Professional coaching, free or low-cost for local juniors
Golf instruction
Lessons and clinics with PGA-class instructors, so cost never stands between a kid and their first good swing.
Truckee & North Lake Tahoe, California
Growing tomorrow's golfers in the Tahoe Sierra
A community-rooted foundation putting golf — and the confidence, friendships, and scholarships that come with it — into the hands of local kids.
Our mission
Neighbors investing in neighborhood kids
The Truckee Tahoe Junior Golf Foundation exists for one reason: to make sure every child in our community can experience the game of golf — regardless of their family's means. What began as a handful of neighbors chipping in for a few sets of junior clubs has grown into a foundation that funds instruction in our elementary schools, summer fun play, local junior tournaments, and college scholarships for graduating seniors.
Backed by a strong endowment and the generosity of this community, we are working to double our reach — more programs, more schools, more kids on the course. Every dollar stays right here in the Tahoe Sierra.
Every dollar
stays local — funding kids across Truckee and North Lake Tahoe
What we fund
Four ways we put kids on the course
From a first putter to a college acceptance letter, our grants follow a child's whole journey with the game.
Golf introduced in TTUSD elementary schools
Elementary school fun play
Snag-style fun play brought into physical education across our elementary schools — golf as a game first, long before the scorecard.
Local competition for every skill level
Junior tournaments
Community tournaments that give young golfers a stage — first tee jitters, cheering galleries, and the pride of a card well played.
College support for graduating local golfers
Scholarships
Scholarships for Truckee and North Lake Tahoe seniors who grew up through our programs — on and off the course.
“This foundation isn't a distant charity — it's our neighbors showing up for our kids, one swing at a time.”
Our impact
Small community, big fairway
1,200+
Local kids introduced to golf each year
40
Scholarships awarded to graduating seniors
9
School fun-play programs funded
$400K
In new program funding now being put to work
Figures shown are representative samples for this design preview and will be replaced with the foundation's audited numbers.
Give locally
Your gift stays on this mountain
When you give to the Truckee Tahoe Junior Golf Foundation, you're not funding a national office — you're buying a first putter, a bus to a tournament, and a shot at a scholarship for a kid down the street.
$50puts a club in a kid's hands
$250funds a season of elementary school fun play
$1,000underwrites a scholarship for a graduating senior
Giving levels shown are illustrative for this design preview.