August 5, 2021
In May of 2021, the golf industry collaborated to introduce a new Grassroots Grant Program designed to increase participation among those who are underrepresented in the sport.
The purpose of the Grassroots Grants Program (GGP) is to support 501(c)(3) charitable organizations or programs dedicated to increasing golf participation among those who are underrepresented in the sport: Black, Latinx, Asian, Pacific Islander, and Indigenous communities as well as women, LBGTQ+ individuals, Veterans, and individuals with disabilities.
Phase I of the Grassroots Grants Program opened on May 9, 2021, and is now completed with 43 organizations across the U.S. being awarded a total of $150,000. A listing of those organizations selected to receive funding is located below. The announcement gives a “Big thank you to the supporters who are investing in our industry’s collaborative DEI and growth initiatives.” And says, “We are committed to making our sport more diverse, equitable, and inclusive through collective action across the industry. This program was developed by the Youth & Adult Player Development Work Group.”
PHASE ONE GRANT RECIPIENTS
- A Perfect Swing Foundation, Inc.
- Adaptive Golfers
- Advocates Foundation
- Bob-O-Links Junior Golf Club
- Bowie State University Foundation
- Chandler School of Golf
- First Green
- Excel Youth Academy
- FairWays to Leadership, Inc.
- Fore the Ladies, Inc.
- Golf for Life NFP
- GOLF. MY FUTURE. MY GAME
- Greater Cleveland Junior Golf Scholarship Fund
- Jackson Park Golf Association
- Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation
- First Tee – Jersey Shore
- First Tee – West Michigan
- Leisure Hour Junior Golf Club
- First Tee – Central Mississippi
- Live Golf Enterprise
- Lonestar Golf Association
- Midnight Golf Program
- Northeast Accessible Golf Association
- Par Excellence Youth Development
- Revelation Golf, Inc.
- First Tee – Greater Sacramento
- First Tee – Four Corners
- Sistas on the Links Golf Club, Inc.
- Sisters Across America Incorporated
- Special Olympics Arizona
- Special Olympics New Mexico
- SwingPals, Inc.
- First Tee – Greater Baltimore
- The Middle Atlantic Blind Golf Association
- The Pinkney Foundation
- The SCGA Foundation
- U.S. Adaptive Golf Alliance
- CP Rochester
- Weingart East Los Angeles YMCA
- Women in Golf Foundation, Inc.
- Women of Color Golf
- First Tee – Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky
- First Tee – Louisville
Information regarding Phase Two of the Grassroots Grants Program is forthcoming and will be announced at a later date. For more information on the program, please contact grassrootsgrants@worldgolffoundation.org.
Grassroots Grants Program Funding Eligibility and Guidelines
