The Golf Foundation
At a glance
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Key takeaways
- If your work is not golf tuition or an introductory golf experience for children and young people, this funder's stated purpose does not match it.
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation, and most invitees are schools, golf clubs or golf facilities, so you should not send an unsolicited request.
- The only amount stated is £100 for Unleash Your Drive in Clubs, and no grant range is given, so a modest request around that figure is the safest guide.
- Junior Hub applicants must be affiliated to England Golf with SafeGolf and Respect In Golf in date, should talk to key personnel at their club first, and must show an agreed action plan, since awards depend on it.
- Schools applying to Unleash Your Drive in Schools need a commitment and implementation plan, evidence of financial need, and existing or planned links to a local golf club.
Overview
The Golf Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 285917).
The Golf Foundation exists to help children and young people through recreational and leisure activities, in particular golf, and its vision is that every young person can play and enjoy golf, strengthening their mental and physical wellbeing. It says that every year it introduces a quarter of a million young people to golf. Its Junior Hubs programme awards 50% of grants in advance to golf facilities and local projects and 50% after completion. The Charity Commission register records its annual giving at £117,597 in grants to institutions.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The foundation funds organisations that provide formal golf tuition or a less formal introduction to golf for children and young people. Its grants help providers recover some or all of the costs, so that young people or their parents can access tuition at no or nominal cost. Most organisations invited to apply are schools, golf clubs or golf facilities; Junior Hub grants also support golf facilities and local projects. Its wider work connects schools, community groups and clubs, helping young people start and stay in golf and develop playing and transferable life skills. The foundation describes golf as a way to strengthen young people's mental and physical wellbeing and welcomes young people from all backgrounds. Junior Hub awards depend on eligibility criteria and an agreed action plan, with future decisions influenced by results against that plan.
Themes
- Youth golf
- Youth wellbeing
Geographic Focus
British Isles; world.
How to apply
Once eligible, organisations submit a claim with written evidence that they have provided golf tuition or an introductory golfing experience; the foundation approves the application if it is satisfied with the evidence.
Who can apply:
- Each year the Golf Foundation identifies closed lists of organisations – primarily schools and golf clubs or facilities – which are advised that they will be eligible to apply for a grant during the coming year.
- Junior Hubs: Be affiliated to England Golf and have SafeGolf and Respect In Golf in date.
- Unleash Your Drive in Schools — fully funded programme: Commitment and a plan for implementation, including impact measurement and alignment to your school's wellbeing plan; financial need and how your school's involvement will help improve equity; existing or planned pathways and links to a local golf club.
What to send:
- Evidence in writing that golf tuition or an introductory golfing experience has been provided.
- Junior Hubs
- A copy of the club's SafeGolf personnel register.
- Evidence of the club's current junior offer in the various stages of the junior journey.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Junior Hub applicants should discuss the award with key personnel at their golf club before applying.
- Junior Hub applicants must be affiliated to England Golf and have SafeGolf and Respect In Golf in date.
- Junior Hub applicants should provide evidence of their current junior offer across the junior journey.
- Junior Hub decisions depend on an agreed satisfactory action plan, and future decisions are influenced by results against it.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Ireland
- United Kingdom
- International
Similar funders
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £1,744,824 | £1,250,747 | £104,343 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £1,422,593 | £1,472,111 | £110,903 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £1,574,966 | £1,617,217 | £157,791 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £1,340,160 | £1,677,713 | £149,287 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £1,626,570 | £1,719,499 | £117,597 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.
- Grants paid, all years: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- golf-foundation.org/our-strategy · read on 30 October 2026
- golf-foundation.org/unleash-your-drive · read on 30 October 2026
- golf-foundation.org/junior-hubs · read on 30 October 2026
- golf-foundation.org · read on 30 October 2026
- golf-foundation.org/contact-us · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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