Tag: Fundraising

Earn This Combo Set on #GivingTuesday

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Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation will again join #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide.

Occurring this year on December 3rd, #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday to kick-off the holiday giving season and inspire people to collaborate in improving their local communities and to give back in impactful ways to the charities and causes they support.

#GivingTuesday is also a great opportunity to drive donations for your SCTP or SASP team through our Vision 2020 campaign! Simple posts to your social media sites and/or e-mails to team members, parents, friends and business associates can make a difference! All you have to do is share your team ID and the link to donate!

This year we are offering a special incentive for teams on #GivingTuesday! We will be awarding this Henry Big Boy Rifle and Ruger Black Hawk revolver to the team with the most unique donors making online donations on December 3rd.

Here are the requirements:

  1. SCTP/SASP teams must be registered for the Vision 2020 campaign. Team registration information and materials can be found at the bottom of our official campaign page.
  2. Donations must be online through the SSSF Vision 2020 team donation form.
  3. Minimum donation is $10
  4. Teams must raise a minimum of $500 through online donations on December 3rd to be eligible for the Henry / Ruger combo.
  5. Winning team will be the team with the highest count of individual donors making a donation of $10 or more on December 3, 2019. In case of a tie, the team with the largest individual donation amount will win.
  6. Donors must use your SSSF team id at the time of the donation. Contact us if you don't know your SSSF team ID
  7. Online donations must be made on December 3rd, 2019 in order to count towards this Combo Gun competition. 
  8. Total campaign donations, including all participating teams, must exceed $10,000 on December 3rd for the Henry / Ruger combo to be awarded. Note, donations on #GivingTuesday in 2018 exceeded $10,000.

MidwayUSA Foundation Now Accepting Cash Grant Applications

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Columbia, MO – The MidwayUSA Foundation is currently accepting grant applications from shooting teams in their Team Endowment Program. Any youth shooting team with a balance in their MidwayUSA Foundation Team Endowment that did not apply in June 2019 is eligible to apply for a cash grant. Applicants must complete the MidwayUSA Foundation grant application, found at midwayusafoundation.org/teamgrants and submit it by December 15th.

Teams are eligible to apply for a cash grant, every year. Youth shooting teams can receive 5% of their endowment balance to use for shooting team expenses, such as ammunition, travel, entry fees, uniforms, targets, and more. The December 2019 cycle has over 2,250 teams eligible, and a potential payout of about $4.3 million.

In their last grant cycle, the MidwayUSA Foundation paid $1.7 million in grants to 521 youth shooting teams. Each year the number of grant applications submitted has increased. Ideally, every shooting team with an endowment will receive a grant each year. If you need assistance or have questions about eligibility, you can email grants@midwayusafoundation.org.

The MidwayUSA Foundation is a public 501(c)(3) charity, founded by Larry and Brenda Potterfield, working to sustain the shooting sports industry by providing permanent, long term endowment funding to over 2,700 youth shooting teams.

For more information about the MidwayUSA Foundation, Inc. and its Team Endowment Program, please visit midwayusafoundation.org or call 1-877-375-4570.

2019 SCTP National Raffle

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All SCTP teams across the country are invited to participate in the 2019 SCTP national raffle. We are giving away 7 guns including a Kolar Max O/U (Total Value of guns $30,000+)!

The following guns will be drawn the week of the National Championships July 13-20, 2019.

Kolar Max O/U          Blaser F16 O/U          Browning Citori 725 Field         

CZ All American Trap          Beretta 690 Field          SKB 90TSS Combo     

Howa American Flag Chassis 6.5 Creedmoor w/Nikko Sterling 4-16x50 Diamond scope

How do the teams make money?

#1

Ticket price are $10 each

The teams will sell the National Gun raffle tickets

They will keep $5 for their team and send the other $5 to the SCTP with the stub!

The more tickets you sell, the more money you make and we will supply the tickets!

Teams can sell tickets at shoots, fundraisers, work places, school, church etc.

#2

The SCTP will pay (in MidwayUSA Team endowment funds) the top 5 ticket selling teams as follows:

1st - $8,000

2nd - $7,000

3rd - $6,000

4th - $5,000

5th - $4,000

All drawings held at the SCTP National Championships in Marengo, OH week of July 13-20, 2019

Download complete information on how to request team tickets here...

Ruger PC Carbine Exclusive through MidwayUSA Foundation

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Act now to get your SASP team in on this exclusive offer from our partners at the MidwayUSA Foundation and grow your team endowment account plus cash for operating needs! This opportunity is available only to Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) teams until the end of March! Starting in April these guns will be available to ALL teams supported by the MidwayUSA Foundation.

