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How the NRA with Gun and Tobacco Industry Dollars Uses its Eddie Eagle Program to Market Guns to Kids

Appendix Four: 1994 and 1995 Eddie Eagle Grants Made by The NRA Foundation

1994 Eddie Eagle Program Grant Awards

State/Region

Applicant

Grant Amount ($)

California NRA Eddie Eagle Program 4,600.00
Maryland NRA Eddie Eagle Program 800.00
Michigan NRA Eddie Eagle Program 3,000.00
Texas NRA Eddie Eagle Program 5,383.00
Virginia NRA Eddie Eagle Program 2,000.00
Virginia NRA Eddie Eagle Elementary Gun Safety Program [Direct Grant to NRA National Headquarters] 675,000.00
Total . 690,783.00

Source: The NRA Foundation 1994 IRS Form 990. Applicant grant titles appear as cited in document.


1995 Eddie Eagle Program Grant Awards

State/Region Applicant Grant Amount ($)
Arizona NRA Eddie Eagle Program 5,000.00
Arkansas NRA Eddie Eagle Program 5,000.00
Southern California NRA Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program 1,000.00
Colorado NRA Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program 2,500.00
Idaho NRA Eddie Eagle Program 1,000.00
Illinois Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program--Illinois 5,000.00
Maryland NRA Eddie Eagle Program 2,040.00
Michigan NRA Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program--Copper County 200.00
Michigan NRA Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program-- Michigan 3,500.00
Missouri NRA Eddie Eagle Program 5,000.00
Montana NRA Eddie Eagle Program 2,000.00
New Jersey NRA Eddie Eagle Program 2,500.00
New York NRA Eddie Eagle Program 1,500.00
Ohio NRA Eddie Eagle Division 1,500.00
Ohio NRA Eddie Eagle Program 750.00
Oklahoma NRA Eddie Eagle Program 5,000.00
Oregon NRA Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program 1,000.00
Pennsylvania NRA Eddie Eagle Program 4,000.00
Southern Texas NRA Eddie Eagle Program 10,000.00
Virginia NRA Eddie Eagle Program 1,500.00
Virginia NRA Eddie Eagle 1,000.00
Virginia NRA Eddie Eagle [Direct Grant to NRA National Headquarters] 525,000.00
Virginia NRA--Eddie Eagle 1,520.00
Virginia NRA--Junior Program-- Eddie Eagle 282.92
Wyoming NRA Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program 1,984.00
Total . 589,776.92

Source: The NRA Foundation 1995 IRS Form 990. Applicant grant titles appear as cited in document.



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