EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INC

THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND HELPED TO MAKE COMMUNITIES SAFER THROUGH SUPPORT FOR CRITICAL SERVICES AND COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, ROBUST PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, TARGETED LITIGATION AND LIFE-SAVING ORIGINAL RESEARCH. 2023 WAS AN IMPACTFUL YEAR FOR EVERYTOWN LAW, THE NATION'S LARGEST AND MOST EXPERIENCED TEAM OF LITIGATORS DEDICATED TO COMBATING GUN VIOLENCE IN THE COURTS. THIS YEAR, IN STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, EVERYTOWN LAW MADE MASSIVE STRIDES TO HOLD THE GUN INDUSTRY ACCOUNTABLE, RESULTING IN FOUR HISTORIC SETTLEMENTS AGAINST THE GUN INDUSTRY. IN ADDITION TO THESE HISTORIC SETTLEMENTS, EVERYTOWN LAW ALSO FILED NEW LAWSUITS TO HOLD THE GUN INDUSTRY ACCOUNTABLE. AND WHILE THE SUPREME COURT'S 2022 DANGEROUS BRUEN DECISION UNLEASHED CHAOS, EVERYTOWN LAW CONTINUED TO HELP GOVERNMENTS SECURE MAJOR VICTORIES IN COURTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ALSO IN 2023, THE EVERYTOWN SUPPORT FUND EXPANDED EVEN MORE EFFORTS TO HOLD THE GUN INDUSTRY ACCOUNTABLE. FROM CONFRONTING INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES AT THEIR ANNUAL TRADE SHOW TO ORGANIZING DIVESTMENT CAMPAIGNS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, STUDENTS DEMAND ACTION VOLUNTEERS WORKING WITH THE EVERYTOWN SUPPORT FUND HELPED LEAD THE CHARGE BY CONTINUALLY REMINDING THE GUN INDUSTRY THAT THERE IS A HUMAN COST TO THEIR GREED. IN JUNE, EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND LAUNCHED A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND RESOURCE, THE SMOKING GUN, WHICH SERVES AS AN ONLINE HUB FOR NEWS AND ANALYSIS ABOUT HOW THE INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES TO OUR GUN VIOLENCE CRISIS. IN SEPTEMBER, THE EVERYTOWN COMMUNITY SAFETY FUND ANNOUNCED ITS LARGEST GRANT OFFERING TO DATE, ALLOCATING $2.35 MILLION TO 35 COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE FUND ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW GRANT FOR ORGANIZATIONS IMPLEMENTING A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH WITH AN INNOVATIVE GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION, INTERVENTION OR HEALING STRATEGY. AND IN JUNE, AS PART OF OUR WEAR ORANGE CAMPAIGN, THE FUND ONCE AGAIN PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO 10 UNIQUE CRIME PREVENTION ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN PROJECTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WHICH WERE COMPLETED IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL MOMS DEMAND ACTION CHAPTERS. IN JUNE, PEOPLE FROM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY CAME TOGETHER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NINTH ANNUAL NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY AND WEAR ORANGE WEEKEND. THOUSANDS OF MOMS DEMAND ACTION AND STUDENTS DEMAND ACTION VOLUNTEERS HOSTED MORE THAN 450 WEAR ORANGE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES IN ALL 50 STATES AND WASHINGTON, D.C. AND MORE THAN 1,500 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, CULTURAL FIGURES, CORPORATE BRANDS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS JOINED IN THE CAMPAIGN. IN 2023, BE SMART ADVOCATES, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, SCHOOL BOARDS, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, GUN OWNERS AND NON-GUN OWNERS CAME TOGETHER TO PROTECT CHILDREN AND TEENS BY PROMOTING SECURE GUN STORAGE. AND THANKS TO THE HARD WORK OF MOMS DEMAND ACTION AND STUDENTS DEMAND ACTION VOLUNTEERS NATIONWIDE, MORE THAN 10 MILLION STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY NOW LIVE IN A DISTRICT THAT REQUIRES SCHOOLS TO EDUCATE PARENTS ABOUT SECURE STORAGE. THIS WAS A MONUMENTAL VICTORY FOR OUR BE SMART PROGRAM. FIVE TIMES MORE STUDENTS NOW RECEIVE SECURE STORAGE INFORMATION THAN DID IN 2021, AND THIS INCREDIBLE MILESTONE IS A TESTAMENT TO THE YEARS OF DEDICATED LOCAL EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY BY OUR VOLUNTEERS. AND AS ADVOCATES, JOURNALISTS, AND POLICYMAKERS SOUGHT CLEAR ANALYSIS ABOUT AMERICA'S GUN VIOLENCE EPIDEMIC IN 2022, EVERYTOWN'S RESEARCH TEAM WAS A LEADING SOURCE TO PROVIDE CRITICAL DATA AND IMPORTANT CONTEXT.