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Ladies Professional Golf Association

To promote worldwide interest in the game of women's professional golf.

$1.3M
Granted FY2024still arriving
11
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$1.1M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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.

Recreation & Sports$7.8MPhilanthropy$848kHuman Services$113kArts & Culture$76kHealth$31kYouth Development$26kPublic Safety & Disaster$13kInternational$11kOther$0
02FY2024 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 11 grants below total $1,228,137, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,258,137 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $30,000 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 $10k1 grant · $7k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $95k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
  • $250k+1 grant · $1.1M
$10,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$152M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LPGA FOUNDATION$1,076,137
AMERICAN JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCATION$50,000
NATIONAL GOLF FOUNDATION$25,000
WAKE-ROBIN GOLF CLUB$10,000
UNITED WAY OF VOLUSIA-FLAGLER COUNTIES$10,000
HISPANIC HERITAGE FOUNDATION$10,000
OUR MILITARY KIDS$10,000
NATIONAL LINKS TRUST$10,000
CITYSWING FOUNDATION$10,000
FAIRWAYS TO LEADERSHIP$10,000
HISPANIC ASSOCIATION ON CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY$7,000
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.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 84% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION OF ARIZONA: $35k → 11%Pottstown Health & Wellness Foundation: $11k → 7%Proactive Health Labs: $10k → 14%FRIENDS OF HAWAII CHARITIES INC: $25k → 9%UNICEF: $11k → 17%NGCOA FOUNDATION: $10k → 9%HISPANIC HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $10k → 14%WORLD GOLF FOUNDATION: $420k → 6%National Golf Foundation: $30k → 11%LPGA FOUNDATION: $1.1M → 12%FAIRWAYS TO LEADERSHIP: $10k → 13%Florida's Growers Foundation: $310k → 16%Des Moines Art Festival: $11k → 10%AMERICAN JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCATION: $50k → 7%E THOMAS ARINGTON FOUNDATION: $65k → 6%CLEARVIEW LEGACY FOUNDATION: $153k → 13%DANBERRY TREASURE CHEST: $113k → 18%OUR MILITARY KIDS: $10k → 6%Volunteers of America: $13k → 9%Pottstown Health & Wellness Foundation: $10k → 7%WORLD GOLF FOUNDATION: $400k → 6%National Golf Foundation: $30k → 11%THE LPGA FOUNDATION: $948k → 12%FAIRWAYS TO LEADERSHIP: $10k → 13%Florida's Natural Growers Foundation: $170k → 16%Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Iowa: $26k → 10%The Arington Foundation: $25k → 6%CITYSWING FOUNDATION: $10k → 14%World Golf Foundation: $185k → 6%NATIONAL GOLF FOUNDATION: $25k → 11%THE LPGA FOUNDATION: $932k → 12%FAIRWAYS TO LEADERSHIP INC: $10k → 13%FLORIDA'S NATURAL GROWERS FOUNDATION: $170k → 16%United Way of Central Iowa: $20k → 10%The Arington Foundation: $18k → 6%WORLD GOLF FOUNDATION: $150k → 6%THE LPGA FOUNDATION: $826k → 12%FLORIDAS NATURAL GROWERS FOUNDATION: $15k → 16%World Golf Foundation: $31k → 6%THE LPGA FOUNDATION: $698k → 12%WORLD GOLF FOUNDATION: $20k → 6%The LPGA Foundation: $658k → 12%World Golf Foundation: $15k → 6%The LPGA Foundation: $618k → 12%The LPGA Foundation: $379k → 12%Executive Womens Golf Association: $50k → 12%UNITED WAY OF VOLUSIA COUNTY: $11k → 12%UNITED WAY OF VOLUSIA COUNTY: $11k → 12%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

NY
IA
OH
PA
CA
NE
VA
MD
AZ
SC
DC
HI
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.
$8.2M · 7 repeat orgs$614k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +233% since the first grant, against -2% for those funded once.

7 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2024, 5 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
13

Total granted

$8.2M
$482k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+233%
-2%

Still filing today

86%
85%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $132k 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
Recreation & SportsPhilanthropyEducationHealthYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureOther
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

  • TL
    THE LPGA FOUNDATION
    8× · 2017–2024 · $6.1M · revenue +93% · 25% of their budget
  • ET
    E THOMAS ARINGTON FAMILY FOUNDATION
    3× · 2018–2021 · $108k · revenue +298%
  • FT
    Fairways to Leadership Inc
    4× · 2021–2024 · $40k · revenue +278%

Funded once

  • CL
    CLEARVIEW LEGACY FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION PRESERVATION & RESEARCHgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $153k · revenue +55%
  • DT
    Danberry Treasure Chest
    one grant, 2021 · $113k · revenue -2%
  • EW
    EXECUTIVE WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION INC
    one grant, 2019 · $50k · revenue -17%
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.

1
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.

Employment
2
Ladies Professional Golf Association

To promote worldwide interest in the game of women's professional golf. primary activities include sanctioning and administering golf tournaments and providing education and certification opportunities for individuals in the golf industry.

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3
Usa Golf Federation Inc

To foster national or international amateur golf competition.

Recreation & Sports
4
The Scga Foundation

The mission of the scga junior golf foundation is to develop an inclusive golf community that enables kids to thrive on and beyond the course. we believe that every kid in southern california, no matter their circumstance, should have the…

Recreation & Sports
5
Usga Foundation

The foundation is dedicated to fulfilling the usga's mission to champion and advance the game of golf, everywhere it is played. its purpose is soley charitable, scientific, and educational within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the…

Recreation & Sports
6
Wpga Junior Foundation Inc

To provide positive opportunities, enjoyment, and education to juniors in the game of golf. the mission will be accomplished through tournaments, clinics, camps, academies, scholarships, and grants.

