BIGHORN Cares funds specific projects of local non-profit organizations that demonstrate a need and are making a real difference in the quality of life for the people they serve.
BIGHORN Cares is the main vehicle Bighorn Golf Club Charities Inc uses to support local nonprofits in the Coachella Valley. The program funds specific projects that demonstrate a need and are meant to improve quality of life for the people served, with competitive grants aimed at organizations working on educational outreach, afterschool services, maternity aid, disability assistance, and shelter relief. A separate stream, BIGHORN BAM, directs support to cancer-related causes and local cancer support initiatives. Recent grant history shows a strong emphasis on community betterment through recurring support to health and social service organizations. Eisenhower Health Foundation in Rancho Mirage appears repeatedly, including a $546,000 grant in 2025, a $414,000 grant in 2024, and a $322,500 grant in 2023. The foundation has also backed Palm Desert-based groups such as The Pendleton Foundation and Variety - Children's Charity of the Desert, as well as local providers like Hanson House Foundation in Palm Springs and Los Medicos Voladores in La Quinta. The pattern suggests a place-based funder that concentrates on projects serving residents of the Coachella Valley and nearby Riverside County communities, with funding tied to local nonprofit programs rather than broad national initiatives.
Education-related work is one of the clearest themes in the grant list. Bighorn Golf Club Charities Inc gave $50,000 in 2024 to Big Hearts for Little Hearts - Desert Guild Chapter Supporting Lluch, and the active BIGHORN Cares program explicitly includes educational outreach and afterschool services. Health and medical support also recur. The foundation gave $47,000 in 2025 to Make-a-wish Orange County and the Inland Empire in Riverside, and it has a distinct BIGHORN BAM stream focused on cancer-related causes and local cancer support initiatives. Housing and basic-needs support appear as well. In 2025, it awarded $30,000 to Galilee Center in Mecca and $25,000 to Martha's Village and Kitchen in Indio, both organizations serving community residents with direct services. Shelter relief is named within the BIGHORN Cares focus areas, matching those project types.
The typical grant size is relatively modest, with a p25 of $8,000, a median of $10,000, and a p75 of $15,000. The recent grants list also shows a layered pattern: a small number of very large community-betterment awards sit alongside many gifts in the $20,000 to $50,000 range. The foundation operates as a regular funder and does not make program-related investments or grants to individuals. BIGHORN Cares accepts unsolicited proposals, while BIGHORN BAM does not. Recipients appear across multiple years, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards.
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$4.2M
$1.7M
$2M
Most grants fall between $8K and $15K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$15K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Giving is entirely in California, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state and the top state by grant count also being CA. The geographic footprint is local to the Coachella Valley and nearby communities in Riverside County. Recent grants went to Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, La Quinta, Cathedral City, Mecca, Indio, and Desert Hot Springs. Named recipients cluster around those places, including Eisenhower Health Foundation in Rancho Mirage and Hanson House Foundation in Palm Springs.
The foundation funds specific local nonprofit projects that show a need and improve quality of life in the Coachella Valley. Active program focus areas include educational outreach, afterschool services, maternity aid, disability assistance, shelter relief, and cancer-related causes through BIGHORN BAM.
BIGHORN Cares and the BIGHORN Cares Annual Grant Program accept unsolicited proposals. BIGHORN BAM does not accept unsolicited requests.
Typical grants cluster around $8,000 at the 25th percentile, a $10,000 median, and $15,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also includes larger awards, but those are above the usual distribution.
Its grantmaking is local and fully concentrated in California. Recent grants went to Coachella Valley and Riverside County communities including Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, La Quinta, Cathedral City, Mecca, Indio, and Desert Hot Springs.
The record shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years. Eisenhower Health Foundation received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and other recipients such as The Pendleton Foundation and Galilee Center also appear more than once.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Bighorn Golf Club Charities that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Local nonprofit organizations that demonstrate a need and are funding specific projects that significantly impact quality of life for the people they serve, especially in the Coachella Valley.
