Charities all over the world celebrate the kick-off of the giving season on Giving Tuesday, the Tuesday following Thanksgiving and Black Friday. Each year MidwayUSA Foundation encourages donations to youth shooting program endowments, which they manage to assist these teams with critical expenses. Donations on Giving Tuesday, December 3, 2024, totaled $566,205. This is the most successful Giving Tuesday fundraising campaign that MidwayUSA Foundation has had since its inception. Thanks to the generosity of Larry and Brenda Potterfield, those donations are matched, raising over one million dollars for youth shooting sports in just one day.

Giving Tuesday 2024 donations benefited both youth shooting teams and organizations. Teams alone raised $453,424 and top donation-earning teams won additional endowment dollars. Plus, the Foundation awarded random draw prizes to participating teams, giving $80,000 through their Giving Tuesday incentive. Visit MidwayUSA Foundation’s blog to see the full list of winners. The top five teams cumulatively raised over $201,000. Those teams included:

1st Place Mid Carolina Youth Shooting Team – [SC] $53,650 Raised

2nd Place Georgia Competitive Shooters – [GA] $45,000 Raised

3rd Place Gaston Young Guns High School Shooting Team – [NC] $40,000 Raised

4th Place Taunton Marksmanship Unit – [MA] $37,456 Raised

5th Place Doddridge Co 4-H Hot Shots Shooting Sports – [WV] $25,000 Raised

Youth shooting programs rely on their annual MidwayUSA Foundation grant to cover critical expenses that many youth shooting athletes incur when competing. Roy McClain, President, Georgia Competitive Shooters Inc. and founder of Georgia Youth Shooting Sports Foundation spoke about the importance of their MidwayUSA Foundation endowment. “When kids walk through the door, the only thing they have to have is desire. Thanks to the Foundation, we can provide ammo and targets, assist with travel expenses, provide quality coaching, and take care of other administrative needs.” The Georgia Competitive Shooters program won $12,500 by taking second place in the Giving Tuesday team incentive. In addition, thanks to SK Guns, Roy was drawn to win a unique pistol set. The Gold Series Early Italian Renaissance Collection is a remarkable set of 1911 pistols with consecutive serial numbers that was generously donated by SK Guns to support MidwayUSA Foundation and youth shooting sports. Through the end of the year, donations to MidwayUSA Foundation will be matched.

The MidwayUSA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity working to sustain and grow youth shooting sports by providing long-term funding to youth shooting teams. Every donation made is tax-deductible and allows the Foundation to assist in expanding and enhancing the leadership skills, confidence, and discipline of today’s youth through shooting sports activities. The Foundation supports all shooting disciplines.

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.