What are Friends of NRA

What are Friends of NRA? 

 

Friends of NRA is a grassroots fundraising program that supports thousands of programs related to firearms education, hunter safety, wildlife conservation, range improvements, youth marksmanship, law enforcement, and the like. Working with NRA field representatives, members and volunteers organize banquets in their communities, which come complete with auctions, special drawings and fellowship.  Much of the merchandise at the banquets is donated or provided at reduced cost by hundreds of participating vendors.

 

Half of the profit raised by each Friends of NRA banquet is spent in the state in which it was held.  The other half supports qualifying national-level programs.  State Fund Committees, which are made up of volunteers, review grant applications from local organizations and make recommendations to The NRA Foundation on how the money might best be used in their areas.

 

Since Friends of NRA inception  in 1992, over $230 million has been invested in local projects to further the shooting sports


MAUI FRIENDS OF NRA STARTED IN 2009
The Chairman is Alan Brown, the Secretary is Bernice Eclipse-Brown.  The Brown's organize the dinner and sponsor the Wall of Gunsr by donating the firearms from their store - Central Guns and Ammo in Kahului.
Monies from the Maui Friends of NRA benefit the local high school air rifle teams, archery clubs, Boy Scouts, jrROTC, The Well Armed Woman shooting club, and the public range. 

Each year the Maui Friends of NRA hosts a dinner auction to raise funds.  The 2016 dinner is scheduled for June 4th at the Grand Wailea with an expected attendance of 340!  
  

 SUPPORTED PROGRAMS

The NRA Foundation has funded over 18,000 grants totaling over $230 million, becoming America's leading charitable organization in the support of shooting sports. The NRA Foundation is celebrated as a Four Star Charity by Charity Navigator. Four stars is the highest rating a charity can receive and is based on both a charity's financial efficiency and financial capacity.

History   The NRA Foundation is the country's leading charitable organization in support of the shooting sports, awarding more than $200 million since its inception in 1992. The NRA Foundation supports those organizations and programs that ensure the continuation of our proud shooting and hunting heritage. Foundation grants provide essential program funding, ensuring the availability of quality training and educational opportunities nationwide. Grants benefit programs such as youth education, law enforcement training, hunter education, conservation, firearms and marksmanship training and safety, and much more. Through its grant support of eligible educational programs, The NRA Foundation carries out its important educational mission across the country. Foundation grants allow shooting sports-related programs to develop, expand, and enhance their educational curricula to deliver valuable services to millions of Americans.

Mission Statement Established in 1992, The NRA Foundation, Inc. ("NRA Foundation") is a 501(c )(3) tax-exempt organization that raises tax-deductible contributions in support of a wide range of firearm-related public interest activities of the National Rifle Association of America and other organizations that defend and foster the Second Amendment rights of all law-abiding Americans. These activities are designed to promote firearms and hunting safety, to enhance marksmanship skills of those participating in the shooting sports, and to educate the general public about firearms in their historic, technological, and artistic context. Funds granted by The NRA Foundation benefit a variety of constituencies throughout the United States including children, youth, women, individuals with physical disabilities, gun collectors, law enforcement officers, hunters, and competitive shooters.