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Philip & Amy Mickelson Charitable Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$535k
Granted FY2025still arriving
4
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$250k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Recreation & Sports$1.4MEducation$1.2MCommunity Improvement$600kInternational$500kPhilanthropy$425kCrime & Legal$200kPublic Safety & Disaster$100kFood & Nutrition$50kOther$0
02FY2025 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k2 grants · $35k
  • $250k+2 grants · $500k
$250,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$626k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BUNKERS IN BAGHDAD$250,000
BUNKERS IN BAGHDAD$250,000
PRO KIDS FIRST TEE SAN DIEGO$25,000
SAN DIEGO COUNTY JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION$10,000
02The need
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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 (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 66% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%GENERATION JUSTICE: $200k → 11%AMPHI FOUNDATION: $13k → 15%PALMER HIGH SCHOOL: $10k → 17%UC REGENTS: $25k → 10%CHARLEY HOFFMAN FOUNDATION: $18k → 11%JOHN MALLINGER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $15k → 14%PROKIDS PEDIATRICS: $20k → 6%BUNKERS IN BAGHDAD: $250k → 13%KPMG US FOUNDATION INC: $200k → 17%UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS: $100k → 10%BARBARA BUSH FOUND FOR FAMILY LITER: $100k → 16%GOLF 2020: $8k → 6%SPECIAL OPERATIONS WARRIOR FOUND: $200k → 13%AMERICAN JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCATION: $75k → 7%LUNGEVITY FOUNDATION: $10k → 14%JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY: $600k → 23%CHILDRENS FOUNDATION: $100k → 9%NEVADA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $200k → 13%Thunderbird Junior Golf Foundation: $75k → 11%CHARLEY HOFFMAN FOUNDATION: $16k → 11%DISCOVERY LAND COMPANY FOUNDATION: $100k → 14%CHECK #1243 - NEED DETAILS: $8k → 6%BUNKERS IN BAGHDAD: $250k → 13%KPMG US FOUNDATION INC: $200k → 17%AMERICAN JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION: $75k → 7%FEEDING AMERICA: $50k → 14%CHARLEY HOFFMAN FOUNDATION: $14k → 11%DISCOVERY LAND COMPANY FOUNDATION: $25k → 14%KPMG US FOUNDATION INC: $200k → 17%AMERICAN JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION: $75k → 7%CHARLEY HOFFMAN FOUNDATION: $12k → 11%CHARLEY HOFFMAN FOUNDATION: $12k → 11%CHARLEY HOFFMAN FOUNDATION: $12k → 11%SAN DIEGO COUNTY JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION: $10k → 11%SAN DIEGO COUNTY JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION: $10k → 11%SAN DIEGO COUNTY JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION: $10k → 11%SAN DIEGO COUNTRY JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION: $10k → 11%SAN DIEGO COUNTY JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION: $10k → 11%FATHER JOES VILLAGE: $40k → 11%SCRIPPS HEALTH FOUNDATION: $10k → 11%PACIFIC RIDGE SCHOOL: $100k → 11%PACIFIC RIDGE SCHOOL: $100k → 11%SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF MAN: $20k → 11%PRO KIDS GOLF ACADEMY INC: $250k → 11%PRO KIDS GOLF ACADEMY: $100k → 11%PRO KIDS FIRST TEE SAN DIEGO: $50k → 11%PRO KIDS FIRST TEE SAN DIEGO: $25k → 11%PRO KIDS FIRST TEE SAN DIEGO: $25k → 11%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

IL
NY
MA
NV
CA
VA
AZ
MS
GA
TX
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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 10% of Philip & Amy Mickelson Charitable Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Philip & Amy Mickelson Charitable Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

40%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.8M · 8 repeat orgs$2.7M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +41% since the first grant, against +34% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
23

Total granted

$1.8M
$2.2M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+41%
+34%

Still filing today

75%
48%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 7% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $500k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

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Recreation & SportsEducationPhilanthropyHealthFood & NutritionArts & 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

  • PK
    PRO KIDS GOLF ACADEMY INC
    5× · 2019–2025 · $450k · revenue +53%
  • AJ
    American Junior Golf Association Inc
    3× · 2018–2020 · $225k · revenue +37%
  • PR
    PACIFIC RIDGE SCHOOL
    2× · 2019–2021 · $200k · revenue +41%

Funded once

  • JS
    JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2021 · $600k
  • SA
    SUN ANGEL FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2018 · $400k · revenue -19%
  • SO
    SPECIAL OPERATIONS WARRIOR FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $200k · revenue +224%
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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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
2
Arizona Community Foundation

To lead, serve and collaborate to mobilize enduring philanthropy for a better arizona.

