Bighorn Golf Club Charities Inc
Palm Desert, CA · EIN 20-5377872. Reported 274 grants totalling $6,214,706 to 100 organizations across tax years 2021-2025, 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. 100 distinct organizations, with 33% 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. 68% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 56% median for grantmaking charities -- lower than the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $10,000. Half of what it reported fell between $9,000 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 | $2,078,206 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pendleton Foundation Inc | Palm Desert, CA | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hanson House Foundation Inc | Palm Springs, CA | $262,000 | 6 | 4 | 2025 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Foundation | Sn Bernrdno, CA | $154,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Galilee Center | Mecca, CA | $136,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Variety Childrens Charities of the Desert Tent 66 | Palm Desert, CA | $130,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of Orange County | Irvine, CA | $118,200 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Marthas Village and Kitchen Inc | Indio, CA | $108,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Los Medicos Voladores | Rockwall, TX | $105,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fathers Heart-a Ranch for Children Inc | Dsrt Hot Spgs, CA | $95,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| California Careforce | Roseville, CA | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Olive Crest | Santa Ana, CA | $85,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Food Now Inc | Dsrt Hot Spgs, CA | $78,500 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Cathedral City | Cathedral Cty, CA | $78,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Assistance League Coachella Valley | Rancho Mirage, CA | $72,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Coachella Valley | Palm Desert, CA | $69,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Food in Need of Distribution Inc | Indio, CA | $68,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Read With Me Volunteer Programs a California Nonprofit Public Benefi | Palm Desert, CA | $66,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Angel View Inc | Cathedral City, CA | $63,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| United Service Organizations Inc | Arlington, VA | $62,800 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital | Sn Bernrdno, CA | $56,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Desertarc | Palm Desert, CA | $54,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Palm Desert, CA | $53,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Unforgettables Foundation | Redlands, CA | $52,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Outreach Foundation | Cathedral Cty, CA | $48,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family YMCA of the Desert | Palm Desert, CA | $48,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Living Desert | Palm Desert, CA | $47,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Hope Through Housing Foundation | Rch Cucamonga, CA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Desert | Palm Desert, CA | $44,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Tools for Tomorrow Inc | Palm Desert, CA | $44,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Childrens Museum of the Desert | Rancho Mirage, CA | $43,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | Rch Palos Vrd, CA | $43,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Coachella Valley Repertory | Cathedral City, CA | $38,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Jewish Family Service of the Desert | Palm Springs, CA | $37,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Alzheimers Coachella Valley | Palm Desert, CA | $36,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Foundation of Palm Springs Unified School District | Palm Springs, CA | $36,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Mizell Center | Palm Springs, CA | $36,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Fenixia Foundation Inc | Palm Desert, CA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Guide Dogs of the Desert | Whitewater, CA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Braille Institute of America Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $34,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| BOO2BULLYING Inc | Palm Springs, CA | $34,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Cove Communities Senior Association | Palm Desert, CA | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Parkinsons Resource Organization Inc | Palm Desert, CA | $31,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Elder Love USA | Palm Desert, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| United Cerebral Palsy of the Inland Empire | Palm Desert, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Cathedral Center | Cathedral Cty, CA | $29,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Animal Samaritans | Thousand Plms, CA | $27,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Coachella Valley Foster Kids | La Quinta, CA | $27,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Shays Warriors | Palm Desert, CA | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Coachella Valley Rescue Mission | Indio, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Hidden Harvest Corporation | Coachella, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Living Desert | Palm Desert, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Palm Springs Air Museum Inc | Palm Springs, CA | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Pegasus Riding Academy for the Handicapped | Palm Desert, CA | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hidden Harvest | Coachella, CA | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Coachella Valley Mounted Rangers | Indio, CA | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mission Veteran | Indio, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Old Town Artisan Studio Inc | La Quinta, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Palm Springs Public Library Foundation | Palm Springs, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Harc Inc | Palm Desert, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ranch Recovery Centers Inc | Dsrt Hot Spgs, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ronald Reagan Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization | Palm Desert, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Margarets Episcopal Church Palm Desert | Palm Desert, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Artists Council | Palm Springs, CA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Grandparents Love Gpl Corp | Palm Desert, CA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Smiles for Seniors Foundation | Yucaipa, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Voices for Children | San Diego, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Yfcgrievingteens | Palm Desert, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
66 of 100 (66%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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
FUND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 73 of 100 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- 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 |
| 2025 | 57 | $1,577,200 | $15,000 |
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
94% 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.
Down to the city
Foundations that fund only organizations they pick gave to this one
22 private foundations that told the IRS they contribute only to organizations they select themselves reported 73 grants totalling $957,011 to Bighorn Golf Club Charities Inc. That is 50% of the 44 funders we can see giving to it. Those 22 foundations do not take unsolicited requests -- their own returns say so. The IRS classifies this organization as a federated giving programme.
17 of them gave in more than one tax year, which is the only durability signal the filings carry.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application here reaches that money. A grant from a closed foundation is often a designated gift or a donor-advised fund earmarked by whoever gave it, and has nothing to do with any open programme this organization runs. Neither tax return says which, so neither do we. The list below is who put money in. It is not a route to it.
| Foundation | State | Reported | Grants | Years | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Andersen Family Foundation Inc | Minnesota | $189,752 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Geoff and Kelly Crowley Family | Wisconsin | $165,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Steve & Jackie Bruggeman Charitable | Minnesota | $122,700 | 8 | 4 | 2025 |
| Duke and Lisa Uihlein Family Foundation | Wisconsin | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Berlanti Family Foundation | Delaware | $70,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Laura Ellen & Robert Muglia Family | New Jersey | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Harold W Ripps Charitable Foundation | Alabama | $64,334 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Tweten Foundation | California | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Gershen Family Foundation | California | $24,600 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Highland Street Connection | Massachusetts | $24,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
The 10 largest by reported dollars, of 22.
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Both the count and the total are floors. A foundation appears here only where its return named this organization clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows. There are more; we cannot name them.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
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 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 255 Palowet Drive, Palm Desert, CA, 92260.
EIN 20-5377872 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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