AMERICANS AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE
EIN 81-1741008 · Public & Societal Benefit N.E.C. (W99)
What they do
Americans Against Gun Violence Hosted Its Annual National High School Scholarship Essay Contest In 2025, Open to All U.S. High School Students, In Which Students Were Asked to Think and Write Critically About Our Countrys Epidemic of Gun Violence and The Definitive Measures Need to Stop This Epidemic. We Awarded A Total of $18,500 In Scholarships Distributed Among 28 Students and Posted The Winning Essays, or Excerpts From Them, On Our Website, Thereby Providing Students With A Platform to Express Their Own Views Concerning The Epidemic of Gun Violence That Disproportionately Affects Our Countrys Children and Youth. We Also Sent Periodic Newsletters to The Approximately 2,500 People On Our Listserv and Posted Updated Information On Our Website Related to New Developments In The Area of Gun Violence and Gun Violence Prevention In The United States, Including Comparing Rates of Gun Violence, Rates of Gun Ownership, and Gun-related Laws In The United States In Other High Income Democratic
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ContactWilliam DurstonPresident
In care of% WILLIAM DURSTSON
Mailing address620 COOLIDGE DR STE 325 OFC 2, FOLSOM, CA 95630-3188
Main phone(916) 668-4160 WebsiteVisit the charity’s websiteSource: Form 990 public record. Confirm details with the nonprofit before visiting or sending anything.
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- Recognized since
- June 2016
- County
- Sacramento
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