Philanthropy
3
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
4
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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5
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
6
Children's Golf Foundation Inc

To positvely impact the lives of young people, including those with special needs and veterans by providing educational programs that build character, instill life enhancing values and promote healthy choices through the game of golf.

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7
Usa Golf Federation Inc

To foster national or international amateur golf competition.

Recreation & Sports
8
Southern California Golf Association

Southern california golf association's mission is to promote the game of golf.

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9
College World Golf Championships Foundation Inc

Our mission is to preserve the integrity of college golf, recognizing that our student-athletes not only excel in the sport but also become significant contributors to society. by hosting exceptional ncaa di golf championships, we honor…

Recreation & Sports
10
National Sporting Goods Association

Nsga supports its members' efforts to grow their business and advocates on their behalf by offering the following: 1) resources for recruiting, training, and development; 2) valuable publications & communications; 3) education and…

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11
100 Club of Arizona

To provide immediate financial assistance to families of public safety officers and firefighters who are seriously injured or killed in the line of duty, and to provide resources to enhance their safety and welfare.

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12
Utah Golf Foundation

Provide individuals access to the game of golf and contributions to programs and organizations that help to grow the game.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Special Operations Warrior Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Feeding America. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

19 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. 19 of the 33 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)
19/19
Grantees still filing
15/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY: $600,000 · OtherJACKSON STATE UNIVERSITYKPMG US FOUNDATION INC: $600,000 · OtherKPMG US FOUNDATION INCUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS: $100,000 · OtherCHILDRENS FOUNDATION: $100,000 · OtherBARBARA BUSH FOUND FOR FAMILY LITER: $100,000 · OtherMICHAEL SUSAN DELL FOUNDATION: $100,000 · OtherDESERT CLASSIC CHARITIES: $81,640 · Other+13 more: $238,554 · Other+13 morePRO KIDS GOLF ACADEMY INC: $450,000 · Recreation & SportsPRO KIDS GOLF ACADEM…American Junior Golf Association Inc: $225,000 · Recreation & SportsAmerican Junior Golf…CHARLEY HOFFMAN FOUNDATION: $84,000 · Recreation & SportsCHARLEY HOFFMAN FOUN…ARIZONA GOLF AND LIFE SKILLS INC DBA FIRST TEE - PHOENIX: $75,000 · Recreation & SportsARIZONA GOLF AND LIF…SUN ANGEL FOUNDATION: $400,000 · PhilanthropySUN ANGEL FOUNDAT…NEVADA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $200,000 · PhilanthropyNEVADA COMMUNITY …THE DISCOVERY LAND COMPANY FOUNDATION: $125,000 · PhilanthropyTHE DISCOVERY LAN…BUNKERS IN BAGHDAD: $500,000 · InternationalBUNKERS IN B…PACIFIC RIDGE SCHOOL: $200,000 · EducationPACIFIC RI…SPECIAL OPERATIONS WARRIOR FOUNDATION: $200,000 · EducationSPECIAL OP…JOHN MALLINGER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $15,000 · EducationCENTER FOR THE RIGHTS OF ABUSED CHILDREN: $200,000 · Civil RightsFeeding America: $50,000 · Food & Nutrition
Other$1,920,194Recreation & Sports$834,000Philanthropy$725,000International$500,000Education$415,000Civil Rights$200,000Food & Nutrition$50,000

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 budgetPRO KIDS GOLF ACADEMY INC: $450,000 over 5y, 7.5% of budgetSUN ANGEL FOUNDATION: $400,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetAmerican Junior Golf Association Inc: $225,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetPACIFIC RIDGE SCHOOL: $200,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSPECIAL OPERATIONS WARRIOR FOUNDATION: $200,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetNEVADA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $200,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetCENTER FOR THE RIGHTS OF ABUSED CHILDREN: $200,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetTHE DISCOVERY LAND COMPANY FOUNDATION: $125,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetCHARLEY HOFFMAN FOUNDATION: $84,000 over 5y, 11% of budgetDESERT CLASSIC CHARITIES: $81,640 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetARIZONA GOLF AND LIFE SKILLS INC DBA FIRST TEE - PHOENIX: $75,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetFeeding America: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAN DIEGO COUNTY JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION: $50,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetSAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF MAN DBA MUSEUM OF US: $20,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetJOHN MALLINGER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 6.1% of budgetAmphitheater Public Schools Foundation Inc: $12,500 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetSCRIPPS HEALTH: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLUNGEVITY FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 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.

Pga Tour IncArthur Q Johnson Foun…Jewish Community Foun…Arizona Community Fou…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Pga Tour IncFL17.5× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Pga Tour Inc · Arthur Q Johnson Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · Arizona Community Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Philip & Amy Mickelson Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Philip & Amy Mickelson Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
    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

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    How do I get to Philip & Amy Mickelson Charitable Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Philip & Amy Mickelson Charitable 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 33 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-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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