On Friday, February 2nd, 2024, The NRA Foundation presented four Pennsylvania groups with grant awards at the Opening Ceremony of the Great American Outdoor Show.
The grants were awarded to:
Many people know how invested The NRA Foundation is in our shooting sports communities. This is all made possible through grassroots fundraising efforts by Friends of NRA. Friends of NRA hosts events across the nation led by Field Representatives and hundreds of local volunteer committees. Their goal is to secure the Second Amendment and raise money for the shooting sports. Last year alone, Friends of NRA held over 600 events.
Since its inception in 1992, Friends of NRA has held over 25,500 events, reached over 4.7 million attendees and raised more than $1.1 billion gross to support The NRA Foundation’s 501(c)(3) charitable mission.
Each year, The NRA Foundation allocates half of all net event proceeds for use by the state in which it was raised. Friends of NRA volunteers are appointed to State Fund Committees who then make recommendations of how the local grant funding is dispersed. Often, these grants go to police training programs, school training and shooting programs such as JROTC and clay target teams, shooting range improvements, and other organizations that defend and foster the Second Amendment rights of all law-abiding Americans. The other half is used by The NRA Foundation to fund projects with a national scope. These monies sustain vital programs such as Youth and Women’s Programs, Range Services, Eddie Eagle, Education and Training, Law Enforcement, Competitive Shooting, Hunter Safety and Services, and the National Firearms Museum.
You can support the future of freedom by attending a Friends of NRA event near you! Go to friendsofnra.org/events and join us at an event!
More information about The NRA Foundation can be found online at www.nrafoundation.org.