The NRA Freedom Action Foundation's mission is to identify unregistered gun owners and Second Amendment supporters through research, reach out to them, teach the importance of exercising voting rights, and fund litigation to protect the Second Amendment.
The largest recent grant in the record went to the National Rifle Association of America, with $1,492,500 awarded in 2025. That grant pattern is consistent with the foundation’s stated mission: identifying and reaching unregistered gun owners and Second Amendment supporters, encouraging voter participation, and funding litigation tied to Second Amendment rights. In the available grant history, the same recipient appears in each of the three listed awards, showing a close relationship with one organization rather than a broad spread of grantees. The 2024 award was $1,000,000, followed by $465,000 in 2023, all to the National Rifle Association of America in Fairfax, Virginia. The foundation also describes active programs for voter registration and civic education, along with litigation support for constitutional challenges. Taken together, the record points to a funder that combines civic engagement work with legal defense efforts around gun rights, while keeping its grantmaking concentrated in a small set of large awards.
On civic engagement, the foundation backs voter registration, outreach, and education tied to gun owners, hunters, and Second Amendment supporters. One stated program is Voter Registration & Mobilization Support, which covers registration and citizen education initiatives aimed at encouraging participation at the ballot box. A second program, Voter Registration & Civic Education Support, describes similar nonpartisan outreach and mobilization work. The legal side of the portfolio is equally explicit: the Litigation Funding Program and Second Amendment Litigation Funding both provide support for court cases and legal challenges that defend and strengthen Second Amendment rights. The foundation says it funds numerous court cases each year, showing that litigation support is an ongoing part of its grantmaking.
The typical grant size is large: p25 is $598,750, median is $732,500, and p75 is $866,250. The recent record shows a repeated one-recipient pattern, with all three listed grants going to the same organization across 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation’s grantmaking is local in scope, and the recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
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$810K
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Most grants fall between $599K and $866K, with a median of $733K.
25th Percentile
$599K
Median
$733K
75th Percentile
$866K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in VA.
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All listed grants went to recipients in the United States, with 100% of grants landing in the foundation’s HQ state, Virginia. The named recipient city in every recent grant is Fairfax, which is also the city shown for the National Rifle Association of America. In the available record, Virginia is both the top state by grant count and the only recipient state represented.
The foundation’s stated focus areas are voter registration, civic education, Second Amendment litigation support, and voter mobilization. Its active programs describe nonpartisan outreach to gun owners, hunters, and Second Amendment supporters, along with funding for legal challenges tied to Second Amendment rights.
Its typical grants are substantial: the 25th percentile is $598,750, the median is $732,500, and the 75th percentile is $866,250. The recent grants listed are also in that range, including awards of $1,492,500, $1,000,000, and $465,000.
Yes. It has active litigation funding programs that provide support for court cases and legal actions defending and strengthening Second Amendment rights. The foundation also states that it funds numerous court cases each year.
The grantmaking is local in scope, and every listed grant went to a recipient in Virginia. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 3 grants and 100% of grants landing in the United States.
The recent grants list shows repeated support for the National Rifle Association of America in Fairfax, Virginia. The three listed awards are $1,492,500 in 2025, $1,000,000 in 2024, and $465,000 in 2023.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA | FAIRFAX, VA | $1,492,500 | 2025 | (SEE STATEMENT) |
| NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA | FAIRFAX, VA | $1,000,000 | 2024 | (SEE STATEMENT) |
| National Rifle Association of America | Fairfax, VA | $465,000 | 2023 | (SEE STATEMENT) |
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
$1,492,500(SEE STATEMENT)
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
$1,000,000(SEE STATEMENT)
National Rifle Association of America
$465,000(SEE STATEMENT)