The SSSF is a 501(c)(3) public charity responsible for the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP). It provides shooting-sports education and opportunities to school-age youths across the United States to teach and demonstrate sportsmanship, responsibility, honesty, ethics, integrity, teamwork and other positive life skills, and to provide and enhance personal growth and development opportunities for student-athlete members.
Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation Inc. gives around school-age shooting sports, with a structure built around the Scholastic Clay Target Program and Scholastic Action Shooting Program. In 2023, its largest reported general-support grant went to Rio Salado Sportsman’s Club Inc in Mesa, Arizona, and another sizable award supported Williams County Sportsmen Ed Assn in Bryan, Ohio. Those grants sit inside a broader pattern of support for teams, clubs, and youth shooting-sports organizations tied to student participation and development. The foundation’s public charity status and scholarship programs point to a mix of operational support and direct aid for student-athletes. Its active programs include scholarships for graduating seniors, annual all-scholastic recognition, and sponsor-backed awards tied to designated championship events. The organization’s own summary emphasizes sportsmanship, responsibility, honesty, ethics, integrity, teamwork, and personal growth, which helps explain why its grantmaking often aligns with youth education and team-based athletics rather than a single service model. Recent awards also reach state-level and school-linked entities, including the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Rhinelander High School Trap Team Inc. That combination suggests a funder working through both organized youth programs and broader shooting-sports infrastructure.
Youth development is central to the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $20,238 to Rhinelander High School Trap Team Inc in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, for general support, showing support for school-linked shooting sports teams as part of student-athlete development. A second recurring theme is state and regional program support. The foundation awarded $23,600 to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources in Des Moines, Iowa, also for general support, which connects the funder to public-sector and statewide shooting-sports infrastructure. It also backs local youth shooting organizations and club activity. Clay Feathers in Coon Rapids, Iowa, received $15,000 for general support, and Iowa Sctp Inc in Oskaloosa, Iowa, received $11,800. Those grants fit a pattern of practical support for organizations that serve student participants in the foundation’s sports programs.
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Most grants fall between $11K and $25K, with a median of $18K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$18K
75th Percentile
$25K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in IA.
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Typical awards are mid-sized: the 25th percentile is $10,650, the median is $17,619, and the 75th percentile is $25,414. The foundation is a public charity, and the available grant data show flexible general-support funding rather than restricted project-only awards. Its scholarship programs are one-time and non-renewable for qualifying graduating seniors, with some sponsor-specific awards tied to designated events. The 2023 recipient list shows repeated support for Iowa-based organizations, but the grant record provided here is a single-year snapshot, so recurrence across multiple years cannot be confirmed from this data alone. Unsolicited applications are accepted for the listed scholarship and recognition programs.
All of the recent grants shown were made to U.S. recipients, and the foundation’s giving is regional rather than national. Iowa stands out as the top state by grant count, with awards to Des Moines, Coon Rapids, Oskaloosa, and Ankeny. Other recipient cities include Mesa, Arizona; Bryan, Ohio; Rhinelander, Wisconsin; and Jefferson, Wisconsin. None of the listed grants went to Texas recipients, despite the foundation’s San Antonio headquarters.
Its grants and programs center on student shooting sports, including youth teams, clubs, and related organizations. The recent grant list includes general support for Rio Salado Sportsman’s Club Inc in Mesa, Williams County Sportsmen Ed Assn in Bryan, and school-linked or youth-oriented groups such as Rhinelander High School Trap Team Inc.
The grant distribution is mid-sized: the 25th percentile is $10,650, the median is $17,619, and the 75th percentile is $25,414. The 2023 grants listed range from $5,150 to $35,172.
Yes. The active programs listed for scholarships and recognition all note that they accept unsolicited applications, including the scholarship program for graduating seniors and the All-Scholastic Team Recognition application.
Its scope is regional, with all of the recent grants shown going to U.S. recipients. Iowa appears most often in the grant list, with recipients in Des Moines, Coon Rapids, Oskaloosa, and Ankeny.
The active programs include one-time, non-renewable scholarships for qualifying graduating seniors, sponsor-specific scholarships tied to designated championship events, and annual recognition for student-athletes who meet academic and performance criteria.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Teams receive funding when a coach successfully completes the online and range day portions of an SSSF Basic Coach Course and subsequently registers for the first time on an SCTP or SASP team.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIdway USA Foundation | Columbia, MO | $122,572 | 2026 | Grow endowments and further mission of organization |
| Kids & Clays Foundation | Michigan City, IN | $11,809 | 2026 | To further mission of recipient |
| Kids and Clays Foundation | Michigan City, IN | $11,291 | 2025 | General Support |
| Kids and Clays Foundation | Michigan City, IN | $11,291 | 2024 | General Support |
| RIO SALADO SPORTSMAN'S CLUB INC | MESA, AZ | $35,172 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WILLIAMS COUNTY SPORTSMEN ED ASSN | BRYAN, OH | $30,858 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | DES MOINES, IA | $23,600 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RHINELANDER HIGH SCHOOL TRAP TEAM INC | RHINELANDER, WI | $20,238 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CLAY FEATHERS | COON RAPIDS, IA | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| IOWA SCTP INC | OSKALOOSA, IA | $11,800 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ANKENY HAWKS SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION | ANKENY, IA | $7,198 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JEFFERSON SPORTSMEN YOUTH TRAP | JEFFERSON, WI | $5,150 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
Kids & Clays Foundation
$11,809To further mission of recipient
Kids and Clays Foundation
$11,291General Support
Kids and Clays Foundation
$11,291General Support
RIO SALADO SPORTSMAN'S CLUB INC
$35,172GENERAL SUPPORT
WILLIAMS COUNTY SPORTSMEN ED ASSN
$30,858GENERAL SUPPORT
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
$23,600GENERAL SUPPORT
RHINELANDER HIGH SCHOOL TRAP TEAM INC
$20,238GENERAL SUPPORT
CLAY FEATHERS
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
IOWA SCTP INC
$11,800GENERAL SUPPORT
ANKENY HAWKS SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION
$7,198GENERAL SUPPORT
JEFFERSON SPORTSMEN YOUTH TRAP
$5,150GENERAL SUPPORT
