Give Back to the Game
Your Support Provides Opportunities, Breaks Down Barriers, and Ensures Golf is Accessible for all in Minnesota.
Expanding Access. Empowering Communities.
The MGA Foundation works to make golf more accessible by supporting individuals from under-represented communities and those facing financial barriers. With help from generous donors and partners, we’re building a more diverse, inclusive, and sustainable future for the game — one where everyone has the opportunity to play, grow, and belong.
Your Support Fuels
Youth on Course
Providing affordable access to golf for juniors, keeping the game within reach for the next generation.
Higher Education Scholarships
Helping young golfers achieve their dreams through financial support for college and vocational education.
Adaptive Golf Programs
Ensuring that individuals with disabilities have the resources and opportunities to enjoy the game.
Caddie Development
Offering mentorship, life skills, and career-shaping experiences for young caddies.
Ways to Give
Your generosity provides access to the game of golf and changes lives across Minnesota.
The Minnesota Golf Association Foundation (MGAF) exists because people like you believe in the power of golf to create belonging, opportunity, and lifelong impact. Every gift, large or small, helps ensure that Youth on Course, Adaptive Golf, Caddie Development, and Scholarships continue to grow and reach more Minnesotans each year.
Below are the many ways you can support our mission. Your giving, your way.
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Give Online
The simplest and fastest way to make an immediate impact.
Your secure online gift helps expand access to the game for thousands of young people, adaptive athletes, and future leaders across Minnesota.
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Monthly Giving
Join the community of donors who provide steady, reliable support year-round.
Monthly gifts help us plan ahead, grow programs responsibly, and ensure that no person is turned away from the game.
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Gifts by Mail
Prefer to send a check? We welcome your support by mail.
Minnesota Golf Association Foundation
6550 York Avenue South
Suite 411
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Gifts of Stock & Securities
A gift of appreciated stock can provide you with significant tax advantages while making a major impact on our mission. Please contact us for transfer instructions or to notify us of an incoming gift.
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Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs)
You can recommend a gift to the MGA Foundation directly through your Donor-Advised Fund. Simply use our legal name and tax ID when making your contribution.
Legal Name: Minnesota Golf Association Foundation
Tax ID: 41-1888262
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Corporate Giving & Sponsorships
Partner with MGAF to strengthen communities through golf. Corporate gifts and sponsorships help support youth access, adaptive equipment, caddie programs, and statewide events like the Minnesota Adaptive Open and Golf Day Minnesota.
We offer custom partnership packages for businesses, foundations, and golf clubs. Please contact us to learn more.
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Planned Giving
Leave a legacy that ensures golf remains accessible and inclusive for generations to come.
Planned gifts, including bequests, beneficiary designations, and charitable IRA distributions, strengthen our endowment and provide lasting support.
Let us know if you’ve included MGAF in your estate plans so we can thank you and recognize your generosity.
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Honor & Memorial Gifts
Celebrate someone special by making a gift in their honor or memory. Tribute gifts are acknowledged to the honoree or family, and you may designate your gift to any MGAF program area that meant the most to them. If you give online, please designate your honoree or memorial.
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Golf License Plate Program
Turn your pride for the game into a statewide impact.
Your purchase of the Minnesota Golf License Plate supports MGAF and Minnesota PGA Section programs year-round. More information here.
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Employer Matching Gifts
Many employers match charitable contributions.
Check with your HR department to double or even triple the impact of your gift to the MGA Foundation.