USSGA Memorial Fund primarily funds golf-related scholarship programs and club-based charitable foundations, with a strong emphasis on supporting players, caddies, veterans, and youth through educational awards and golf-education partnerships. Their grants concentrate on established golf organizations, regional club scholarship funds, and national youth-golf programs, indicating a mission tied to advancing access to education through the game of golf.
Ussga Memorial Fund Inc has made golf-linked scholarship support its clear identity, with repeated grants to programs that connect players, caddies, veterans, and youth to educational opportunity. One of the largest recurring commitments in the recent record is the $70,000 annual support to Salute Military Golf Association, spanning 2023 through 2025, alongside other sizable awards to golf scholarship organizations such as Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund Inc and PGA Tour First Tee Foundation Inc. The funder’s recent grants show a steady preference for established golf charities and scholarship trusts rather than broad unrestricted philanthropy. Their support reaches club-based and regional foundations, national youth golf initiatives, and military-connected golf programming. The pattern suggests a funder that uses golf as the organizing channel for education access, with awards aimed at scholarship funding and golf education rather than general operating support. Recent recipients also include The MGA Foundation, Evans Scholar Foundation, and Desert Community Foundation, indicating a mix of local, regional, and national partners tied together by golf and schooling.
Education access through golf sits at the center of the funder’s grantmaking. In veterans-focused work, they gave $70,000 in 2025 to Salute Military Golf Association for scholarship funding, matching the same amount they gave in 2024 and following a $70,000 grant in 2023 for golf education. They also back youth golf pathways. In 2025, Ussga Memorial Fund Inc awarded $40,000 to PGA Tour First Tee Foundation Inc for scholarship funding, and in 2023 it supported Pga-the First Tee with $22,500. Scholarship trusts tied to golf clubs and regional foundations are another visible theme: the funder gave $12,000 to Yeamans Hall Club Foundation Inc in 2025 and $12,000 to Round Hill Scholarship Foundation in the same year. The grant list also includes support for scholarship programs linked to Evans Scholars, Francis Ouimet, and other golf-education networks.
Typical awards cluster in the low five figures: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $12,000, and the 75th percentile is $20,625. The grant list shows both larger anchor gifts and many repeated $12,000 awards, suggesting a structured scholarship program rather than highly variable project funding. Recipients appear across multiple years, including Salute Military Golf Association and The MGA Foundation, which points to recurring support rather than isolated one-time grants. The funder does not make grants to individuals and is not described as a DAF or private operating foundation in the supplied data. The latest filing year on file is 2025.
$405K
$597K
$473K
$428K
Most grants fall between $10K and $21K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$21K
TIMOTHY A HULTQUIST
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Concentrated, repeat giving to many specialized scholarship funds and golf organizations: a mix of modest to mid-sized grants, frequent multi-year or multiple awards to the same grantees, and a clear preference for funding scholarship/education line items rather than general operating support.
Notable grantees: Salute Military Golf Association, PGA Tour First Tee Foundation / The First Tee (PGA-The First Tee), Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund / Foundation, Evans Scholars Foundation, MGA Foundation
Grantmaking is regional, with recipients concentrated in the Northeast and selected golf communities elsewhere. Vermont is the top state by grant count, while New York accounts for 33% of grants. Recent awards also landed in Maryland, Florida, California, Illinois, Connecticut, South Carolina, and Maine. Recipient cities include Silver Spring and Gaithersburg, MD; Ponte Vedra Beach, FL; Palm Desert, CA; Greenwich, CT; and Southhampton, NY, showing a broad but still U.S.-only footprint.
It funds golf-related scholarship programs, club-based charitable foundations, and youth or veteran-focused golf education. Recent grants include repeated scholarship support to Salute Military Golf Association, PGA Tour First Tee Foundation Inc, and multiple club scholarship trusts.
The grant distribution centers on modest scholarship awards: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $12,000, and the 75th percentile is $20,625. Many recent grants sit at $12,000, with some larger anchor gifts at $40,000 and $70,000.
Yes. Salute Military Golf Association received $70,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The MGA Foundation also appears in more than one year, with grants of $12,500 in 2024 and $22,500 in 2025.
The top state by grant count is Vermont, and New York receives 33% of grants. Recent recipient locations also include Maryland, Florida, California, Illinois, Connecticut, South Carolina, and Maine.
