business activity	900004	$1,561,075	$1,561,075

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$654,571	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$654,571	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$29,139,056	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$336,709,238	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$195,764,312	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$27,286,963	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$18,675,931	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$79,500	TotalAmt
Program Services	$79,500	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,538,155	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,338,969	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,723,603	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$475,583	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,762,627	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,751,362	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,383,787	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,627,478	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,397,948	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,712,450	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,168,676	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$516,822	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,304,035	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,892,944	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,040,550	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$370,541	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,405,382	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,499,411	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$668,071	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$237,900	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,544,582	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,236,215	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$308,367	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$124,970	TotalAmt
Management And General	$124,970	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,144,100	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,144,100	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,997,495	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$4,997,495	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$113,365	TotalAmt
Management And General	$113,365	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,948,713	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,059,840	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$6,888,873	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,529,022	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,649,329	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,879,693	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,159,314	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,758,299	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,401,015	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,942,702	TotalAmt
Program Services	$857,201	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,085,501	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,695,386	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,718,842	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,976,544	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,625,204	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,129,880	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,495,324	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,259,802	TotalAmt
Program Services	$818,036	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$441,766	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,453,780	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,529,536	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$924,244	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,188,011	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,188,011	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Additional member communications expenses	$68,369,024	$50,399,454	$17,969,570
Additional training and community service expenses	$33,302,500	$33,302,500
Additional printing and publications expenses	$24,712,927	$24,712,927
Fulfillment materials	$9,487,257	$8,176,571	$1,176,305	$134,381

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,436,766	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,693,923	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,983,192	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,759,651	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$303,534,567	TotalAmt
Program Services	$233,661,300	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,853,049	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$38,020,218	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,369,381	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,168,474	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,160,545	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,758,682	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$57,547,065	BOYAmt
EOY	$64,092,546	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,018,999	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,004,582	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,786,159	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,878,594	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,251,978	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,207,830	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$75,679,606	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$36,792,542	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,542,719	BOYAmt
EOY	$38,887,064	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$59,225,582	BOYAmt
EOY	$60,176,258	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,984,651	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,721,861	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,723,371	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,943,734	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$207,610,450	BOYAmt
EOY	$214,839,625	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$78,771,321	BOYAmt
EOY	$78,902,061	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,691,740	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,873,323	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$36,392,583	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,417,379	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,155,082	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,288,700	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$165,010,726	BOYAmt
EOY	$139,481,463	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$1,013,786	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,802,714	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,998,213	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,349,401	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$35,615,297	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,206,047	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,599,724	BOYAmt
EOY	$75,358,162	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$207,610,450	BOYAmt
EOY	$214,839,625	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$33,174,671	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$2,173,402	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$1,757,169	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures	$4,892,637	PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Volunteer Hours	79400	VolunteerHoursCnt
Expended527 Activities	$62,435	Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend	$62,435	TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL Filed	Yes (true)	Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Paid Internal FundsPaidInternalFundsAmt
Republican Governors Association
1747 Pennsylvania Ave NW Ste 250	Washington	DC	20006	113655877	$192,650
Republican State Leadership Committee
1201 F St NW Ste 675	Washington	DC	20004	050532524	$145,000
Republican Attorneys General Association
1747 Pennsylvania Ave NW Ste 800	Washington	DC	20006	464501717	$103,860
NRA Political Victory Fund (see Parts I-A and IV)
11250 Waples Mill Road	Fairfax	VA	22030	521083020

