Funding search · EIN 364028075 · Plainfield, IL

Wadsworth Golf Charities Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

215
grants reported
$2.9M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Evanston Wilmette Golf Course Assoc4 grants · $518,000
  • Learning Links at Hazeltine3 grants · $150,000
  • The First Tee of Greater Chicago4 grants · $137,000
  • Forest Preserve District of Kane Co1 grant · $125,000
  • Clearview Legacy Foundation2 grants · $125,000
  • Metropolitan Golf Foundation1 grant · $100,000
  • University of Illinois Foundation2 grants · $100,000
  • Illinois Pga Foundation3 grants · $75,000
  • Revelationgolf4 grants · $60,000
  • Marion Military Institute3 grants · $55,000

Giving over time

$795,378
2022
$657,500
2023
$666,000
2024
$749,000
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 215 grants.

  • $250,000

    Evanston Wilmette Golf Course Assoc · Evanston, IL · 2023

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $200,000

    Evanston Wilmette Golf Course Assoc · Evanston, IL · 2024

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $125,000

    Forest Preserve District of Kane Co · Geneva, IL · 2022

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $100,000

    Metropolitan Golf Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purpose.

  • $85,000

    The First Tee of Greater Chicago · Glenview, IL · 2022

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $75,000

    Clearview Legacy Foundation · East Canton, OH · 2022

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $50,000

    Evanston Wilmette Golf Course Assoc · Evanston, IL · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $50,000

    National Links Trust · Washington, DC · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purpose.

  • $50,000

    Learning Links at Hazeltine · Chaska, MN · 2024

    To further the foundation's exempt purpose

  • $50,000

    Clearview Legacy Foundation · East Canton, OH · 2023

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $50,000

    Learning Links at Hazeltine · Chaska, MN · 2023

    To further the foundation's exempt purpose

  • $50,000

    University of Illinois Foundation · Champaign, IL · 2023

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $50,000

    Learning Links at Hazeltine · Chaska, MN · 2022

    To further the foundation's exempt purpose

  • $50,000

    University of Illinois Foundation · Champaign, IL · 2022

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $30,000

    Provo Foundation · Provo, UT · 2022

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $25,000

    Chicago District Golf Association F · Lemont, IL · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $25,000

    Illinois Pga Foundation · Golf, IL · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $25,000

    The First Tee of Greater Chicago · Glenview, IL · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $25,000

    Marion Military Institute · Marion, AL · 2024

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $25,000

    Illinois Pga Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2023

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $25,000

    The First Tee of Greater Chicago · Glenview, IL · 2023

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $25,000

    Akron General Foundation Challenge · Akron, OH · 2022

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $25,000

    Illinois Pga Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2022

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $20,000

    Maryville Golf Academy · Des Plaines, IL · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $20,000

    Revelationgolf · Elk Grove, IL · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $20,000

    The Turn · North Olmsted, OH · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $20,000

    Revelationgolf · Elk Grove, IL · 2024

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $20,000

    Marion Military Institute · Marion, AL · 2022

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $18,000

    Evanston Wilmette Golf Course Assoc · Evanston, IL · 2022

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $15,500

    Caddie Leadership Academy · Kenosha, WI · 2022

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $15,000

    Dillon Junior Golf · Dillon, MT · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purpose.

  • $15,000

    Northern Texas Pga Foundation · Frisco, TX · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purpose.

  • $15,000

    Southern California Pga · Ontario, CA · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $15,000

    US Adaptive Golf Association · Westmont, IL · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $15,000

    Veterans Golfers Associatin · Pinehurst, NC · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purpose.

  • $15,000

    Northern Texas Pga Foundation · Frisco, TX · 2024

    To further the foundation's exempt purpose.

  • $15,000

    Friends of Lake Forest Parks Recrea · Lake Forest, IL · 2022

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $15,000

    The Turn · North Olmsted, OH · 2022

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $12,500

    Ohio Health Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2024

    To further the foundation's exempt purpose

  • $12,500

    Ohio Health Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023

    To further the foundation's exempt purpose

  • $12,000

    Plainfild North White Tigers Ath Bo · Plainfield, IL · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purpose.

  • $10,000

    American Golf Ind Coalition World G · Pointe Verda Beach, FL · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purpose.

