{"id":12372,"date":"2019-11-16T19:16:01","date_gmt":"2019-11-16T19:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=12372"},"modified":"2019-11-16T19:16:03","modified_gmt":"2019-11-16T19:16:03","slug":"his-contributions-to-the-nra-have-been-transformative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=12372","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHis contributions to the NRA have been transformative.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:5432,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.wsj.com\\\/articles\\\/nra-paid-wayne-lapierre-2-2-million-in-2018-a-55-increase-11573854835?mod=searchresults&amp;page=1&amp;pos=1&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:5433,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.nytimes.com\\\/aponline\\\/2019\\\/11\\\/15\\\/business\\\/ap-us-nra-tax-filing.html?searchResultPosition=1&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:5434,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.washingtonpost.com\\\/investigations\\\/nra-chief-wayne-lapierre-received-a-57-percent-pay-raise-in-2018-tax-filings-show\\\/2019\\\/11\\\/15\\\/dba9ef54-07cf-11ea-b388-434b5c1d7dd8_story.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20240611221857\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.washingtonpost.com\\\/investigations\\\/nra-chief-wayne-lapierre-received-a-57-percent-pay-raise-in-2018-tax-filings-show\\\/2019\\\/11\\\/15\\\/dba9ef54-07cf-11ea-b388-434b5c1d7dd8_story.html&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-17 07:47:25&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 23:31:23&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 23:31:23&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:5435,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.ajc.com\\\/business\\\/nra-tax-filing-embattled-ceo-earned-about-mil-last-year\\\/CEb4aAH9F1TOzJJQ13W8cI&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.ajc.com\\\/business\\\/nra-tax-filing-embattled-ceo-earned-about-mil-last-year\\\/CEb4aAH9F1TOzJJQ13W8cI\\\/&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:5436,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.wsj.com\\\/articles\\\/nra-paid-wayne-lapierre-2-2-million-in-2018-a-55-increase-11573854835?&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWayne LaPierre\u2019s compensation reflects his enormous contributions to our members and the freedoms for which they fight,\u201d NRA President Carolyn Meadows said in a statement. \u201cHis contributions to the NRA have been transformative.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement from Mrs. Meadows come in response to reports in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/nra-paid-wayne-lapierre-2-2-million-in-2018-a-55-increase-11573854835?mod=searchresults&amp;page=1&amp;pos=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/aponline\/2019\/11\/15\/business\/ap-us-nra-tax-filing.html?searchResultPosition=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/investigations\/nra-chief-wayne-lapierre-received-a-57-percent-pay-raise-in-2018-tax-filings-show\/2019\/11\/15\/dba9ef54-07cf-11ea-b388-434b5c1d7dd8_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Post<\/a> about Wayne LaPierre&#8217;s reported compensation in 2018. This comes from the not-yet public Form 990. That form is a financial report that all not-for-profits must file with the Internal Revenue Service annually. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/business\/nra-tax-filing-embattled-ceo-earned-about-mil-last-year\/CEb4aAH9F1TOzJJQ13W8cI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The AP reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>According to the filings, known as 990s, longtime NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre\u2019s total compensation rose to more than $2 million. His base salary went from $1.17 million to $1.27 million, he received a bonus of about $455,000, and he got about $366,000 from a deferred compensation plan, according to the documents cited in media reports.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/nra-paid-wayne-lapierre-2-2-million-in-2018-a-55-increase-11573854835?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The story from the Wall Street Journal<\/a> notes that revenues rose 13% while expenses rose 7% for the year. It also noted that Brewer, Attorneys and Counselors, was paid $13.8 million in legal fees making it that third-largest NRA vendor. The largest vendor for 2018 was, as may be expected, Ackerman McQueen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Ackerman was the largest outside vendor, having been paid $32 million, plus $6.3 million for out-of-pocket expenses, including media buys and \u201creimbursement of travel and business expenses.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Given past <a href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2019\/10\/29\/ackmacs-counter-claim-makes-interesting-reading.html\">reports<\/a> regarding LaPierre&#8217;s use of AckMac to disguise his actual spending, I wonder how much of the reimbursement was for his personal expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the reports on LaPierre&#8217;s compensation was this note in the Washington Post on the monies spent by NRA-ILA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Spending by the political arm of the NRA dropped from $47.1\u00a0million in 2014 to $32.51\u00a0million in 2018, the filings show. That was the midterm election in which Democrats took over the House and gun-control groups outspent the gun lobby for the first time.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>That is very concerning. The monies spent &#8211; or in my opinion, wasted  &#8211; on Brewer, Attorneys and Counselors, could have been used to support the campaigns of pro-gun candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will be requesting a copy of the 2018 Form 990 from the NRA Secretary&#8217;s Office. I have a feeling that it will contain many more unwelcome revelations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As to the comment from Mrs. Meadows with which I started this post, I agree with her last sentence. LaPierre has been transformative for the NRA. However, if the last few years are any indication, it is not in the way that Meadows means or that you and I would want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: If any of my readers has a copy of the 2018 Form 990 or a link to it, please send to me at jpr9954 AT gmail DOT com. <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWayne LaPierre\u2019s compensation reflects his enormous contributions to our members and the freedoms for which they fight,\u201d NRA President&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[85,2214,267,63,27,66],"class_list":["post-12372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-carolyn-meadows","tag-form-990","tag-national-rifle-association","tag-nra-financial-issues","tag-wayne-lapierre","tag-william-brewer-iii"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12372"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12374,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12372\/revisions\/12374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}