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	Yes (true)	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	false	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	false	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
I-A 1	The NRA engaged in activities in support of its mission, which includes protecting and defending the Constitution of the United States, especially with reference to the inalienable right of the individual American citizen guaranteed by such Constitution to acquire, possess, collect, exhibit, transport, carry, transfer ownership of, and enjoy the right to use arms, in order that the people may always be in a position to exercise their legitimate individual rights of self-preservation and defense of family, person, and property. In pursuit of the goals of the association, the NRA spent a small percentage of funds directly and indirectly on political activities, which were not the primary activities of the organization. In 2015, the NRA paid 4,892,637 fundraising and administrative expenses for the separate segregated fund, NRA Political Victory Fund, as allowed by law. Such expenses included fundraising postage and fundraising labor as well as other costs such as lockbox fees, as allowed by law. Support for fundraising and administrative expenses of a separate segregated fund is industry standard for nonprofit organizations like the NRA, as allowed by law. The NRA is organized primarily to promote social welfare and engages in political activities on behalf of or in opposition to candidates for public office, as allowed by law. By any measure, the percentage of funds spent by the NRA on political activities is small in comparison to the budget devoted to the primary activities of the organization. For instance, the NRAs direct and indirect political campaign activities were less than 2 of the NRAs total expenses in 2015, as applied to total expenses reported on Form 990, Part IX, line 25. Readers are reminded that the NRAs Form 990 reports only on the NRA itself and not on the separate segregated fund. The separate segregated fund is a separate entity for tax purposes. The NRA does not contribute funds from its treasury to this entity nor does the NRA receive contributions from members earmarked for this entity.
I-C 4	This informational note regards the NRAs taxes. The NRA separately files Form 1120-POL, which is not subject to public disclosure. The following information about taxes paid with Forms 1120-POL is shared here on a voluntary basis as a service for readers. 527f proxy tax is paid on the lesser of net investment income or certain political expenditures as defined by the federal tax code, such as when certain political communications expressly advocate the election or defeat of a candidate and are made by the NRA itself rather than by the NRAs separate segregated fund. The amount of 527f proxy tax paid with 2015 Form 1120-POL was 21,817. Historically, the amount of 527f proxy tax paid with 2014 Form 1120-POL was 1,662,307 no amount of 527f proxy tax was required to be paid for the year 2013 and the amount of 527f proxy tax paid with 2012 Form 1120-POL was 613,671. Additional informational notes regarding the NRAs taxes are shared on Schedule D regarding state and local taxes and Schedule O regarding unrelated business income taxes. The NRA chooses to share all of this extra information about the NRAs taxes, above and beyond 990 instructions or regulatory requirements, in order to demonstrate in good faith that the organization is a taxpayer in good standing. As another polite reminder to readers, Form 990 information is not necessarily expected to tie to Federal Election Commission FEC reporting due to different definitions and exclusions in the different regulatory regimes. Further, readers are reminded that the NRAs Form 990 reports only on the NRA itself and not on the separate segregated fund, pursuant to the instructions and regulatory requirements.
I-C 5	Payments and in-kind contributions made by the NRA to the Republican Governors Association, Republican State Leadership Committee, and Republican Attorneys General Association were not used for federal electioneering communications.
I-C 5	The NRA Political Victory Fund, an independent political action committee PAC of the NRA, directly received contributions during the year in the amount of 9,743,849. All contributions to the PAC were directly received from contributors. The NRA did not take possession of any contributions, nor did it or was it required to deliver or transfer those funds to the PAC. Although the NRA provided fundraising and administrative support to the NRA Political Victory Fund as detailed above in line 1, reflecting industry standard and as allowed by law, the NRA did not contribute its own funds to the NRA Political Victory Fund for the purposes of candidate or campaign contributions. The NRA has elected, for full transparency, to list the NRAPVF in the line 5 table to show these facts.

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch Prog	Yes (X)	CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale	Yes (true)	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$16,738,628	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,988,178	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$266,970	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$772,538	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$29,798	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$17,657,500	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$15,706,221	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,346,379	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$366,395	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$642,077	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$38,290	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$16,738,628	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$12,587,566	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,818,471	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$794,093	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$461,526	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$32,383	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$15,706,221	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$10,738,148	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,554,967	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$775,895	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$442,581	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$38,863	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$12,587,566	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$9,711,011	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,546,181	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$112,646	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$378,110	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$28,288	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$10,738,148	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	1.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	Yes (true)	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch R	Yes (true)	RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,380,792	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$5,380,792	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$53,469,880	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$26,724,040	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$27,213,753	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$16,828,934	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$13,047,783	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,292,519	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$38,887,064	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc
Financial derivatives and other financial products
Closely-held equity interests

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
Federal income taxes
Derivative instrument market valuation	$3,014,520
Capital lease arrangement	$986,128
Accrued sales and use taxes	$259,220
Coupon liability	$28,832

