Photo Credit: Jon Cavalier (@linksgems)
Video Introduction
Please enjoy the following short video regarding the mission of the Chicago Golf Club Foundation. Note that the video can be expanded to full-screen mode by clicking the expand button in the bottom right corner of the video.
Video Credits & Notes
This video was created by Truth & Documentary LLC (https://truthanddocumentary.org/), an amazing Chicago-based production company. Special thanks is also due to Clara Baumgarten and Herb Getz for their contributions to this video.
The images shown throughout the tour of the Chicago Golf Club clubhouse were made available by quite a number of generous content owners and talented creators, most notably:
Corrections
We apologize for our so-called “talent” going off-script in several places in the video, and we have reduced his wages accordingly. Spoken errors include:
This video was created by Truth & Documentary LLC (https://truthanddocumentary.org/), an amazing Chicago-based production company. Special thanks is also due to Clara Baumgarten and Herb Getz for their contributions to this video.
The images shown throughout the tour of the Chicago Golf Club clubhouse were made available by quite a number of generous content owners and talented creators, most notably:
- Jon Cavalier (@LinksGems)
- Mary Cummings
- Chicago History Museum
- Andy Johnson (@the_fried_egg)
- David Normoyle
- United States Golf Association
- A full listing is on display in the Chicago Golf Club clubhouse.
Corrections
We apologize for our so-called “talent” going off-script in several places in the video, and we have reduced his wages accordingly. Spoken errors include:
- The Walker Cup is not a “championship” it is a “match.” The correct reference is to the Walker Cup Matches.
Mission
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The Chicago Golf Club Foundation's mission is to:
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"Thank you for the generous scholarship award, this is an honor to receive and is a great asset to my education and learning … I am so thankful to Chicago Golf Club for the role it has played in my future and development."
Scholarship recipient
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IMPACT
Since its inception, the Chicago Golf Club Foundation has provided over $500,000 in scholarship awards. For the 2023 award cycle, the Foundation has awarded $91,000 to twenty nine scholars from among the Chicago Golf Club caddies and employees.
The Foundation also began making grants related to its expanded preservation mission in 2021.
The attached annual report details the Foundation's activities - for both donations and awards - for fiscal 2021. The Foundation had its most successful and impactful year to date, and we are very thankful to our donors. Also attached is the Foundation's Form 990.
The Foundation also began making grants related to its expanded preservation mission in 2021.
The attached annual report details the Foundation's activities - for both donations and awards - for fiscal 2021. The Foundation had its most successful and impactful year to date, and we are very thankful to our donors. Also attached is the Foundation's Form 990.
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Join Us by Donating Today
Join us in our mission by donating today. Interested donors should please contact us through the Chicago Golf Club office at 630-668-2000. Interested individuals can also download the following historical brochure.
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Visit Our Other Pages
- History - a summary of key events in the history of the Chicago Golf Club, most of which occurred in the Club's present home in Wheaton, IL.
- Clubhouse - a history of the Jarvis-Hunt-designed Chicago Golf Club clubhouse, which first opened in October, 1913 after the prior clubhouse was destroyed by fire in July, 1912.
- Jarvis Hunt - a history of Mr. Jarvis Hunt himself, the designer of the Chicago Golf Club clubhouse along with ten other buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.
- People - a summary of individuals who were prominent not only in the founding and history of the Chicago Golf Club, but also in the history of the Chicago area.
- Landmark - a description of Chicago Golf Club's listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
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