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 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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4 grants matching “gator” · $30,000
- $10,000
Gator Junior Golf Association · Gainsville, FL · 2025
To further the foundation's exempt purposes.
- $5,000
Gator Junior Golf Association · Gainsville, FL · 2024
To further the foundation's exempt purposes.
- $5,000
Gator Junior Golf Association · Gainsville, FL · 2023
To further the foundation's exempt purposes.
- $10,000
Gator Junior Golf Association · Gainsville, FL · 2022
To further the foundation's exempt purposes.
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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