A: No. ATFP is a 501(c)(3) American educational, not-for-profit, nonpartisan organization. It does not engage in "lobbying," and it has never had any registered lobbyists on its payroll. ATFP is an educational and advocacy organization, not a "lobbying" group. These categories are frequently conflated outside of Washington, but legally and within the American political system there is a clear distinction between the two. Legally and politically, ATFP is in no sense a "lobby group."