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$4,288,700	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$345,392,822	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$2,173,402	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$1,757,169	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$416,233	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$345,809,055	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$9,099,817	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$9,099,817	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$336,709,238	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$312,634,384	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$9,179,317	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$9,179,317	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$303,455,067	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$79,500	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$79,500	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$303,534,567	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
III 4	This response describes the museum collections which are held by the NRAs related organizations and curated by NRA employees. The NRA Museums promote gun collecting and preservation of history through the heritage of firearms. The NRA Museums include the National Firearms Museum in Fairfax, Virginia the Frank Brownell Museum of the Southwest in Raton, New Mexico and the NRA National Sporting Arms Museum at Bass Pro Shops in Springfield, Missouri. To make the NRA Museums the finest possible resources for the public, the NRA and its affiliated charities rely on generous supporters to build the exhibition and research collections through contributions of historically significant firearms. As individuals grow older and make plans for their loved ones and special treasures, all firearms owners must eventually answer the question, What will happen to my guns when I am gone For many NRA members and other supporters, their answer is the NRA. Please visit NRAmuseums.org for exciting current information on the museum galleries, and please visit NRAgive.com to consider your legacy of supporting the liberties that built this country.
III 5	This response explains why the NRA may solicit or receive assets that some donors intend to be sold rather than maintained permanently. The NRA Firearms For Freedom program appeals to supporters who may wish to donate their firearms collections to the NRA. When donors intend their guns to be sold rather than held for exhibition or research in the collections of the NRA Museums, the NRA partners with auctionhouses. Donors may choose to have guns sold for various reasons, such as to support current program services or to fund a charitable gift annuity or charitable trust with one of the NRAs affiliated charities. The philanthropic intent of each donor determines how a gift is handled.
V 4	This response describes the intended uses of the organizations endowment funds. The endowment funds of the NRA benefit a diverse range of philanthropic interests, including training in marksmanship, national shooting championships, womens leadership, hunters leadership, recreational shooting, law enforcement, NRA Museums, and the National Endowment for the Protection of the Second Amendment.
X 12	This informational note provides context for the derivative financial instrument disclosed as a liability. Interest rate swaps are entered into to manage interest rate risks associated with the NRAs borrowing, and interest rate swaps are accounted for in accordance with FASB ASC 815. The NRAs interest rate swap is recorded in the balance sheet at fair value with fair value changes recorded as unrealized gain on derivative instrument.
X 14	This informational note regards the NRAs taxes. The NRA is a substantial taxpayer and remains in good standing with the tax authorities. For instance, in 2015, the NRA paid over 3,700,000 in state and local taxes, including sales and use taxes, real estate and personal property taxes, amusement taxes, and state unemployment taxes. The liability shown on Schedule D, Part X of 259,220 for accrued sales and use taxes relates to timing and is a small fraction of taxes paid during the year. Additional informational notes regarding the NRAs taxes are shared on Schedule C regarding proxy taxes and Schedule O regarding unrelated business income taxes. The NRA chooses to share all of this extra information about the NRAs total taxes, above and beyond 990 instructions and regulatory requirements, in order to demonstrate in good faith that the organization is a taxpayer in good standing.
X 2	This response provides the text of the footnote to the organizations financial statements in accordance with FASB ASC 740. Management evaluated the NRAs tax positions and concluded that the NRA had taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustment to the financial statements to comply with the provisions of this guidance. Generally, the NRA is no longer subject to income tax examinations by the U.S. federal, state, or local tax authorities for years before 2012, which is the standard statute of limitations lookback period.
XI 2d	This response explains 1,757,169 in the reconcilation of revenue from the audited financial statements to the revenue as stated on 990. The figure includes 1,041,579 agency transactions between the NRA and NRA Foundation and 715,590 unrealized gain on derivative instrument. The agency transactions figure of 1,041,579 includes endowment contributions and endowment earnings designated by NRA Foundation donors for eligible NRA programs. An informational note describing the purpose of the derivative instrument is included with Schedule D, Part X, line 12.
XI 4b	This response explains 9,099,817 in the reconcilation of revenue from the audited financial statements to the revenue as stated on 990. The figure includes 7,133,931 cost of goods sold, 2,045,386 rental expense, less 79,500 offset, which were reported as expenses on the audited financial statements.
XII 2d	This response explains 9,179,317 in the reconcilation of expenses from the audited financial statements to the expenses as stated on 990. The figure includes 7,133,931 cost of goods sold and 2,045,386 rental expense, which are reported on Form 990, Part VIII revenue statement.
XII 4b	This response explains 79,500 in the reconcilation of expenses from the audited financial statements to the expenses as stated on 990. The figure is the amount of interest on endowment grants.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	Central America and the Caribbean	RegionTxt
Type Of Activities Conducted	Investments	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$4,801,000	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent	$4,801,000	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$4,801,000	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	false	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	Yes (true)	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Part I Line 31d

