Formerly the Archery Manufacturers and Merchants Organization (AMO) - provides the core funding and direction for two new foundations critical to the future of archery and bowhunting: ArrowSport and the Bowhunting Preservation Alliance (BPA). In addition, the ATA continues to direct the industry's annual archery and bowhunting trade show. Beginning in 2003, the AMO was reorganized into the ATA and the two new foundations to increase fund-raising and better focus the industry's clout in promoting, protecting and growing all facets of archery and bowhunting. The ArrowSport and BPA foundations are charitable, tax-free organizations devoted to education and research. ArrowSport concentrates on growing the sport of archery, while the BPA protects bowhunting by connecting to other organizations in the hunting, conservation and recreational communities. Funding for the foundations comes from the trade show proceeds, as well as contributions from companies and organizations inside and outside the archery and bowhunting worlds. Proceeds from the trade show are dedicated to promoting, marketing and growing archery and bowhunting. The more successful the trade show, the more funding that's available to promote and protect these cherished sports.
