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By what measure is Moms Demand Action the "largest grassroots organization in the nation," Ms. Watts?
Moms Demand Action claims to have "more than 5 million supporters" and "more than 350,000 donors" on their website. They have about 750,000 Facebook likes and 237,000 Twitter followers. I don't understand how that gets anywhere close to the largest. momsdemandaction.org/about/
For comparison, the NRA claims they have more than 5.5 million dues-paying members--that's people who have paid money to join the organization. They have about 5 million Facebook likes and 760,000 twitter followers.
The NRA isn't the "largest grassroots organization in the nation" either but it serves as a pretty easy and direct comparison for the purposes of this thread.
Let's take a look at the financials of Moms Demand Action to see if they shed any further light on this claim. Moms Demand Action is part of the Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, a 501(C)(4). Their 2017 form 990 shows total revenue of $35,741,537. scribd.com/document/41230…
That's down by $17,143,175 from 2016 but pales in comparison to the National Rifle Association of America (The NRA's own 501(C)(4)) which brought in $311,987,734 in 2017. projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/org…
So, yea, in 2017 the NRA's (C)(4) brought in $276,246,197 more than Everytown's (C)(4), of which Moms Demand Action is only one part, did. In other words, the NRA's (C)(4) was more than 8 times the size of Everytown's in 2017.
As far as I'm aware, we don't yet have 2018 financial documents for Everytown or Moms Demand Action. However, if you want to read the NRA's 2018 annual report to members, which includes more than just their (C)(4), then read my latest story: freebeacon.com/issues/nra-mem…
So, I would really like to hear Ms. Watts explanation for how Moms Demand Action is the "largest grassroots organization in the nation" given all this. It appears clear the group isn't even the largest grassroots organization focused on the gun debate.