  • $10,000

    American Society of Golf Course Arc · Brookfield, WI · 2025

    To further the society's exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    Boys and Girls Club of Greater St L · St Louis, MO · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purpose.

  • $10,000

    Caddie Leadership Academy · Kenosha, WI · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Cantigny Foundation · Wheaton, IL · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Channahon Park Foundation · Channahon, IL · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purpose.

  • $10,000

    Cleveland Clinic Akron General · Cleveland, OH · 2025

    To further the organization's exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    Gator Junior Golf Association · Gainsville, FL · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Glenview Park Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Golf Course Builders of America Fou · Lincoln, NE · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purpose.

  • $10,000

    Golf Course Superintendents Associa · Lawrence, KS · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Illinois Turfgrass Endowment · Lemont, IL · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purpose.

  • $10,000

    Marion Military Institute · Marion, AL · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Special Olympics Illinois · Normal, IL · 2025

    To further the organization's exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    The First Tee of Greater Charleston · Mt Pleasant, SC · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    The First Tee of Jersey Shore · Mount Pleasant, NJ · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    US Kids Golf Foundation · Peachtree Center, GA · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Western Golf Association · Glenview, IL · 2025

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    American Society of Golf Course Arc · Brookfield, WI · 2024

    To further the society's exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    Az Caddie Leadership Academy · Peoria, AZ · 2024

    To further the foundation's exempt purpose.

  • $10,000

    Boys and Girls Club of Greater St L · St Louis, MO · 2024

    To further the foundation's exempt purpose.

  • $10,000

    Caddie Leadership Academy · Kenosha, WI · 2024

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Cantigny Foundation · Wheaton, IL · 2024

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Chicago District Golf Association F · Lemont, IL · 2024

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Cleveland Clinic Akron General · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    To further the organization's exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    Glenview Park Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2024

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Golf Course Builders of America Fou · Lincoln, NE · 2024

    To further the foundation's exempt purpose.

  • $10,000

    Golf Course Superintendents Associa · Lawrence, KS · 2024

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Maryville Golf Academy · Des Plaines, IL · 2024

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Mead Elementary Parent Advisory Cou · Mead, CO · 2024

    To further the foundation's exempt purpose.

  • $10,000

    Pga Michigan Section · East Lansing, MI · 2024

    To further the foundation's exempt purpose.

  • $10,000

    Rockford Park District Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2024

    To further the foundation's exempt purpose.

  • $10,000

    Southern California Pga · Ontario, CA · 2024

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Tennessee Golf Foundation · Franklin, TN · 2024

    To further the foundation's exempt purpose.

  • $10,000

    The First Tee of Greater Charleston · Mt Pleasant, SC · 2024

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    US Adaptive Golf Association · Burr Ridge, IL · 2024

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    US Kids Golf Foundation · Peachtree Center, GA · 2024

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Western Golf Association · Glenview, IL · 2024

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    World Golf Foundation · Ponte Vedre Beach, FL · 2024

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    American Society of Golf Course Arc · Brookfield, WI · 2023

    To further the society's exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    Caddie Leadership Academy · Kenosha, WI · 2023

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Cleveland Clinic Akron General · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    To further the organization's exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    Glenview Park Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2023

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Golf Course Superintendents Associa · Lawrence, KS · 2023

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Maryville Golf Academy · Des Plaines, IL · 2023

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Revelationgolf · Elk Grove, IL · 2023

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Southern California Pga · Ontario, CA · 2023

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    The First Tee of Greater Charleston · Mt Pleasant, SC · 2023

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    US Adaptive Golf Association · Burr Ridge, IL · 2023

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Western Golf Association · Glenview, IL · 2023

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    World Golf Foundation · Ponte Vedre Beach, FL · 2023

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Aurora University · Aurora, IL · 2022

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Chicago District Golf Association F · Lemont, IL · 2022

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Gator Junior Golf Association · Gainsville, FL · 2022

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Glenview Park Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2022

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Golf Course Builders Association Fo · Lincoln, NE · 2022

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Golf Course Superintendents Associa · Lawrence, KS · 2022

    To further the foundation's exempt purposes.

  • $10,000

    Junior Golf Association · Phoenix, AZ · 2022

    To further the foundation's exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    Ohio Health Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2022

    To further the foundation's exempt purpose

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.