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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “rifles”
Where the money went
Nra FoundationFairfax, VACharity · may take applications
37 matching grants · $21.1M · through 2024Largest: $7.2M to National Rifle Association of America — community outreach, training, safety, education, 2nd amendment, general shooting programs, hunting / conservation, scholarships
Midway USA FoundationColumbia, MOCharity · may take applications
37 matching grants · $702,833 · through 2024Largest: $55,911 to NEW MILFORD RIFLE AND PISTOL CLUB INC — to fund youth shoothing sports
Largest: $6,500 to RIFLE UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-OPEN CUPBOARD — to further exempt charitable activities
Largest: $5,000 to RIFLE RENDEZVOUS — support for rifle rendezvous belt buckles
Nra Civil Rights Defense FundFairfax, VACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $595,496 to National Rifle Association — see statement
Western Colorado CommunityGrand Junction, COCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $146,415 · through 2025Largest: $50,000 to MOUNTAIN FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS — outreach & enrollment sustainability project, rifle integrated health center
The Crpa FoundationFullerton, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.8M · through 2023Largest: $651,000 to CALIFORNIA RIFLE AND PISTOL ASSOCIATION — general advancement grant to the california rifle and pistol association to further its mission of providing its members and the general public awareness of current issues regardin…
The Foundation for Youth FirearmsAberdeen, SDCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $33,700 · through 2024Largest: $8,000 to DAY COUNTY 4-H SHOOTING SPORTS — purchase air rifles & pistols, bb's & pellots, targets, storage cabinet and supplies
Weatherby Foundation InternationalTempe, AZCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $58,929 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to STUDENT AIR RIFLE PROGRAM — conservation and education
Nra Freedom Action FoundationFairfax, VACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $3.0M · through 2024Largest: $1.5M to NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA — (see statement)
Largest: $7,410 to TEXAS JUNIOR RIFLE TEAM — charitable donation
Aspen Community FoundationBasalt, COCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to FOCUSEDKIDS — group sessions with caregivers and children in rifle and parachute.
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →