About National Shooting Sports Foundation
To promote, protect and preserve hunting and the shooting sports; advance firearm safety and range development; support conservation and education for current and future generations.
Focus Areas
firearms safetyhuntingwildlife conservationshooting sports promotionrange developmentresearch and industry dataadvocacy/government relationstraining and education
Who They Fund
shooting sports participantsyouth participantscoaches and instructorsshooting clubs and associations
Funding Style
About National Shooting Sports Foundation
National Shooting Sports Foundation Inc’s recent grantmaking is centered on shooting sports development, with repeated support for the organizations that shape participation, research, advocacy, and education around the field. The largest grant in the recent list went to Responsive Management in Harrisonburg, Virginia, at $185,953 in 2023, signaling the role of research and audience analysis in its funding mix. Other recurring grantees show a pattern of multi-year support rather than isolated awards. Southwick Associates in Fernandina Beach, Florida received $128,150 in both 2024 and 2025, and Shine United LLC in Madison, Wisconsin received $75,713 in both 2024 and 2025 after a $72,663 grant in 2023. The foundation also backed Congressional Sportsmens Foundation in Washington, DC across multiple years and funded National Deer Association in Atlanta, Georgia in consecutive years. That combination of research, communications, policy-oriented work, and sport participation reflects a funder focused on building the ecosystem around hunting and shooting sports rather than a single program track.
What National Shooting Sports Foundation Funds
Within shooting sports development, the foundation funded industry and audience research through a $185,953 grant to Responsive Management in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It also supported Southwick Associates in Fernandina Beach, Florida with $128,150 in 2025 and the same amount in 2024 for the same topic. Communications and outreach are another visible strand: Shine United LLC in Madison, Wisconsin received $75,713 in 2025 and again in 2024, after a $72,663 award in 2023, all tagged to shooting sports development. Policy and advocacy work appears as well, with Congressional Sportsmens Foundation in Washington, DC receiving $75,000 in 2023 and $55,000 in both 2024 and 2025.
How National Shooting Sports Foundation Gives
Typical awards are modest and tightly clustered: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $13,750, and the 75th percentile is $25,000. At the same time, the recent list shows a small number of larger operating-style grants above that band, especially for research and communications. The pattern is repeat support over multiple years: Southwick Associates, Shine United LLC, Congressional Sportsmens Foundation, National Deer Association, Gopac Inc, and Camp Compass Academy all appear in more than one year. The foundation is a grantmaker, not an individual-funding or program-related-investment vehicle.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$811K
Total Assets
$98.3M
Total Revenue
$59M
Total Expenses
$50.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $14K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$14K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
National27 states funded
About 7% of grants go to recipients in GA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JOSEPH BARTOZZI
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