Teams must be registered with the SASP National office in order to participate. Once your team is registered, simply download, complete and return the Letter of Intent form along with supporting documentation as outlined on the form. MidwayUSA Foundation will then arrange to have a fundraising package of TWO Ruger PC Carbines shipped to your FFL of choice. At least $1,500 per fundraising package shall be donated to a MidwayUSA Foundation TEAM Endowment, through a single contribution, which will be eligible for any applicable match available at the time of donation. Your team must use the MidwayUSA Foundation donation form for this promotion at the time of the donation. The availability of rifles through this promotion is extremely limited so act fast if your team would like to participate. Thanks again to our partners at the MidwayUSA Foundation for making this opportunity available to SASP teams!

2018 Vision 20/20 Final Results

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A big thanks goes out to all of the teams and donors who participated in the 2018 Vision 20/20 campaign! With your help we have raised $259,588!! Total impact for the campaign amounts to almost $130,000 in cash grants going to Scholastic Clay Target and Scholastic Action Shooting Program teams along with over $350,000 in MidwayUSA Foundation team endowment account benefit! Congratulations to the teams that worked hard to compete in our team endowment bonus fund competitions. There were two team competitions with $30,000 each in MidwayUSA Foundation team endowment funding up for grabs as follows:
  1. Teams with the most dollars raised.
  2. Teams with the most unique donors making donations via the SSSF website or print and mail form.
Top team in each category receives $10,000, 2nd gets $8,000, 3rd gets $5,000, 4th gets, $3,000, 5th gets $2,500 and 6th receives $1,500.
Here are the final team standings for each competition: Most Dollars Raised
Team Name State Team ID Total Donations
Buckeye Chippewa Trapshooting Club Ohio 614 $54,321.00
Rio Salado Target Terminators Arizona 1070 $31,843.00
Ankeny Centennial Jaguars Trap Team Iowa 54 $22,500.00
Waterford Wolverine Shooting Team Wisconsin 1254 $22,305.00
Ballard Clay Bombers Iowa 172 $16,505.00
North Scott Trap Team Iowa 119 $16,104.00
Most Unique Donors
Team Name State Team ID Unique Donors
Waterford Wolverine Shooting Team Wisconsin 1254 142
Central Arizona Target Shooters Arizona 646 88
Rio Salado Target Terminators Arizona 1070 87
Ballard Clay Bombers Iowa 172 77
Williams County Target Busters Ohio 1276 60
Ankeny Centennial Jaguars Trap Team Iowa 54 55
Thanks again to all of the teams who participated and to the generous donors who supported them! If you did not participate in 2018, make plans to participate in the 2019 campaign starting in October.

Congratulations to the SCTP National Raffle Winner!

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Congratulations to Wayne Werner, from Schaller, Iowa who won a Kolar Low Max over/under Shotgun in the 2018 Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) National Raffle.

Wayne’s purchased his ticket, one of approximately 8,000 tickets sold by 65-70 SCTP teams across the country from his grandson Allen, an SCTP Trap Team member.

Our special thanks to Kolar Arms and all of our SCTP teams that worked so hard to sell this year’s raffle tickets.

SSSF Donates Nearly $500,000 to MidwayUSA Foundation Team Endowment Accounts

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The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) recently donated $480,281 to Team Endowment Accounts at the MidwayUSA Foundation. Teams earned funds by raising money through the SSSF's Vision 20/20 fundraising campaign, SCTP and SASP national fundraisers and by placing in SCTP/SASP national events. These donations have benefited 97 teams participating in the Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) and Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) across 25 different states. Since 2014 the SSSF has donated over $6.5 million to benefit 642 SCTP and SASP team endowment accounts across 45 states at the MidwayUSA Foundation. The SSSF provides SCTP and SASP member-teams the opportunity to earn MidwayUSA Foundation Team Endowment Account funds by participating in SCTP and SASP fundraising activities benefiting local shooting sports communities and through placements in SSSF-sponsored competitions . Please contact the SSSF for more information on how your shooting team can earn team endowment funding for their account at the MidwayUSA Foundation. The Team Endowment Program at the MidwayUSA Foundation gives a community the ability to financially support a competitive youth shooting sports program or financially assist in the start-up of a new youth shooting sports program. The team can then request a grant of up to 5% of their endowment account balance once each year, in either December or June, to pay for team expenses. For more information about how the MidwayUSA Foundation is changing the future of youth shooting sports, please visit midwayusafoundation.org or call 1-877-375-4570.

Three weeks left for Vision 20/20! Team competitions close!

