Ready. Aim. GROW!
Make your donation to the youth shooting sports where it will have the most impact! The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) is the leader in the youth development shooting sports programs. Through a combination of education and athletics, we help enhance the growth and personal development of student athletes from elementary school through college, throughout the nation. We provide a supportive environment where team-based shooting sports serve as catalysts for teaching life lessons and skills that emphasize positive character traits and citizenship values. With your assistance, we can continue to target more of today’s youth, helping them leverage team-based sports to develop and grow.
Your Contribution…
Through the valued contributions of supporters like you, we can fulfill our goals of increasing participation in our invaluable programs and helping to develop today’s youth into tomorrow’s leaders. SSSF is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, and your donation is deductible to the extent the law provides. Please consult your tax advisor.
SSSF Supporting Membership
The SSSF is pleased to announce the newest way to support youth shooting sports. By joining the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation as a Supporting Member you are part of the great movement of youth development through the shooting sports! Memberships start at as little as $40 annually and include a Browning two-knife set in commemorative tin, membership card, Supporting Member decal and other benefits. Learn more about joining as a Supporting Member…
Sponsor Our National Team Championship Event
The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) is hosting the 2018 Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) National Team Championships in Marengo, Ohio July 14-21 at the Cardinal Shooting Center and will attract nearly 15,000 outdoor minded youth and families from across the nation. The National Team Championships continues to grow every year and because of that growth, needs your support to sustain it into the future! Learn more about becoming a sponsor of our National Team Championships…
Operational Endowment
Gifts to our Operational Endowment account support the youth in the Scholastic Clay Target Program and Scholastic Action Shooting Program into the future, FOREVER! The SSSF Operational Endowment account held at the MidwayUSA Foundation provides a perpetual source of funding necessary to run successful, nation-wide youth programs.
For 2017, the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation will match your contribution to our Operational Endowment fund 2:1* AND the MidwayUSA Foundation will match your contribution 1:1 turning each dollar you donate into five dollars for the fund!! This perpetual funding source provides critical operational funding each year to keep more kids shooting across the country!!
Contribute to our Operational Endowment Fund
* SSSF matching limits apply, please contact SSSF for donations over $50,000.
Scholarship Fund Donation
The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation provides scholarships to qualified, graduating seniors in in need. Since 2013 the SSSF has awarded over $200,000 in scholarships, however there are still more applicants than there is funding. Gifts to our scholarship fund are sorely needed and will be restricted for that purpose. You may dedicate your gift to the Scholastic Clay Target Program, Scholastic Action Shooting Program, or both.
Donate now to our Scholarship Fund…
Legacy Society
The Legacy Society is a prestigious group reserved for those generous individuals, couples and families who have chosen to include a gift to the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation in their will or estate plans. There are many benefits to naming Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation in your will, but the benefit which matters most is the impact it will have on future generations.
As you move through your estate planning process, please keep in mind that there are many ways to support Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation in your will and they range from bequests to gift annuities to gifts from retirement plan assets to gifts of insurance, and each gift supports getting more kids out shooting.
For more information on planned giving , please feel free to contact Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation board member, Mark Wade at mwade@sssfonline.com or Executive Director, Ben Berka, at bberka@sssfonline.com.
Make a Grant Through Your Donor-Advised Fund
A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a type of giving program that allows you to combine the most favorable tax benefits with the flexibility to easily support your favorite charities such as the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation. An increasingly popular charitable vehicle, DAFs are an excellent way to both simplify your charitable giving and facilitate your strategic philanthropic goals. Learn more about donor-advised funds…
Amazon Smile Donations
You can support SSSF through any purchase from online retailer Amazon, just by designating SSSF as your charity of choice. When you access the Amazon site through a special link, Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to SSSF at no additional cost to you.
Learn more and sign up for Amazon Smile
Make Your Donation
Make a simple and secure online donation by clicking on the fund above to which you would like to donate with credit card. You may also print the downloadable form below, fill in all fields, and mail to the address below with your check or payment information.
Click here to download the printable donation form.
Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation
Ben Berka
5931 Roft Road
San Antonio, TX 78253
Email: donate@sssfonline.com
Phone: 515-201-8395
Join the SSSF Funds Development Advisory Committee
SSSF is expanding its Funds Development Advisory Committee (FDAC), and we are looking for new members to help ensure the future of youth shooting. If you have Planned Giving, Funds Development, or Fundraising experience, or know someone who does, or maybe you just want to help…WE NEED YOU!
Consider becoming a Funds Development Advisory Committee (FDAC) member today. For more information email donate@sssfonline.com
