Name

Easton Foundations

Legal name

Easton Sports Development Foundation

Website

https://esdf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Archery Sports Foundation

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fundraising & Annual Giving (EDALAOAB), Family Offices & Philanthropic Advisors (Grantmaking) (BPAGAKAD)

Keywords

• Archery education programs
• Archery training facilities
• Youth sports development
• Archery grants funding
• Nonprofit sports foundation

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Foundation Operations: Easton Foundations operates as a non-profit organization funded by Easton Sports (Jas. D. Easton, Inc.). The foundation provides grants to archery programs, operates archery centers, and hosts tournaments rather than generating commercial revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Easton Foundations is a non-profit charitable foundation that operates three public archery centers (Newberry FL, Salt Lake City UT, Chula Vista CA), awards grants to archery clubs, schools, and organizations, delivers archery education and coaching through the Discover Archery platform, maintains the world's largest archery library, and hosts major competitive archery events such as SoCal Showdown and Gator Cup.

Product overview

Easton Foundations is a non-profit organization (Easton Sports Development Foundation) focused on bridging the gap between first archery experience and elite competitive archery. Founded in 1982, it operates three archery centers in Newberry FL, Salt Lake City UT, and Chula Vista CA. The organization offers grant programs, educational content through Discover Archery, and hosts major events including SoCal Showdown and Gator Cup. It also maintains the world's largest archery library and supports programs like the Olympic Archery in Schools (OAS) and National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Easton Archery Centers Three dedicated public archery facilities located in Newberry FL, Salt Lake City UT, and Chula Vista CA offering open shooting, training programs, youth instruction, competitive archery, adaptive archery, private coaching, group activities, and certifications for archers of all skill levels.
• Easton Foundations Archery Library The largest compilation of archery books, magazines, articles, documents, photographs and historical artifacts in the world, located at the Salt Lake City center and open to the public by appointment.
• Easton Foundations Grant Program Annual grant program awarding funds to clubs, programs, schools, colleges, universities, and organizations proposing archery-related projects. Since 2006: 1,517 grants awarded, 854 grantees, 4,114,877+ archers reached, $147 million+ total charitable support.
• SoCal Showdown Annual archery tournament held in Southern California, hosted by Easton Foundations as part of the USAT Qualifier Series for competitive archers.
• Gator Cup Annual archery competition event hosted by Easton Foundations.
• Discover Archery Educational Content Comprehensive online educational resource covering types of archery, rules of play, equipment selection, shooting in various weather conditions, coaching development, and athlete progression from basics to competitive podium.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,114,877+ archers reached since 2006
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Olympic Archery in Schools (OAS)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerESDF initiated and sponsors the Olympic Archery in Schools program, which helps schools form archery teams and provides curriculum and support for Olympic-style archery in educational settings.
• USA Archery (USAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEaston Foundations provides assistance to USA Archery, the national governing body for Olympic and Paralympic archery in the United States. Supports high-level archery programs and organizations.
• National Field Archery Association (NFAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEaston Foundations provides assistance to NFAA, supporting their field archery programs and initiatives to grow the sport.
• National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerESDF supports NASP which was created in 2002 to bring archery education to schools across the United States. Genesis bows popularized through NASP program.
• American Disabled ArcherscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a resource partner providing archery opportunities for disabled archers. ESDF includes adaptive archery programs at their centers.
• Junior Olympic Archery Development (JOAD)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerESDF supports JOAD programs which offer youth archery development opportunities from beginner to elite levels.
• Boy Scouts of AmericaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth organization with archery programs listed as a resource and partner for youth archery development.
• National 4-H Shooting SportsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth development organization offering archery programs through 4-H, listed as a resource partner for youth archery.
• Archery Trade Association (ATA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerESDF maintains relationship with ATA, the trade organization for archery manufacturers and retailers, supporting the broader archery industry ecosystem.
• World Archery FederationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational governing body for archery (formerly FITA). ESDF aligns programs with WA rules and standards for target archery and competition.
• LA84 FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth sports foundation listed as resource partner for youth archery programs in Southern California.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• USA Archery: National governing body for Olympic and Paralympic archery in the US, with which Easton is a core partner. Directly comparable mission (grow archery from grassroots to elite), program portfolio (youth, elite training, competitions), and reliance on grants/sponsorships.
• LA84 Foundation: Los Angeles-based sports-focused foundation (legacy of 1984 Olympics) that funds youth sports programs, operates coaching education, and partners with national governing bodies. Closely comparable to Easton in mission (sport-specific youth development), grantmaking model, and Southern California footprint.
• Archery Trade Association (ATA): Trade association for archery manufacturers, retailers, and ranges. While a trade body rather than a grantmaker, ATA shares Easton's role as an industry-ecosystem coordinator and is a strategic partner; useful as a peer for ecosystem-level comparisons.
• National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP): School-based archery program created in 2002 that Easton actively supports and supplies equipment for. Highly comparable as a parallel archery-development non-profit targeting schools, with a similar grant/equipment distribution model.

Emerging players

• Laureus Sport for Good Foundation: Global sport-for-development foundation funding youth sports programs worldwide. Comparable in mission (sport as social development tool), grantmaking model, and partnership-driven structure; broader sport portfolio than Easton.
• Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA): Non-profit developing coaches and youth athletes through sport. Comparable in coach-training and youth-development mission, with similar grant/curriculum distribution model; multi-sport vs. archery-specific.

Others

• Ducks Unlimited: Large US conservation non-profit with a strong hunting/heritage sports focus and significant grantmaking capacity. Comparable in scale of operations, donor-base cultivation, and reliance on a single industry (outdoor sports), though mission is conservation rather than sport development.

Broad incumbents

• World Archery Federation: International governing body for the sport of archery. Comparable as a global archery-development and competition-standards organization, with which Easton aligns its competitive programming; broader geographic scope and regulatory role.
• USA Swimming Foundation: National sport-specific philanthropic arm of a US Olympic governing body. Comparable in structure (501(c)(3) supporting a single sport), grantmaking to clubs, and youth development programming; larger scale and different sport.
• National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF): Trade association for the firearms and shooting-sports industry. Comparable as a sport-promotion foundation with grant programs, youth initiatives, and corporate-sponsor funding model; broader scope across shooting sports beyond archery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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