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American Golf Foundation

American Golf Foundation is dedicated to the enhancement and enrichment of communities by promoting the enjoyment of the game of golf and its ideals through charity, education and community service.

$394k
Granted FY2024still arriving
16
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$135k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$833kHealth$741kRecreation & Sports$328kHuman Services$159kFood & Nutrition$55kYouth Development$22kPublic Safety & Disaster$14kHousing & Shelter$6k
02FY2024 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 16 grants below total $291,158, the rows itemized in this filing. The $393,910 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $102,752 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k8 grants · $53k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $104k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $135k
$10,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$146k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Folds of Honor Foundation$134,610
Women Shelter of Long Beach$25,779
Jordan & Kyra Mem Foun$23,515
Tunnel To Towers Foundation$12,500
National MPS Society$12,015
AmVets Post 38$10,000
City Parks Foundation$10,000
City Harvest$10,000
Jacobs Heart Cancer Support$9,827
Second Harvest Food Bk$7,491
Ribbons of Life Breast Cancer$7,059
The First Tee Orange Co$6,258
Breast Cancer Angels$6,128
South Tahoe Futbol Club$5,518
The Boost Foundation$5,323
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $123k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 50% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 11%Goshen Valley Foundation: $20k → 6%Run for the Fallen: $7k → 12%Goshen Valley Foundation: $16k → 6%Angel City Sports: $11k → 14%The First Tee Orange Co: $6k → 10%The First Tee Orange Co: $5k → 10%OC United: $8k → 10%Precious Life Shelter: $6k → 10%Women Shelter of Long Beach: $26k → 14%Women Shelter of Long Beach: $18k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
NY
OR
IA
NJ
CA
VA
AZ
NC
OK
GA
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.0M · 24 repeat orgs$157k to everyone else

24 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 15 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
12

Total granted

$2.0M
$101k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+41%
+46%

Still filing today

83%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $56k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationRecreation & SportsHealthPhilanthropyFood & NutritionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • FO
    FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION
    8× · 2017–2024 · $549k · revenue +204%
  • CP
    CITY PARKS FOUNDATION INC
    7× · 2017–2024 · $115k · revenue +19%
  • NM
    NATIONAL MPS SOCIETY INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $43k · revenue +15%

Funded once

  • AS
    Arizona State University
    one grant, 2017 · $25k
  • AC
    Angel City Alliancegraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $11k · revenue +66%
  • OU
    OC UNITED TOGETHERgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $8k · revenue +72%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

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Shield of Faith Missions

Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.

Religion
2
Special Forces Foundation

The special forces foundation provides immediate and ongoing support to the special forces community and their families.

Philanthropy
3
Lungevity Foundation Inc

Lungevity's vision is a world where no one dies of lung cancer. lungevity foundation is firmly committed to making an immediate impact on increasing quality-of-life and survivorship of people with lung cancer by accelerating research into…

Health
4
The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation

The jonsson cancer center foundation is the single most important vehicle for raising private funds for cancer research at ucla and plays a key role in advancing cancer treatments and care. please see schedule o for additional information.

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5
City of Hope

City of Hope's mission is to make hope a reality for all touched by cancer and diabetes. PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A CONTINUATION OF OUR MISSION

Health
6
The San Diego Foundation

The san diego foundation inspires enduring philanthropy and enables community solutions to improve the quality of life in our region.

Philanthropy
7
St Joseph's Hospital of Tampa Foundation Inc

St. joseph's hospitals foundation secures, manages and stewards philanthropic support to benefit the health care mission of st. joseph's hospital, st. joseph's women's hospital, st. joseph's children's hospital of tampa, st. joseph's…

Health
8
Foundation for Women's Cancer

To support and empower all affected by gynecologic cancers through education, research, and public awareness.

Health
9
Golf Fights Cancer Inc

Golf fights cancer (gfc) taps into the passion and generosity of all golfers to raise much needed funds for cancer related organizations and families living with the disease. specifically, gfc makes targeted donations for equipment,…

Philanthropy
10
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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11
Foundation for Financial Planning Inc

Our mission is to help people in need improve their financial lives by expanding access to pro bono financial planning.

