NRA Gets Financial Boost From Its Non-Political Foundation
- Educational affiliate tripled reimbursements to $17 million
- Prior years’ payments ranged from $6 million to $9.3 million
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The National Rifle Association of America has long tapped money from an affiliated foundation to pay for some of its nonpolitical operations. But something shifted last year: The NRA was reimbursed $17 million by the foundation for expenses, nearly three times the amount it received a year earlier.
That surge is notable. The NRA was running a deficit, locked in internal conflict over spending by executives, and raising its dues for the second time since 2016. Little had changed in the financial picture of the affiliated foundation during that time, according to NRA financial disclosures reviewed by Bloomberg News.