Big Buck N Bass Outdoors Helping Friends of NRA Help the Community Across Three Counties

​Who are the Friends of NRA? What do they do in our community?

Partner of Friends of NRA flyer posted in Big Buck N Bass' window

     According to  Steve Payne, the co-chairman of the Johnson County, Friends of NRA, 
“We say that we raise funds to support youth shooting sports but it is much bigger than that. With the money we raise, 50% of it goes to the national level, allowing the NRA foundation to put together educational programs for kids, women, and different programs that support the youth throughout the nation. The other 50% of funds are distributed at the local level by Friends of NRA for schools, 4-H, and other shooting programs that fill out grants for their programs to be supported.”

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Steve, volunteer for Friends of NRA with Dondi, owner of Big Buck N Bass

     I was able to sit down with Steve to discuss the function of the Friends of NRA and how they are making an impact at the local level. Friends of NRA is a 501 C3 non-profit organization that is run at the local level by all volunteers. Funds are raised through donations they collect throughout the year and the fundraiser they host at the end of the year. The money raised in 2021 allowed the Friends of NRA to give out 36 grants in the state of Arkansas. Nine grants were given to schools within Johnson, Polk, and Logan counties. The grants presented to shooting programs at schools and 4-H clubs, allow them to keep the programs running, growing, and thriving. The schools and shooting programs in Johnson County that received grants are the University of the Ozarks, Clarksville High School, West Side High School, Lamar High School, and Oark High School. In Logan County, Magazine High School and County Line High School received grants, and in Pope County, Russellville High School received a grant. ​

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