Human Services
12
Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation Inc

Sarasota memorial healthcare foundation is the philanthropic partner that helps sarasota memorial health care system bring world-class care to our community.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Angel City Alliance; the most unlike its peers is Run for the Fallen Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

33 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 33 of the 44 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
32/33
Grantees still filing
22/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Jordan & Kyra Memorial Foundation: $615,316 · PhilanthropyJordan & Kyra Memorial FoundationMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $35,753 · PhilanthropyMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATIONFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION: $549,295 · EducationFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATIONLOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY: $39,203 · EducationLOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY+5 more: $49,485 · Education+5 moreLOYOLA HIGH SCHOOL OF LOS ANGELES: $47,610 · OtherLOYOLA HIGH SCHOO…NATIONAL MPS SOCIETY INC: $42,760 · OtherNATIONAL MPS SOCI…ST CATHERINE LABOURE SCHOOL: $42,438 · OtherST CATHERINE LABO…BISHOP MONTGOMERY HIGH SCHOOL: $30,488 · OtherBISHOP MONTGOMERY…SHATTUCK - ST MARY'S SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $30,000 · OtherSHATTUCK - ST MAR…Arizona State University: $25,281 · OtherArizona State Uni…California State University Fresno Alumni Association Incorporated: $19,747 · OtherCalifornia State …Kumon Center of San Fernando: $19,240 · OtherKumon Center of S…HUNTERDON HOSPICE INCORPORATED: $16,825 · OtherPLAY FOR PINK INC: $12,702 · Other+8 more: $50,482 · Other+8 moreWORLD GOLF FOUNDATION INC: $173,725 · Recreation & SportsWORLD GOLF FOUND…CITY PARKS FOUNDATION INC: $115,000 · Recreation & SportsCITY PARKS FOUND…THE SCGA FOUNDATION: $17,866 · Recreation & SportsTHE SCGA FOUNDAT…South Tahoe Futbol Club: $10,927 · Recreation & SportsWOMENSHELTER OF LONG BEACH: $44,141 · Human ServicesGOSHEN VALLEY FOUNDATION INC: $35,726 · Human ServicesGOLF FORE LIFE SKILLS THE FIRST TEE OF ORANGE COUNTY: $11,727 · Human ServicesAngel City Alliance: $10,974 · Human ServicesOC UNITED TOGETHER: $7,810 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $7,500 · Human ServicesRUN FOR THE FALLEN INC: $6,980 · Human ServicesPRECIOUS LIFE SHELTER INC: $5,837 · Human ServicesSECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF ORANGE COUNTY INC: $34,570 · Food & NutritionCITY HARVEST INC: $20,000 · Food & NutritionDESERT CANCER FOUNDATION: $12,500 · HealthJACOBS HEART CHILDRENS CANCER SUPPORT SERVICES: $9,827 · HealthBREAST CANCER ANGELS: $6,128 · Health
Philanthropy$651,069Education$637,983Other$337,573Recreation & Sports$317,518Human Services$130,695Food & Nutrition$54,570Health$28,455

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJordan & Kyra Memorial Foundation: $615,316 over 8y, 54% of budgetFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION: $549,295 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetWORLD GOLF FOUNDATION INC: $173,725 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCITY PARKS FOUNDATION INC: $115,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetWOMENSHELTER OF LONG BEACH: $44,141 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetNATIONAL MPS SOCIETY INC: $42,760 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetLOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY: $39,203 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $35,753 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGOSHEN VALLEY FOUNDATION INC: $35,726 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF ORANGE COUNTY INC: $34,570 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSHATTUCK - ST MARY'S SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 3y, 8.8% of budgetCITY HARVEST INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCalifornia State University Fresno Alumni Association Incorporated: $19,747 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetTHE SCGA FOUNDATION: $17,866 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetHUNTERDON HOSPICE INCORPORATED: $16,825 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTHE LIONHEART LIFE CENTER INC: $13,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetPLAY FOR PINK INC: $12,702 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $12,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDESERT CANCER FOUNDATION: $12,500 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetGOLF FORE LIFE SKILLS THE FIRST TEE OF ORANGE COUNTY: $11,727 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSouth Tahoe Futbol Club: $10,927 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetUCLA FOUNDATION: $10,736 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS): $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJACOBS HEART CHILDRENS CANCER SUPPORT SERVICES: $9,827 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOC UNITED TOGETHER: $7,810 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRIBBONS OF LIFE BREAST CANCER: $7,059 over 1y, 9.7% of budgetRead With Me Volunteer Programs: $6,190 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetBREAST CANCER ANGELS: $6,128 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetPRECIOUS LIFE SHELTER INC: $5,837 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF PORTLAND METROPOLITAN AREA: $5,200 over 1y, 0.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

California Community …Orange County Communi…Enterprise Holdings F…Sempra FoundationUnited Way WorldwideThe Blackbaud Giving …Charities Aid Foundat…The Bank of America C…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Morgan Stanley Global…American Endowment Fo…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…
California Community FoundationCA18.3× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · Orange County Community Foundation · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Sempra Foundation · United Way Worldwide · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization American Golf Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from American Golf Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%4%15%34%60%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to American Golf Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to American Golf Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 44 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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