The NRAs offshore investments follow industry standard best practices in risk management for national nonprofit institutional investors. Alternative investments reduce overall portfolio risk by reducing volatility and improving diversification. The NRA maintains several investment accounts that are multi-strategy funds of funds. Income from passive investments, when appropriately structured, is excluded from unrelated business income by law. This type of investment posture is commonly accepted in the U.S. exempt organization industry.

Part I Line 31f

100 of the amount is the total book value of investments for that region.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (true)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
Allegiance
11250 Waples Mill Rd	Fairfax	VA	22030	Paid solicitor	false	$24,512,268	$480,000	$24,032,268
InfoCision
325 Springside Dr	Akron	OH	44333	Paid solicitor	false	$9,220,052	$4,517,495	$4,702,557
CWH Services DBA Cars With Heart
14185 Dallas Pkwy	Dallas	TX	75254	Paid solicitor	false

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$33,732,320	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$4,997,495	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$28,734,825	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	NRA-ILA EVENT	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$823,987	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$823,987	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$200,612	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$823,987	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$823,987	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$200,612	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$200,612	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$623,375	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I Line 2b-3	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Cars With Heart is listed for informational purposes and for consistency, because it was registered and disclosed as an authorized vendor during the year 2015.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	National Fdn for Women Legislators	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	910 16th St NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	Washington	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20006	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	521480785	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501c3	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$12,000	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	Undergraduate college scholarships	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	NRA Jeanne E. Bray Memorial Scholarship Awards Program	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	24	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$79,500	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Part I Line 2

The National Foundation for Women Legislators partners with the National Rifle Association for the annual NFWL/NRA Bill of Rights Essay Scholarship Contest for female high school juniors and seniors. The NRA actively assists National Foundation of Women Legislators in the selection and administration of NFWL scholarships for college. NFWL scholarship applications are assessed on the elements of historical research, insight and perspective, demonstrated understanding of the American Constitution, inspirational quality, and meaningful personal connection.