Recreation & Sports
7
Carolinas Golf Association

The cga is a non-profit service organization that was formed in 1909 to conduct championships and tournaments for amateur golfers in north and south carolina, administer the usga handicap system in the carolinas, and support its membership…

Recreation & Sports
8
Bluegrass Golf Foundation Inc

The Bluegrass Golf Foundation, Inc. ("Foundation") promotes and advances the game of golf as an amateur sport through tournaments and special events. Education about options and expectations for intercollegiate competition is provided…

Recreation & Sports
9
Pga Tour Inc

The principal mission of pga tour, inc. is to promote the sport of professional golf through sanctioning and administering golf tournaments and promoting the common interests of touring golf professionals. this is accomplished by providing…

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10
Professional Golfers Association of South Florida Section

To promote the enjoyment and involvement in the game of golf and to contribute to the growth of the golf professional and the golf industry. the south florida section will accomplish this mission by enhancing the skills of golf…

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11
The Aloha Section of the Pga Inc

See schedule oto promote the enjoyment and involvement in the game of golf and to contribute to the growth of the golf professional and the golf industry. the aloha section will accomplish this mission by enhancing the skills of golf…

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12
The Texas Golf Association Foundation

To promote and expand community awareness of the game of golf in texas through programs serving junior golfers and the community at large.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Executive Women's Golf Association Inc; the most unlike its peers is Proactive Health Labs. 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

26 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. 26 of the 30 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/26
Grantees still filing
11/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE LPGA FOUNDATION: $6,134,973 · EducationTHE LPGA FOUNDATION+1 more: $152,633 · EducationWORLD GOLF FOUNDATION INC: $1,221,429 · Recreation & SportsWORLD GOLF FOUNDA…NGF Education Inc: $60,000 · Recreation & SportsAmerican Junior Golf Association Inc: $50,000 · Recreation & Sports+3 more: $56,000 · Recreation & SportsFLORIDA'S NATURAL GROWERS FOUNDATION INC: $665,000 · PhilanthropyFLORIDA'S…UNITED WAY OF VOLUSIA-FLAGLER COUNTIES INC: $75,500 · PhilanthropyUNITED WA…+3 more: $45,500 · Philanthropy+3 moreE THOMAS ARINGTON FAMILY FOUNDATION: $107,500 · OtherJUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION OF ARIZONA INC: $35,000 · OtherNational Golf Foundation Inc: $25,000 · OtherUNITED WAY OF CENTRAL IOWA: $20,000 · OtherJIM BEATTY GOLF VENTURES: $13,000 · OtherVOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA INC: $12,500 · OtherWAKE-ROBIN GOLF CLUB INC: $10,000 · OtherHispanic Heritage Foundation: $10,000 · OtherNGCOA FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · OtherUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $10,558 · OtherNATIONAL LINKS TRUST: $10,000 · Other+1 more: $7,000 · OtherDanberry Treasure Chest: $113,489 · HealthPOTTSTOWN REGIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FKA POTTSTOWN AREA HEALTH AND WELLNESS: $20,500 · HealthPROACTIVE HEALTH LABS: $10,000 · HealthEXECUTIVE WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION INC: $50,000 · Community ImprovementBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL IOWA: $26,000 · Youth Development
Education$6,287,606Recreation & Sports$1,387,429Philanthropy$786,000Other$270,558Health$143,989Community Improvement$50,000Youth Development$26,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE LPGA FOUNDATION: $6,134,973 over 8y, 25% of budgetWORLD GOLF FOUNDATION INC: $1,221,429 over 7y, 3.7% of budgetFLORIDA'S NATURAL GROWERS FOUNDATION INC: $665,000 over 4y, 61% of budgetCLEARVIEW LEGACY FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION PRESERVATION & RESEARCH: $152,633 over 1y, 11% of budgetE THOMAS ARINGTON FAMILY FOUNDATION: $107,500 over 3y, 12% of budgetUNITED WAY OF VOLUSIA-FLAGLER COUNTIES INC: $75,500 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Junior Golf Association Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetEXECUTIVE WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION INC: $50,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetFairways to Leadership Inc: $40,000 over 4y, 13% of budgetJUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION OF ARIZONA INC: $35,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL IOWA: $26,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNational Golf Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF HAWAII CHARITIES INC: $25,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetPOTTSTOWN REGIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FKA POTTSTOWN AREA HEALTH AND WELLNESS: $20,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetUNITED WAY OF CENTRAL IOWA: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $10,558 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDES MOINES ARTS FESTIVAL INC: $10,500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetCITYSWING FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetHispanic Heritage Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetOUR MILITARY KIDS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNATIONAL LINKS TRUST: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPROACTIVE HEALTH LABS: $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetHISPANIC ASSOCIATION ON CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY: $7,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBLACK GIRLS GOLF FOUNDATION FOR DIVERSITY & INCLUSION INC: $6,000 over 1y, 4.9% 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.

Pga Tour IncDick's Sporting Goods…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Blackbaud Giving …Morgan Stanley Global…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Pga Tour IncFL21.2× affinity8 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Pga Tour Inc · Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Ladies Professional Golf Association funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ladies Professional Golf Association. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 60%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • United Way of Volusia-Flagler Counties Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
6get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
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.

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 30 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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