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Annual Rockstar Final Results
Thursday, January 20, 2022
2021 Annual Rockstar 2021 was an incredible year for both the MidwayUSA Foundation and youth shooting teams with Team Endowments. Youth shooting team endowments received over $2.9 million in match-eligible donations last year and these contributions benefit 1,563 youth shooting teams! The top fundraising teams... Read More

Lead with More Than a Score
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Lead with More Than a Score Reba Kingsley always looked up to her big brother. He raced go-karts, she raced go-karts, he shot trap…she picked up a shotgun. And while starting her athletic career as a gymnast, that outing to the trap field eventually had... Read More

MaKayla Scott: A True Shooting Star
Thursday, August 5, 2021
Makayla Scott isn’t just an ordinary teenager.  Makayla Scott is an EXTRAordinary teenager and shooting sports is lucky to have her! A shotgun shooter from White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, Makayla’s positive attitude is contagious and can only be rivaled by her work ethic. Despite... Read More

Funding Olympic Dreams
Thursday, July 29, 2021
With the Tokyo Olympic Games in full swing, it’s always interesting to think about how the athletes made it to the world’s largest stage. For many of the shooting sports athletes, this road began on a youth shooting team attending competitions organized by the Scholastic... Read More

2021 Coach Training Grants Are Paid!
Thursday, May 6, 2021
The MidwayUSA Foundation recently sent out over $112,000 in coach training grants to various youth shooting organizations across the nation. We help fund over 65 state and national youth shooting sports organizations through Agency and Donor-Designated endowments; these endowments are in addition to the 2,800... Read More
Annual Rockstars

2020 Annual Rockstar Results!
Friday, January 22, 2021
2020 Annual Rockstar 2020 was an incredible year for both the MidwayUSA Foundation and youth shooting teams with Team Endowments. Youth shooting team endowments received over $2.2 million in match-eligible donations in 2020. These donations benefited 1,268 youth shooting teams! The Foundation awarded endowment dollars... Read More
Southeastern Program Manager Blog Post

Southeastern Program Manager Meets With Rifle Programs in Virginia
Monday, January 11, 2021
On January 7th, our roving Southeast Program Manager, Jeff, was fortunate enough to spend some time with two amazing rifle programs: the Warrenton Rifles (R7446) and IWLA (Arlington-Fairfax Air Range) (R4491). Jeff had this to say about the Rifle programs: “Both teams have worked with... Read More
Online donation drive winning teams

September Online Donation Drive Winners!
Friday, October 9, 2020
September Online Donation Drive Our most successful Online Donation Drive has wrapped up and we are extremely thankful for the generosity of our donors and the hard work of our shooting programs.  Throughout September, $191,776.22 came in through our online donation form to benefit youth... Read More

Cash Grants Paid to Teams – Largest Cycle to Date
Friday, February 28, 2020
We are excited to share that over 950 youth shooting teams have received their annual cash grant.  The payout for this grant cycle totals over $3.4 million, out largest grant cycle to date.  These funds are critical to every team, assisting with expenses like ammunition,... Read More

2019 Annual Rockstar Results
Friday, January 17, 2020
2019 Annual Rockstar 2019 was an incredible year for both the MidwayUSA Foundation and youth shooting teams with Team Endowment Accounts. Youth shooting team endowments received $1.97 million in match eligible donations in 2019. These donations benefited 1,030 youth shooting teams! Additionally, the Foundation awarded... Read More