To advocate for youth shooting sports in Indiana, and as the MidwayUSA Foundation affiliate for Indiana, to be the best national MidwayUSA Foundation affiliate. Introduce and support new shooters in the various disciplines of shooting sports in Indiana and provide monetary grants and support to qualifying organizations/teams with emphasis on new shooters.
Focus Areas
Youth developmentSports & recreation (shooting sports)Coach trainingRange developmentTeam/equipment support (ammunition, travel, uniforms, range fees)
Who They Fund
youth shooters (Indiana)youth shooting teams and clubscoaches and volunteer trainersrural and suburban shooting program sites in Indiana
Funding Style
program support
About Indiana Youth Shooting Sports Foundation
Indiana Youth Shooting Sports Foundation Inc’s largest recent grants go to MidwayUSA Foundation, including $160,000 in 2024 and $111,160 in 2025, showing how closely the foundation works with the MidwayUSA affiliate model while also funding local Indiana shooting programs. Its stated purpose is to introduce and support new shooters in Indiana and to provide monetary grants and support to qualifying organizations and teams, with emphasis on new shooters. Recent awards also reached Indiana-based program groups such as Izaak Walton League in Alexandria and Fall Creek Sporting Clays in Fishers. That mix points to a funder that supports both statewide infrastructure for youth shooting sports and direct team-level assistance. The foundation’s grantmaking is organized around youth shooting sports disciplines, coach training, range development, and team and equipment support. Recent grants also show use of general support for team, event, travel, uniform, and range-related needs, alongside grants tied to coach training and facility improvement. The pattern is centered on Indiana recipients and on helping programs start or expand rather than on one narrow program type.
What Indiana Youth Shooting Sports Foundation Funds
Youth development is the clearest thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $9,515 to Hoosier Daddies in Greenwood for youth shooting sports support, and $5,545 to Kosko Dust Devils in Warsaw for team-related needs. Those awards fit the organization’s stated aim of introducing and supporting new youth shooters in Indiana. Range development is another defined area: the foundation’s active programs include range construction, upgrades, and capacity expansion for youth shooting programs in Indiana. Coach development also appears directly in its program list, with grants covering training fees, certification costs, and travel to trainings for instructors and volunteers. Equipment and team operations are part of the same model, including ammunition, travel, uniforms, and range fees, provided on a case-by-case basis to qualifying Indiana teams and organizations.
How Indiana Youth Shooting Sports Foundation Gives
Typical grant sizes are modest at the center and larger for affiliate support: the p25 is $6,670, the median is $8,694, and the p75 is $29,902. The recent grant list also shows repeated support to the same recipients across years, including MidwayUSA Foundation, Izaak Walton League, Fall Creek Sporting Clays, and Kosko Dust Devils. That repeat pattern suggests ongoing support rather than one-time awards in some cases. The foundation is an operating grantmaker with active programs that accept unsolicited requests. Its published grant categories include Trigger Pulling, Coach Training, and Range Development, with awards considered case by case.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$132K
Total Assets
$56K
Total Revenue
$153K
Total Expenses
$178K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $7K and $30K, with a median of $9K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$9K
75th Percentile
$30K
Geographic Reach
Regional2 states funded
Funding intensity
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Leadership
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capacity building (coach training & team fundraising)
Topics
youth shooting sports (clay target, rifle, pistol)coach training and developmentshooting range construction and maintenanceequipment and safety gear provisionteam engagement and fundraising support
Where Indiana Youth Shooting Sports Foundation Makes Grants
Grantmaking is concentrated in Indiana, which accounts for 75% of grants given to recipients in the HQ state and is also the top state by grant count. Named Indiana recipients in the recent list include Alexandria, Fishers, Greenwood, Warsaw, and South Bend. The remaining recent grants went to MidwayUSA Foundation in Columbia, Missouri, making Missouri the main non-Indiana location visible in the data. Overall, the recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
Frequently Asked Questions About Indiana Youth Shooting Sports Foundation
What kinds of programs does Indiana Youth Shooting Sports Foundation Inc fund?
It funds youth shooting sports programs in Indiana, including clay target, rifle, and pistol activities. The active program list also covers coach training, range development, and general team support for equipment, events, travel, uniforms, and range fees.
Does the foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Yes. The active grant programs all list unsolicited requests as accepted, including Range Development Grants, Trigger Pulling Grants, Coach Training Grants, and the broader IYSSF Grant Program categories.
What is a typical grant size?
The middle of the distribution is in the single-thousands to low tens of thousands: p25 is $6,670, median is $8,694, and p75 is $29,902. The recent list also includes much larger affiliate grants to MidwayUSA Foundation.
Where does the foundation give most often?
Indiana is the top state by grant count, and 75% of grants are awarded to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Indiana recipients include organizations in Alexandria, Fishers, Greenwood, Warsaw, and South Bend.
What are the foundation’s main focus areas?
Its stated focus areas include youth development, sports and recreation through shooting sports, coach training, range development, and team or equipment support such as ammunition, travel, uniforms, and range fees.
Latest 990 Filing
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Current and upcoming funding from Indiana Youth Shooting Sports Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
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IYSSF Grants (Trigger Pulling, Coach Training, Range Development)
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Who can apply: Qualifying organizations/agencies supporting youth shooting sports in Indiana. Applicants should be in good standing and not defunct or in default with any local, state, or federal agency. Organization entity types may include 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), for-profit, or other, but requests must foster IYSSF's purpose of educating Indiana youth in shooting sports, firearms safety, hunting safety, and marksmanship. Applicants may not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, or national origin. Grants cannot be used for administrative fees, office overhead, deficit financing, reimbursement for prior purchases/events, commercial ventures, firearm purchases, or political lobbying.
Deadline: No specific deadline published; applicants must submit annually as needed (IYSSF states it does not approve multi-year funding and requests must be submitted each year).
IYSSF Grant Program (Trigger Pulling, Coach Training, Range Development)
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Who can apply: Qualifying organizations/agencies in Indiana with youth shooting sports programs. Applicants must be in good standing, not defunct or in default with any local, state, or federal agency, and must not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, or national origin. Grant requests must further IYSSF's purpose of educating youth shooters in Indiana. Funds cannot be used for administrative fees, office overhead, deficit financing, reimbursement for already completed purchases/events, commercial ventures, firearm purchases, or political lobbying.
Deadline: No fixed deadline stated; requests must be submitted for consideration each year.
Trigger Pulling Grants (General Team & Program Grants)
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Who can apply: Qualifying organizations/agencies in good standing; focus on Indiana youth shooting sports and new shooters. Applicants must not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, or national origin. Grant requests must support IYSSF purposes and cannot be for administrative fees, office overhead, deficit financing, commercial ventures, firearm purchases, or political lobbying.
Deadline: No fixed deadline stated; requests are considered case by case and must be submitted each year if seeking support.
Deadlines and eligibility are summarized from public sources and may change — always confirm the details on the funder's official application page before applying.