Part III Line 1

The NRA Jeanne E. Bray Memorial Scholarship Awards Program is named in honor and recognition of the groundbreaking police officer Jeanne E. Bray, a shooting champion and past member of the NRA Board of Directors. Jeanne E. Bray was the first female detective on a burglary squad, which has evolved into todays modern SWAT. She was the first female police officer to earn the NRA Police Marksmanship Distinguished bar, and she won the National Womens Police Pistol Combat Championship five times from 1962 to 1967. The program offers scholarships of up to 2,500 per semester, up to 5,000 per year for a maximum of four years, to dependent children of any public law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty who was an NRA member at the time of death, and to dependent children of any current or retired law enforcement officers who are living and have current NRA membership. The membership restriction is permitted by law because the NRA Jeanne E. Bray Memorial Scholarship Awards Program is a 501c4 program.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	Yes (X)	FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Idemnification Gross Up Pmts	Yes (X)	IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (true)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Wayne LaPierre
CEO and Executive Vice President	$1,090,515	$150,000	$3,810,734	$19,605	$40,131	$5,110,985	$465,734
Chris W Cox
Executive Director, NRAILA	$653,101	$85,000	$607,306	$52,165	$53,270	$1,450,842	$178,548
Robert K Weaver
Executive Director, General Operations	$441,124	$90,000	$3,918	$19,605	$44,008	$598,655
Wilson H Phillips Jr
Treasurer	$423,048	$94,265	$31,956	$19,610	$22,328	$591,207
John C Frazer
Secretary and General Counsel	$264,879		$7,697	$15,208	$40,662	$328,446
Douglas Hamlin
Executive Director, Publications	$473,015	$75,000	$24,708	$15,900	$45,325	$633,948
Michael Marcellin
Managing Director, Affinity and Licensing	$149,591	$384,033	$22,572	$19,610	$32,163	$607,969
Tyler Schropp
Executive Director, Advancement	$390,302	$125,000	$3,878	$15,892	$45,230	$580,302
David Lehman
Deputy Executive Director, NRAILA	$339,600	$50,000	$11,570	$19,610	$3,411	$424,191
James Baker
Director, NRAILA Federal	$293,942		$4,673		$14,459	$313,074
Marion P Hammer
Director	$172,000					$172,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I Line 1a	Charter travel was used on occasions when travel logistics precluded other available options. Travel was properly excluded from taxable compensation. Certain compensation elements were grossed up. All tax gross ups were properly included in taxable compensation. Clubs were only used for business purposes. Clubs were properly excluded from taxable compensation.
Part I Line 4b	The NRA takes a full transparency posture for executive compensation. This comment provides context for the 457b and 457f plans and explains the two 457f payouts that occurred during 2015. The NRA has an executive 457b deferred compensation retirement plan for the benefit of certain employees. It is employee funded, not employer funded. The NRA also has a nonqualified 457f supplemental income retirement plan for the benefit of certain executives. The NRA decides the benefit amount and timeframe for vesting of each participant. Service costs included in deferred compensation are actuarially determined under FASB ASC 715. The 457f plan is designed to supplement the current tax qualified defined benefit pension plan where current limitations on benefits and employer contributions may be inadequate, and an employer-sponsored supplemental income plan can best provide these select employees with the appropriate amount of income continuation in the specific desired circumstances. During 2015, Chris W. Cox vested in 457f plan participation after reaching a scheduled milestone and received a taxable payout of 585,298. Mr. Coxs payment was his first payment from the 457f deferred compensation plan, and it occurred after 20 years of continuous service to the organization. During 2015, the chief executive Wayne LaPierre vested in 457f plan participation after reaching a scheduled milestone and received a taxable payout of 3,767,345. Mr. LaPierres one-time payment was his first and will be his only payout from the 457f deferred compensation plan, and it occurred after 36 years of continuous service to the organization, which has included 25 years as the NRAs top executive. The taxable 457f payouts have been properly included as taxable compensation and reported in Schedule J, Part II, Column Biii, and in Form 990, Part VII, Column D.
Part II	Column Biii Other reportable compensation in taxable wages includes 457b, fringe auto, group life insurance benefits, and 457f payout if applicable. Column C represents benefits that will not be paid until the future and includes the employer paid portions of the NRA defined benefit pension plan, 401k plan, and 457f plan if applicable. The NRA takes a full transparency posture for executive compensation.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	2	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$149,995	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Sales of comparable items	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	Yes (true)	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I Line 32	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	On occasion and as appropriate, securities and other donated liquid or illiquid assets can be converted into cash by the outside third party specialists that partner with the NRA to fulfill the philanthropic intentions of the donors.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (17 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d	Program Service Expenses 127,938,859, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 166,319,549 This note provides further information on Part III Program Service Accomplishments. NRA program services are centered on the NRAs core mission of firearms safety, education, and training. In addition to the activities already described, other key gun safety and related programs too numerous to detail include NRAs Refuse To Be a Victim, Eddie Eagle, NRA Museums, NRA Advancement, NRA Country, Great American Outdoor Show, NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits, and much more. All 990 readers are encouraged to refer to NRA.org, NRApublications.org, NRAILA.org, NRAnews.com, and NRAgive.com for appealing and inspirational opportunities to continue to engage with the NRA on the core mission of gun safety. NRA members and other lawful gun owners proudly preserve the Second Amendment as Americas first freedom.
Form 990, Part I, Line 1	The NRA is a 501c4 membership association with four 501c3 public charities and a Section 527 political action committee, which is a separate segregated fund. The four charities affiliated with the NRA are NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund, NRA Foundation Inc, NRA Freedom Action Foundation, and NRA Special Contribution Fund DBA NRA Whittington Center. The political action committee is the NRA Political Victory Fund. See Schedule R, Part II. During 2015, NRA annual membership dues were 35 with promotional discounts to 25. In late 2015, the NRA announced a dues increase from 35 to 40 which would take effect in early 2016, representing the first NRA dues increase in more than twenty years. Individuals who would like to reduce the volume of solicitations they receive from the NRA can contact NRA Member Services and request to be placed on the Do Not Promote list. This simple step will significantly reduce the amount of contact received from the NRA without affecting magazine service, Board of Directors ballot, membership renewal, or other vital mail.
