Nra Civil Rights Defense Fund
ActivePublic CharityCivil Rights & Advocacy
About Nra Civil Rights Defense Fund
Legal and financial assistance to select individuals and organizations defending their right to keep and bear arms; sponsor legal research and education on firearms-related issues and the Second Amendment.
Focus Areas
Second Amendment rightsCivil liberties litigationGun owner legal defenseConstitutional lawLegal research and educationScholarships and essay/writing contests
Who They Fund
individual gun owners/claimants asserting Second Amendment rightsNRA Institute for Legislative Action (as initial funder)NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund (as approving/reimbursing body)
Funding Style
litigation funding
About Nra Civil Rights Defense Fund
The largest recent grants from Nra Civil Rights Defense Fund went to the National Rifle Association, including $505,000 in 2025 and $595,496 in 2024, reflecting a grantmaking pattern centered on litigation tied to the right to keep and bear arms. The fund also supports individual organizations involved in firearms-related legal defense, such as Silent Majority Foundation in Pasco, Washington, and Delaware State Sportsmens Association in Lincoln, Delaware. Its stated work combines legal and financial assistance for select cases with research and education on Second Amendment and firearms-law issues. Recent awards show both high-dollar litigation support and smaller targeted legal assistance grants, alongside funding for scholarly writing and youth essay contests. The organization operates as a public charity and gives nationally, with grants reaching recipients in multiple states. Its program language emphasizes cases presenting significant or unsettled legal questions, plus research and education that support constitutional and firearms-law precedent.
What Nra Civil Rights Defense Fund Funds
Second Amendment litigation is a core area. In 2025, the fund gave $60,000 to Liberty Justice Center in Austin, Texas, and $59,242 to Association of NJ Rifle and Pistol Club Inc in N Haledon, New Jersey, both listed as legal-support grants. Legal assistance also appears in grants such as $50,000 to Hunter Sports Shooting Grounds in Massapequa, New York. The foundation also supports gun-owner legal defense through awards to clubs and associations, including $35,000 to The Buckeye Institute in Columbus, Ohio. Beyond case support, it funds research and education on firearms law, and its active programs include supported research grants and writing competitions tied to the Second Amendment. For students, it sponsors essay contests for K-12 participants and a law school research-and-writing competition.
How Nra Civil Rights Defense Fund Gives
Typical grant size sits at $13,612 at the 25th percentile, $23,128 at the median, and $49,632 at the 75th percentile. The recent list shows both repeated recipients and one-off awards: the National Rifle Association appears in multiple years, and Delaware State Sportsmens Association also received grants in 2024 and 2025. Nra Civil Rights Defense Fund is a public charity, not a private foundation, and it does not fund individuals directly. The grantmaking model is discretionary and project-restricted, with board review for litigation requests and accepted unsolicited requests in some program areas.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.9M
Total Assets
$16.7M
Total Revenue
$3.1M
Total Expenses
$1.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $14K and $50K, with a median of $23K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$23K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
National9 states funded
About 18% of grants go to recipients in DE.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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