Bighorn Golf Club Charities Inc
Palm Desert, CA · EIN 20-5377872. Reported 217 grants totalling $4,637,506 to 92 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Bighorn Golf Club Charities Inc, the IRS classifies it as a federated giving programme -- a United Way, Jewish federation, Community Chest or similar (NTEE T70).
- How spread out its giving is. 92 distinct organizations, with 36% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 71% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $10,000. Half of what it reported fell between $8,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $6,000 and the largest $546,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
119 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $2,888,300 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Medical Center | Rancho Mirage, CA | $1,678,206 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pendleton Foundation Inc | Palm Desert, CA | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hanson House Foundation Inc | Palm Springs, CA | $157,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Foundation | Sn Bernrdno, CA | $124,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Variety Childrens Charities of the Desert Tent 66 | Palm Desert, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Galilee Center | Mecca, CA | $86,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Los Medicos Voladores | Pt Reyes Sta, CA | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fathers Heart-a Ranch for Children Inc | Dsrt Hot Spgs, CA | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| California Careforce | Roseville, CA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Coachella Valley | Palm Desert, CA | $69,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Marthas Village and Kitchen Inc | Indio, CA | $68,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Olive Crest | Santa Ana, CA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Assistance League Coachella Valley | Rancho Mirage, CA | $57,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of Orange County | Irvine, CA | $57,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Food Now Inc | Dsrt Hot Spgs, CA | $53,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Read With Me Volunteer Programs a California Nonprofit Public Benefi | Palm Desert, CA | $52,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Outreach Foundation | Cathedral Cty, CA | $48,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Cathedral City | Cathedral Cty, CA | $48,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Angel View Inc | Cathedral City, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hope Through Housing Foundation | Rch Cucamonga, CA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Childrens Museum of the Desert | Rancho Mirage, CA | $43,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Food in Need of Distribution Inc | Indio, CA | $43,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Desertarc | Palm Desert, CA | $41,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Onefuture Coachella Valley | Palm Desert, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| A C T for Multiple Sclerosis | Palm Desert, CA | $38,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family YMCA of the Desert | Palm Desert, CA | $38,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Service Organizations Inc | Arlington, VA | $37,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Unforgettables Foundation | Redlands, CA | $37,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Desert | Palm Desert, CA | $34,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Palm Desert, CA | $33,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tools for Tomorrow Inc | Palm Desert, CA | $33,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cathedral Center | Cathedral Cty, CA | $29,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Braille Institute of America Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Coachella Valley Repertory | Cathedral City, CA | $28,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | Honolulu, HI | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Coachella Valley Foster Kids | La Quinta, CA | $27,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alzheimers Coachella Valley | Palm Desert, CA | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Foundation of Palm Springs Unified School District | Palm Springs, CA | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mizell Center | Palm Springs, CA | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Guide Dogs of the Desert | Whitewater, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Living Desert | Palm Desert, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| BOO2BULLYING Inc | Palm Springs, CA | $24,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Camp of Champions A&m Inc | Dsrt Hot Spgs, CA | $23,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Autism Society Inland Empire Inc | Corona, CA | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Coachella Valley Youth Golf Foundation | Indio, CA | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Service of the Desert | Palm Springs, CA | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Palms to Pines Parasports | San Marino, CA | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cove Communities Senior Association Dba the Joslyn Center | Palm Desert, CA | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mamas House Ministries | Palm Desert, CA | $20,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Elder Love USA | Palm Desert, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fenixia Foundation Inc | Palm Desert, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Living Desert | Palm Desert, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Cerebral Palsy of the Inland Empire | Palm Desert, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cove Communities Senior Association | Palm Desert, CA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Animal Samaritans | Thousand Plms, CA | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hidden Harvest | Coachella, CA | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Coachella Valley Mounted Rangers | Indio, CA | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Parkinsons Resource Organization Inc | Indian Wells, CA | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mission Veteran | Indio, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Old Town Artisan Studio Inc | La Quinta, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Vision Y Compromiso | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Desert Ability Center | La Quinta, CA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A B C Recovery Center Inc | Indio, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alianza Coachella Valley | Coachella, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cathedral City Senior Center | Cathedral City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coachella Valley Rescue Mission | Indio, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coachella Valley Rescue Mission | Indio, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| College of the Desert Foundation | Palm Desert, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Desert Recreation Foundation | Indio, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ezekiel's Gift of Love Coachella Valley Down Syndrome Foundation | Indio, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hidden Harvest Corporation | Coachella, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pegasus Riding Academy for the Handicapped | Palm Desert, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ronald Reagan Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization | Palm Desert, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shays Warriors | Palm Desert, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Margarets Episcopal Church Palm Desert | Palm Desert, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus Inc | Fontana, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bill Huntington Auxiliary 3699 of the USA | La Quinta, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine | Indio, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Create Center for the Arts | Palm Desert, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Desert Cancer Foundation | Palm Desert, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Desert Hot Springs Microloan Inc | Dsrt Hot Spgs, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Get in Motion Entrepreneurs | Menifee, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Palm Springs Air Museum Inc | Palm Springs, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| T H I N K Education | Santa Ana, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Xavier College Preparatory High School | Palm Desert, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Desert Sands Unified School District Educational Foundation | La Quinta, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Cultural Center Inc | Palm Desert, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Parenting Education Center Inc | Indio, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shelter From the Storm Inc | Palm Desert, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| My Jump Inc | Indian Wells, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yfcgrievingteens | Palm Desert, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
61 of 92 (66%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Eisenhower Health Foundation
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What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 67 of 92 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | $839,706 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 49 | $909,500 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 57 | $1,377,800 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 62 | $1,510,500 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
98% of its giving went to organizations in California. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $10,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in California.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Bighorn Golf Club Charities Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 255 Palowet Drive, Palm Desert, CA, 92260.
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