Form 990, Part I, Line 7	This informational note regards the NRAs unrelated business income. Form 990 page 1 shows gross unrelated business revenue on line 7a and net unrelated business taxable income on line 7b. The NRA did not owe unrelated business income tax for the year 2015 due to the application of net operating loss carryforwards, as allowed by law. The main sources of the NRAs unrelated business income, as shown on 990 Part VIII, Column C, are certain merchandise sales from the e-commerce platforms, advertising, and other activities not related to the NRAs tax exempt purposes within the NRA Official Journals, NRA digital online channels, and NRA television programs. Additional informational notes regarding the NRAs taxes are shared on Schedule C regarding proxy taxes and Schedule D regarding state and local taxes. The NRA chooses to share all of this extra information about the NRAs total taxes, above and beyond 990 instructions and regulatory requirements, in order to demonstrate in good faith that the organization is a taxpayer in good standing.
Form 990, Part I, Line 8	This informational note regards the NRAs contribution revenue. The vast majority of contributions to the NRA comes from millions of small individual donors. Gifts from companies and executives in the firearms, hunting, and shooting sports industries typically comprise less than 5 of the NRAs contribution revenue every year, as applied to contribution revenue reported on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6	The National Rifle Association is a membership association that represents only individual citizens. Membership dues are properly reported on Form 990, Part VIII, line 2 pursuant to the instructions for such reporting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a	NRA members elect all 76 members of the NRA Board of Directors. 75 directors are elected for staggered three year terms, and the 76th director is elected for a one year term on the occasion of each NRA Annual Meeting of Members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b	Certain Board of Directors decisions are subject to membership approval per NRA Bylaws and New York not for profit corporate law.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	Form 990 is reviewed by the external auditing firm, presented to the NRA Board of Directors Audit Committee, and made available to the full NRA Board of Directors, before it is filed with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c	The organization takes conflicts of interest very seriously and utilizes a statement of corporate ethics. To monitor and enforce corporate filings, annual filings must be provided to the Office of the Secretary and General Counsel and reviewed regularly and consistently.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15	Compensation of the NRAs top management officials is established by methods including independent compensation consultants, compensation surveys and studies, and comparability data. In addition, under the NRA Bylaws, compensation of certain elected officers including the Executive Vice President must be approved by the Board of Directors, based on recommendations by the compensation committee. All decisions are properly documented.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18	Readers are politely reminded the NRA was founded 145 years ago, in 1871. The NRAs 1944 determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service is available on Guidestar.org and can also be requested directly from the NRA as required by law. Forms 990 can be requested directly from the NRA as required by law.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	NRA Bylaws, audited consolidated financial statements of the NRA and affiliates, and annual reports are available upon request for the same period of disclosure as set forth in Section 6104d. The NRA does not make internal operating policies available to the general public.
Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1	This informational note regards service on the NRA Board of Directors, which is not compensated. Board members who received Forms 1099 were compensated for other professional services they performed for the organization, not for their voluntary Board service.
Form 990, Part VIII, Line 2b	This informational note regards the reporting of member dues on Form 990. Line 1b of the revenue statement is properly left blank. Pursuant to 990 form instructions, membership dues that are not contributions because they compare reasonably with available benefits are reported on line 2. Thus, all NRA member dues are properly shown on the 990 revenue statement as program service revenue on line 2, other than NRA Life-plus contributions which are properly counted as contribution revenue in line 1f of the 990 revenue statement.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11	This informational note regards the NRAs payment of fees for outside professional services as stated on line 11 of the 990 expense statement. Line 11b reports legal fees paid to outside attorneys, such as for Second Amendment case work and related litigation at the federal and state levels. Line 11c reports accounting fees paid to the outside CPA firm that provides the NRAs auditing and tax services. Line 11d reports lobbying expenses paid to external registered lobbyists. Line 11e reports fundraising costs paid to the authorized vendors listed on Schedule G. Line 11f reports investment management fees paid to investment advisors that manage the NRAs portfolios. Professional services performed by NRA employees in house counsel, in house accountants, in house lobbyists, in house fundraisers, and in house investment managers, respectively are properly reported on lines 5-7 of the expense statement, as required by 990 form instructions.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e	This response explains 15,436,766 of other expenses stated on line 24e of the 990, Part IX expense statement. This figure includes 8,452,633 other legislative not lobbying program services, 4,420,028 banking fees, 1,640,069 membership fulfillment items, 466,016 FASB ASC 715 pension accounting valuation adjustment, and 458,020 compensation of former officers.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9	This response explains 1,757,169 of other changes in the net assets reconciliation schedule. The figure includes 1,041,579 agency transactions between the NRA and NRA Foundation and 715,590 unrealized gain on derivative instrument. The agency transactions figure of 1,041,579 includes endowment contributions and endowment earnings designated by NRA Foundation donors for eligible NRA programs. Readers may refer to Schedule D for an informational note on the derivative instrument.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
NRA FOUNDATION INC
11250 WAPLES MILL RD	FAIRFAX	VA	22030	521710886	CHARITABLE	DC	501c3	LINE 7	NRA	Yes (true)
NRA SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION FUND
PO BOX 700	RATON	NM	87740	237367534	CHARITABLE	NM	501c3	LINE 7	NRA	Yes (true)
NRA CIVIL RIGHTS DEFENSE FUND
11250 WAPLES MILL RD	FAIRFAX	VA	22030	521136665	CHARITABLE	NY	501c3	LINE 7	NRA	Yes (true)
NRA FREEDOM ACTION FOUNDATION
11250 WAPLES MILL RD	FAIRFAX	VA	22030	261277941	CHARITABLE	VA	501c3	LINE 7	NRA	Yes (true)
NRA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND
11250 WAPLES MILL RD	FAIRFAX	VA	22030	521083020	PAC/SSF	VA	527		NRA	false