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With just three weeks to go, the 2018 SSSF Vision 20/20 campaign team competitions for $60,000 in BONUS MidwayUSA Foundation team endowment funding continue to be close. Tax-deductible donations in any amount can help determine which teams receive bonus funding so donate to your favorite team today and tell others to do the same! There are two team competitions that continue through 12/31/18 with $30,000 each in MidwayUSA Foundation team endowment funding up for grabs as follows:
  1. Teams with the most dollars raised.
  2. Teams with the most unique donors making donations via the SSSF website or print and mail form.
Here are the current team standings for each competition: Most Dollars Raised
Team Name State SSSF Team ID Total Donations
Buckeye Chippewa Trapshooting Club Ohio 614 $54,321.00
Rio Salado Target Terminators Arizona 1070 $31,370.00
Ankeny Centennial Jaguars Trap Team Iowa 54 $20,530.00
Waterford Wolverine Shooting Team Wisconsin 1254 $20,325.00
Ballard Clay Bombers Iowa 172 $13,485.00
Williams County Target Busters Ohio 1276 $11,660.00
Most Unique Donors
Team Name State SSSF Team ID Unique Donors
Rio Salado Target Terminators Arizona 1070 33
North Scott Trap Team Iowa 119 24
Williams County Target Busters Ohio 1276 20
Ballard Clay Bombers Iowa 172 17
Ankeny Centennial Jaguars Trap Team Iowa 54 11
Manitowoc Gun Club Birdbusters Wisconsin 925 11
The 2018 SSSF Vision 20/20 campaign fundraising goal has been exceeded with over $230,000 raised! While SSSF match funding has been exhausted, there is still $60,000 up for grabs in BONUS MidwayUSA Foundation team endowment funding for team donations received before January 1st! Every donation counts! Visit our Vision 20/20 page for more information, to learn how to make a tax-deductible donation to your favorite team or how to get your team started in the campaign!

Vision 20/20 Goal Exceeded, Team Competitions Continue to Year End

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The 2018 SSSF Vision 20/20 campaign fundraising goal has been exceeded thanks in part to tremendous team participation and donor support on #GivingTuesday! While SSSF match funding has been exhausted, there is still $60,000 up for grabs in BONUS MidwayUSA Foundation team endowment funding for team donations received before January 1st! The Vision 20/20 campaign received 59 donations totaling over $30,500 on #GivingTuesday with several teams reaching out to unique donors. There are two team competitions that continue through 12/31/18 with $30,000 each in MidwayUSA Foundation team endowment funding up for grabs as follows:
  1. Teams with the most dollars raised.
  2. Teams with the most unique donors making donations via the SSSF website or print and mail form.
Here are the current team standings for each competition: Most Dollars Raised
Team Name State SSSF Team ID Total Donations
Buckeye Chippewa Trapshooting Club Ohio 614 $54,321.00
Rio Salado Target Terminators Arizona 1070 $31,310.00
Ankeny Centennial Jaguars Trap Team Iowa 54 $20,460.00
Ballard Clay Bombers Iowa 172 $13,100.00
Williams County Target Busters Ohio 1276 $11,510.00
North Scott Trap Team Iowa 119 $11,120.00
Most Unique Donors
Team Name State SSSF Team ID Unique Donors
Rio Salado Target Terminators Arizona 1070 30
North Scott Trap Team Iowa 119 17
Williams County Target Busters Ohio 1276 17
Ballard Clay Bombers Iowa 172 9
Manitowoc Gun Club Birdbusters Wisconsin 925 9
Ankeny Centennial Jaguars Trap Team Iowa 54 8
Visit our Vision 20/20 page for more information, to learn how to make a tax-deductible donation to your favorite team or how to get your team started in the campaign!

Get the Last SSSF Match Funding through Vision 20/20

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The 2018 SSSF Vision 20/20 campaign fundraising goal is in sight! Get in on the last of the SSSF provided match funding while it lasts and support your team cash needs now and in the future! SSSF match funding will be available until we meet our $175,000 fundraising goal and the team competitions for $60,000 of additional, bonus MidwayUSA Foundation team endowment funding continue through December 31!
  1. Teams with the most dollars raised.
  2. Teams with the most unique donors making donations via the SSSF website or print and mail form.
Current standings for each competition are as follows: Most Dollars Raised
Team Name State SSSF Team ID Total Donations
Buckeye Chippewa Trapshooting Club Ohio 614 $54,321.00
Rio Salado Target Terminators Arizona 1070 $30,385.00
Ballard Clay Bombers Iowa 172 $12,800.00
North Scott Trap Team Iowa 119 $10,545.00
Williams County Target Busters Ohio 1276 $10,010.00
Gateway Claybusters Missouri 789 $10,000.00
Union Grove Broncos Shooting Club Wisconsin 1216 $10,000.00
Most Unique Donors
Team Name State SSSF Team ID Number of Donors
Rio Salado Target Terminators Arizona 1070 20
North Scott Trap Team Iowa 119 10
Manitowoc Gun Club Birdbusters Wisconsin 925 9
Rhinelander High School Trap Team Wisconsin 2166 6
Ankeny Centennial Jaguars Trap Team Iowa 54 6
University of Arizona WildGats Arizona 1692 4
Ballard Clay Bombers Iowa 172 4
Visit our Vision 20/20 page to learn how to make a tax-deductible donation to your favorite team or how to get your team started in the campaign!

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