Ncga Foundation

About Ncga Foundation

Ncga Foundation’s recent grantmaking is built around junior golf, with a clear pattern of funding state and regional golf associations that run youth programs. The largest award in the recent grants list was $864,873 to the Southern California Golf Association for junior golf programs, followed by $660,100 to the Minnesota Golf Association and $516,374 to the Georgia State Golf Association for the same purpose. Those grants show a funder that works through established golf organizations to support youth participation, coaching, and competitive pathways. The foundation also backs access-oriented and youth-development efforts in places such as the Golf Association of Philadelphia, the Junior Golf Association of Arizona, and the Colorado Golf Association, all listed with junior golf programs. Its active programs reinforce that focus: junior golf support, growing the game, girls’ junior golf, and access and inclusion initiatives. A separate program line supports scholarships, careers, and volunteer pathways tied to golf, showing that the foundation’s interest extends beyond participation alone into long-term engagement with the sport. Across the recent grants list, the same grant purpose appears repeatedly, indicating a sustained emphasis on youth golf infrastructure rather than isolated event funding.

What Ncga Foundation Funds

Junior golf dominates the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $864,873 to the Southern California Golf Association for junior golf programs, and it also supported the Minnesota Golf Association, the Georgia State Golf Association, and the Golf Association of Philadelphia for the same purpose. The foundation also funds access and participation in specific places and settings. Eat Learn Play Foundation received $30,000 in 2024 for junior golf programs, showing support for a broader youth-serving nonprofit. In Arizona, the Junior Golf Association of Arizona received $265,048 in 2025 and $25,445 in 2023, both for junior golf programs, which points to continued investment in a single organization over time. Girls’ junior golf is another named line of work in the active programs, alongside inclusion and outreach efforts. Beyond participation, the foundation supports pathways that connect golf to education, careers, and volunteer involvement through its Opportunity Through Golf program.

How Ncga Foundation Gives