Deadline: 2026 application window open June 1 through July 1, 2026.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EISENHOWER HEALTH FOUNDATION | RANCHO MIRAGE, CA | $546,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| HANSON HOUSE FOUNDATION - DESERT REGIONAL CANCER CENTER | PALM SPRINGS, CA | $68,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| CALIFORNIA CAREFORCE | ROSEVILLE, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| THE PENDLETON FOUNDATION | PALM DESERT, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| MAKE-A-WISH ORANGE COUNTY AND THE INLAND EMPIRE | RIVERSIDE, CA | $47,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| LOS MEDICOS VOLADORES AKA FLYING DOCTORS | LA QUINTA CA, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| BIG HEARTS FOR LITTLE HEARTS - DESERT GUILD CHAPTER | LOMA LINDA, CA | $39,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| GALILEE CENTER | MECCA, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| FATHER'S HEART - A RANCH FOR CHIILDREN | DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| MARTHA'S VILLAGE AND KITCHEN | INDIO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| OLIVE CREST | PALM DESERT, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| ASSISTANCE LEAGUE COACHELLA VALLEY | RANCHO MIRAGE, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF COACHELLA VALLEY | PALM DESERT, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| VARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF THE DESERT | PALM DESERT, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| ANGEL VIEW INC | CATHEDRAL CITY, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| FOOD IN NEED OF DISTRIBUTION INC (DBA FIND FOOD BANK) | INDIO, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| THE LIVING DESERT ZOO AND GARDNEN | PALM DESERT, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| GUIDE DOGS OF THE DESERT | PALM SPRINGS, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| CHILDRENS DISCOVERY MUSEUM OF THE DESERT | RANCHO MIRAGE, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| VISION Y COMPROMISO | COACHELLA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| FAMILY SERVICES OF THE DESERT INC DBA FOOD NOW | DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA | $13,500 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| COACHELLA VALLEY REPERTORY | CATHEDRAL CITY, CA | $13,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| DESERT ABILITY CENTER | LA QUINTA, CA | $12,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| MAMA'S HOUSE MINISTRIES | PALM DESERT, CA | $12,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| TOOLS FOR TOMORROW | PALM DESERT, CA | $12,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| ACT FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AKA ACT FOR MS | PALM DESERT, CA | $11,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| HANSON HOUSE FOUNDATION | PALM SPRINGS, CA | $11,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| CATHEDRAL CITY SENIOR CENTER | CATHEDRAL CITY, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| SHAY'S WARRIORS LIFE AFTER CANCER | PALM DESERT, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| ONEFUTURE COACHELLA VALLEY | PALM DESERT, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| ST MARGARET'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH | PALM DESERT, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| READ WITH ME VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS | RANCHO MIRAGE, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| HIDDEN HARVEST | COACHELLA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| AMERICAN OUTREACH FOUNDATION | RANCHO MIRAGE, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE DESERT | PALM DESERT, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| BRAILLE INSTITUTE COACHELLA VALLEY CENTER | PALM DESERT, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| FAMILY YMCA OF THE DESERT | PALM DESERT, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| THE SALVATION ARMY DICK & BEVERLY DAVIS CORPS COMMUNITY CENTER | CATHEDRAL CITY, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| MIZELL CENTER | PALM SPRINGS, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| THE FOUNDATION FOR PSUSD | PALM SPRINGS, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| THE UNFORGETTABLES FOUNDATION | REDLANDS, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| ELDER LOVE USA INC | PALM DESERT, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| BOO2BULLYING INC | PALM SPRINGS, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| FENIXIA FOUNDATION INC | PALM DESERT, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| ALZHEIMERS COACHELLA VALLEY (ACV) | PALM DESERT, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| COACHELLA VALLEY FOSTER KIDS | INDIO CA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| RONALD REAGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - DLIP | PALM DESERT, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| EZEKIEL'S GIFT OF LOVE COACHELLA VALLEY DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION | INDIO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| ABC RECOVERY CENTER INC | INDIO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY OF THE INLAND EMPIRE | RANCHO MIRAGE, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
EISENHOWER HEALTH FOUNDATION
$546,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
HANSON HOUSE FOUNDATION - DESERT REGIONAL CANCER CENTER
$68,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
CALIFORNIA CAREFORCE
$50,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
THE PENDLETON FOUNDATION
$50,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
MAKE-A-WISH ORANGE COUNTY AND THE INLAND EMPIRE
$47,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
LOS MEDICOS VOLADORES AKA FLYING DOCTORS
$40,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
BIG HEARTS FOR LITTLE HEARTS - DESERT GUILD CHAPTER
$39,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
GALILEE CENTER
$30,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
FATHER'S HEART - A RANCH FOR CHIILDREN
$25,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
MARTHA'S VILLAGE AND KITCHEN
$25,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
OLIVE CREST
$25,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
ASSISTANCE LEAGUE COACHELLA VALLEY
$20,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF COACHELLA VALLEY
$20,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
VARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF THE DESERT
$20,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
ANGEL VIEW INC
$20,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
FOOD IN NEED OF DISTRIBUTION INC (DBA FIND FOOD BANK)
$15,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
THE LIVING DESERT ZOO AND GARDNEN
$15,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
GUIDE DOGS OF THE DESERT
$15,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
CHILDRENS DISCOVERY MUSEUM OF THE DESERT
$15,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
VISION Y COMPROMISO
$15,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
FAMILY SERVICES OF THE DESERT INC DBA FOOD NOW
$13,500FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
COACHELLA VALLEY REPERTORY
$13,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
DESERT ABILITY CENTER
$12,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
MAMA'S HOUSE MINISTRIES
$12,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
TOOLS FOR TOMORROW
$12,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
ACT FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AKA ACT FOR MS
$11,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
HANSON HOUSE FOUNDATION
$11,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
CATHEDRAL CITY SENIOR CENTER
$10,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
SHAY'S WARRIORS LIFE AFTER CANCER
$10,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
ONEFUTURE COACHELLA VALLEY
$10,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
ST MARGARET'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$10,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
READ WITH ME VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS
$10,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
HIDDEN HARVEST
$10,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
AMERICAN OUTREACH FOUNDATION
$10,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE DESERT
$10,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
BRAILLE INSTITUTE COACHELLA VALLEY CENTER
$10,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
FAMILY YMCA OF THE DESERT
$10,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
THE SALVATION ARMY DICK & BEVERLY DAVIS CORPS COMMUNITY CENTER
$10,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
MIZELL CENTER
$10,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
THE FOUNDATION FOR PSUSD
$10,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
THE UNFORGETTABLES FOUNDATION
$10,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
ELDER LOVE USA INC
$10,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
BOO2BULLYING INC
$10,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
FENIXIA FOUNDATION INC
$10,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
ALZHEIMERS COACHELLA VALLEY (ACV)
$10,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
COACHELLA VALLEY FOSTER KIDS
$10,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
RONALD REAGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - DLIP
$10,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
EZEKIEL'S GIFT OF LOVE COACHELLA VALLEY DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION
$10,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
ABC RECOVERY CENTER INC
$10,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY OF THE INLAND EMPIRE
$10,000FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT