EIN 52-1710886

NRA Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
0
Year formed
1990
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
The NRA Foundation is the country's leading charitable organization in support of the shooting sports, having awarded thousands of grants in support of educational programs since its inception in 1990.
Total revenues
$58,279,843
2022
Total expenses
$33,186,090
2022
Total assets
$179,822,604
2022
Num. employees
0
2022

Program areas at NRA Foundation

The Nra Foundation financially supports programs that provide direct community support, including: eddie eagle gunsafe program for children; partners in shooting, working with individuals with physical disabilities in the shooting sports; refuse to be a victim program training women on how to avoid being the victim of a crime; wildlife and natural resource conservation goals, such as hunters for the hungry; environment conservation and hunting outreach (echo); youth hunter education challenge (yhec); national school shield; basic firearms training and safety courses; marksmanship qualification programs; instructor and range safety officer certifications; and law enforcement training. Boy scouts and 4-h groups are among the most frequent recipients of funding - for merit badge, hunter education and safety training. Numerous programs benefit men, women and youth across the country.
The Nra Foundation's national firearms law seminar is conducted annually and is an opportunity for attorneys who represent firearms owners and firearms-related businesses to meet and discuss legal issues and theories relevant to this expanding area of the law. A nationally-renowned faculty is always on hand to address a broad range of firearms-related issues.

Grants made by NRA Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
National Rifle Association (NRA)Community Outreach, Training, Safety, Education, 2nd Amendment, General Shooting Program, Hunting / Conservation, Endowment Grant, Scholarships$6,367,910
NRA Whittington CenterEndowment Grant$325,684
Independence InstituteNational Grant$268,000
...and 326 more grants made totalling $9,121,230

Who funds NRA Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Willis and Reba Johnson's FoundationProvides Funding for Quality Training and Educational Opportunities for Shooting Sports$200,000
American Endowment FoundationPhilanthropy$66,000
AmazonSmile FoundationGeneral Support$60,077
...and 55 more grants received totalling $780,855

Personnel at NRA Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Tyler SchroppExecutive Director$0
Sonya B RowlingTreasurer$0
Wayne R Lapierre$0
Craig B SprayPast Treasurer 01 and 15 and 2021$0
Tom KingVice President / Board$0
...and 11 more key personnel

Financials for NRA Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$40,156,580
Program services$20,789
Investment income and dividends$2,265,116
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$-460,110
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-1,147,579
Net income from fundraising events$5,202,660
Net income from gaming activities$12,234,182
Net income from sales of inventory$2
Miscellaneous revenues$8,203
Total revenues$58,279,843

Form 990s for NRA Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-10990View PDF
2021-122022-11-10990View PDF
2020-122021-11-15990View PDF
2019-122021-03-02990View PDF
2018-122020-02-05990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 18, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 15, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
December 28, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
October 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 6 new grant, including a grant for $66,000 from American Endowment Foundation
August 7, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsSports organizationsCharities
Issues
EducationHuman servicesCrime and law
Characteristics
Funds one specific organizationProvides grantsFundraising eventsNational levelEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringProvides scholarshipsTax deductible donationsNo full-time employees
General information
Address
11250 Waples Mill Rd
Fairfax, VA 22030
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County
Fairfax County, VA
Website URL
nrafoundation.org/ 
Phone
(800) 423-6894
Facebook page
NRAFoundation 
Twitter profile
@friendsofnra 
IRS details
EIN
52-1710886
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1990
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
N11: Recreation and Sports Single Organization Support
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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