Impact Opportunites
Organizations, families, individuals, and trusts have different opportunities to support the Caddie Scholarship Fund.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Businesses, funds, and organizations have the opportunity to support the MGACSF through event sponsorship opportunities and opportunities to partner with events off the course--Career Night and Interview Day.
There are different levels of involvement to cater to various entry points for potential partners.
All sponsorships help the MGACSF never leave a caddie behind to help with the cost of higher education.
Sponsor a Scholarship
There are two ways to sponsor a scholarship to help students--a named scholarship or an endowed scholarship.
Named Scholarships are not permanent funds, but rather, temporarily restricted assets. They are intended to be expended for a specific purpose over a period of time.
The Endowed Scholarship Program was created to provide an ongoing, permanent source of funding for future scholarship recipients. Endowed Scholarships Funds are comprised of permanently restricted assets.
Please reach out to the MGACSF to learn more.
Ways to Support a Lasting Scholarship Legacy
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Cash Contributions: can be made with a one-time contribution or can be funded over a period as long as five years. Cash contributions are fully tax deductible.
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Appreciated Stock or Other Assets: allow donors to capture certain tax advantages. The CSF will sell the stock or asset and credit the donor’s endowed fund with the proceeds. The donor will be allowed a tax deduction for the sale value of the asset.
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Planned Gifts: Donations from family Charitable Foundations, Charitable trusts or other 501(c)(3) funds may be used to fund endowed scholarships.
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Memorial Donations: Naming the CSF and, more specifically, the Endowed Scholarship Program of the CSF in an individual’s will, can provide the basis for the establishment of an Endowed Scholarship Fund. Often, contributions from friends and loved ones, when added to the direct bequest of the deceased, can form the nucleus of the Endowed Scholarship Fund.
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Memorial Tournaments: What better way to honor a deceased love one than to conduct a memorial tournament in the sport he or she so loved and to use the proceeds to establish an Endowed Scholarship Fund. Our staff stands ready to provide guidance and assist in such an effort.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who should endow a scholarship?
Prospects for sponsoring scholarships are many: individuals who have spent their lives in service to golf, families that have been prominent in the game and/or are active golf supporters, or any individual or institution with a love of the game, a recognition of the benefits of higher education and an appreciation of the financial needs of less fortunate college-bound young men and women. The ideal candidate is an individual, family, or organization that has a love for and appreciation of the game of golf and would like to provide a permanent memorial by creating a scholarship in their name.
How will donor contributions be recognized?
With the donor’s permission, the CSF will announce the partnership with the fund to the local and golf media. Annually, the recipients of the scholarship will be announced to the press. Donors will receive a special item of thanks. Each year, the fund will be listed in the Annual Report of the CSF, showing the current recipient(s).
What connection will donors have with the Scholarship Fund going forward?
Each year, donors will receive information from the CSF regarding the candidates for that year’s award, describing the candidates’ service to golf and personal profiles. Once an awardee is determined, donors will be welcomed to congratulate the scholarship recipient. From time to time, donors and scholarship recipients might be brought together at a social event sponsored by the CSF.
How large is the scholarship award in any given year?
Generally, 5% of the endowment's principal is made available for the award(s).