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This article is about the organization of March for Our Lives. For the 2018 demonstration, see March for Our Lives.
March for Our Lives Action Fund
FormationMarch 8, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-03-08)
Type501(c)(4)
FocusGun reform
Location
  • New York, NY
Websitehttps://marchforourlives.com

March for Our Lives Action Fund, commonly known as March for Our Lives, is a non-profit 501(c)(4) organization in the United States that engages in lobbying, political action, and advocacy efforts to encourage gun control legislation and fund demonstrations such as March for Our Lives in 2018.[1][2] It is associated with the non-profit 501(c)(3) March for Our Lives Foundation, a non-partisan organization focused on education and voter registration.[3]

History

The March For Our Lives Action Fund was registered on March 8, 2018.[4]

Deena Katz, a producer of Dancing With the Stars, was the founding president.[1]

George Clooney and Opera Winfrey both donated $500,000.[2]

The founding board was all adults, due to legal restrictions.[5]

On February 10, 2021, March For Our Lives announced that David Hogg would take a leave of absence "to take some time for himself to reflect and recommit to the mission."[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Washington, District of Columbia 1800 I. Street NW; Dc 20006. "PolitiFact - NRA says violent radicals are behind the March For Our Lives". @politifact. Retrieved 2022-06-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b "The March For Our Lives Protest Is This Saturday. Here's Everything to Know". Time. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  3. ^ "March for Our Lives Foundation | Coral Springs, FL | Cause IQ". www.causeiq.com. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  4. ^ "'March For Our Lives' Now Operating Under Liberal Dark Money Nonprofit Advocacy Group". Washington Free Beacon. 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  5. ^ Hoisington, Sam (2018-03-26). "'March For Our Lives' Cost $5 Million; 'Several Million' Left For Lobbying". NPR. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  6. ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/amarch4ourlives/status/1359695499721375747. Retrieved 2022-06-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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