Recipients include scholarship funds, golf foundations, and education partnerships such as Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund Inc, Evans Scholar Foundation, Desert Community Foundation, and Yeamans Hall Club Foundation Inc. The common thread is golf-connected educational support for students, caddies, veterans, and youth athletes.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALUTE MILITARY GOLF ASSOCIATION | SILVER SPRINGS, MD | $70,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| PGA TOUR FIRST TEE FOUNDATION INC | PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL | $40,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| FRANCIS OUIMET SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC | NORTON, ME | $36,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| DESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | PALM DESERT, CA | $36,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| THE MGA FOUNDATION | ELMSFORD, NY | $22,500 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| LYFORD CAY FOUNDATION INC | GREENWICH, CT | $22,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| OYSTER HARBOR SCHOLARSHIP FUND | OSTERVILLE, MA | $12,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| OLD ELM CLUB FOUNDATION | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | $12,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| JIMMY LEE SCHOLARSHIP FUND | PURCHASE, NY | $12,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| THE APAWAMIS FOUNDATION | RYE, NY | $12,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| TRINITY FOREST GOLF CHARITIES FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $12,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| EVANS SCHOLAR FOUNDATION | GLENVIEW, IL | $12,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| THE DALLAS FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $12,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| MOUNTAIN LAKE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC | LAKE WALES, FL | $12,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| ROUND HILL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | GREENWICH, CT | $12,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| YEAMANS HALL CLUB FOUNDATION INC | CHARLESTON, SC | $12,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| JOSEPH A MCBRIDE SCHOLARSHIP FUND | SOUTHAMPTON, NY | $12,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| EKWANOK SCHOLARSHIP TRUST INC | MANCHESTER, VT | $12,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| MAIDSTONE CHARITABLE TRUST | EAST HAMPTON, NY | $12,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| THE 1916 REDAN FOUNDATION | LAKE BLUFF, IL | $12,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| THE FIRST TEE OF CONNECTICUT | CROMWELL, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | GOLF EDUCATION |
| SALUTE MILITARY GOLF ASSOCIATION | SILVER SPRINGS, MD | $70,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| FRANCIS OUIMET SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC | NORTON, ME | $48,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| DESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | PALM DESERT, CA | $36,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| PGA TOUR FIRST TEE FOUNDATION INC | PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL | $30,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| EVANS SCHOLAR FOUNDATION | GLENVIEW, IL | $24,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| THE MGA FOUNDATION | ELMSFORD, NY | $12,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| MOUNTAIN LAKE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC | LAKE WALES, FL | $12,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| THE APAWAMIS FOUNDATION | RYE, NY | $12,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| LYFORD CAY FOUNDATION INC | GREENWICH, CT | $12,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| JOSEPH A MCBRIDE SCHOLARSHIP FUND | SOUTHAMPTON, NY | $12,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| JIMMY LEE SCHOLARSHIP FUND | PURCHASE, NY | $12,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| JN WHIPPLE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | $12,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| ROUND HILL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | GREENWICH, CT | $12,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| YEAMANS HALL CLUB FOUNDATION INC | CHARLESTON, SC | $12,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| MAIDSTONE CHARITABLE TRUST | EAST HAMPTON, NY | $12,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| EKWANOK SCHOLARSHIP TRUST INC | MANCHESTER, VT | $12,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| JAMES C FERRER EDUCATIONAL FUND INC | SOUTHAMPTON, NY | $12,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| THE FIRST TEE OF CONNECTICUT | CROMWELL, CT | $10,000 | 2024 | GOLF EDUCATION |
| SALUTE MILITARY GOLF ASSOCIATION | GAITHERSBURG, MD | $70,000 | 2023 | GOLF EDU |
| FRANCIS OUIMET SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | NORTON, MA | $40,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| DESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | PALM DESERT, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| PGA-THE FIRST TEE | PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL | $22,500 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| EVANS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION WGA | GOLF, IL | $20,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| LYFORD CAY FOUNDATION | GREENWICH, CT | $10,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| ROUNDHILL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | GREENWICH, CT | $10,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| MGA FOUNDATION | ELMSFORD, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | GOLF EDU |
| JIMMY LEE SCHOLARSHIP FUND | PURCHASE, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| JAMES C FERRER EDUCATION FUND | SOUTHAMPTON, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| NATIONAL GOLF LINKS JOSEPH A MCBRIDE SCHLRS | SOUTHAMPTON, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
SALUTE MILITARY GOLF ASSOCIATION
$70,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
THE MGA FOUNDATION
$22,500SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
OYSTER HARBOR SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$12,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
OLD ELM CLUB FOUNDATION
$12,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
JIMMY LEE SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$12,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
THE APAWAMIS FOUNDATION
$12,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
TRINITY FOREST GOLF CHARITIES FOUNDATION
$12,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
MOUNTAIN LAKE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC
$12,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
ROUND HILL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
$12,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
YEAMANS HALL CLUB FOUNDATION INC
$12,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
JOSEPH A MCBRIDE SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$12,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
EKWANOK SCHOLARSHIP TRUST INC
$12,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
MAIDSTONE CHARITABLE TRUST
$12,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
THE 1916 REDAN FOUNDATION
$12,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
THE FIRST TEE OF CONNECTICUT
$10,000GOLF EDUCATION
SALUTE MILITARY GOLF ASSOCIATION
$70,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
THE MGA FOUNDATION
$12,500SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
MOUNTAIN LAKE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC
$12,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
THE APAWAMIS FOUNDATION
$12,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
JOSEPH A MCBRIDE SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$12,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
JIMMY LEE SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$12,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
JN WHIPPLE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
$12,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
ROUND HILL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
$12,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
YEAMANS HALL CLUB FOUNDATION INC
$12,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
MAIDSTONE CHARITABLE TRUST
$12,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
EKWANOK SCHOLARSHIP TRUST INC
$12,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
JAMES C FERRER EDUCATIONAL FUND INC
$12,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
THE FIRST TEE OF CONNECTICUT
$10,000GOLF EDUCATION
SALUTE MILITARY GOLF ASSOCIATION
$70,000GOLF EDU
ROUNDHILL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
$10,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
MGA FOUNDATION
$10,000GOLF EDU
JIMMY LEE SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$10,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
JAMES C FERRER EDUCATION FUND
$10,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
NATIONAL GOLF LINKS JOSEPH A MCBRIDE SCHLRS
$10,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING