Hornady® Family Honored with Legacy Award

Grand Island, NE — The Hornady® family was honored at the Greater Grand Island Community Foundations Gift of Legacy celebration on October 30, 2025, at Riverside Golf Club.

The Hornady family was presented with the Legacy Award, in recognition of their enduring generosity, community leadership, and deep-rooted commitment to the Greater Grand Island area.

“Our family is incredibly honored by the recognition and award. Grand Island has always been home to us, and giving back has always been a part of what our family believes in,” said Steve Hornady, President at Hornady. “We’ve been blessed by this community, and it means a lot to help make Grand Island stronger for the next generation. We’re indebted to those who volunteer, the people who put the projects together, those are the heroes,” said Hornady. “We are honored to help you do the important work. We thank you,” he added.

“I cannot image Grand Island without the Hornady family,” said Kyle Overturf, President of Greater Grand Island Community Foundation Board of Trustees. “Their support runs through every vein of our community and their partnership with the foundation has made them the very heart of Grand Island,” he added.

The Gift of a Legacy celebration honors individuals and families who make lasting impacts through endowments, planned gifts, and community leadership. The evening brought together donors, community leaders, and friends of both the Hornady family and the Foundation to celebrate precision, passion, philanthropy – a reflection of the family’s legacy and the Foundation’s mission.

Founded in 1949, Hornady® Manufacturing Company is a family-owned business headquartered in Grand Island, Nebraska. Proudly manufacturing products that are made in the USA, Hornady® Manufacturing is a world leader in bullet, ammunition, reloading tool, accessory and security product design and manufacturing.