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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “golf”
Where the money went
United States Golf AssociationLiberty Corner, NJCharity · may take applications
110 matching grants · $9.0M · through 2024Largest: $32,269 to MAINE STATE GOLF ASSOCIATION DBA MAINE GOLF — internship/subsidy
Largest: $5,400 to SAN JOSE MUNICIPAL GC-JR GOLF PROGRAM — promote youth golf
Largest: $2,800 to TEAMSTERS JOINT COUNCIL 41 SCHOLARSHIP FUND — annual teamsters joint council 41 scholarship golf outing
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
86 matching grants · $13.9M · through 2023Largest: $1.2M to Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Foundation — $700,000 for the access for every child fund and $300,000 to help establish an early stage clinical trials unit as outlined in dr. shanley's may 2022 proposal, general operating su…
Largest: $250,000 to EVANSTON WILMETTE GOLF COURSE ASSOC — to further the foundation's exempt purposes.
Soboba Band of Luiseno IndiansSan Jacinto, CACharity · may take applications
55 matching grants · $767,135 · through 2024Largest: $29,385 to FRIENDS OF VALLEY-WIDE FOUNDATION — 2022 golf tournament beneficiary, autumn eleagance 2022/friends of valley wide found, the weekend golf tournament rscr0a0de-1
Largest: $61,600 to AMERICAN JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION — to provide overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf.
Largest: $1,000 to WESTFIELD YMCA — 18th annual westfield area ymca golf classic, 6/5/23, golf cart sponsor
Women Golfers Give BackPlymouth Meeting, PACharity · may take applications
38 matching grants · $556,500 · through 2025Largest: $23,000 to VALLEY FORGE GIRLS GOLF — contribution for golf instruction
Largest: $15,000 to MASSACHUSETTS GOLF ASSOCIATION INC — grant for youth sports
Largest: $5,000 to CHILDREN'S HOME OF JEFFERSON COUNTY — sponsorship of 2024 golf and 2023 golf tournament
Largest: $15,000 to MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MA AND RI — make-a-wish golf classic, swing for wishes and swish night
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →