Grants
The NCGA
Foundation awarded more than $235,000 in grants to 19 youth organizations
throughout Northern California at its annual grants meeting in March. This
years grant funding represents a 70% increase from 2007.
Youth organizations will use the distributed funds for items such as PGA
instruction, golf course and range access, transportation and volunteer
training. All funded programs must demonstrate a focus on life skills and values
education for full consideration. Over the last 10 years, the NCGA Foundation
has distributed more than $1 million in grants to more than 50 youth
organizations such as First Tee programs and elementary schools.
The NCGA Foundation is critical to the success of our organization, especially
at a time such as now when the Sacramento market is under such great economic
strain, said Terry Privott, executive director of The First Tee of Greater
Sacramento. Simply put, they are awesome.
The 2008 grant recipients, listed in alphabetical order:
Ace Kids Golf Program
Center for Fathers and Families
Humboldt County Junior Golf Association
LPGA-USGA Girls of Walnut Creek
Metropolitan Junior Golf Program
Northern California Minority Junior Golf Scholarship Association
Oakland Turfgrass Education Initiative
Oxford Elementary School
Sacramento Region Sports Education Foundation
Salinas Valley Junior Golf Association
The First Tee Central Coast
The First Tee Contra Costa
The First Tee Fresno
The First Tee Greater Sacramento
The First Tee Modesto
The First Tee Monterey County
The First Tee San Joaquin
The First Tee San Jose
The First Tee Tri Valley