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	Yes (true)	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	Yes (true)	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	Yes (true)	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (true)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (true)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (8 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
NRA FOUNDATION INC
a	$180,000	CASH VALUE
NRA FOUNDATION INC
c	$18,985,029	CASH VALUE
NRA FOUNDATION INC
o	$4,554,288	CASH VALUE
NRA FOUNDATION INC
q	$1,102,826	CASH VALUE
NRA CIVIL RIGHTS DEFENSE FUND
c	$83,227	CASH VALUE
NRA CIVIL RIGHTS DEFENSE FUND
q	$68,361	CASH VALUE
NRA SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION FUND
a	$120,000	CASH VALUE
NRA SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION FUND
q	$1,548,258	CASH VALUE

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Part II

The NRA is a 501c4 membership association with four 501c3 public charities and a Section 527 political action committee PAC, which is a separate segregated fund. The four charities affiliated with the NRA are NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund, NRA Foundation Inc, NRA Freedom Action Foundation, and NRA Special Contribution Fund DBA Whittington Center. The PAC is the NRA Political Victory Fund NRAPVF is a separate unincorporated PAC of the NRA. In the event that any funds are received by the NRA and earmarked to the PAC, the NRA has systems in place to ensure any such receipts are promptly and immediately deposited into the separate segregated funds accounts. The NRA did not take possession of any earmarked PAC contributions from its members all contributions to the PAC were directly received by the PAC from contributors. Therefore, there were no reportable transactions between the NRA and the PAC for the purposes of any Part V, line 2 disclosures.

Part V Line 1c

This informational note regards qualified charitable grantmaking. All grants made by NRA Foundation and NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund to the NRA are subject to stringent review processes requiring that the grants be made and used only for qualified charitable purpose programs. The NRA is required to provide an accounting to the charities as documentation that proceeds were used by the NRA for the qualified charitable purposes as set forth in the grant documents.